Kaden Kaiseki
A seven-course kaiseki tracing the season through Kyoto's finest ingredients — crafted with precision, served with soul.
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (9:30 PM Close)
Price: ¥15,000 per person (inclusive of tax and service charge)
SEVEN COURSES, ONE KYOTO EVENING
The Kaden Kaiseki is a seven-course journey guided by the philosophy that every dish should reveal its ingredients at their most honest. It begins with an opening sequence of appetizers — each piece a small composition of seasonal produce, prepared to capture what is fleeting and at its peak. A soup course follows, using technique and temperature to distill the essence of the moment into a single bowl. From the very first course, the rhythm of the meal is set: unhurried, deliberate, and attuned to the season unfolding outside.
CHARCOAL AND CRAFT — THE HEART OF THE COURSE
At the centre of the kaiseki sits the grill course — a defining element of Ryōzen's kitchen. Premium cuts meet binchotan charcoal, finished with minimal seasoning to let the quality of each ingredient speak for itself. Seasonal vegetables, too, are grilled and simmered using methods that build depth without ever masking the produce. The interplay of live fire, smoke and restraint gives each plate a quiet intensity that no shortcut can replicate.
A COMPLETE EVENING AT RYOZEN
The closing courses bring the meal to its natural resolution — a pot of rice cooked with seasonal ingredients, miso soup, and house-pickled vegetables, followed by a dessert that lingers gently. Beyond the plate, the setting itself completes the experience. Ryōzen's counter seats face Kyoto's only hotel Noh stage, framed by a canopy of bamboo and the shifting light of Higashiyama. What arrives on the plate changes with the calendar; the sense of occasion does not.
Menu
Appetizer
Taro with Sweet Edamame Paste / Dried Persimmon with Sour Cream Simmered Komatsuna / Chicken Meatloaf / Candied Sweetfish Steamed Vegetables and Egg / Chestnuts with Skin / Teriyaki Octpus Miso-marinated Herring Ro / Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese Caramelized Walnuts / Ginkgo Nuts / Eel Sushi / Lotus Root Chips
Soup
Small Hot Pot with Pike Conger and Matsutake Mushrooms Mitsuba Green / Sudachi Citrus
Sashimi
2 Kinds / Soy Sauce
Grilled
Kuroge Wagyu Ichibo / 3 Kinds of Grilled Vegetables
SHIZAKANA
Persimmon and Shrimp with Creamy Tofu Sauce / Chrysanthemum
Rice
Maitake Mushroom Rice / Salmon/Mitsuba Green
Dessert
Sweet Potato Monaka / Sweet Red Bean Paste Macha Cream / Japanese Pear
*Menu items may change based on ingredient availability.
Ryozen
Focus on fresh, seasonal, local ingredients. Enjoy a variety of dining experiences, including a Japanese kaiseki course menu.
Smart Casual
Japanese
Breakfast: 7:00 / 7:30 / 8:00 / 8:30 / 9:00 / 9:30 / - Last Order 10:00am / close 10:30am
Afternoon Tea: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Dinner: 6:00 / 6:30 / 7:00 / 7:30 / 8:00 pm - Last Order 8:30 pm/Close 9:30 pm