In Japan, one of the most special splurge meals is at kaiseki restaurants which feature elegant courses and the best ingredients of the season. More and more you can have this experience in Japanese restaurants around the world, including in Manila, Philippines. At Kyo-to in Makati City you immediate transport yourself from the busy financial capital into an elegant Japanese dining experience. Read more about Kyo-to Makati:
Kyo-to is located in Makati City, the heart of Manila’s financial district, along a quiet neighborhood street. The moment you step through the wooden doors you are transported to the quiet neighborhood restaurants of Japan, even of Kyoto itself.
The restaurant offers a dining room, private room, and limited counter seats to watch the chef create your masterful meal. For first-timers, reserving a counter seat is highly recommended to experience a real Japanese kaiseki. Note that the restaurant requires reservations and does not accept walk-ins.
Prior to Kyo-to, Kyoto-born Chef Ryohei Kawamoto was the former private chef to the Japanese ambassador to Manila. His years working in top restaurants in Kyoto and first-hand in Tsukiji Market in Tokyo along with his familiarity in Manila make him the perfect chef to introduce to Filipinos and visitors a real kaiseki experience.
At its core, kaiseki is an elegant multiple course meal featuring the best seasonal ingredients. In Japan, it is considered haute cuisine at its finest. Note that when you reserve, you may let the reservationist know of your allergies and dietary restrictions.
Kyo-to does not have a menu with options to choose from, rather the chef creates a set 9 to 10-course meal for the night.
These multiple courses combined with the most premium ingredients freshly flown in from Japan and around the world costs only 6,000 pesos per person (~$120USD). Compared to this exact meal, exact ingredients, and exact experience in any other country, the price would be at least twice the price, even three times the price.
Read TripAdvisor reviews of Kyo-to.
Read more about Kaiseki and how it comes to Omakase: Omakase vs Kaiseiki – What’s the Difference?
Kyo-to | TripAdvisor Reviews | Map
G/F Coyuito House (under the Prudential sign)
119 C. Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati
Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm to 10pm
Reservations Required, No Walk-Ins
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