Solo dining in Nagoya & Aichi: high-end counters good for one
48 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
48 high-end restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi are recommended for dining alone by Tabelog's users, all of them with counter seats, where a guest on their own sits facing the chef. Some counters seat a single guest only at certain times, so say you are one when you book.
Our analysis of these 48
- ¥14,500median cheapest dinner course (22 of 48)
- 10%book online in English (5)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (16)
1GapricE¥15,000–19,999
2Sushi Michi Sakurada¥40,000–49,999
3Japanese cuisine Takamitsu¥20,000–29,999
4Yamaneko Ken¥15,000–19,999
5Pes.¥15,000–19,999
At the 22 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,500, 12% below the ¥16,500 median of all 359 restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi; the lowest is ¥10,000 at Restaurant Loire Teppan Yaki. 19 of these 48 open on Sundays, when many restaurants in Japan are closed.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 5 of these 48 take bookings online.
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- 1
GapricE
Italian, Chikusa, Imaike & Ikeshita, 5 min walk from Ikeshita Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 4.15
- 2
Sushi Michi Sakurada寿し道 桜田
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥38,500 Dinner Omakase Course
- ¥24,200 Lunch Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 166% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.10
- 3
Japanese cuisine Takamitsu日本料理 鷹光
Kaiseki, Shin-Sakae, 7 min walk from Takaoka Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.11
- 4
Yamaneko Ken山猫軒
Innovative, Fushimi & Marunouchi, 6 min walk from Marunouchi Station
2022Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 14% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 5
Pes.
International, Western Part of Nagoya, 8 min walk from Kamejima Station
百名店2026- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥13,500 Dinner Pes. Speciality Course
- ¥8,800 Lunch Course at Pes. (Availab…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 6
Oryori Hisamatsu御料理 ひさまつ
Kaiseki, Western Part of Nagoya, 7 min walk from Takabata Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 7
Japanese cuisine Nao日本料理 直
Kaiseki, Nagoya Station Area, 8 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 8
Housa Saryo蓬左茶寮
Kaiseki, Chikusa, Imaike & Ikeshita, 4 min walk from Ikeshita Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥9,800 Regular Course
- ¥15,000 Seasonal Color Course
- ¥25,000 Signature Dish Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 9
Kyomichi Toyooka京道 とよおか
Kaiseki, Nagoya Station Area, 8 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 10
L'atelier IzumiL'atelier泉
Teppanyaki, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥11,000 Saison "Course Saison
- ¥16,500 L'atelier "Courselatelier
- ¥22,000 Special "Course Special
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 24% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 11
Gastronomy Sole Yanagiyaガストロノミーソール ヤナギヤ
Italian, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Degustazione (Dinner) ◆ A Pla…
- ¥16,500 Christmas Special Course Nata…
- ¥17,000 Degustazione (Dinner) ◆ A Pla…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 12
Baci
Italian, Shin-Sakae, 3 min walk from Takaoka Station
百名店2025- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- ¥9,800 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 25% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 13
Kogei虹霓
Chinese, Nagoya Station Area, 8 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
百名店2026- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.65
- 14
Sushi Dokoro Narita鮨処 成田
Sushi, Shin-Sakae, 4 min walk from Shinsakae-machi Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 15
Joun如雲
Kaiseki, Nagoya Station Area, 10 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥41,800 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 188% above the list median
Tabelog 3.65
- 16
Sushi Oka鮨おか
Sushi, Nagoya Station Area, 7 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course of Nigiri and…
- ¥11,000 Nigiri Course
- per person, tax incl. · 52% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 17
Restaurant Loire Teppan Yakiレストラン ロワール 鉄板焼
Teppanyaki, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Sakaemachi Station
百名店2024- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥10,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,000 Dinner course
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 31% below the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 18
Tano Gashira田の頭
Sushi, Osu, Kanayama & Tsurumai, 6 min walk from Kamimaezu Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥33,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 128% above the list median
Tabelog 3.55
- 19
Tanba丹波
Sushi, Shin-Sakae, 6 min walk from Shinsakae-machi Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.55
- 20
Seafood Chinese Koga海鮮中国料理黄河
Chinese, Nagoya Station Area, 11 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
百名店2024- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,000 Course
- ¥16,000 Course
- ¥25,000 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Tabelog 3.48
- 21
Les
Kaiseki, Nagoya Station Area, 7 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥15,000 Dinner Course
- ¥7,000 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.54
- 22
Tatsumiたつ巳
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.53
- 23
Tatsufumi龍文
Sushi, Shin-Sakae, 10 min walk from Takaoka Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 24
Shoryu昇龍
Teppanyaki, Fushimi & Marunouchi, 4 min walk from Fushimi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.46
- 25
Kappo Ryori Shinmura割烹料理 新村
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Yabachō Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥13,200 Seasonal Omakase Course
- ¥16,500 Seasonal Omakase Course
- ¥19,800 Seasonal Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.40
- 26
Ryoriya Keshou料理や 化粧
Kaiseki, Shin-Sakae, 9 min walk from Takaoka Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥18,800 Evening Course 8 Dishes + Mea…
- ¥25,300 Evening Course with Non-Alcoh…
- ¥30,800 Evening Course with Pairing
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 30% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.43
- 27
Ronnefeldt Tea Salon Nagoyaロンネフェルト・ティ・サロン・名古屋
Kaiseki, Nagoya Station Area, 10 min walk from Fushimi Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥2,000 All You Can Drink Tea Course
- ¥2,100 Cream Tea Set
- ¥4,000 Afternoon Tea◆ Tue, Wed, Thu,…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 28
Tempura Yaegaki天麩羅 八重垣
Tempura, Osu, Kanayama & Tsurumai, 6 min walk from Kamimaezu Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥9,900 Dinner course
- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥6,050 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.23
- 29
Yoshino Zushi吉野寿司
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.21
- 30
Sushi Kappou Fuji Sakae Nishikiすし割烹 藤 栄錦店
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Sakae Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥15,713 Sushi Casual Course [2-hour s…
- ¥15,713 Tempura casual course [2-hour…
- ¥22,000 Sushi Kappou Course [2-hour s…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.19
- 31
Tempura Inaba天婦羅 稲葉
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- ¥15,400 Tempura Course with Handmade…
- ¥22,000 Tempura Short Course
- ¥33,000 Tempura Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 32
Japanese cuisine Edo Nakagawa日本料理 江戸 なか川
Kaiseki, Shin-Sakae, 7 min walk from Takaoka Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥2,000 Course
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- ¥26,400 Dinner course
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 67% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 33
Sushi Akazu Kabuto鮨 赤酢 かぶと
Sushi, Nagoya Station Area, 3 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥13,200 Seasonal Omakase Nigiri Cours…
- ¥16,500 Evening: September-October Lu…
- ¥16,500 Evening: September-October Se…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.11
- 34
Someiyoshinoそめいよしの
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.10
- 35
Tempura Ichihara天ぷら 市原
Tempura, Nagoya Station Area, 7 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥41,800 Autumn and Winter Omakase Cou…
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.08
- 36
sushi murohashi鮨むろ橋
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Sakae Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥11,000 Evening Private Room ◆ Trial…
- ¥11,000 Evening Counter ◆ Nigiri Cour…
- ¥16,500 Evening Private Room ◆ Omakas…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 24% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 37
Izakaya Kyo居酒屋 狂
Izakaya, Chikusa, Imaike & Ikeshita, 8 min walk from Ikeshita Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.06
- 38
Hiro the World
Wagyu, Sakae & Yabacho, 9 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 3.06
- 39
Snack Chonanスナック長男
Bars, Nagoya Station Area, 6 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.06
- 40
Sushi Kuritaすしくり田
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥13,800 Omakase Sushi Course
- ¥16,000 Premium Omakase Sushi Course
- ¥18,200 Special Omakase Sushi Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.05
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Numbers 41 to 48 in this list
How to book these 48, and what they charge
22 of these 48 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 16 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (39% below the dinner median). 5 can be booked online in English, 19 online in Japanese only, 21 by phone only and 3 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (22, in Japanese), TableCheck (4), OMAKASE (1), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 4 | ¥11,000 · L'atelier Izumi |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥38,500 · Sushi Michi Sakurada |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 22 | ¥10,000 · Restaurant Loire Teppan Yaki |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | ¥13,200 · Kappo Ryori Shinmura |
| By phone only | — | 21 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 3 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About solo dining in Nagoya & Aichi: high-end counters good for one
The highest rated on Tabelog are GapricE, Japanese cuisine Takamitsu, and Sushi Michi Sakurada.
5 of the 48 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 40 accept credit cards. 2 do not admit young children, while 8 say children are welcome. 26 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
Can I book a high-end restaurant in Nagoya & Aichi for one person?
Yes. The 48 restaurants listed here are recommended for dining alone by Tabelog's users and all have counter seats. Some online booking pages ask for two or more guests; if yours does, book by phone or through your hotel concierge and say you are one. A set menu costs the same for one guest as for each of a pair.
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Nagoya & Aichi?
Dinner at the 48 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000: 27 at ¥15,000–19,999, 15 at ¥20,000–29,999, 4 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 22 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,500.
Which restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi have won awards?
GapricE, Sushi Michi Sakurada, Japanese cuisine Takamitsu, Yamaneko Ken, Pes., and Oryori Hisamatsu, among 14 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nagoya & Aichi online?
Yes for 5 of the 48: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (4) and OMAKASE (1). 19 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 21 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi?
It depends on the restaurant: 8 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.