Name: Owatari
Address: 570-264 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan, Kyoto
Telephone: +81-75-5515252
Price range: 1168
Rating: 4.5

What a wonderful meal, really unforgettable, came here on the advice of a friend, the waiter&#39;s English was very good, communication was smooth, the quality of the dishes was particularly memorable, fresh and delicious!

多么美好的一餐，真的挺难忘的，在朋友的建议下来到了这里，服务员的英语很好，沟通顺利，菜品的质量让人特别难忘，新鲜，好吃！

大渡在祇园也是人气餐厅的，建议提供预约比较保险的，环境非常的好的，提供的料理非常的棒的，当然我个人最喜欢的还是这里的牛肉的。

Dadu is also a popular restaurant in Gion. It is recommended to make a reservation to be safer. The environment is very good and the food provided is very good. Of course, my personal favorite is the beef here.

这家的日本料理真的超级不错，我们提前就做了功课。所以一下了飞机，正好又是晚餐时间。这家的日本料理环境很不错。菜品丰富，味道也清淡。

This Japanese restaurant is really good. We did our homework in advance. So when we got off the plane, it was dinner time. The environment of this Japanese restaurant is very good. The dishes are rich and the taste is light.

民居改造的餐厅，环境很朴实和亲切，推荐烤鳗鱼，牛肉，好吃，性价比高。

The restaurant is a renovation of a residential building, the environment is very simple and friendly, the grilled eel and beef are recommended, they are delicious and cost-effective.

服务还是始终如一的热情，环境不错，桌子间的间隔很大，店面看起来不大不过门脸看上去有很传统的那种感觉

The service is still consistent and enthusiastic, the environment is good, the distance between the tables is large, the store does not look big, but the facade looks very traditional.

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Each dish was prepared in the open kitchen and served to us immediately so was fresh, hot and delicious. The service was also very attentive. Highly, highly recommended.

Trip Gourmet Awards

No.11 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

After shopping, I felt a little hungry, so I came to this Japanese restaurant in the nearby block. The Japanese karaage, salmon sashimi and salmon in this restaurant are all very good. I personally recommend ordering them. The price-performance ratio is also relatively high.

2025 Asia 100 – Fine Dining 

Authentic Japanese cuisine and elegant traditional environment but not too fresh, service is OK but not up to Michelin standards in Europe and America. After eating, I always feel that it is not worth it.

2025 Global 100 – Fine Dining 

Maruyama is probably the Kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto that I have visited the most times. I ate it three times in the autumn of 2016 alone. But it seems that no food review has been written about Maruyama. Maybe it&rsquo;s because it&rsquo;s too familiar, or maybe it&rsquo;s because Maruyama really changed later on. I hate it as much as I love it. This is probably such an emotion.   
      The founder of Maruyama, Kao Maruyama, is an extraordinary warrior who was trained by Murata Yoshihiro under the tutelage of &quot;Kikunoi&quot; (meter 3). He serves as the head chef at &quot;Kikunoi Roan&quot; (meter 2) , and later served as the chef at &quot;Kodaiji Wajiden&quot; (meter 2), with 12 years of practical experience. In 1988, he opened his own store &quot;Gion Maruyama&quot;. Ten years later, he opened another branch &quot;Kenninji Gion Maruyama&quot;. Both restaurants received two Michelin stars in 2009, so Chef Jiaying is a culinary expert with four stars.
       Maruyama&#39;s dishes are like carefully crafted works of art. The beauty is deeply rooted in people&#39;s hearts and is unforgettable. In addition, the strong sense of season is displayed, and you will have a dreamlike illusion, as if you are enjoying the autumn of Kyoto through this food show.
     In terms of ingredients, Chef Jiaying is not stingy either. Sea urchin, matsuba crab, and matsutake mushrooms are all available. It seems that he wants to present all the good seasonal ingredients in autumn to diners. Classic cooking methods and stable techniques allow Maruyama&#39;s dishes to achieve high scores in every dish. This is also the most important reason why I like Maruyama.
      As for why I hate it, maybe it&#39;s because the business method of &quot;Xueyoudenshi&quot; makes me feel that it deviates from the original insistence of the craftsman. If only life could only be like the first time we met.

An absolutely perfect meal in a beautiful setting. This restaurant is in a quiet area of ​​Gion and can be easily missed as it has a quirky and unassuming entrance. We had a private room but you can also sit at the counter where you can watch the chefs at work. Every dish was beautifully presented and incredible.

No.15 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

It feels like a very good restaurant with an elegant environment. The size of the sushi is just right. Each one is delicious. Unknowingly, the whole family ate a lot! I like this restaurant very much and look forward to visiting here again!

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