Considered one of the best kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto — and Japan — Kitcho Arashiyama delivers the full, no-holds-barred haute cuisine experience. Meals are served in private rooms overlooking meticulously tended gardens, each course more breathtaking than the last. The food, service, explanations, and atmosphere are all first rate. This is the kind of meal that reshapes your understanding of what food can be. Have a Japanese person call to reserve, or book online.