Kyoto

Kyoto-style tempura is light and delicate compared to the Tokyo variety. This traditional inn-cum-restaurant serves some of the best in town, in a teahouse setting. — Insight Guides

Standard items on the set menu include guji steamed with ume and kombu speciality, and jako meshi and Kyoto-style pickles...the cooking, local sake and warm hospitality are sure to enrapture. — Michelin Guide

This is one of the oldest, most authentic, and most delightful tofu restaurants in Kyoto. — Frommer's

Dark-wood furnishings create a provocative and intimate environment for sampling the bountiful brews at Kyoto's top Korean teahouse. — Fodor's

Suiran is located in a prized riverside spot that offers complete privacy yet is within easy walking distance to everything in town. The 39 rooms are chic, elegant. — Lonely Planet

This giant four-storey dining hall is part of Kansai’s biggest sushi chain. — Lonely Planet

The temple's restaurant serves vegetarian meals such as sesame tofu and soup made of dried gourds and sea kelp. — Travel + Leisure

This is a good place to try unagi (eel), that most sublime of Japanese dishes. You can choose to either sit downstairs with a nice view of the waterfall, or upstairs on the tatami. — Lonely Planet

The noodle shop has been dishing up handmade soba, udon, and tempura since 1465. — Travel + Leisure

Homestyle o-banzai cooking is the specialty of this sophisticated restaurant found in a beautiful machiya (town house)...the lovely inner courtyard garden makes for a relaxing dining experience. — Fodor's