Kaiseki Ichimonji

Name: Kaiseki Ichimonji
Address: 156 Yaraicho Shinjuku, Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, Tokyo, 162-0805, JP
Telephone: +81-3-5206-8223
Price range: ¥20,000–29,999

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Kaiseki in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, Tokyo, 2 min walk from Kagurazaka Station

Our analysis

¥20,240least expensive dinner course; median ¥16,500
Japaneseonline booking only

Dinner ¥20,000–29,999Book by phone

Inside

Photos from the restaurant's pages on Tabelog and Ikyu

All 14 photos, by dishes, the room and the entrance

Dishes 13

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 1, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 2, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 3, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 4, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 5, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 6, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 7, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a dish (photo 8, Tabelog)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a course (photo 10 from the restaurant)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a course (photo 11 from the restaurant)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a course (photo 12 from the restaurant)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a course (photo 13 from the restaurant)

Kaiseki Ichimonji: a course (photo 14 from the restaurant)

Inside 1

Kaiseki Ichimonji: the dining room (photo 9, Tabelog)

Its least expensive dinner course is ¥20,240 (on Ikyu), 23% above the ¥16,500 median of the 21 kaiseki restaurants in Tokyo ranked nearest to it; at lunch, ¥14,520 (on Ikyu) is 21% above the ¥12,000 median of 21. It takes bookings online only in Japanese, on Ikyu Restaurant; 367 of the 1,067 kaiseki restaurants in Tokyo can be booked online in English. Good for a private room, a less expensive lunch (from ¥14,520, 28% below its least expensive dinner course), and Sundays (12 of the 42 kaiseki restaurants in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi say they open then).

How we analyze restaurants

How it compares

Kaiseki restaurants in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi with a dinner budget close to its own, nearest to it in our ranking.

Restaurant	Rank in Tokyo	Dinner from	Lunch from	Booking	Awards	Walk	Closed
Hosokawa	—	¥16,500	—	Online, Japanese only	—	5 min, Ushigome-kagurazaka	Sun
Kagurazaka Yukimoto	—	¥16,500	—	Online, Japanese only	—	4 min, Ushigome-kagurazaka	Sun
Kagurazaka Yuzuriha	—	budget ¥15,000–19,999	—	Phone only	—	5 min, Iidabashi	—
Kaiseki Ichimonji	—	¥20,240	¥14,520	Online, Japanese only	—	2 min, Kagurazaka	—
Ootori	—	budget ¥15,000–19,999	budget ¥1,000–1,999	No public phone or online	—	3 min, Ushigome-kagurazaka	—
Shiro	—	¥18,000	—	No public phone or online	—	3 min, Kagurazaka	Wed

For international visitors

Book through a concierge

No online booking in English and no menu or staff in English are listed. A hotel concierge can book for you.

Menu	Not listed
Staff	Not listed
Payment
Seating and facilities	Private rooms

How to book Kaiseki Ichimonji

The restaurant also takes online bookings in Japanese through Ikyu Restaurant.
Call 03-5206-8223 (+81-3-5206-8223 from outside Japan). Staff may speak only Japanese, so a hotel concierge can call for you.

Can't get a table? Kaiseki nearby you can book online

Courses and prices

As the restaurant sells them on Ikyu (一休.com), a Japanese booking site: names and menus as written there. Prices are per person and include tax and service. Book on Ikyu (in Japanese)

Lunch course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Lunch · 4–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (10)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. お椀
3. 刺身
4. 焼物
5. 中皿
6. 炊合せ
7. 飯
8. 汁物
9. 香物
10. 水菓子
¥14,520
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$100
Cheapest
Lunch course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Lunch · 3–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 飯
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥19,360
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$130
¥4,840 more than the one above
Dinner course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Dinner · 4–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊き合わせ
8. 飯
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥20,240
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$130
¥880 more than the one above
Course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Dinner / Lunch · 2–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 進魚
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥24,200
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$160
¥3,960 more than the one above
Dinner course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Dinner · 2–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 進肴
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥25,300
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$170
¥1,100 more than the one above
Lunch course
【おまかせ懐石コース】
Lunch · 2–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 進魚
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥29,040
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$190
¥3,740 more than the one above
Lunch course
【本茶懐石コース】
Lunch · 4–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Seasonal ingredients
What is served (14)（menu in Japanese）
1. 向付
2. 飯(べためし)
3. 汁
4. 初献
5. 飯器　汁替
6. 煮物椀
7. 焼物
8. 飯器
9. 預け鉢
10. 進肴
11. 強肴
12. 箸洗
13. 八寸
14. 湯斗
¥36,300
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$240
¥7,260 more than the one above
Lunch course
【特別おまかせ懐石コース】
Lunch · 2–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 進魚
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥36,300
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$240
Dinner course
【本茶懐石コース】
Dinner · 4–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Seasonal ingredients
What is served (14)（menu in Japanese）
1. 向付
2. 飯(べためし)
3. 汁
4. 初献
5. 飯器　汁替
6. 煮物椀
7. 焼物
8. 飯器
9. 預け鉢
10. 進肴
11. 強肴
12. 箸洗
13. 八寸
14. 湯斗
¥37,950
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$250
¥1,650 more than the one above
Dinner course
【特別おまかせ懐石コース】
Dinner · 2–8 guests
- Kaiseki
- Sashimi
What is served (11)（menu in Japanese）
1. 先付け
2. 前菜1品
3. お椀
4. 刺身
5. 焼物
6. 中皿
7. 炊合せ
8. 進肴
9. 汁物
10. 香物
11. 水菓子
¥37,950
per person, tax & service incl., ≈$250

The food

Photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

Prices

Dinner	¥20,000–29,999 per person
Diners report spending	¥20,000–29,999 at dinner
Credit cards
Electronic money	Not accepted

Opening hours

Monday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Tuesday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Wednesday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Thursday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Friday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Saturday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00
Sunday	11:30–15:30, 17:30–22:00

Seats and rooms

Inside

The dining room, in photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

Private rooms	Yes
Private hire	Possible
Smoking	−

Getting there

2 min walk (150 m) from Kagurazaka Station, Exit 1b.

Also near: Ushigome-kagurazaka (Exit A3): 7 min · Edogawabashi (Exit 4): 10 min

Leave Kagurazaka Station by Exit 1b and walk north-east for 30 m.
Turn left at Lawson and walk 70 m.
Bear left and walk 20 m.
Turn right and walk 20 m.
Kaiseki Ichimonji is on your right.
On your right
Look for
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The restaurant's name, as on its sign

Show this to a taxi driver

懐石一文字東京都新宿区矢来町156

The address in Japanese, as drivers enter it

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Location

Address	156 Yaraicho Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0805
Stations	Kagurazaka, 70 m, about 2 min walk Ushigome-kagurazaka, 390 m, about 7 min walk Edogawabashi, 590 m, about 10 min walk
Directions	62 meters from Kagurazaka.