Tenjaku

Best meal (and possibly the best experience) of our 10 days in Japan. The chef spoke decent enough English to explain each dish, but the warmth and care were apparent in any language. Very delicious food—we particularly loved the tofu tempura (very similar to tofu agedashi) and the Chinese tea. The ambiance was as beautiful as pictured, if not more. On a rainy evening the chef even walked us out with an umbrella make sure we got our taxi.

Unique, delicious and peaceful dining experience. The restaurant only does one seating a night for 8 people at 6pm and it lasted ~3 hours. Reservations are a must! If you love tempura and/or fine dining, highly recommend. We don’t speak Japanese but the staff was very kind and accommodating in explaining everything in English to us. We had to prepay for the meal at the point of reservation and then additionally bought alcohol (reasonably priced) during the meal. It was our anniversary and they surprised us with a beautiful special dessert. Arigato!

Every dish was cooked to perfection and presented masterfully. The chef has great knowledge in sake and tea as well, and his selections complemented the meal nicely. It’ll be a long dinner (~3hrs), but it will be delightful. Can’t wait to go back next time we visit Kyoto.

Mindblowing experience at Tenjaku! Well deserved michelin star definitely. The tempura and all other dishes were so so good and so fresh and it wasn’t oily at all. The chef was also very friendly along with all other waiter and waitress. The meal ended on a very good note. The drinks here are not expensive at all! I had sake, umeshu, tea and water and bill came only 2000 yen i thought it was a mistake. Amazing and highly recommended.

Wonderful meal filled with complex and delicious courses. This omakase experience was 3 hours and the chef described everything with care. Beautiful restaurant and design as well. Definitely a must try in Kyoto!

Beautifully coursed kaiseki centered around seasonal tempura. The chef is so kind and you can tell he loves his craft. The pace of the meal was slower than expected (it took us about 3 hours to get through the meal). The tempura fig paired with black miso is one of the most exceptional things I’ve had in all of Japan. The alcohol options were great as well. Service was very attentive.

Good quality meal. Exceptional experience. Kaiseki meal that focused on tempura and showcased the autumn season’s finest produce. Only complaint, for moderate to heavy eaters like me, was the lack of maybe a few more savory dishes. Final dish was a bowl of rice (pretty good quality rice) but would have been nice to have a kakiage or something to top it off with. Anyway, still a very enjoyable meal. Meal came out to about 20k JPY per head. Booked through pocketconcierge. Dined in December 2024.

Loved this tempura restaurant, the food was amazing and the owner was incredible. Loved that there is only one sitting per night, giving so much time to enjoy the experience and pace yourself. The owner is great, engages with the customers and he cares deeply. He has and extra dish at the end in case you are still hungry, held the umbrella outside of the restaurant, called a taxi for us and waited for the taxi to arrive with us. He is super friendly and even followed each other on Instagram. The food is amazing, but the dashi was mind blowing. I am still dreaming about it. + points the place is curated in the details, I loved the style of the pots and the counter. Also really loved the sakes and the sake cup selection. For each sake you order, you get to pick a beautiful piece of pottery with different designs Thanks for this experience and warm hospitality. It felt like being at home, in the other side of world and in a Michelin starred restaurant! Hope you can keep this vibe as the business grows ❤️