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Kyoto Garden

Asian/Oriental Contemporary Japanese Sushi
11 Kloof Nek Rd, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
(466 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Gourmet Guide Rated 2019

Open from 17h30 until 22h00 for walk-ins. If you would like to book a table, you can book online between 11h30 and 16h00 or 18h30 booking or 20h00 booking.
This shrine to Japanese cuisine offers much more than sushi and sashimi. At Kyoto Garden Sushi fresh seafood is the specialty, with no net unturned in sourcing top-quality, unusual ingredients from around the world, from farmed abalone to Mozambican conch, eel, sea urchin, and even Alaskan king crab, deep-sea scallops and wild salmon.

Exquisite combinations – imagine sake-steamed clams – capture the subtle tastes and textures of Japanese cuisine. Enjoy superb sushi from the bar. Try the signature clear broth called ‘the sea or crayfish miso soup, and the feather-light tempura scallops, vegetables, prawns and oysters.

The combinations are innovative, the flavours fresh and delicate. The fare reflects the savoury essence of umami in stocks and dressings infused with mirin, dashi, ponzu, ginger and soy. Vegetarians are spoiled for choice with fresh seaweed salad with shitake mushrooms, vegetable tempura and exotic mushroom dishes.

Leave space for delicious desserts of green-tea crepes or toasted tofu with ginger and cherry blossom ice cream.

Reviews (466)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.6
Value 4.0
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.6
  • Lukas O. Dined: 1 day ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Derek A. Dined: 5 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Daniel F. Dined: 4 days ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 12 Jan 25
    Cozy spot with friendly service. Chef’s selection sashimi was delicious. Other dishes were largely bland (seaweed salad, tempura veg, ramen). Portions are small and overpriced relative to other options in Cape Town.

  • Patricia v. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • per l. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 21 Dec 24
    We have been going to Kyoto for decades. Always a treat. Yesterday was magic. Best Japanese in Cape Town

  • Antonie B. Dined: 2 months ago
    3.8
    Food 4.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Gregory v. Dined: 2 months ago
    3.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 10 Nov 24
    Wine ridiculously expensive and out of stock.

  • Sarah W. Dined: 2 months ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 24 Oct 24
    It was a wonderful experience. The place is decorated so well. It feels so cosy and calm. The food was exceptional. The udon noodles and duck was delicious. The duck was tender and the udon noodles were thick and chewy. The broth was out of this world. My partner and I celebrated our anniversary and the restaurant really made it special with complimentary dessert. Thank you and we will be back.

  • Glauce H. Dined: 3 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Tess W. Dined: 3 months ago
    3.8
    Food 4.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 20 Sep 24
    Kyoto Gardens is a restaurant I wanted to try for years. The sushi was phenomenal, fresh, traditional so would definitely go back for the sushi. Prices were quite insane, fair enough to the fresh tuna and quality seafood & meat but some prices just seemed unnecessary, especially the desserts and wine prices. The miso ice cream was completely icy, literally chunks of just ice in it, was just unpleasant. The toilets were beautiful but no soap or sanitizer is a bit ridiculous and a small thing that should just not happen. Overall it was a pleasant experience but I just don’t know if I could go again and justify those prices if the overall experience wasn’t world class.

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Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 23h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 23h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 23h00
  • Saturday 17h30 - 23h00
  • Sunday CLOSED