English-friendly fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano
16 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
16 high-end restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano say they have an English menu or English-speaking staff, which makes ordering, dietary requests and the conversation at the counter much easier.
Our analysis of these 16
- ¥21,505median cheapest dinner course (11 of 16)
- 50%book online in English (8)
- ¥9,200median lunch course (5)
1Hikariya Nishi¥20,000–29,999
2Sushi Taka¥20,000–29,999
3Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room¥15,000–19,999
4Trattoria Creatta Karuizawa¥15,000–19,999
5song¥20,000–29,999
At the 11 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥21,505, 21% above the ¥17,800 median of all 102 restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano; the lowest is ¥11,000 at Sushi Atago.
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. 8 of these 16 take bookings online.
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- 1
Hikariya Nishiヒカリヤ ニシ
French, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Matsumoto Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥11,500 Noel QUEUE DE LAPIN" Xmas Cou…
- ¥22,000 Dinner Course 《WELLNESS GASTR…
- ¥24,750 Dinner Course "Wellness Gastr…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.86
- 2
Sushi Takaすし崇
Sushi, Nagano & Nakajo, 11 min walk from Gondo Station
百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥28,000 Omakase
- per person, tax incl. · 30% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 3
Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room万平ホテル メインダイニングルーム
Restaurants, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station
百名店2021- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥18,975 Dinner course
- ¥24,150 Dinner course
- ¥32,200 Dinner course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 4
Trattoria Creatta Karuizawa
Italian, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥2,500 Kids Dinner Plate
- ¥4,500 For those who want to enjoy c…
- ¥4,500 Kids Dinner Course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.36
- 5
song
Restaurants, Comoro & Tomi, near Higashi Komoro Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥19,800 Seasonal course
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 6
MIYAKE AKIRA KiriMIYAKE AKIRA 霧
Kaiseki, Narai & Kisofukushima
- English menu
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 28% above the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 7
Bistecca Naokiビステッカナオキ
Italian, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Thursdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥36,000 Bistecca Rosso Course
- ¥42,000 Bistecca Filet Course
- ¥48,000 Kinianana Beef Course (for 4…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 67% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 8
Sushi Atago寿し あたご
Sushi, Karuizawa, 5 min walk from Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Counter seats
- ¥22,000 Course for Business Meetings…
- ¥22,000 Course for Business Meetings…
- ¥33,000 Omakase Course for Special Oc…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 49% below the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 9
Manpei Hotel Hinoki万平ホテル 檜
Teppanyaki, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥21,505 Dinner course
- ¥25,300 Dinner course
- ¥25,300 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 10
La Vigne Dining Fudo
French, Hakuba & Otari, near Hakuba Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥16,940 Autumn Delicacies Standard Fr…
- ¥16,940 Teppan-Yaki Course ◆ Enjoy Ap…
- ¥16,940 Autumn Delicacies Standard Fr…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 28% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.06
- 11
Aokimura U
French, Ueda & Bessho-Onsen
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥33,000 Chef Tanaka's Creative French…
- per person, tax incl. · 53% above the list median
Tabelog 3.00
- 12
Inamachi Sawayaいなまち澤屋
Kaiseki, Ina, Tatsuno & Takato, 2 min walk from Inashi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- No children
- ¥8,800 Unagi Course
- ¥12,100 Tempura Course
- ¥25,000 Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 13
Shin
Kaiseki, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Children welcome
- ¥25,300 Chef's Omakase Course: A Tast…
- ¥34,300 Course + Pairing "Non-Alcohol…
- ¥36,300 Course + Pairing "Wine & Sake…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median
Tabelog 3.01
- 14
Wagyu Teppanyaki Okini和牛 鉄板焼 おきに
Teppanyaki, Karuizawa, 8 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Okini's "Yakiniku
- ¥19,800 Okini "Mountain Steak" (Avail…
- ¥22,000 Okini ◆ Luxurious 7-Dish Kobe…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 49% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.00
- 15
Vive Hakuba
Italian, Hakuba & Otari, near Hakuba Station
- English menu
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
- 16
Matsumoto Samurai松本侍
Kaiseki, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Kita-Matsumoto Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
How to book these 16, and what they charge
11 of these 16 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,200 (57% below the dinner median). 8 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only, 1 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (11, in Japanese), TableCheck (7), Pocket Concierge (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 7 | ¥18,975 · Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 2 | ¥28,000 · Sushi Taka |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 11 | ¥11,000 · Sushi Atago |
| By phone only | — | 1 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
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 english-friendly fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano
The highest rated on Tabelog are Hikariya Nishi, Sushi Taka, and Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room.
8 of the 16 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 10 say children are welcome. 9 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Karuizawa & Nagano?
Dinner at the 16 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 4 at ¥15,000–19,999, 9 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 11 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥21,505.
Which restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano have won awards?
Hikariya Nishi, Sushi Taka, and Manpei Hotel Main Dining Room have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano online?
Yes for 8 of the 16: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (7) and Pocket Concierge (2). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 1 takes bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano?
It depends on the restaurant: 10 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.