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Best high-end restaurants in Kitakyushu

48 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Kitakyushu on Tabelog are Ten Zushi Kyomachi, Oryori Matsuyama, and Japanese Cuisine Tobi Ume, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000 per person.

Our analysis of these 48

  • ¥16,500median cheapest dinner course (27 of 48)
  • 29%book online in English (14)
  • ¥11,979median lunch course (17)

At the 27 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥16,500, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 275 restaurants in Fukuoka; the lowest is ¥10,000 at Sushi Kappo Kagetora.

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. 14 of these 48 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    Ten Zushi Kyomachi天寿し 京町店

    Sushi, Kokura, 4 min walk from Kokura Station

    2026Silver百名店2025
    • PayPay
    • Counter seats

    ¥50,000–59,999

    dinner per person, about $330–400

    Lunch ¥50,000–59,999

    Tabelog 4.57

  2. 2

    Oryori Matsuyama御料理 まつ山

    Kaiseki, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 7 min walk from Kurosaki Station

    2026Silver百名店2025Michelin ★ 2014 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • ¥35,000 Chef’s choice Course
    • per person

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.45

  3. 3

    Japanese Cuisine Tobi Ume日本料理 TOBIUME

    Kaiseki, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 10 min walk from Honjō Station

    2026Silver百名店2025
    • No children
    • Closed Mondays

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.42

  4. 4

    Teru Zushi照寿司

    Sushi, Tobata-ku Kitakyushu, near Tobata Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥38,500 Omakase Course
    • ¥55,000 Omakase Course
    • ¥60,000 Omakase Course + Pairing
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 133% above the list median

    Lunch ¥40,000–49,999

    Tabelog 4.27

  5. 5

    Bekk

    Italian, Kokura, 2 min walk from Tanga Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Tuesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥19,360 Dinner 1
    • ¥11,979 Lunch 1
    • per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.20

  6. 6

    Sushi Tsubasa寿司つばさ

    Sushi, Kokura, 3 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
    • ¥25,300 Omakase *market price system
    • ¥25,300 Omakase *market price system
    • per person, tax incl. · 53% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.02

  7. 7

    Oryori Satoお料理 佐藤

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 4 min walk from Kokura Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025Michelin ★★ 2019 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 12+
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥19,000 Omakase Course (Dinner) (Fewe…
    • ¥25,000 Omakase Course (Dinner) (Basi…
    • ¥30,000 Omakase Course (Dinner)
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.85

  8. 8

    Sushi Kougetsu鮨 晄月

    Sushi, Kokura, 4 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥25,000 Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 52% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.00

  9. 9

    Edomae Sushi Nikaku江戸前鮨 二鶴

    Sushi, Kokura, near Jono Station

    2025Bronze百名店2025Michelin ★★ 2019 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥35,000 Omakase course
    • ¥30,000 Omakase Nigiri
    • ¥35,000 Omakase course
    • per person, tax incl. · 112% above the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 3.85

  10. 10

    Spice & Dining KĀLA

    International, Kokura, 5 min walk from Tanga Station

    百名店2026
    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥26,000 COLORS — nu India (from Augus…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.91

  11. 11

    Sushi Asauumi寿司 あさ海

    Sushi, Kokura, 3 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • ¥21,000 Dinner course
    • ¥14,000 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl. · 27% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.88

  12. 12

    Sushi Morita寿司 もり田

    Sushi, Kokura, 2 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    2020Bronze百名店2022
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥22,000 Omakase course
    • per person

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.61

  13. 13

    Yasudaやす多”

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 10 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.64

  14. 14

    Sushi Sawa寿司 さわ

    Sushi, Kokura, 20 min walk from Jōno Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.64

  15. 15

    Saint-Émilionサンテミリオン

    French, Kokura, 7 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    Michelin ★ 2019 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Ages 6+
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays
    • ¥13,200 MuneA Standard Full Course Me…
    • ¥16,500 MenuB Course (Upgraded from M…
    • ¥19,800 Miyazaki Beef Female Chateaub…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 27% below the list median

    Tabelog 3.58

  16. 16

    Kappou Hirakawa割烹ひら川

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 2 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥13,200 Omakase Course
    • ¥16,500 Omakase Course
    • ¥22,000 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 20% below the list median

    Tabelog 3.62

  17. 17

    Sushi Tsukamoto鮨 塚本

    Sushi, Kokura, 3 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥16,500 Dinner (Omakase Special Cours…
    • ¥19,800 Dinner [Omakase Special Cours…
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.60

  18. 18

    Toyoとよ

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 2 min walk from Tanga Station

    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥19,800 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.60

  19. 19

    Kokura Shoanこくら 正菴

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 4 min walk from Kokura Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥24,000 Chef's selection course
    • per person · 45% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.53

  20. 20

    flare

    French, Kokura, 4 min walk from Nishi-Kokura Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥18,700 Full course
    • ¥20,900 Kuroge Wagyu Steak Course
    • ¥27,500 Specialty Course【Reservation…
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.52

  21. 21

    Sushi Maruki鮨 丸喜

    Sushi, Kokura, 4 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • English menu
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.52

  22. 22

    Sushi Ikeda鮨いけ田

    Sushi, Kokura, 2 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.51

  23. 23

    Shujin Sakana Club Yume酒人肴倶楽部 夢

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 19 min walk from Kawaraguchi Mihagino Station

    • Cash only
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.51

  24. 24

    Ten Zushi天寿し

    Sushi, Kokura, 2 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Cash only
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.50

  25. 25

    S Kobayashiエス小林

    French, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 16 min walk from Honjō Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays
    • ¥6,000 ◎カジュアルコース
    • ¥6,900 カジュアルコース
    • ¥8,900 ◎エス小林スタンダードコース
    • +4 more · per person

    Tabelog 3.37

  26. 26

    Bon凡

    Sushi, Kokura, 2 min walk from Tanga Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.35

  27. 27

    Tempura Yukimura天冨來 ゆきむら

    Tempura, Kokura, 5 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • UnionPay
    • English-speaking staff
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥16,500 A Course Enjoying Tempura Mad…
    • ¥8,250 A Course Enjoying Tempura Mad…
    • ¥16,500 Limited to One Group per Day,…
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.20

  28. 28

    Washoku Jizake Gen和食 地酒 玄

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 6 min walk from Tanga Station

    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.20

  29. 29

    Daichi DAICHI IKEHATA

    French, Yahatahigashi-ku Kitakyushu, near Minami Kokura Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Private rooms
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥11,220 Omakase Dinner Course ■ Menu…
    • ¥14,820 Omakase Dinner Course ■ Menu…
    • ¥19,820 Omakase Dinner Course ■ Menu…
    • +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 32% below the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.16

  30. 30

    Sushi Kiyokawa鮨 きよ川

    Sushi, Kokura, 6 min walk from Kawaraguchi Mihagino Station

    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥19,800 Night Omakase Course
    • ¥8,800 Lunch Nigiri Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.12

  31. 31

    Nadai Toyozushi名代 豊寿司

    Sushi, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 6 min walk from Kurosaki Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥16,500 Omakase Course (Dinner)
    • ¥19,800 Omakase Course (Dinner)
    • ¥11,000 Omakase Nigiri (Lunch)
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.16

  32. 32

    Ohno

    French, Kokura, 6 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Counter seats
    • ¥25,000 Dinner Omakase Course
    • ¥25,000 Lunch Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 39% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.15

  33. 33

    Restaurant KIMOTO

    French, Kokura, 6 min walk from Tanga Station

    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥13,200 COURSE CRÉATION
    • ¥17,600 SPECIALTY MENU
    • per person, tax incl. · 27% below the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.09

  34. 34

    Sushi Kappo Kagetora鮨割烹影虎

    Kaiseki, Kokura, 4 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥10,000 夜の部】鮨ショートコース ※1名様〜ご予約可能
    • ¥15,000 Omakase course
    • ¥15,000 Fugu course
    • +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.09

  35. 35

    Nikaku Bashaku江戸前鮨二鶴 馬借

    Sushi, Kokura, 5 min walk from Tanga Station

    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥22,000 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 33% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.06

  36. 36

    Homarebi

    French, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 1 min walk from Kumanishi Station

    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥16,000 Omakase Course
    • ¥7,000 Omakase Lunch Course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.08

  37. 37

    Stag

    Bars, Kokura, 2 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.11

  38. 38

    Sushi MiuraSushi三浦

    Sushi, Kokura, 5 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥19,800 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.11

  39. 39

    Koto Shiba琴芝

    Sushi, Yahatanishi-ku Kitakyushu, 8 min walk from Kurosaki Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥13,000 Sushi-Centered Seasonal Omaka…
    • ¥19,000 Seasonal Omakase Course
    • ¥21,000 Seasonal Omakase Course with…
    • per person, tax incl. · 21% below the list median

    Tabelog 3.09

  40. 40

    Sushi Ryugujo寿司 龍宮城

    Sushi, Kokura, 4 min walk from Heiwadōri Station

    • Counter seats
    • ¥13,200 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 20% below the list median

    Tabelog 3.08

Showing the top 40 of 48 in full. See all 48 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 48 in this list

  1. Bistro Chinese RON
  2. Fuji Ichi
  3. Sushi Kei
  4. Sushi Kintaro
  5. Kappou Nishimura
  6. Mansou
  7. Sushi Laboratory
  8. Kokura Sakai

How to book these 48, and what they charge

27 of these 48 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 17 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥11,979 (27% below the dinner median). 14 can be booked online in English, 20 online in Japanese only and 14 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (29, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (7), TableCheck (6), OMAKASE (2).

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
Pocket ConciergeEnglish7¥12,000 · Saint-Émilion
TableCheckEnglish6¥10,000 · Sushi Kappo Kagetora
OMAKASEEnglish2¥38,500 · Teru Zushi
TableallEnglish1¥38,500 · Teru Zushi
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only29¥11,220 · Daichi DAICHI IKEHATA
the restaurant's booking formJapanese only1—
By phone only—14—

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 Kitakyushu

There are 48 restaurants in Kitakyushu in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 24 at ¥15,000–19,999, 19 at ¥20,000–29,999, 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are sushi (23), kaiseki (19), and seafood restaurants (8). 11 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. That is about the same as the Fukuoka average of about ¥23,000. Most are closest to Heiwadōri (19), Tanga (8), and Kurosaki (4) stations.

14 of the 48 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 46 accept credit cards. 8 do not admit young children, while 9 say children are welcome. 29 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Kitakyushu?

Dinner at the 48 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000: 24 at ¥15,000–19,999, 19 at ¥20,000–29,999, 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 27 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥16,500.

What is the highest-rated restaurant in Kitakyushu?

On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Kitakyushu in this guide are Ten Zushi Kyomachi (4.57), Oryori Matsuyama (4.45), and Japanese Cuisine Tobi Ume (4.42). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.

Which restaurants in Kitakyushu have won awards?

Ten Zushi Kyomachi, Oryori Matsuyama, Japanese Cuisine Tobi Ume, Teru Zushi, Bekk, and Sushi Tsubasa, among 11 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Kitakyushu online?

Yes for 14 of the 48: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (7), TableCheck (6), and OMAKASE (2). 20 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 14 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Kitakyushu?

It depends on the restaurant: 9 say children are welcome and 8 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.