Ranked list
Closest first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 2 of these 8 take bookings online.
- 1百名店2021
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥6,600 ―◇― Short Course: Enjoy an El…
- ¥12,100 ―◇― "Dinner" Short Course wit…
- ¥16,500 ―◇― "Dinner" Recommended for…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 22026Bronze
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.04
- 3百名店2025
- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥16,500 ◉Special Dinner Course (Servi…
- ¥25,000 ◉Special Dinner Course + Wine…
- ¥11,000 Special Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 4
China Bistro EVOLVEチャイナビストロ EVOLVE
Chinese, Sannomiya, 6 min walk from Sannomiya Station
200 m, about 4 min walk
百名店2023- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥13,200 Dinner course
- ¥20,900 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.60
- 5
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
- 6
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥6,050 Dinner course
- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥15,730 Dinner course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 7百名店2025
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥11,000 10th Anniversary Special Cour…
- ¥44,000 SP Caviar Course
- ¥15,400 Omakase Course (Only for Lunc…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.02
- 8
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥19,800 Dinner Course featuring Amuse…
- ¥38,500 Anniversary Course - A specia…
- ¥8,415 Lunch Menu ◇ 4-Person Plan -…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.09
About innovative fine dining near Kitano Ijinkan District
The highest rated on Tabelog within that distance are Aspirant, Espice, and erre. By dinner price, 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999.
2 of the 8 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 6 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Kitano Ijinkan District?
Dinner at the 8 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥12,700.
Which innovative restaurants in Kitano Ijinkan District have won awards?
Espice, Aspirant, erre, Recette, and China Bistro EVOLVE have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Kitano Ijinkan District online?
Yes for 2 of the 8: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2). 5 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 1 takes bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Kitano Ijinkan District?
It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.