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Kiu

(きう)
The Tabelog Award 2025 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2025 Silver winner

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2025

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2025

These comments are users' personal opinions and impressions so this is not an objective evaluation. Please use it only as one of the references. Also these comments were made when users visited the place at that time. Please make sure to confirm before you visit the place because contents, price, menu and other information may not be the latest.See detail from here
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4.9

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste4.9
  • Service4.9
  • Atmosphere4.9
  • Cost performance4.9
  • Drinks4.9
Visited on October, 20251 time

Kiu's 2000th Review

My 2000th review is about Kiu in Kyoto.
I visited Kiu in the latter half of my last 1000 reviews. I ...

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5.0

JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999person
  • Food and taste5.0
  • Service5.0
  • Atmosphere5.0
  • Cost performance5.0
  • Drinks5.0
Visited on October, 20251 time

Thank you for the wonderful meal; I was truly impressed.

I was introduced to a sushi restaurant in Kyoto that exudes an extraordinary atmosphere.
As soon as...

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4.7

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste-
  • Service-
  • Atmosphere-
  • Cost performance-
  • Drinks-
Visited on October, 20251 time

Finally visited Kiu, my long-awaited destination!

Kiu, a hidden gem with only 6 seats, is exclusively for regulars and private reservations.
I had vis...

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4.4

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste4.4
  • Service4.5
  • Atmosphere4.5
  • Cost performance4.3
  • Drinks4.2
Visited on June, 20251 time

Course?
Chilled sake x 5
Total: JPY 48,000
This sushi restaurant is a 5-minute walk from Karas...

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4.5

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Visited on May, 202515 times

About a 20-minute drive from the Kyoto Minami Interchange,
just a 2-minute walk from Exit 15 of Kar...

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4.6

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste4.7
  • Service4.6
  • Atmosphere4.6
  • Cost performance4.5
  • Drinks4.5
Visited on May, 20251 time

Following my visit to Hisada in Okayama, we held a private reservation here with friends (private re...

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4.9

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste4.8
  • Service4.5
  • Atmosphere4.5
  • Cost performance4.3
  • Drinks4.5
Visited on May, 20251 time

"The character for 'food' signifies the betterment of people. It represents how people can improve. @ Kiu"

"Similar yet Different: Hisada and Kiu"
I was overwhelmed with emotion during my long-awaited return...

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4.0

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Visited on May, 20251 time

Abalone and Amakusa Mozuku
Grilled Ainanme
Shiyako
Hokkaido White Asparagus
Kyoto Snap Peas
Egg ...

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4.0

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Visited on May, 20251 time

I had the opportunity to dine here through a fortunate connection. High-end restaurants like this ar...

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4.5

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Visited on April, 202514 times

A place I want to visit regularly.
About 18 minutes by car from the Kyoto Minami Interchange, I had ...

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4.6

JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999person
  • Food and taste4.8
  • Service4.7
  • Atmosphere4.8
  • Cost performance4.6
  • Drinks5.0
Visited on April, 20251 time

True luxury resides in the pinnacle of attentiveness.

The meal begins with creatively beautiful appetizers that are skillfully prepared without being over...

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4.9

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste-
  • Service-
  • Atmosphere-
  • Cost performance-
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Visited on April, 20251 time

The warmth of wood resonates quietly at the counter.
There are no unnecessary decorations in sight,...

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4.5

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Visited on February, 202513 times

Regularly visited restaurant

Just a 2-minute walk from Karasuma Station in Kyoto,
about a 20-minut...

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4.5

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Visited on February, 20251 time

I had been wanting to visit Kiu for a long time, and I finally got the chance to go!

The first half...

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4.6

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Visited on February, 202512 times

Regularly visited restaurant.

About 20 minutes by car from Kyoto Minami Interchange, and approximat...

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4.6

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Visited on February, 20252 times

Can't wait to go back!

I absolutely love Kiu.
Recently, I've been avoiding long trips for meals, but Kiu is an exception.
I...

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4.8

JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999person
  • Food and taste4.8
  • Service4.8
  • Atmosphere4.0
  • Cost performance4.0
  • Drinks5.0
Visited on February, 20258 times

Exceptional sense of appetizers♪

【2025.02 Private Reservation♪】

Although reservations are possible, this place only accommodates pri...

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4.5

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Visited on February, 20251 time

Kiu: Exceptional Service!

I wanted to go to Kiu but couldn't make it on my own, so I was invited and finally got to visit! Tha...

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4.8

JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999person
  • Food and taste4.8
  • Service4.8
  • Atmosphere4.8
  • Cost performance4.8
  • Drinks4.8
Visited on February, 20252 times

Once again, I'm captivated by Chef Hisada's world!

Today, I visited Kiu in Kyoto.

I had the pleasure of meeting Chef Hisada at Hisada in Okayama last ...

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3.9

JPY 40,000~JPY 49,999person
  • Food and taste-
  • Service-
  • Atmosphere-
  • Cost performance-
  • Drinks-
Visited on January, 20251 time

I visited Kiu in Kyoto.
I immediately recognized the place, but the others in my group seemed to ha...

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Restaurant information

Details

Restaurant name
Kiu
Awards & Recognitions
The Tabelog Award 2025 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2025 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Bronze winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Bronze winner

The Tabelog Award 2023 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2023 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2022 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2022 Silver winner

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2025

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2025

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2022

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2022

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2021

Selected for Tabelog Sushi WEST "Tabelog 100" 2021

Categories Sushi, Creative
Phone number (for reservation and inquiry)

Reservation availability

Reservation only

- We kindly ask that you refrain from visiting our restaurant with excessive perfume.
- If you arrive more than 15 minutes past your reservation time, it will be treated as a cancellation.
- Please note that any changes to your reservation will be considered a cancellation, and a cancellation fee will apply.

Address

京都府京都市下京区神明町230-2 2F

Transportation

About a 5 to 6 minute walk from Karasuma Station.

252 meters from Karasuma.

Business hours
  • Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Public Holiday, Day before public holiday, Day after public holiday

    • 17:00 - 22:30
  • ■Business hours
    [First Session] From 17:00 (Private reservation for 5-6 guests)
    [Second Session] From 20:15 (Private reservation for 5-6 guests)
    ■Closed on
    Not fixed
Average price

JPY 50,000 - JPY 59,999

Average price(Based on reviews)
JPY 40,000 - JPY 49,999JPY 40,000 - JPY 49,999

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Payment methods

Credit card accepted

(VISA, Master, JCB, AMEX, Diners)

Electronic money not accepted

QR code payments not accepted

Receipt (Qualified simple invoice) Qualified invoice (receipt) available
Registration numberT9260001032140

*For the latest registration status, please check the National Tax Agency's Qualified Invoice Issuer Publication Site or contact the restaurant.

Service charge & fee

Service charge 10%

Original text

サービス料10%

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Seats/facilities

Number of seats

5 seats

( Private reservations only for 5 to 6 guests.)

Private rooms

Unavailable

Private use

Available

Non-smoking/smoking

Non smoking

Parking

Unavailable

Menu

Drink

Wine, Particular about Sake (Nihonshu)

Food

Particular about fish

Feature - Related information

Occasion

The opening day

2020.7.3

Remarks

Although we primarily operate on a referral basis, we open new slots a few times a year on Tabelog.

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