Droit Kyoto

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

One star restaurant, 2026

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Restaurant Ranking

Restaurant Ranking 2024, #3080, PRO #16.00, USER #0.00

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Gault & Millau

3 Torques, 2020

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Gault & Millau Public Mark

15 / 20

Cuisine

French

• 2023
• 2022

Dinner at Droit

on 12 Apr 2023

by Justin Hurst

Droit, Kyoto

This is the kind of cooking I always enjoy. Very high quality, seasonal ingredients. Excellent technique and sharp skill, but not in your face about it, just enough to bring out the taste.

A meal where every dish in the course carried its own weight, no fillers here. A few examples:

Beef tongue, foie gras, truffle “Mille-feuille”, with Pain d’épices.

Roasted citrus and cauliflower soup.

Some excellent veal, a relative rarity in Japan. 

Soft cheese coated in green tea,... More

Droit, Kyoto

This is the kind of cooking I always enjoy. Very high quality, seasonal ingredients. Excellent technique and sharp skill, but not in your face about it, just enough to bring out the taste.

A meal where every dish in the course carried its own weight, no fillers here. A few examples:

Beef tongue, foie gras, truffle “Mille-feuille”, with Pain d’épices.

Roasted citrus and cauliflower soup.

Some excellent veal, a relative rarity in Japan. 

Soft cheese coated in green tea, rather than herbs.

Always a pleasure being back… Less

Dinner at Droit

on 09 Apr 2022

by Justin Hurst

Classic, beautiful French food at Droit in Kyoto. Until very recently, chef worked entirely alone. A small, spare, elegant space reflects the simplicity and focus of the dishes. His mastery of sauces really elevate the ingredients, and the pigeon was one of the best I’ve ever eaten, anywhere. Strongly recommended. Thank you @droit_kyoto.

8 / 10

Dinner at Droit

on 04 Apr 2022

by Justin Hurst