Gion · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Steak House Shingo
Gion steakhouse founded in 1976 that steams and sears Omi and Kyoto Kuroge Wagyu on a teppan counter, long favoured by Showa-era stars.
BeefOmi beef, Kuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Japan · City guide
Best steakhouses & butchers in Kyoto
Wagyu steak counters, teppanyaki and Kyoto beef butchers. 12 steakhouses and 4 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
Every business on this page was checked against at least two public sources, and each profile shows its sources and check date. Hours and menus change, so call ahead. Spot a mistake? Send a correction.
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Steakhouses in Kyoto
Gion / Matsubara-dori · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Steak House Junshin-an
Renovated machiya steakhouse on Matsubara-dori, open since 1979, that grills Kuroge Wagyu over binchotan and pairs it with seafood courses and a deep drinks list.
BeefKuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Saga-Arashiyama · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Borta
Family-run steak and vegetable restaurant near Saga-Arashiyama station, open since 1973, serving only female Kuroge Wagyu in set courses built around seasonal produce.
BeefKuroge Wagyu (heifers)
PriceNot listed
Katsura (Nishikyo-ku) · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Kuishinbo Yamanaka
Celebrated Katsura steak restaurant founded in 1976 that uses only pure Tajima-line Omi beef with natural marbling, cooked by chef Yasushi Yamanaka in a pan rather than…
BeefOmi beef (pure Tajima lineage)
PriceNot listed
Gion · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Kobe Beef Steak Mouriya Gion
Kyoto outpost of Kobe's long-running Mouriya steak house, with teppan counters across three floors near Gion-Shijo station serving Kobe beef and Mouriya-selected wagyu.
BeefKobe beef, A5
PriceNot listed
Shijo Karasuma · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Benjamin Steak House Kyoto
Kyoto branch of the New York steakhouse, set in a renovated old townhouse near Karasuma station, serving USDA Prime beef dry-aged for at least 28 days and a list of…
Dry-aged
BeefUSDA Prime, Dry-aged 28 days
PriceNot listed
Gosho-minami (Nakagyo-ku) · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Nikusenka Hafuu Honten
Meat-focused Western restaurant south of the Imperial Palace, run by a company that began as a Kyoto butcher, known for sirloin and fillet steaks, rare beef cutlet and…
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Marutamachi / Karasuma Ebisugawa · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Steak House Pound Kyoto Honten
Butcher-run steakhouse in a century-old machiya near Marutamachi station, where diners pick American-style dry-aged wagyu, including whole-carcass Kobe beef, from the…
Dry-aged
BeefKobe beef, Kuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Sanjo / Kiyamachi · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Renrakusen
Basement restaurant by Sanjo Bridge, open since 1970 and fitted out like a ship's cabin, serving only Omi beef sirloin and tenderloin, most famously as deep-fried…
BeefOmi beef
PriceNot listed
Kawaramachi Sanjo · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Kyoto Dining Masayoshi
Steak and sukiyaki restaurant in a 150-year-old machiya on Ryoma-dori, popular for its inexpensive steak lunches and Kuroge Wagyu, Kobe and Kyoto beef courses in the…
BeefKuroge Wagyu, Kobe beef
PriceNot listed
Sanjo / Kiyamachi · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Kobe Beef Kisshokichi Kyoto Honten
Eighth-floor teppanyaki counter overlooking the Kamo River and Higashiyama, serving only whole-carcass Kobe beef in French-influenced courses from the Kisshokichi group.
BeefKobe beef
PriceNot listed
Kitayama / Kitaoji · KyotoVerified ✓
Steakhouse
Peeping Tom Kitayama
Counter-only steak house of nearly 50 years in north Kyoto, grilling marinated skirt steak and serving it with a tangy vinegar sauce, grated daikon and spring onion.
BeefAustralian beef
PriceNot listed
Cook at home
Butchers & beef suppliers in Kyoto
Shijo Omiya / Nishiki-Inokuma · KyotoVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale
Moritaya Honten
Flagship of Moritaya, founded in 1869 as Kyoto's first beef shop, raising its own Kyoto beef on a ranch in Tamba and supplying Kyoto steakhouses as well as its retail…
Wholesale
BeefKyoto beef, Kuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Nijo / Sanjo-kai shopping street · KyotoVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier
Meat Shop Hiro Sohonten
Original shop of the Hiro meat group at the Senbon end of the Sanjo-kai shopping street, buying whole cattle at the Kyoto meat market and selling steaks, yakiniku cuts…
Ships / delivers
BeefKuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Teramachi Sanjo · KyotoVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier
Mishima-tei Honten Meat Counter
Retail meat counter of Mishima-tei, the sukiyaki house founded in 1873, selling Kuroge Wagyu and domestic beef aged in-house from a separate entrance in its Teramachi…
Ships / delivers
BeefKuroge Wagyu
PriceNot listed
Sakyo (Ginkakuji) · KyotoVerified ✓
Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale
Ginkakuji Onishi Honten
Flagship counter of a Kyoto wagyu butcher founded in 1953 near the Philosopher's Path, buying whole Kuroge Wagyu carcasses and selling steaks, yakiniku cuts and its own…
Ships / deliversWholesaleCustom cuts
BeefWagyu, A5
PriceNot listed
Local tips
Buying beef in Japan
Grading
The letter is yield, the number is quality. A5 BMS 10–12 is the richest beef you can buy.
Brands
Kobe, Matsusaka and Omi are among the best-known regional wagyu brands, each with its own rules.
Portions
Highly marbled wagyu is rich, so 100–150 g per person is normal.