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Kyoto Gardens

Sushi Japanese Contemporary Asian/Oriental
Location Pointer 11B Kloof Nek Rd, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
4.4
(496 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Gourmet Guide Rated 2019

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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.

Opening Hours

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

Reviews (496)

4.4 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.5
Value 4.0
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.5
  • Morne O. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 05 Oct 25
    This is a very nice little restaurant, right among the very busy hotspots in Kloof Nek road. It is a quaint and very Japanese authentic restaurant. Their dishes and menu are keeping it very true and close to being in Japan... if you want to experience true, authentic Japanese food, then this is the place to go. The service was ok, it could have been better. It was difficult to get feedback and information around the dishes from our waiter, we had to ask a lot of questions, and it was also difficult getting recommendations. In the end, the food we selected was delicious, and full of flavour. They have very interesting cocktails, fitting the Japanese culture to a tee. The Ginger Mizuwari cocktail is highly recommended, the sushi is full of flavour and very fresh and you can taste the quality and Japanese mastery that made it. The Ramen bowls are to die for and a big portion. The Wagyu beef and Japanese chicken curry bowls are highly recommended. The serving of salted Edamame beans as a start was yummy and to end with chocolate crepe and chocolate ice cream and house sake was just divine! I highly recommend Kyoto Gardens to anyone - Just be aware that they are expensive and that you will get very Japanese authentic food here.

  • Karolina Dined: 1 month ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 23 Aug 25
    Great experience

  • Carola H. Dined: 2 months ago
    1.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 1.0
    Ambience 1.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 22 Aug 25
    Tourist trap. We were pressured into over-ordering, ending up with a bill of R4,200 for two people. The restaurant was empty, which should have been a warning sign. The food was average at best and the service pushy. Would never go back!

  • Lorenzo T. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • LeeAnne C. Dined: 2 months ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Magdel V. Dined: 2 months ago
    4
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 26 Jul 25
    Excellent food using the finest ingredients.

  • Jocelyn M. Dined: 3 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 20 Jul 25
    We loved the experience and the quality by far is one of the best in Cape Town. Thank you for being so welcoming and kind.

  • Anita Dined: 3 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Astrid O. Dined: 4 months ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 18 Jun 25
    Nice food and excellent service!

  • Daniel Dined: 4 months ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 14 Jun 25
    Lovely food amazing ambience

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