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French fine dining lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano

19 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

19 French restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano that charge ¥15,000 or more at dinner also serve lunch. Lunch is usually easier to book and costs less, the classic way to try a top kitchen.

Our analysis of these 19

  • ¥18,000median cheapest dinner course (7 of 19)
  • 47%book online in English (9)
  • ¥10,000median lunch course (5)

At the 7 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,000, about the same as the ¥18,000 median of all 32 French restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano; the lowest is ¥13,200 at Musai An Ikeda.

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. 9 of these 19 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    Breston Court Yukawatanブレストンコート ユカワタン

    French, Karuizawa, 20 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • No children

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.12

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    Hermitage de Tamuraエルミタージュ ドゥ タムラ

    French, Karuizawa, 23 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥29,040 Chef's recommended Dinner cou…
    • ¥42,350 Seasonal Matsutake French Cou…
    • ¥26,620 Chef's recommended Lunch cour…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 61% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.89

  4. 4

    Auberge de Primaveraオーベルジュ ド プリマヴェーラ

    French, Karuizawa, 12 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    百名店2023
    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Ages 10+
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
    • ¥13,200 Primavera
    • ¥22,000 Menu Degustation
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.78

  5. 5

    Restaurant Sanzaレストランさんざ

    French, Saku

    百名店2023
    • Ages 6+
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Thursdays
    • ¥8,800 Course
    • ¥15,180 Course
    • ¥20,350 Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.69

  6. 6

    Toeda

    French, Karuizawa, 21 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.67

  7. 7

    Cresson River Side Storyクレソン リバーサイド ストーリー 旧軽井沢

    French, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station

    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.58

  8. 8

    Continental Roomコンチネンタルルーム

    French, Karuizawa, near Karuizawa Station

    • ¥4,200 Lunch course
    • ¥5,700 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.57

  9. 9

    Beaux Sejoursボーセジュール

    French, Karuizawa, 24 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • ¥21,000 Dinner course
    • ¥22,770 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median

    Lunch ¥4,000–4,999

    Tabelog 3.53

  10. 10

    Kamikochi Lumiest Hotel上高地ルミエスタホテル

    French, Kamikochi

    • Online booking

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥2,000–2,999

    Tabelog 3.44

  11. 11

    Musai An Ikeda無彩庵 池田

    French, Karuizawa, 20 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥13,200 Shinano・regionale petit
    • ¥14,300 Shinano regionale
    • ¥15,400 Shinshu・régionale petit
    • +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 27% below the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.43

  12. 12

    No One's Recipeノーワンズ レシピ

    French, Karuizawa, 19 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station

    • Children welcome

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.46

  13. 13

    Chez Kusamaシェ草間

    French, Karuizawa, 22 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.44

  14. 14

    Sonoriteソノリテ

    French, Karuizawa, 19 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥21,753 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 21% above the list median

    Lunch ¥5,000–5,999

    Tabelog 3.36

  15. 15

    RUZE classique

    French, Karuizawa, 15 min walk from Karuizawa Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥19,800 Dinner course
    • ¥11,000 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.35

  16. 16

    Bon Papaボンパパ

    French, Karuizawa, near Shinano Oiwake Station

    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.30

  17. 17

    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. · 14% below the list median

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.06

  18. 18

    restaurant SUIU

    French, Nagano & Nakajo, 7 min walk from Nagano Station

    • Counter seats

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.04

  19. 19

    Le Telescope

    French, Karuizawa, near Shinano Oiwake Station

    • ¥14,500 Lorgnette" Dinner Course
    • ¥16,900 Télescope" Dinner Course
    • ¥6,600 Télescope" Lunch Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 19% below the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.04

How to book these 19, and what they charge

7 of these 19 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,000 (44% below the dinner median). 9 can be booked online in English, 5 online in Japanese only, 4 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (9, in Japanese), TableCheck (7), Pocket Concierge (3).

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
TableCheckEnglish7¥18,000 · RUZE classique
Pocket ConciergeEnglish3¥13,200 · Musai An Ikeda
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only9¥14,500 · Le Telescope
By phone only—4—
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 french fine dining lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano

By dinner price, 11 at ¥15,000–19,999, 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999. 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are Breston Court Yukawatan, Hermitage de Tamura, and Hikariya Nishi.

9 of the 19 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 18 accept credit cards. 4 do not admit young children, while 7 say children are welcome.

Questions visitors ask

How much is a high-end French fine dining lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano?

Lunch at the 19 French restaurants listed here ranges from ¥2,000 to ¥39,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Dinner at the same restaurants starts at ¥15,000.

How much does high-end French fine dining cost in Karuizawa & Nagano?

Dinner at the 19 French restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 11 at ¥15,000–19,999, 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 7 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,000.

Which French restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano have won awards?

Breston Court Yukawatan, Hikariya Nishi, Hermitage de Tamura, Auberge de Primavera, and Restaurant Sanza have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book French fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano online?

Yes for 9 of the 19: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (7) and Pocket Concierge (3). 5 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 4 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end French fine dining restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano?

It depends on the restaurant: 7 say children are welcome and 4 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.