The most expensive restaurants in Niigata
45 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
These are the most expensive restaurants in Niigata by the dinner price each restaurant publishes. At the top are Tokiwa Sushi Niigata (¥30,000–39,999), Tokiwa Sushi Shibata Honten (¥20,000–29,999), and Kappou Shintaku (¥20,000–29,999).
Our analysis of these 45
- ¥14,900median cheapest dinner course (26 of 45)
- 20%book online in English (9)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (22)
1Tokiwa Sushi Niigata¥30,000–39,999
2Tokiwa Sushi Shibata Honten¥20,000–29,999
3Kappou Shintaku¥20,000–29,999
4Kyodai Zushi¥20,000–29,999
5Nabejaya Korin¥20,000–29,999
At the 26 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,900, 10% below the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥7,700 at Chinese Sai SANLONG.
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. 9 of these 45 take bookings online.
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- 1
Tokiwa Sushi Niigata登喜和鮨 新潟店
Sushi, Niigata, near Niigata Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.20
- 2
Tokiwa Sushi Shibata Honten登喜和鮨 新発田本店
Sushi, Shibata & Tsukioka-Onsen, 17 min walk from Shibata Station
2026Silver百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥25,300 Chef's choice course
- ¥25,300 Chef's choice course
- per person, tax incl. · 70% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.39
- 3
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. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.40
- 4
Kyodai Zushi兄弟寿し
Sushi, Niigata, near Niigata Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 4.49
- 5
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
- 6
Hatsune Zushi Hontenはつね寿司 本店
Sushi, Niigata, near Niigata Station
百名店2022- Counter seats
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 48% above the list median
Tabelog 3.69
- 7
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
- 8
Sushi Araiすし あらい
Sushi, Niigata, 11 min walk from Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥18,000 Appetizer and Nigiri Course ◆…
- ¥18,000 Nigiri Delight Course ◆ Enjoy…
- ¥23,000 Appetizer and Nigiri Course ◆…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 21% above the list median
Tabelog 3.64
- 9
Sushi Ki Yamada Toshichi鮨喜 やまだ藤七
Sushi, Niigata, 3 min walk from Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥17,600 Nigiri Course
- ¥24,200 Sushi and Dishes Course
- ¥6,600 Lunch Only Sushi Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 10
Uga宇呀
Innovative, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥16,500 Minatomachi Niigata Gastronom…
- ¥16,500 Minatomachi Niigata Gastronom…
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 11
Sushi Nakahisa Hoshino鮨 奈可久 星野
Sushi, Niigata, 23 min walk from Hakusan Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥20,350 Omakase Course ◆ Enjoy exquis…
- per person, tax incl. · 37% above the list median
Tabelog 3.57
- 12
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
- 13
Cachette Ikegamiカシェット池上
French, Niigata, 21 min walk from Hakusan Station
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥22,000 Dinner Course ◆ Enjoy the day…
- ¥33,000 Dinner Course ◆ A special pla…
- ¥11,000 Lunch Course ◆ Enjoy Both Fis…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 14
Restaurant Uozenレストラン ウオゼン
French, Sanjo, Tsubame & Kamo, near Higashi Sanjo Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- ¥21,780 Omakase course
- ¥21,780 Omakase course (Sat, Sun, Nat…
- per person
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.50
- 15
Ryu Zushi龍寿し
Sushi, Minami-Uonuma, near Itsukamachi Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Uonuma Gastronomy Premium Cou…
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.01
- 16
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. · 43% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.90
- 17
Amaranthusアマランサス
Italian, Niigata, 23 min walk from Hakusan Station
百名店2025- Cash only
- Closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
- ¥17,000 Omakase Course Using Homemade…
- ¥22,000 Omakase Dishes Using Homemade…
- per person, tax incl. · 14% above the list median
Tabelog 3.87
- 18
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. · 19% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.81
- 19
Kappou Choukichi割烹 長吉
Yakitori, Niigata
百名店2025Michelin Selected 2023 (as stated on the restaurant's website)- Private rooms
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Course
- ¥17,050 Dinner course
- ¥17,050 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 20
Restaurant L'armoiseレストラン ラルモワーズ
French, Nagaoka, Mitsuke & Ojiya, 10 min walk from Nagaoka Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Dinner Menu Petit Saison ◆ A…
- ¥16,500 Dinner Menu Saison ◆ Omakase…
- ¥11,000 Lunch Menu Petit Saison ◆ A L…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 26% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 21
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
- 22
Yukiya雪家
Sushi, Niigata, 7 min walk from Niigata Station
百名店2022- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.61
- 23
French Teppan Seikou AnFRENCH TEPPAN 静香庵
Teppanyaki, Niigata, 14 min walk from Niigata Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 24
Sushi Hatakeyama鮨はたけやま
Sushi, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course ◆ Enjoy season…
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 25
Saison
Innovative, Niigata, 21 min walk from Hakusan Station
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.64
- 26
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
- 27
Riki Sushi Sawataりきすしさわた
Sushi, Sado
- Cash only
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.60
- 28
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
- 29
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. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 30
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
- 31
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. · 26% below the list median
Tabelog 3.55
- 32
Sushi Senryu寿司川柳
Sushi, Niigata, 8 min walk from Niigata Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.45
- 33
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. · 41% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 34
French Teppan Seikoan Bettei Kan'yosoFRENCH TEPPAN静香庵 別邸涵養荘
Teppanyaki, Niigata, 24 min walk from Hakusan Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,850 Lunch/Dinner Course of Fresh…
- ¥19,250 Live Lobster and Special Wagy…
- ¥19,800 Celebration Dinner for Lunch/…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.32
- 35
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
- 36
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
- 37
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. · 38% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.10
- 38
Tenki Arata天㐂あらた
Tempura, Niigata, 3 min walk from Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥13,200 Tempura Course
- ¥17,600 Tempura and Dishes Course
- ¥22,000 Tempura and Dishes Course
- +6 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 39
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
- 40
Italian Ryori Hige to Wineイタリア料理ひげとワイン
Italian, Nagaoka, Mitsuke & Ojiya, 6 min walk from Nagaoka Station
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.08
Showing the top 40 of 45 in full. See all 45 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 45 in this list
How to book these 45, and what they charge
26 of these 45 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 22 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (41% below the dinner median). 9 can be booked online in English, 21 online in Japanese only, 13 by phone only and 2 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (24, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (6), TableCheck (3), OMAKASE (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 6 | ¥11,000 · Restaurant L'armoise |
| TableCheck | English | 3 | ¥16,500 · Sushi Hatakeyama |
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥25,300 · Tokiwa Sushi Shibata Honten |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 24 | ¥7,700 · Chinese Sai SANLONG |
| By phone only | — | 13 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 the most expensive restaurants in Niigata
Across all 45 restaurants in Niigata, by dinner price, 32 at ¥15,000–19,999, 12 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999.
9 of the 45 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 43 accept credit cards. 4 do not admit young children, while 18 say children are welcome. 27 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Niigata?
Dinner at the 45 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 32 at ¥15,000–19,999, 12 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 26 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,900.
Which restaurants in Niigata have won awards?
Restaurant Uozen, Tokiwa Sushi Shibata Honten, Kappou Shintaku, Kyodai Zushi, Tokiwa Sushi Niigata, and Ryu Zushi, among 15 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Niigata online?
Yes for 9 of the 45: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (6), TableCheck (3), and OMAKASE (2). 21 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 13 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Niigata?
It depends on the restaurant: 18 say children are welcome and 4 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.