This tiny restaurant - it seats only 12 - will provide you with the best tempura experience you will ever have. The chef cooks the meal right in front of you. After being served a series of appetizer courses, the chef will individually provide you with various seafood and vegetables directly from his tempura pan. This isn't the heavily breaded... More

We chose Yoshikawa because of the good write-ups we had seen but the restaurant did not come up to our expectations. Yes, the setting is nice, it feels authentic, you are in a little tiny street and when you come in you find yourself at a tiny bar with sizzling pans and the cook busy chopping the vegetables and preparing... More

We both wanted tempura and we wanted to do something something that would be fun. Yoshikawa is a Rykokan that has an excellent tempura bar. It seats maybe 12 people and you surround the chef on 3 sides. Make reservations for sure. Customers were a mix of business travelers, locals & us. We chose the set menu and dug in.... More

Service was amazing at Yoshikawa. Recommend reservations and if you have money to spare (~$200 a person), to do the Tempura Kaiseki (multi-course) meal in a private room; otherwise, the counter option is much more affordable. We had a lovely view of the zen garden, and even our sushi skeptics found themselves eating all with delight. One note of caution:... More

THis place came recommended and it lived up to expectations. Truly excellent Tempura and charming Waitress and the Tempura Chef was a Master. Save up your pennies, This place is a must. When next in Kyoto, I will retuirn

We are big fans of Japanese food and always try to eat at a tempura restaurant whenever we're in Japan. Ever since our first tempura lunch in Ginza Tokyo 8 years ago, we have been hooked but the 'art of deep frying' LOL. There is nothing like sitting down at a bar and eating freshly made tempura prepared by your... More

While the food at this extremely small Restraunt is of a high quality the staff manners and general atmosphere are terrible. The room it's self is tiny and the other patrons are all sat in a position where they can stare directly at you while you eat. For those who are irritated by slurping sounds, definitely give this place a... More

This an excellent Tempura restaurant, you sit at a small tempura bar and the chef is an artist the food is superb, and you are in an old traditional Japanese inn, we really enjoyed the whole experience and finished with dessert in a separate are behind the Tempura bar in a traditional room, it was great experience. If you eat... More

Yoshikawa has a friendly intimate atmosphere at its small tempura counter, and I like their style of taking you to a larger room for the dessert and tea course. However their tempura is not up to the lightness and variety of such as Yotaro in Tokyo or Kyoboshi in Kyoto.