Best high-end restaurants in Ibaraki
25 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Ibaraki on Tabelog are Ohtsu, Yoshi Cho, and La Stalla, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 25
- ¥17,600median cheapest dinner course (9 of 25)
- 24%book online in English (6)
- ¥18,150median lunch course (5)
1Ohtsu¥30,000–39,999
2Yoshi Cho¥20,000–29,999
3La Stalla¥15,000–19,999
4Yoshiki Fuji¥20,000–29,999
5Tsumu¥20,000–29,999
At the 9 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,600, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥10,000 at Darusoushi.
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. 6 of these 25 take bookings online.
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- 1
Ohtsuレストラン オオツ
French, Mito, 13 min walk from Mito Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
- ¥24,200 Course
- ¥36,300 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 38% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.38
- 2
Yoshi Choよし町
Kaiseki, Tsuchiura & Kasumigaura, 13 min walk from Tsuchiura Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Thursdays
- ¥18,150 Course
- ¥24,200 Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.00
- 3
La Stalla
Italian, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, near Tsukuba Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.96
- 4
Yoshiki Fuji
Innovative, Daigo & Hitachi-Omiya, 20 min walk from Hitachi-Ōmiya Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥26,620 Summer Delicacies Hitachi Ise…
- ¥26,620 El Curso de la Vida
- ¥36,300 Summer Delicacies Hitachi Ise…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 51% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.94
- 5
Tsumu
Italian, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, 15 min walk from Tsukuba Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- No children
- Wheelchair access
- ¥16,500 Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 6
Sushi Matsuei鮨松榮
Sushi, Kasama, 4 min walk from Tomobe Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥20,000 Omakase at Sushi Matsuei's Su…
- per person, tax incl. · 14% above the list median
Tabelog 3.73
- 7
Darusoushiダルソウシ
Italian, Mito, 11 min walk from Mito Station
- ¥10,000 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 43% below the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 8
Yakiniku Shoen焼肉 翔苑
Yakiniku, Mito, 17 min walk from Kairakuen Station
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.61
- 9
Sakana no Yado Marumitsu魚の宿 まるみつ
Seafood, Hitachi, Tokai & Takahagi, 24 min walk from Ōtsukō Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.59
- 10
Sushi Watanabe鮨わたなべ
Sushi, Moriya, Toride & Tsukubamirai, 2 min walk from Moriya Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.56
- 11
Mito Yamaguchi Rou Honten水戸山口楼 本店
Kaiseki, Mito, 16 min walk from Kairakuen Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.50
- 12
Sushi Takemoto鮨 たけもと
Sushi, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, 12 min walk from Tsukuba Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.53
- 13
Sushi Dokoro Shu鮨処 修
Sushi, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, 11 min walk from Tsukuba Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Omakase Course
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.46
- 14
La Cicciaラ チッチャ
Italian, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, 13 min walk from Tsukuba Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Closed Thursdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.33
- 15
Sushi Dokoro Hanahiro鮨処 花ひろ
Sushi, Hitachinaka & Oarai, near Katsuta Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥10,000 Omakase course
- per person
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.12
- 16
Hanamiyako京遊膳 花みやこ
Kaiseki, Hitachinaka & Oarai, near Katsuta Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥18,150 Omakase Mini Kaiseki Tasting…
- ¥30,250 Omakase Kaiseki Standard 25,0…
- ¥42,350 Omakase Kaiseki Premium 35,00…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 17
Teppanyaki Jin鉄板焼 甚
Teppanyaki, Mito, near Mito Station
- Online booking
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 18
Teppanyaki Kaede鉄板焼 楓
Teppanyaki, Suigo-Itako & Kashima Shrine
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Wheelchair access
- ¥11,000 Kikyo KIKYO
- ¥13,000 Lunch & Dinner Tachibana
- ¥15,000 Sakura SAKURA
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 37% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 19
Sakai Teppanさかい鉄板
Teppanyaki, Furukawa
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- ¥18,000 Dinner course
- ¥26,400 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 20
Japanese cuisine Kabukimono,日本料理 傾奇者、
Kaiseki, Ushiku & Ryugasaki, 5 min walk from Ryugasakishi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.08
- 21
Shimazu島津
Kaiseki, Mito, 6 min walk from Kairakuen Station
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.07
- 22
SenRe
Innovative, Moriya, Toride & Tsukubamirai, near Fujishiro Station
- No children
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 23
Le Poironル・ポワロン
French, Mito, 16 min walk from Kairakuen Station
- Closed Sundays
- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 31% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 24
Japanese cuisine Kizen日本料理 貴漸
Kaiseki, Mito, near Akatsuka Station
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.00
- 25
Chinese Luzhou Roshu中国料理 瀘州
Chinese, Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba, near Tsukuba Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Restaurants in Ibaraki by area
How to book these 25, and what they charge
9 of these 25 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥18,150 (0% below the dinner median). 6 can be booked online in English, 9 online in Japanese only, 9 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (12, in Japanese), TableCheck (5), Pocket Concierge (1), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 5 | ¥20,000 · Sushi Matsuei |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 12 | ¥10,000 · Darusoushi |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 9 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
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 high-end restaurants in Ibaraki
There are 25 restaurants in Ibaraki in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 9 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. The largest groups are kaiseki (7), sushi (5), and Italian restaurants (4). 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Mito (8), Tsukuba & Mt. Tsukuba (6), Moriya, Toride & Tsukubamirai (2), and Hitachinaka & Oarai (2).
6 of the 25 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 23 accept credit cards. 4 do not admit young children, while 5 say children are welcome. 14 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Ibaraki?
Dinner at the 25 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 9 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 9 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,600.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Ibaraki?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Ibaraki in this guide are Ohtsu (4.38), Yoshi Cho (4.00), and La Stalla (3.96). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Ibaraki have won awards?
Ohtsu, Yoshi Cho, La Stalla, Yoshiki Fuji, and Tsumu have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Ibaraki online?
Yes for 6 of the 25: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (5) and Pocket Concierge (1). 9 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 9 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Ibaraki?
It depends on the restaurant: 5 say children are welcome and 4 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.