Welcome to Godan Miyazawa

“ Perfect execution with authentic foods. Even simple dishes are quite sophisticated with great attention to details. They even use museum quality antique dishes to show their respect to every customers. This should be two stars Michelin and not one. We will come back for sure to meet Miyazawa-san again. Highly recommend. ”

“ Visited here on a lunch reservation. I would say this was the best meal I've ever had, to this point in life. An incredible variety of foods, with perfect execution each time. It was a blast to talk with the chefs and hear them explain their dishes. Unforgettable experience. ”

“ Our hotel made a reservation at this wonderful michelin star restaurant. It did not disappoint. It was an incredible multi-course (14? I lost track) Kaiseki experience. Every dish was exotic and incredible. The staff was incredible. The chef was out in front much talking to us much of the meal. It has only 9 seats at a counter top. There were 7 guests. There appeared to be only one seating. That gives you an idea of how exclusive and intimate the setting is. There is a kitchen in the back, but there were generally two people that rotated preparing food in front of us. The chef literally walked us out to our cab. It was an unbelievable experience and I highly recommend it. ”

“ Best meal in our 10 days trip. Even marginally Michelin 2 star. Perfect service, along with exceptional food. Challenge both my palette and perception of Japanese food. The fusion approach of this restaurant has taken the best of Japanese food culture along with French techniques. Will definitely come back given only 7000 yen for a lunch menu. Wouldn’t mind dining here every day. ”

“ Excelent restaurant, excelent menu and excelent chef. We had an awesome experience and I’m not surprised about the Michelin recognition. We also had s very good and funny Japanese wine. All the fish we ate was delicious and the red snapper for me was the best. ”

“ I came here thanks to a last second reservation at my hotel. This was easily one of the most special meals of my life. Chef Oyama and his team are masters at their craft. From the beautiful seasonal ingredients, to the meticulous cooking methods, and all brought together by surprising sake pairings and conversation. Chef Oyama is comfortable with speaking english and is very cheerful and attentive during the two hour meal. This is the type of experience you will cherish long after you leave and if you're looking for a first rate Kaiseki dining experience, this is one that is worth every penny. ”

“ I’m sorry to say that although the food was excellent, the chef/owner could barely hide his contempt for us. I’m not sure if this was because of his distaste for westerners or if it was homophobia, perhaps both? While he gleefully shared sakes and wines with the other (all Japanese guests) giving tastes and explanations of the numerous libations, we sat watching on in silence. Luckily we were being assisted by a charming Aussie lad, Ethan, who explained all the dishes and served us gracefully. When I inquired as to why the other guests were enjoying all the various wines and sakes while we looked on, Ethan asked the chef who was very clearly irritated by the question and very begrudgingly gave us a minuscule sample of just one wine. He told Ethan, in Japanese, that he does what he feels like (which presumably doesn’t include treating gay westerners fairly). He said he doesn’t speak English at the start of the meal. It’s really a shame that he thinks this double standard is ok. After we spent well over USD$400 on our dinner, I left feeling quite disturbed by this. I’ve visited Japan more than 30 times and I’ve NEVER felt like that. If you’re going to serve high class food for high prices and get a Michelin star, treat your customers equally and fairly. While the food was good and the rest of the staff worked well, I cannot recommend this restaurant because of the arrogance and smallness of the proprietor. There’s plenty of decent high-end restaurants in Kyoto. If he doesn’t want western business, don’t give it to him. A real shame. Disappointing. ”

“ Mind blowing meal that got us so full and satisfied. Every dish was special on its own and so delish! Premium ingredients that were executed perfectly and mostly prepared right before us. The restaurant is small and sits lesser than 10 so the whole dining experience was very peaceful and comfortable. ”