Matt Goulding

"It’s kaiseki cuisine at its finest, elegant and sophisticated enough to eat in a kimono on a tatami mat, but just willd enough to leave your head spinning."

Niki Nakayama

"My favorite restaurant in Japan is a kaiseki restaurant called Kichisen. I think it came down to one bowl of soup: it was at the perfect temperature, it was so simple, so clean…"

Melissa Tse

"To be fair, I think this could be a good place for beginners of Japanese kaiseki to dip their toes in due to the friendly environment."

Michael Shen

"A melodic progression of heavily seasonal courses that build and reflect on each other."

Table for Three, Please

"Amplifying umami without reliance on the addition of cream, or butter or fat is indeed an art mastered. Texture is also given much importance. The precision and skill to create such deceptively simple dishes is just on another level."

Kelli Nakagama

"I knew instantly that we were in for an exciting evening — and my premonitions were not wrong. Kichisen was one of the highest points during my trip to Japan."

Michael Baxter

"His kaiseki is very classical, very 'Kyoto' and very, very delicious and beautiful."

Radka Beach

"An art form rather than a simple meal to sate one’s appetite. Each course is unique in taste but also in presentation including the utensils."

Jason Chu

"I wasn’t going to leave this place without having a perfect and the most intricate kaiseki."

Felicia Sim

"Throughout the meal, we realized that the dishes were very minimally seasoned and most of the flavours came from the ingredient itself. For the price that we paid, I would say that it is a worthy experience!"