Kyoto's Best 5 Best Yakitori Restaurants in Japan 2024

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Here are the Best 5 Yakitori Restaurants in Kyoto, as rated by locals. Enjoy Yakitori and more!

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We have prepared for you 5 of the most popular and recommended yakitori restaurants in Kyoto. Discover the best restaurants Japan has to offer.

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1. beak modern

Yakitori
Maison Maxim 1F, 153-8 Nagaharacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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A popular yakitori restaurant near Shijo Karasuma. The owner has a background of training at the famous yakitori restaurants "Torito" and "Kusagi Nakahigashi". The specialty appetizer is an elaborate dish with a strong dashi stock. For yakitori, they use hine chicken, Kyoto red chicken, and young chicken. It is a difficult-to-reserve restaurant with a high level of satisfaction in terms of both service and taste.

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2. horse ears east wind

Yakitori
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Muromachi-dori, Shijo Agara, Kikusui Hokomachi 587

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A restaurant in Shijo Karasuma where you can enjoy hearty yakitori. The interior lighting is subdued, with counter seats on the first floor and tatami mat seats on the second floor. Carefully selected domestic chicken is used for yakitori. In order to maintain a high level of freshness, the skewers are made after receiving an order. All the skewers are large, and there are a wide variety of types, from the standard ones to unusual ones such as ``Meatballs grilled with curry powder''.

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3. New Tori

Yakitori
Gion Nawate Shijo Agaru, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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This shop is a 3-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line. This is a restaurant that uses fresh free-range chicken delivered directly from the signature area, and specializes in chicken dishes. There are many things such as golden chicken wings with kelp tightening that are sure to be addictive.

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4. Charcoal-grilled Sosaidoriya Hitomi

Yakitori
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Sakyo Ward, Nijo-dori Kawabata Higashiiri Ogiku-cho 96

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A yakitori restaurant on Nijo-dori that is difficult to book. For yakitori, they use high-quality chicken such as 'Tamba Sasayama Kosaka chicken' and 'Kyoto free-range chicken', and they have a wide range of parts from standard parts to rare parts such as 'chicken fillet' and 'Soriless'. The price of yakitori is also mainly in the price range of 150 to 160 yen. This is a restaurant where you can taste various parts of yakitori at a reasonable price.

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5. Akiyoshi Higashi-Maizuru

Yakitori
365 Hama, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture

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About an 8-minute walk from Higashi-Maizuru Station, this charcoal-grilled yakitori izakaya originated in Fukui Prefecture. Yakitori is full of special menus, including "Junkei" and "Sasami"! There are beef and pork skewers, a la carte dishes, and a variety of drinks.

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