The most expensive kaiseki in Niigata
19 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
These are the most expensive kaiseki restaurants in Niigata by the dinner price each restaurant publishes. At the top are Kappou Shintaku (¥20,000–29,999), Nabejaya Korin (¥20,000–29,999), and Japanese cuisine Araragi (¥20,000–29,999).
Our analysis of these 19
- ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (11 of 19)
- 21%book online in English (4)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (10)
1Kappou Shintaku¥20,000–29,999
2Nabejaya Korin¥20,000–29,999
3Japanese cuisine Araragi¥20,000–29,999
4Ikinariya¥20,000–29,999
5Keyaki En¥15,000–19,999
At the 11 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, 17% below the ¥17,200 median of all 2,736 kaiseki restaurants in Japan; the lowest is ¥8,470 at Keyaki En.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
Most expensive first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 4 of these 19 take bookings online.
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- 1
Kappou Shintaku割烹 新多久
Kaiseki, Murakami & Senami-Onsen, 21 min walk from Murakami Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Lunch Course / Dinner Course
- ¥22,000 Lunch / Dinner
- per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.40
- 2
Nabejaya Korin鍋茶屋 光琳
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥16,500 Omakase course
- ¥18,000 Fugu course
- ¥20,000 すっぽん鍋コース
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 3
Japanese cuisine Araragi日本料理 蘭
Kaiseki, Niigata, 24 min walk from Kamitokoro Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 【Weekdays only】Kaiseki 10,000…
- ¥19,800 Kaiseki 18,000yen
- ¥27,500 Today's omakase course 25,000…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 4
Ikinariya行形亭
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 5
Keyaki En欅苑
Kaiseki, Minami-Uonuma, near Itsukamachi Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- ¥6,050 Course
- ¥8,470 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 41% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.90
- 6
Japanese cuisine Uoyuki日本料理 魚幸
Kaiseki, Sanjo, Tsubame & Kamo, near Kita Yoshida Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥12,100 Assorted Seasonal Omakase Cou…
- ¥18,150 Omakase Seasonal Course for C…
- ¥24,200 Seasonal Omakase Course - 13…
- per person, tax incl. · 15% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.81
- 7
Furumachi GOJO古町五常
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.64
- 8
Ryotei Notoshin料亭 能登新
Kaiseki, Murakami & Senami-Onsen, 18 min walk from Murakami Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥7,260 Unaju ◆ Premium Course" Enjoy…
- ¥8,800 Murakami Gourmet Course: Enjo…
- ¥9,680 Unaju Special Course" featuri…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 9
Toka Machi Kaiseki Yuge十日町会席 ゆげ
Kaiseki, Tokamachi & Tsunan, 4 min walk from Tōkamachi Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥11,000 Using Selected Ingredients fr…
- ¥16,500 Using Selected Ingredients fr…
- ¥22,000 Using Selected Ingredients fr…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 10
Shunsai Kaiseki Taku旬菜懐石拓
Kaiseki, Murakami & Senami-Onsen, 6 min walk from Sakamachi Station
Michelin Bib Gourmand 2020 (as stated on the restaurant's website)- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥16,500 Lunch/Dinner
- ¥22,000 Lunch/Dinner
- per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 11
Niigata Urashima Kohei新潟浦島 小平
Kaiseki, Niigata, 5 min walk from Niigata Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,300 Seasonal Course ◆ Enjoy a var…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.56
- 12
Komon古門
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 Dinner course
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.55
- 13
Kaiseki Shuseki An懐石 秀石菴
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Iwamuro Station
- ¥8,800 Course
- ¥11,000 Course
- ¥16,500 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 38% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 14
Ohashiya Honcho Saryo大橋屋 本町茶寮
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥12,000 Dinner course
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.30
- 15
Kainoかいの
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Seasonal course
- ¥18,000 Seasonal course
- ¥21,000 Seasonal course
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.11
- 16
Sushi Tsumugi Niigata鮨つむぎ 新潟
Sushi, Niigata, near Iwamuro Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥5,800 8 Dishes of Special and Omaka…
- ¥9,300 Specialty and Omakase Nigiri…
- ¥13,900 Special and Omakase Nigiri Co…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 35% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.10
- 17
DAN創作和食 暖
Kaiseki, Myoko, near Myoko Kogen Station
- UnionPay
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.09
- 18
Japanese cuisine Hirano日本料理 ひらの
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- ¥6,600 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 19
Ryotei Nantoya料亭 南都屋
Kaiseki, Tainai & Sekikawa, 7 min walk from Nakajō Station
Michelin Selected 2020 (as stated on the restaurant's website)¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.02
How to book these 19, and what they charge
11 of these 19 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 10 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (38% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 10 online in Japanese only and 5 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (10, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (2), OMAKASE (1), TableCheck (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 2 | ¥16,500 · Kappou Shintaku |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | — |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 10 | ¥8,470 · Keyaki En |
| By phone only | — | 5 | — |
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 the most expensive kaiseki in Niigata
Across all 19 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata, by dinner price, 15 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 4 at ¥20,000–29,999.
4 of the 19 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. 1 do not admit young children, while 9 say children are welcome. 13 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Niigata?
Dinner at the 19 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥19,000: 15 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 11 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,300.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Niigata have won awards?
Kappou Shintaku, Keyaki En, Japanese cuisine Uoyuki, and Nabejaya Korin have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Niigata online?
Yes for 4 of the 19: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (2), OMAKASE (1), and TableCheck (1). 10 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 5 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Niigata?
It depends on the restaurant: 9 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.