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Best kaiseki near Kanazawa Castle

7 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

7 kaiseki restaurants with dinner from ¥15,000 are within 800 m of Kanazawa Castle, about a 13-minute walk. The closest are Japanese cuisine Mokuren (520 m), Igarashi (710 m), and Shunsai Yaki Hazama (760 m).

Ranked list

Closest first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 3 of these 7 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    Japanese cuisine Mokuren日本料理 木蓮

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 21 min walk from Nomachi Station

    520 m, about 9 min walk

    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥16,500 Omakase Enishi
    • ¥22,000 Omakase Course (Beginning)
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.01

  2. 2

    Igarashi五十嵐

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 23 min walk from Kanazawa Station

    710 m, about 12 min walk

    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.54

  3. 3

    Shunsai Yaki Hazama旬菜焼 はざま

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 21 min walk from Nomachi Station

    760 m, about 12 min walk

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥14,300 Dinner course
    • ¥14,300 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥1,000–1,999

    Tabelog 3.43

  4. 4

    Kanazawa Tsukiya金澤つきや

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 16 min walk from Nomachi Station

    770 m, about 12 min walk

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays
    • ¥16,500 Seasonal Kaiseki
    • ¥18,150 Seasonal Kaiseki Fully Privat…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.04

  5. 5

    tawaraタワラ

    French, Kanazawa, 18 min walk from Nomachi Station

    780 m, about 13 min walk

    百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥13,000 Dinner 18:00 Start Course
    • ¥13,000 Dinner 19:00 Start Course
    • ¥13,000 Lunch 12:00 Start Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.68

  6. 6

    Kanazawa Setsuri金澤 せつ理

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 17 min walk from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station

    790 m, about 13 min walk

    Michelin ★ 2021 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • UnionPay
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥27,142 Autumn Omakase Course (From 9…
    • ¥28,875 Winter Omakase Course (from 1…
    • ¥31,762 Winter Omakase Course (from 1…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.81

  7. 7

    Shunbo Sakai旬房さかい

    Kaiseki, Kanazawa, 17 min walk from Nomachi Station

    800 m, about 13 min walk

    • Counter seats
    • ¥12,000 Dinner course
    • ¥20,000 Dinner course
    • ¥24,000 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.60

About kaiseki near Kanazawa Castle

The highest rated on Tabelog within that distance are Kanazawa Setsuri, tawara, and Shunbo Sakai. By dinner price, 5 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999.

3 of the 7 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. 2 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Kanazawa Castle?

Dinner at the 7 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 5 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,400.

Which kaiseki restaurants in Kanazawa Castle have won awards?

tawara has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book kaiseki in Kanazawa Castle online?

Yes for 3 of the 7: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2) and Pocket Concierge (1). 2 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 kaiseki restaurants in Kanazawa Castle?

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.