
[2025] Strawberry Afternoon Tea in Kyoto
If you are planning to gather a large group for a meal, we recommend a buffet or buffet where both adults and children can enjoy a variety of cuisines. Each hotel in Kyoto offers seasonal menus with unique themes. Enjoy as much as you like of the chef's specialties, such as Kyoto's essence and the freshest seasonal ingredients.
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This winter dinner buffet offers a variety of about 50 dishes, pastries, and sweets, allowing you to enjoy a winter feast to the fullest. The menu includes hot dishes perfect for the cold season, seasonal ingredients that are more delicious in winter, and creative dishes that incorporate ingredients unique to Kyoto. The highlight of the evening will be the carving station, available only during dinner hours. Enjoy a dynamic roast of sustainable smoked salmon with a maple and lemon sauce.
Place/Hilton Kyoto 1F All-Day Dining [Teori]
Period / Monday, January 6, 2025 - Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time/17:30 - 21:30 (LO/21:00) *120 minutes; food and buffet table close at 21:00
Price / Winter Dinner Buffet Adults 6500 yen, 6-11 years old 3250 yen (all incl. service charge) *0-5 years old free of charge
Reservations/Yes (call for reservations for more than 10 people)
The top lounge [Orizzonte] on the top floor of the hotel offers a panoramic view of Kyoto, including the Higashiyama mountain range and the Kamo River, from approximately 60 meters above the ground. The superb view extends indoors as well, where a buffet-style menu offers about 60 dishes, from appetizers to popular teppanyaki beef and desserts, and a "World Cuisine Fair Buffet" will be held in January and February 2025. Don't miss the Swiss cheese fondue, lamb and vegetables from Uzbekistan, plov (rice cooked with spices), Turkish lentil soup, and other unusual dishes.
Place: Hotel Okura Kyoto, 17F Top Lounge [Orizzonte]
Period / Saturday, January 4, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025 *Menu changes from March
*Special opening on January 1 (Wed., holiday) to 3 (Fri.), 2025. For details, please visit the hotel's official website.
Hours: Lunch 11:30-13:30 (LO); Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 2 sessions from 11:30 and 13:30
Dinner (*Open only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) 17:30-19:30 (LO)
Price / World Cuisine Fair Buffet
Lunch: Adults: 5,500 yen on weekdays, 6,000 yen on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, elementary school students: 2,800 yen, toddlers (4 years old and up): 1,400 yen
Dinner: Adults 8,500 yen, elementary school students 4,200 yen, toddlers (4 years old and up) 2,100 yen
All prices include a service charge.
Reservations / Permitted
The spring version of the lunch menu includes one main dish of the chef's choice, a colorful appetizer, salad, soup, daily curry, sweets, and other buffet items. In addition to a wide variety of dishes, the strawberry sweets corner, where you can feel the arrival of spring, offers a variety of gorgeous sweets using sweet and sour strawberries recommended by the patissier! Enjoy a sumptuous taste of the season with a lineup that will fill your stomach with pleasure.
Place/Kyoto Tokyu Hotel B1F[All-Day Dining Fuka]
Period / ~ April 25 (Friday)
Hours: 11:30-15:00 (LO/13:30)
Price/Half Buffet Lunch & Strawberry Sweets Corner Adults from 4,300 yen, Elementary school students 2,000 yen
All prices include a glass of wine and free of charge for preschool children (buffet corner only).
Weekdays: 1 drink included
Reservations / Reservations available
A dinner buffet where you can thoroughly enjoy the winter delicacies of crab, shrimp, and strawberries. At the seafood corner, where the day's recommended seafood is arranged, you can compare three kinds of boiled crabs for dinner only. Oden, ramen, and other dishes that change monthly are made with a special broth, and are served freshly prepared at the buffet table in a timely manner. For dessert, enjoy three kinds of fresh strawberries as much as you like.
Place/HOTEL GRANVIA KYOTO 2F Cafe Restaurant [Le Temps]
Period / Friday, January 10, 2025 - Monday, March 31, 2025
Time/17:30-21:00 (Last entry/19:30) *90 minute system
Price/Taste the crab, shrimp, and strawberries! Dinner buffet: Adults 8,900 yen, Elementary school students 3,900 yen, 3 years old and up to elementary school students 1,900 yen
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Adults 10,000 yen, elementary school students 5,000 yen, children 3 years old and up to elementary school students 2,500 yen
All prices include a service charge.
Reservations / Permitted
Creative dishes created by the chefs adorn the five buffet areas. Look out for the live kitchen serving freshly prepared dishes and the dessert corner with colorful sweets adorning the showcase. Recommended menu items this winter include the chicken and mushroom fricassee with a rich, creamy flavor and a hint of lemon, and the freshly baked and aromatic Bacchetto Pizza Capricciosa. These hot dishes are sure to fill both your stomach and your heart.
Place/Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto 1F All-Day Dining [Kaza]
Period / Saturday, January 4, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Time/Two 90-minute sessions from 17:30 to 19:00 and 19:30 to 21:00
Price / Dinner buffet: Adults 6325 yen, seniors (70 and over) 4554 yen, elementary school students (7-12) 3289 yen, infants (4-6) 1771 yen
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Adults 7084 yen, seniors (70 and over) 5060 yen, elementary school students (7-12) 3542 yen, infants (4-6) 1771 yen
All prices include a service charge.
Reservations / Permitted
This popular lunch includes a wide variety of buffet dishes, a choice of soup or pasta, and a choice of about 7 main dishes. The chef is proud of his tender roast beef, which is slow-cooked and served as the main dish on weekdays, and in the buffet corner on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. In winter, the seasonal berry sweets are available, including strawberry millefeuille with fluffy whipped cream and crispy dough. Enjoy a blissful moment with your own original lunch.
Place: Terrace Restaurant [Ferrier], 1F, Kyoto Brighton Hotel
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Friday, February 28, 2025
*Excluded from Tuesday, December 31 to Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Hours: 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:30)
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 2 sessions: 11:30-13:00 and 13:30-15:00
Price/Mon dejeuner 4800 yen and up
Same-day reservations/available (reservations recommended)
The Kyushu Buffet is the last in a series of buffet events celebrating the 5th anniversary of the restaurant's renovation and featuring a variety of gastronomic themes. In addition to regional specialties, the buffet features a variety of dishes created by the hotel chef using the finest ingredients. The buffet offers an opportunity to taste the charms of Kyushu at once, including mentaiko (cod roe), kurobuta pork, chicken nanban, tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen, and strawberry sweets. Enjoy a luxurious time with family and friends.
Place/Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto 2F All-Day Dining [Rakkuu
Period / February 1 (Saturday) to 28 (Friday), 2025
Hours / Lunch 11:30 - 14:30; Saturday, Sunday, and holidays in two parts: 11:30 - and 13:30
Dinner 17:00 - 21:00, Saturday, Sunday and holidays in two parts: from 17:00 and from 19:30
Price / 5 Year Anniversary Buffet No.3 Kyushu Buffet
Lunch 6,000 yen for adults, 7,500 yen on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Dinner 8,000 yen for adults, 9,500 yen on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
All prices include a service charge.
*Free for preschool children, 1 adult price includes 1 elementary school student price.
Reservations / Permitted
Dusit Thani Kyoto, operated by Dusit Thani, a luxury hotel brand in Thailand, offers a weekend-only lunch course that includes a buffet of appetizers and sweets to be enjoyed as much as you like and a main dish of your choice. The main course, which was renewed this year, offers a wide variety of entrees that are sure to please the most discerning palates, and the sweets buffet is seasonal. The theme of the sweets buffet changes with the seasons. A limited menu is also available during the Songkran Festival in April, the Thai New Year. Enjoy a special lunch time with authentic Thai cuisine and a colorful buffet.
Place: Dusit Thani Kyoto Garden Level B1F All-Day Dining [Kati
Period/Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays
Strawberry Sweets Buffet - End of Feb. 2025
Cherry and Strawberry Sweets Buffet March 1 (Sat) - April 30 (Wed)
*Songkran special menu in April
Time/12:00-15:00 (LO/14:00)
Admission/ Adults 6500 yen, 7-12 years old 3250 yen (all incl. service charge)
Reservations / Permitted
[The "Crab Pushing. Seafood Dinner Buffet," which had been held at Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo since September 2024, will return at the beginning of the year 2025! Seafood Dinner Buffet," which has been held at Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo since September 2024, will make its return at the beginning of the year 2025. In addition to boiled snow crab, the menu also features a wide variety of seafood. Enjoy Teppan Grilled Teppan Scallops with Crab Cream Sauce, served freshly grilled in the live kitchen. You can also enjoy making your own original Kaisen-don (seafood bowl) by placing as many ingredients as you like on top of it. A monthly dessert is also available for dinner only.
Place: Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, 1st floor, buffet restaurant [Le Plaisir].
Period / Saturday, January 4, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Hours: 17:30 - 21:30 (LO/21:00) *120 min.
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 2 sessions: 17:00-19:00 and 19:30-21:30 (LO / 15 minutes before each)
Price / Crab thrust! Seafood Dinner Buffet Adults 6,900 yen, Elementary school students 2,900 yen, Infants (3 years old and up) 1,300 yen (all incl. SAT)
Reservations / Permitted
The half buffet, which combines a main dish with about 40 all-you-can-eat choices, is offered for both lunch and dinner. For the freshly prepared main dish, you can choose one from a total of six dishes that make the most of meat and seafood ingredients. The buffet lineup ranges from Japanese, Western, and Chinese, with daily specials including obanzai, salad delicacies, and hors d'oeuvres. Apple and yuzu desserts are perfect for the winter season. In addition, the dinner-only table order system allows diners to order as many second helpings as they like from the extensive menu.
Place: Kyoto Shin Hankyu Hotel, 1F Restaurant [boulevard]
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Closed/Monday through Wednesday *Except for national holidays and special business days (New Year's period from January 1 (Wed., holiday) to 3 (Fri.), 2025) and December 30 (Mon.) and 31 (Tue.)
Hours: 17:00 - 21:00 (last entry at 19:00) *120 min.
During New Year's, four 120-minute sessions for both lunch and dinner: 11:30-13:30, 13:45-15:45, 17:00-19:00, and 19:15-21:15
Price / Winter Half Buffet: Adults 4,900 yen, elementary school students 2,500 yen, toddlers (4 years old to under elementary school students) 1,000 yen
Adults 6,000 yen, elementary school students 2,500 yen, toddlers (4 years old to less than elementary school students) 1,000 yen during New Year's.
All prices include a surcharge. Infants' prices do not include the main course price.
*Limited main dishes and some buffet menus are added during New Year's.
Reservations / Permitted
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