Best innovative fine dining in Kanazawa & Ishikawa
14 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Kanazawa & Ishikawa on Tabelog are respiracion, SHÓKUDŌ YArn, and Auberge eaufeu, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 14
- ¥14,700median cheapest dinner course (12 of 14)
- 50%book online in English (7)
- ¥13,200median lunch course (9)
1respiracion¥20,000–29,999
2SHÓKUDŌ YArn¥20,000–29,999
3Auberge eaufeu¥20,000–29,999
4Installation Table ENSO L'asymetrie du calme¥20,000–29,999
5Origo¥20,000–29,999
At the 12 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,700, 11% below the ¥16,500 median of all 670 innovative restaurants in Japan; the lowest is ¥8,800 at Tsuji Kateien.
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. 7 of these 14 take bookings online.
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respiracionレスピラシオン
Spanish, Kanazawa, 19 min walk from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station
2026Silver百名店2026- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,000 Respiracion Course
- ¥33,000 Course Respiracion (from Nove…
- per person, tax incl. · 95% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.46
- 2
SHÓKUDŌ YArn
Innovative, Komatsu, near Komatsu Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥20,000 Dinner SHOKUDO YArn Menu
- ¥13,000 Lunch SHOKUDO YArn Short Menu
- per person, tax incl. · 36% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.26
- 3
Auberge eaufeu
Innovative, Komatsu
2026Bronze百名店2025- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
- Halal options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,000 Dinner Degustation Menu
- ¥25,000 Dinner Menu Season
- ¥15,000 Lunch Menu Tasting
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.21
- 4
Installation Table ENSO L'asymetrie du calme
French, Kanazawa, 14 min walk from Nomachi Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 12+
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Nouveau Dinner Menu (July 1,…
- ¥27,500 New Dinner Menu
- ¥14,300 Limited Lunch Menu
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 50% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.12
- 5
Origo
Innovative, Kanazawa, 8 min walk from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 6
Robert Dumasロベール・デュマ
French, Kanazawa, near Hokutetsu Kanazawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Dinner course
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 7
A_Restaurant
Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 14 min walk from Nomachi Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
- ¥33,000 OMAKASE Dinner Course ①" 【Doo…
- ¥33,000 OMAKASE Dinner Course ②" 【Doo…
- ¥38,500 OMAKASE Dinner Premium ①" 【Do…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 124% above the list median
Tabelog 3.57
- 8
Jardin Paul Bocuseジャルダン ポール・ボキューズ
French, Kanazawa, near Nomachi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥9,680 MENU CLASSIQUE
- ¥14,520 MENU TRADITION
- ¥19,360 MENU BOURGEOIS
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 34% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 9
Sushi Kinari / Kanazawa鮨 生成り
Sushi, Kanazawa, 16 min walk from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥13,200 From April 1st [Dinner] Seaso…
- ¥17,600 Dinner Omakase Nigiri with Ap…
- ¥22,000 Dinner Omakase Nigiri with Se…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 10
Shunsai Yaki Hazama旬菜焼 はざま
Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 21 min walk from Nomachi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.43
- 11
Tsuji Kateien辻家庭園
Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 23 min walk from Nomachi Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥7,700 Autumn Flavors Lunch
- ¥13,200 Private Room Exclusive Plan
- per person, tax incl. · 40% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.32
- 12
Busaku武作
Kaiseki, Kanazawa, near Hokutetsu Kanazawa Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.16
- 13
Aruto
Italian, Komatsu, near Komatsu Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.10
- 14
Sanraku Tei山楽邸
Innovative, Kanazawa, 21 min walk from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- ¥12,000 Dinner course
- ¥16,000 Dinner course
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 18% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.01
Innovative Fine Dining in Kanazawa & Ishikawa by area
How to book these 14, and what they charge
12 of these 14 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 9 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥13,200 (10% below the dinner median). 7 can be booked online in English, 5 online in Japanese only and 2 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (12, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (5), TableCheck (4), AutoReserve (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 5 | ¥9,680 · Jardin Paul Bocuse |
| TableCheck | English | 4 | ¥9,680 · Jardin Paul Bocuse |
| AutoReserve | English | 1 | ¥22,000 · Installation Table ENSO L'asymetrie du calme |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 12 | ¥8,800 · Tsuji Kateien |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
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 innovative fine dining in Kanazawa & Ishikawa
There are 14 innovative restaurants in Kanazawa & Ishikawa in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 7 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 7 at ¥20,000–29,999. 6 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Kanazawa (11) and Komatsu (3).
7 of the 14 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. 3 do not admit young children, while 4 say children are welcome. 11 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Kanazawa & Ishikawa?
Dinner at the 14 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 7 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 12 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,700.
Which innovative restaurants in Kanazawa & Ishikawa have won awards?
respiracion, SHÓKUDŌ YArn, Auberge eaufeu, Installation Table ENSO L'asymetrie du calme, Origo, and A_Restaurant have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Kanazawa & Ishikawa online?
Yes for 7 of the 14: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (5), TableCheck (4), and AutoReserve (1). 5 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Kanazawa & Ishikawa?
It depends on the restaurant: 4 say children are welcome and 3 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.