022KYOTOITALIAN
cenci
チェンチ
MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026One Star(as listed for 2026)
Context image — not a photograph of this restaurant: A quiet street in Kyoto’s Gion district at night lined with traditional machiya townhouses — Photo: lumoplank / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
- No.
- 022
- City
- Kyoto — Shogoin
- Region
- Kyoto / Kyoto
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Guide
- MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026 — One Star
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Introduction
はじめに
Italian cuisine in Shogoin, near Heian Shrine.
An Italian restaurant in Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, opened on 5 December 2014 close to Heian Shrine. Reservations are accepted up to the same date two months ahead. Children below elementary-school age are not admitted, and dinner is for junior-high-school age and older.
- Opened on 5 December 2014, close to Heian Shrine. Source
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Cuisine
料理
Classification follows the wording of the restaurant's official website.
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Chef
料理人
The chef's name and role are not shown because they could not be confirmed from official information.
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Ingredients
食材
A general introduction to ingredients behind italian cooking — not a statement of what this restaurant uses.
VEGETABLES
野菜
Heirloom vegetables named for their places, and wild mountain greens that announce the season.
FISH
魚
Fish from the seas around the archipelago, different by season and by water.
FERMENTATION
発酵
Miso, soy sauce, vinegar, sake — flavours made by microbes and time.
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Seasonality
季節
Seasonal produce in Kyoto varies with origin, climate and year. For menus and what is served, please refer to the restaurant's official information.
Story: Four seasons on a plate
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Space
空間
Location (as stated officially)〒606-8323 京都市左京区聖護院円頓美町44-7
Details of interiors and designers are shown only when confirmed by a source.
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Tableware
器と工芸
An introduction to the crafts of the Japanese table — not the vessels used at this restaurant.
CERAMICS
Arita, Kyoto, Bizen — each place with its own clay, glaze and firing.
LACQUER
Wood built up in coats of urushi lacquer — Wajima-nuri among the best known.
GLASS
Edo kiriko and Satsuma kiriko cut glass — coolness for the summer table.
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Guide History
ガイド掲載履歴
2026
MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026
One Star
As shown on the official page: 「ミシュラン 一つ星: 優れた料理」
Verified 26 September 2026 — Source (MICHELIN Guide official page) (opens in a new tab)
2025
Not verified — no record
2024
Not verified — no record
2023
Not verified — no record
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Location
所在地
- Address
- 44-7 Shogoin entomi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8323
- City
- Kyoto
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- Region
- Kyoto
Map position from the coordinates on the official MICHELIN Guide page.
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Official Information
公式情報
- Status
- Open (per official website)
- Official site
- cenci-kyoto.com (opens in a new tab)
- Reservations
- External booking page — TableCheck (linked from official site) (opens in a new tab)
The booking destination linked from the official website. This site does not take reservations; conditions at the destination may change.
- Lunch
- 12:00 (L.O.) / 15:00 (close)
- Dinner
- 18:00–18:30 (L.O.) / 21:30 (close)
- Closed
- Mondays; irregularly Tuesdays and Sundays
- Reservations
- Reservations accepted up to the same date two months ahead. No children below elementary-school age; no children below junior-high-school age at dinner.
Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: cenci
Hours, closing days and booking conditions change. Always check the official website before visiting.
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Gallery
ギャラリー
No licensed photograph of this restaurant has been found. The images below show its region and cuisine as context.
Context: Wooden gate with open double doors leading to the garden of Isshin-in temple, Kyoto — Photo: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Context: Appetiser at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons Context: Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
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関連する食卓
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Sources
出典
- 01Officialcenci_チェンチcenci (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 02Officialreservation｜cenci_チェンチcenci (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 03Officialcenci - TableCheck (booking page linked from official site)TableCheck (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 04Guideチェンチ／cenci — MICHELIN GuideMICHELIN Guide (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
Last verified 26 September 2026
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Photo Credits
写真クレジット
A quiet street in Kyoto’s Gion district at night lined with traditional machiya townhouses
Gion, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
lumoplank
Acqua pazza at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Ebisu, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Syced
Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo
Asakusa, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Chainwit.
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo
Sushi Tokami, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Wooden soy sauce barrels at Shibanuma Soy Sauce, Tsuchiura
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki
Photographer / creator
Miyuki Meinaka
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)
Photographer / creator
AnonymousUnknown author
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova
Photographer / creator
yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希)
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware
Photographer / creator
Nesnad
Source / licence
Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Suita, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Laitche
Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Paul Keller
Source / licence
Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable
Photographer / creator
Kentin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Wooden gate with open double doors leading to the garden of Isshin-in temple, Kyoto
Higashiyama, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Appetiser at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Ebisu, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Syced
Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment