From November 1 through December 31, 2026, ALL DAY DINING 洛空, the second-floor restaurant at The Westin Miyako Kyoto, is serving the Kyoto Winter Feast Buffet (京都 冬のごちそうブッフェ). The restaurant looks out over the Higashiyama scenery, and the buffet is planned for a break after autumn foliage viewing or a walk around Higashiyama, as well as for meals with family and friends.
Themed around winter in Kyoto, the buffet pairs seasonal Kyoto ingredients such as Kyotamba Kogen pork (京丹波高原豚), Shogoin turnip (聖護院かぶ), Kujo green onion (九条ねぎ), mibuna greens (壬生菜), and ebi-imo taro (海老芋) with flavors such as Saikyo miso, Fushimi sake lees, and Mizuo yuzu (水尾の柚子). The dishes combine Japanese and Western techniques, with about 40 items each at lunch and dinner.
The buffet price includes unlimited soft drinks, and one elementary school student eats free with each adult guest, so the buffet can also be used for three-generation gatherings and year-end meals. From December 19 (Sat) to 25 (Fri), a special Christmas menu is served.
Details
Kyoto Winter Feast Buffet (京都 冬のごちそうブッフェ)
Dates: November 1 (Sun) to December 31 (Thu), 2026, through lunch on December 31. The Christmas menu and special pricing apply from December 19 (Sat) to 25 (Fri).
Venue: ALL DAY DINING 洛空 (2nd floor), The Westin Miyako Kyoto
Hours:
- Lunch: Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM. Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays have two seatings, starting at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM. From November 24 (Tue) to December 4 (Fri), weekday lunch also has two seatings.
- Dinner: Monday to Thursday, 5:00 PM–9:00 PM. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays have two seatings, starting at 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
- From December 19 (Sat) to 31 (Thu), both lunch and dinner have two seatings on weekdays as well.
Prices:
| Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | |
|---|---|---|
| Lunch | ¥7,000 | ¥8,000 |
| Dinner | ¥9,000 | ¥10,000 |
Weekend and holiday prices apply from December 28 (Mon) to 31 (Thu).
Christmas menu period (December 19 (Sat) to 25 (Fri)): Lunch ¥8,500 / Dinner ¥14,000
- One elementary school student eats free with each adult guest, and preschool children eat free.
- Prices include unlimited soft drinks.
- Prices include consumption tax and service charge.
November: From Late Autumn to Early Winter
At lunch, the focus is on dishes that bring out the character of Kyoto ingredients through Japanese and Western techniques. They include slow-cooked roast Kyotamba Kogen pork, chicken nanban served with tartar sauce made with pickled mibuna, and Saikyo-grilled salmon with Nobunaga green onion dengaku, which carries the mild sweetness of Saikyo miso.
Dinner brings warming dishes for the start of winter. Sukiyaki-style domestic beef with Kyo-yaki tofu (京焼き豆腐) is a rich dish that warms the body. The salmon coulibiac pie comes with a cream sauce made with sake lees from Fushimi, a sake-brewing district. Delicate Japanese dishes include fugu (pufferfish) tataki with ponzu and mushroom chawanmushi with crab ankake sauce.
Desserts include pear caramel shortcake, black bean matcha roll, and cookies with Horikawa burdock and sesame, which combine Kyoto ingredients with Western pastry techniques. Yuzu shaved ice is also available at dinner.
December: Deepening Winter Flavors
December lunch features Kyoto winter ingredients prepared in Japanese and Western styles. The menu includes kumiage yuba (scooped tofu skin) made with Kyoto-grown soybeans, youlinji-style fried chicken (油淋鶏) with a refreshing acidity from Chidori vinegar (千鳥酢), and Saikyo-grilled yellowtail, which is in season in winter, with nama-fu dengaku skewers. As the cold deepens, sake lees soup from Fushimi, Kyoto, helps warm the body. A seafood rice bowl with yellowtail and sweet shrimp topped with salmon roe is available on weekdays only.
December dinner features Japanese dishes for winter, including Kyoto-style oden, sake-steamed monkfish liver with grated daikon ponzu, fried fugu with burdock chips, and eel and chestnut shiro-mushi (鰻と栗の白蒸し). A Western dish adds a Kyoto accent: Kyotamba Kogen pork roti baked with an Uji matcha persillade.
December 19 to 25: Christmas Menu
From December 19 (Sat) to 25 (Fri), the menu changes to a special Christmas lineup centered on Western dishes.
Lunch includes a crab and asparagus Niçoise in a "white Christmas" style, prosciutto and mascarpone crystal (生ハムとマスカルポーネのクリスタル), lobster cream croquettes, and gratinéed scallops in the shell. Chicken fricassée with Kyoto-grown root vegetables, roast chicken, and roast pork are also served.
Dinner includes beef Wellington, foie gras rice bowl, and roast chicken and canard. Yellowtail shabu-shabu is also on the Japanese menu.
Desserts include bûche de Noël, stollen, and panettone (dinner only), along with a strawberry shortcake with Christmas decorations and a chocolate banana pudding decorated with reindeer. At dinner, a cutting service for a Christmas decorated cake is also offered.
During the Christmas menu period, staff dressed in Santa Claus costumes walk around the restaurant and hand out sweets to children.
Sample Menu
November Lunch
Redfish escabèche with Mizuo yuzu vinaigrette / Teriyaki duck with Kujo green onion / Chicken nanban with pickled mibuna tartar sauce / Saikyo-grilled salmon and Nobunaga green onion dengaku / Shrimp and nagaimo yam gratin with Saikyo miso / Kyotamba Kogen pork roti / Simmered beef tendon, daikon, and red konjac / Yudofu made with nigari silken tofu / Roast beef / Kyoto steamed sushi (weekdays only) / Nigiri sushi (weekends and holidays only) / Pear caramel shortcake / Black bean matcha roll / Sweet potato pudding
November Dinner
Fugu tataki with ponzu, yakko style / Mushrooms and leafy greens, kikuka-hitashi style / Salmon coulibiac pie with Fushimi sake lees cream sauce / Mushroom chawanmushi with crab ankake sauce / Sukiyaki-style domestic beef and Kyo-yaki tofu / White fish acqua pazza / Kyoto Fushimi sake lees soup / Roast beef / Nigiri sushi featuring fresh fish delivered directly from production areas / Sea bream, crab, and Shogoin turnip papillote (weekends and holidays only) / Pear caramel shortcake / Black bean matcha roll / Shaved ice (yuzu)
December Lunch (December 1–18 and 26–31)
Kumiage yuba made with Kyoto-grown soybeans / Salmon coulibiac pie with Kujo green onion and herb sauce / Youlinji-style fried chicken with Chidori vinegar / Saikyo-grilled yellowtail and nama-fu dengaku skewer / Kyotamba Kogen pork pot-au-feu / Kyoto Fushimi sake lees soup / Roast beef / Yellowtail and sweet shrimp seafood rice bowl with salmon roe (weekdays only) / Nigiri sushi (weekends and holidays only) / Carrot cake / Strawberry shortcake / Black bean matcha roll
December Dinner (December 1–18 and 26–30)
Cold beef and charcuterie (コールビーフとシャルキュトリ) / Egg-wrapped sushi roll with crunchy pickled plum / Sake-steamed monkfish liver with grated daikon ponzu / Kyoto-style oden / Fried fugu and burdock chips / Eel and chestnut shiro-mushi / Kyotamba Kogen pork roti with Uji matcha persillade / White fish vapeur with crab and Kyo-mizuna sauce / Roast beef / Nigiri sushi featuring fresh fish delivered directly from production areas / Strawberry and pistachio tart / Shaved ice (matcha)
Christmas Menu Lunch (December 19–25)
Crab and asparagus Niçoise, white Christmas style / Prosciutto and mascarpone crystal / Chicken fricassée with Kyoto-grown root vegetables / Lobster cream croquette / Gratinéed scallops in the shell / Roast chicken / Roast pork / Roast beef / Bûche de Noël / Stollen / Chocolate banana pudding (reindeer decoration)
Christmas Menu Dinner (December 19–25)
Crab and asparagus Niçoise, white Christmas style / Beef Wellington / Roast chicken / Canard / Beef carbonnade / Sea bream bonne femme / Foie gras rice bowl / Yellowtail shabu-shabu / Roast beef / Bûche de Noël / Stollen / Panettone / Christmas decorated cake cutting service
All photos are for illustration purposes.
Menu items are subject to change depending on ingredient availability.
Guests with food allergies should inform staff in advance.
Reservations
Restaurant Reservations, The Westin Miyako Kyoto: 075-771-7158 (10:00 AM–7:00 PM)
Online reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/shops/westin-kyoto-buffet/reserve
