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10-Course Chef’s Omakase Kyoto Kaiseki

12,500 yen / per person (service charge & tax incl.)

Gion Area, Kyoto. A 10-course omakase kaiseki meal – which means that the Chef will create some of the best seasonal recommendations and cuisine for you to enjoy. Includes a main dish, tempura, grilled fish, fresh sashimi, rice dish, and more. Vegetarian accommodations available (Dashi (fish stock) cannot be substituted)

A message from the Chef

10-Course Chef’s Omakase Kyoto Kaiseki

We’ve been loved by locals and visitors of Kyoto since it was first established (my father was the original owner-chef). And now we now have the pleasure of welcoming customers from all over Japan and the world who tell us, “When I return to Kyoto, I will stop by again.”

We try to offer only the best seasonal dishes and delicacies while welcoming everyone with our ‘omotenashi’. We hope that when our customers come to visit, it is a place that they can relax and unwind comfortably, while enjoying our kaiseki cuisine.

ーChef Tanaka

About

Enjoy an authentic Kyoto-style Kaiseki. 

Just a few steps away from the historical Yasaka Shrine of Gion, enter a hidden alleyway to discover an intimate establishment located inside of a traditional Japanese architecture (known as machiya). Here, you’ll find Chef Tanaka, his wife, and just one other chef offering some of the most exquisite Kyoto-style cuisine. The ingredients served in this kaiseki are some of the freshest that you’ll find in Kyoto. Every morning, Chef Tanaka visits Kyoto’s Central Wholesale Market to select the freshest seasonal fish and produce to prepare your kaiseki of the day.

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*All images shown are examples and may slightly differ from the menu served.

Course Menu

10 Course Menu Chef's Omakase Kyoto Kaiseki(12,500 yen / per person)

To offer the freshest seasonal ingredients, there is no set menu as it will change daily. The difference between the 12,500 yen Kyoto Kaiseki, the 10,500 yen Kyoto Kaiseki, and the 8,500 yen Kyoto Kaiseki, will be the variety of ingredients used (i.e. premium ingredients.)

  • Hassun (Small Dish Appetizer) : Selection of seasonal dishes
  • Tsukuri (Sashimi Assortment) : Chef Tanaka visits Kyoto’s Central Wholesale Market every morning to select the freshest seasonal fish to serve
  • Mushimoni (Steamed Dish) : A warm, gentle steamed dish to warm up your body before enjoying a drink.
  • Yakimono (Grilled Dish) : A plate showcasing seasonal vegetables or fish. You’ll also be able to taste Kyoto’s famous namafu – a traditional delicacy made of wheat gluten.
  • Tempura (Fried Dish) : A selection of 4~5 tempura pieces, featuring seasonal fish, vegetables, namafu, and more. Chef Tanaka recommends enjoying this dish with just salt, to ensure that you can savor the umami of each ingredient.
  • Sunomono (Vinegar-based Dish) : A refreshing vinegar-based fish or vegetable dish to refresh your palate after sampling the tempura dish.
  • Rice & Miso Soup : Freshly cooked rice, tsukemono, and miso soup. Enjoy it along side Shoshin-an’s famous “Chirimen Sansho”.
  • Chirimen Sansho (Rice Topping) : Customers from all over Japan specially order Shoshin-an’s famous “Chirimen Sansho” so that they can enjoy it at home, too. “Chirimen Sansho” is a savory topping that is often enjoyed with rice. It is well-seasoned tiny jako fish that has a hint of sansho (Japanese pepper).
  • Dessert : Ice Cream – kinako (roasted soy flour) & kuromitsu (Japanese sugar syrup) flavor

*Not all ingredients are listed. Please alert the restaurant if you have any food allergies. All menu items are subject to change according to seasonality and availability.

Seating

Counter Seating◎
Table Seating◎
Japanese-style Tatami Seating–
Private Rooms–

Dining Details

Vegetarian/Vegan MenuPlease inquire.
Gluten-Free Menu×
Food AllergiesPlease inquire.
Additional À la carte Menu×
Children Under 13◎
Smoking×
Private Room×

Hours

5:00 PM~9:00 PM (Last Entry 7:00 PM)

Closed: Sundays

Additional Information

・No Smoking Allowed
・Children Welcome. (No children’s kaiseki menu available.)
・Guests within the same group must order the same course
・Please contact the restaurant directly if you expect to be late. If you arrive significantly past your reservation time, your reservation may be canceled, and a 100% cancellation fee will apply.

Selecting A Kaiseki Course

The restaurant asks that all guests within the same group select the same kaiseki dinner course. This is to ensure that all guests are able to enjoy each dish in its freshest state, and, as each dish is prepared one-by-one, everyone is able to savor the dinner together.

Restaurant Name

Tanaka Shoshin-an

Location

Address

286 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0073

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