Kyoto Night Foodie Tour: Savour Kyoto's cuisine in hidden Gion & Pontocho restaurants

Experience the flavors of Kyoto on a night foodie tour. Discover hidden restaurants in Gion and Pontocho, try traditional dishes, and savor authentic Kyoto sake.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gion Shirakawa - Explore the Gion Shirakawa area
  • Gion - Visit a traditional restaurant offering Kyoto’s local dishes, including Obanzai (Kyoto vegetable plates).
  • Pontocho District - Experience another local Kyoto dish at the second stop.
    Pontocho is situated in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, known as a red-light and entertainment district…
What's Included
  • Tour photos included
  • Choice of 3 drinks (Alcoholic or Non-alcoholic options)
  • Full dinner course with dessert (Vegetarian options available)
  • 3-hour tour with a local guide
Additional Information

◼︎Try Kyoto’s traditional, seasoned dishes at a hidden restaurant in Gion & Pontocho◼︎
We’ll walk around the Gion where many old Kyoto-style buildings can be seen. Our local guide will provide insight into how locals enjoy their nights. We will enjoy simple, seasoned Kyoto appetizers in a traditional atmosphere!
Moreover, you can try 3 different kinds of…

Location
Statue of Izumo-no-Okuni
Gion Shijo Station, right outside of Exit 5, in front of Izumo no Okuni Statue. Your guide will be holding an orange board saying "Magical Trip".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tzvetan_v
May 7, 2025
Must Do Tour - We had a wonderful time with our tour guide Rahat! We only had a day to see Osaka and this was the best tour we could have chosen. We had local foods, got to see lots of shops and learned so much history about Osaka! If you come to Osaka definitely book this tour and ask for Rahat! He was so knowledgeable and such a fun guide! Thank you for an amazing day in Osaka!!
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18jaynes
May 6, 2025
Amazing Kyoto food tour with Yumi. - We had a fantastic food tour in Kyoto’s Gion district with Yumi! She was so lovely, warm, and incredibly knowledgeable about the local history and culture. Every stop was thoughtfully chosen, and the food was absolutely amazing — such a memorable and authentic experience. Highly recommend!
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Inevitablesuccess
May 1, 2025
Great tour with Louis! - What a fun night with Louis! He took us to some interesting spots where locals go to drink and dine. Louis english was perfect with knowledge to go along with. He knew everything about the city and recommended me to a few places afterward. I can't recommend him enough! I travel the world and probably have done over 100 tours either on viator or TripAdvisor and don't often do a review but I had to write a review to express the 5 star tour Louis put on. Thank you 🙏
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Mauricioandcharmainm
Apr 30, 2025
A foodie adventure - Rika provided us a wonderful experience, taking us around to local food stops. Rika really spent time trying to get to know us, enabling us all to get to know one another better too. We all had a grand time!
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Justin
Apr 30, 2025
Good intro to Gion district and its surroundings - A nice stroll through Gion and a little of Kawaramachi. Our guide, Miyabi, was great — good English and knowledgeable enough to handle our random questions about Kyoto and Japan in general. A good tour to take at the start of a Kyoto visit to get comfortable navigating the area and get ideas of where to explore next.
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Colinmck714
Apr 29, 2025
An excellent night out in Gion - Our family of 4 took a Kyoto foodie tour with Takumi. The tour was excellent, and Takumi did a fine job. Takumi was at a significant disadvantage as the weather was (let's say) not ideal- cold, windy and rainy and our family had a 5-hr Gion tour earlier that day (in nice weather) so our group was grumpy. But Takumi was upbeat and engaging and managed all of our stops well. All of tour stops were well-planned and provided a good sample of Gion cuisine.
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A7690hnjayc
Apr 29, 2025
The food was fantastic! - The tour was great! Josh was knowledgeable and friendly. I had a blast enjoying the local food. Josh had reservations at each location so we were quickly seated.
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Joseph_k
Apr 28, 2025
The tour was engaging,... - The tour was engaging, fun and informative. I left with a new found love and respect for Kyoto, Nami did an awesome job!
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582georgieg
Apr 28, 2025
Highly recommended food tour in Kyoto - Shun was our guide and he was excellent. We were given plenty of information about the Kyoto food district and he was good company - keen to look after us and share extra information (to help up plan further sight seeing in Kyoto). The restaurants and bars we visited provided high quality and varied Japanese food and beverages - great opportunity to try 6 different sakes if you chose to. I would highly recommend this tour (even though it is a little pricey).
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X5121ammikeb
Apr 27, 2025
Great Kyoto Food Tour - My daughter & I enjoyed our food tour with Tea-san. Tea was attentive & a good host. The weather was pretty wet on the evening but the food stops were excellent. A very enjoyable evening.
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From $170
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).