Best innovative fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano
10 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano on Tabelog are Restaurant Naz, LA CASA DI Tetsuo Ota, and ca'enne, and a typical dinner costs about ¥35,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 10
- ¥27,500median cheapest dinner course (5 of 10)
- 30%book online in English (3)
1Restaurant Naz¥80,000–99,999
2LA CASA DI Tetsuo Ota¥20,000–29,999
3ca'enne¥20,000–29,999
4Heliotrope¥20,000–29,999
5kura¥15,000–19,999
At the 5 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥27,500, 67% above the ¥16,500 median of all 670 innovative restaurants in Japan; the lowest is ¥10,000 at ca'enne.
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. 3 of these 10 take bookings online.
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- 1
Restaurant Nazレストラン ナズ
Innovative, Karuizawa, near Shinano Oiwake Station
2026Gold- Private rooms
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.58
- 2
LA CASA DI Tetsuo Otaラ・カーサ・ディ・テツオ オオタ
Innovative, Karuizawa
2026Bronze百名店2025- Cards accepted
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.25
- 3
ca'enneカエンネ
Italian, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino
2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Thursdays
- ¥19,360 Seasonal course
- ¥19,360 Seasonal course
- per person, tax incl. · 64% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.17
- 4
Heliotrope
Innovative, Karuizawa, 17 min walk from Karuizawa Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Ages 10+
- ¥13,200 Vestige
- ¥19,800 Limen
- ¥24,200 Nascent
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.70
- 5
kura
Innovative, Narai & Kisofukushima, 8 min walk from Narai Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 7
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. · 20% above the list median
Tabelog 3.00
- 8
L'inflexion
French, Karuizawa, 16 min walk from Karuizawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥29,700 Menu Découverte
- ¥41,800 Dinner course
- ¥7,700 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.05
- 9
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. · 47% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 10
Caralia
Innovative, Nakano, Iizuna & Kurohime Highlands, near Kurohime Station
- Cards accepted
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.01
How to book these 10, and what they charge
5 of these 10 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 3 can be booked online in English, 2 online in Japanese only and 5 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (4, in Japanese), TableCheck (3), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 3 | ¥10,000 · ca'enne |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥10,000 · ca'enne |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 4 | ¥10,000 · ca'enne |
| 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 innovative fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano
There are 10 innovative restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 2 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 or more. 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. The neighborhoods with the most are Karuizawa (5), Narai & Kisofukushima (2), Ueda & Bessho-Onsen (1), and Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino (1).
3 of the 10 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 2 say children are welcome. 7 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Karuizawa & Nagano?
Dinner at the 10 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥35,000: 2 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 5 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥27,500.
Which innovative restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano have won awards?
Restaurant Naz, LA CASA DI Tetsuo Ota, ca'enne, and Heliotrope have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Karuizawa & Nagano online?
Yes for 3 of the 10: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (3) and Pocket Concierge (1). 2 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 innovative fine dining restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano?
It depends on the restaurant: 2 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.