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Overview
Awards
- MICHELIN Guide
- OAD
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Japanese Restaurants 2026, 107
- Tabelog
- 2026 Bronze
- Restaurant Ranking
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Restaurant Ranking 2024, #1376, PRO #17.00, USER #19.00
- Gault & Millau
- 3 Torques, 2020
- Gault & Millau Public Mark
- 17 / 20
Ratings from the web
- Tabelog
- 3.97
Chef
Mahito Owatari
Cuisine
Japanese Cuisine
Foodle Reviews
on 01 Aug 2026
I received an invitation and visited Gion Oowatari after a long time.The owner is as entertaining as ever, and there was never a dull moment.Starting with the cold appetizers, everything was delicious until the very end.We enjoyed dishes like sweetfish from Lake Biwa, pike eel, and sweetfish.It was a great meal.I would like to express my gratitude to the friend who invited me.
on 01 Jun 2026
I was invited to dine at Gion Oowatari. This was my second visit, as I had come here once before. Every dish was exceptionally delicious. It was a luxurious experience. The final rice dish was incredibly tasty as well. This is a place I definitely want to come back to.
on 16 May 2026
I visited my regular spot for a private reservation.It took about 17 minutes by car from the Kyoto Minami Interchange to enjoy a delicious and fun private dinner at "Gion Oowatari."Once again, I was delighted by the Oowatari experience.
on 01 May 2026
Bottle Beer Sapporo Lager Aka boshi (Medium) Appetizer White Asparagus Firefly Squid Onsen Tamago (Hot Spring Egg) Jelly made from the broth of cooked White Asparagus (Truffle flavor) Blanched Fava Beans (with Ginger) Kashiwa Mochi-style Pike Conger with Ume Paste Japanese Sake Hokusetu (Niigata Sado) Sashimi Purple Sea Urchin (Awaji Island) Sea Bream (Akashi) Japanese Sake Hayaseura (Fukui Wakasa) Sashimi Swordtip Squid With Yuba (tofu skin) underneath And smoked caviar on top... More
on 25 May 2025
君(黄身)だけだよlol — the most entertaining chef, and the color of spring on every dish! @gionowatari
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on 07 Jan 2025
on 20 Aug 2024
Gion Owatari
2022.11 lunch
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自家製わらび餅
抹茶
お茶菓子
Homade warabimochi
Motcha
Tea sweet
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「Gion Owatari(祇園 大渡)」is a famous Kaiseki restaurant nestled on a quiet street in Gion District. Chef Owatari Mahito(大渡真人) develops an omakase with his own style which attracts customers both domestically and internationally. His personality always makes dining experience relaxed and fun. I was so luck to get both matsutake mushroom and Hamasaka crab in this lunch.... More
on 17 Aug 2024
Gion Owatari
2022.11 lunch
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蟹の足のしゃぶしゃぶ・蕪餡掛け・針柚子
Crab leg shabushabu, turnip starchy sauce, yuzu peel strips
蕪の風呂吹き・柚子味噌
Turnip furofuki, yuzu miso
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「Gion Owatari(祇園 大渡)」is a famous Kaiseki restaurant nestled on a quiet street in Gion District. Chef Owatari Mahito(大渡真人) develops an omakase with his own style which attracts customers both domestically and internationally. His personality always makes dining experience... More
on 15 Aug 2024
Gion Owatari
2022.11 lunch
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淡路島産鱧と松茸の土瓶蒸し
Awaji Island hamo and matsutake mushroom dobinmushi
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「Gion Owatari(祇園 大渡)」is a famous Kaiseki restaurant nestled on a quiet street in Gion District. Chef Owatari Mahito(大渡真人) develops an omakase with his own style which attracts customers both domestically and internationally. His personality always makes dining experience relaxed and fun. I was so luck to get both matsutake mushroom and Hamasaka crab... More
on 14 Aug 2024
Gion Owatari
2022.11 lunch
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炙りカマスの飯蒸し・大徳寺納豆
Grilled kamasu imushi, Daitokuji natto
明石産真魚鰹の幽庵焼き・白ごはんソース
Grilled Akashi managatsuo yuanyaki, white rice sauce
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「Gion Owatari(祇園 大渡)」is a famous Kaiseki restaurant nestled on a quiet street in Gion District. Chef Owatari Mahito(大渡真人) develops an omakase with his own style which attracts customers both domestically and internationally. His personality... More
on 02 May 2023
Dining at Owatari is always a fun and delicious experience. Loved the baby eel and egg nabe and of course the karasumi TKG!
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on 12 Dec 2022
Another delicious and entertaining meal by Owatari san, the crab miso & egg kake gohan was heavenly! •
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on 01 Oct 2022
Owatari 祇園 大渡 1st visit — original dishes and entertaining chef. The matsutake and suppon sizzling pot hits the spot. Also you can never go wrong with finishing a meal with TKG! •
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on 05 Nov 2021
Fun place with great food. Very casual the Taishou creates a warm, joking atmosphere to make everybody feel welcome and home.
The food is traditional with the Hamo/Matsutake course being the outstanding of the evening.
on 28 Jan 2021
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松葉蟹season, and whilst the appetiser soup and shabu shabu crab were tasty, this is the reckoning. End game rice. Crab meat, crab miso, negi, seaweed, egg, shoyu. This rice is a proper singularity. Amazing.
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Recommended in Kyoto
Address
570-264 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan
Hours
Phone
+81755515252
Price Range
Based on country average
$$$$ (¥10,000+)
Website
https://instagram.com/gionowatari
Tabelog
https://tabelog.com/en/kyoto/A2601/A260301/26014312/
