Here are 3 of the 8 new shops to get 1 Michelin star for 2022 in Kyoto!
Koke is located inside the Ido Kyoto building, a concept building promoting Kyoto cultural aesthetics. The cuisine is listed as "innovative", as the base is Spanish cooking with Japanese twists. Chef Yusaku Nakamura is originally from Okinawa, but has trained in Kyoto, Kobe and Spain. They offer a lunch course (13,000JPY) from 12:00-15:00 and a dinner course (19,800JPY) from 18:00-23:00.
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Restaurant Koke is about a 4 minute walk from Karasuma Oike Station exit number 2 on the first floor of the Ido Kyoto building.
Gion Manma is a small 8 counter seats only restaurant that made it to BG in 2020 but promoted to its first 1 star this year! It is an omakase course restaurant, which means it is up to the chef to decide what to serve you that day. Most dishes are charcoal grilled at the counter by the chef right in front of you. This restaurant uses many seasonal ingredients and as such each visit is a new experience. Course price range is around 11,000-17,000JPY during dinner (17:00-22:00).
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Gion Manma is about a 7 minute walk from Gion-Shijo station.
Nakatsuka is another former BG restaurant that received its first Michelin star this year. This restaurant is centered around the concept of “aroma”, by utilizing their open kitchen, the restaurant is filled with the cooking aroma of herbs and citrus. They offer a lunch course (7,700JPY) from 12:00-15:00 and dinner course (14,300JPY) from 18:00-21:00. Both come with several amuse-bouche and appetizers, a fish dish, meat dish, dessert and an after meal drink.
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Nakatsuka is about a 5 minute walk from Karasuma Oike station exits number 2 and 3, or a 7 minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae station.
Check out Kyoto's other New 1 star shops
La Biographie (French Cuisine)
MUNI LA TERRASSE (French Cuisine)
MUNI ALAIN DUCASSE (French Cuisine)
Ryouriya Maekawa (Japanese Cuisine)
NOTE: Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, the business hours of the shops above may differ from the hours listed on OpenRice JP. Please confirm with the shop directly before your visit.