Best high-end restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area
20 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area on Tabelog are Sushi Shunbi Nishikawa, Chambre d'enfants, and Sushi Shimizu, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 20
- ¥16,700median cheapest dinner course (8 of 20)
- 15%book online in English (3)
- ¥14,662median lunch course (5)
1Sushi Shunbi Nishikawa¥30,000–39,999
2Chambre d'enfants¥20,000–29,999
3Hiro Nagoya¥40,000 and up
4Sushi Shimizu¥20,000–29,999
5Brillance¥30,000–39,999
At the 8 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥16,700, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 359 restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi; the lowest is ¥10,120 at Ryujo NAGOYA CASTLE.
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 20 take bookings online.
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- 1
Sushi Shunbi Nishikawa鮨旬美 西川
Sushi, Nagoya Castle Area, 8 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.23
- 2
Chambre d'enfants
French, Nagoya Castle Area, 6 min walk from Jōshin Station
百名店2025- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 4.00
- 3
Hiro Nagoyaヒロ ナゴヤ
Yakiniku, Nagoya Castle Area, 8 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
2026Bronze百名店2026- Private rooms
¥40,000 and up
dinner per person, about $270+
Tabelog 3.89
- 4
Sushi Shimizu鮨 しみず
Sushi, Nagoya Castle Area, 13 min walk from Jōshin Station
2025Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 32% above the list median
Tabelog 3.93
- 5
Brillanceブリアンス
French, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥35,420 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 112% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 6
Yakitori Kanda焼鳥 かん田
Yakitori, Nagoya Castle Area
百名店2025- Cards accepted
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.78
- 7
Shunzen Wada旬膳 わだ
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.74
- 8
Sushi Sei鮨井
Sushi, Nagoya Castle Area, 10 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
百名店2022- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,400 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- ¥20,900 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.58
- 9
Owari Sui Inaba尾張 粋 稲葉
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥18,700 Kappo Dinner Omakase Short Co…
- ¥30,000 Kappo Omakase Full Course Tak…
- ¥60,000 Domestic Matsutake Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 10
Shoryu by Ukai Tei昇龍 by うかい亭
Teppanyaki, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥22,770 Dinner Course - "Ukai Premium…
- ¥23,000 Signature Night Course Starti…
- ¥34,155 Lunch & Dinner Course - Ukai-…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 11
Daruma Shokai達磨商會
Yakiniku, Nagoya Castle Area
- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.56
- 12
Sasakoto to Mamagoto Kiseto酒事と飯事 黄瀬戸
Innovative, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Kokusai Center Station
- Counter seats
- No children
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥18,700 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Tabelog 3.52
- 13
Ryotei Kamome料亭か茂免
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area, 10 min walk from Shimizu Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- ¥31,625 Course
- ¥31,625 Course
- +8 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.44
- 14
Ryujo NAGOYA CASTLE柳城 NAGOYA CASTLE
Chinese, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥10,120 1st Anniversary Special Dinne…
- ¥12,650 Dinner Crystal 8 Dishes of No…
- ¥12,650 Dinner: Crystal - Choose from…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 15
Japanese cuisine Jo日本料理 丈
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥34,500 Dinner "Kyo-Rakumi" - Japanes…
- ¥17,250 Lunch "Kyo-Miyabi" - Japanese…
- ¥34,500 Lunch Special Course ◆ Kyōrak…
- per person, tax incl. · 107% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.19
- 16
Hiro Second
Yakiniku, Nagoya Castle Area, 2 min walk from Jōshin Station
- ¥18,000 Omakase Course and up. Price…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.19
- 17
Tempura Inaba天婦羅 稲葉
Kaiseki, Nagoya Castle Area, 9 min walk from Sengen-chō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- ¥15,400 Tempura Course with Handmade…
- ¥22,000 Tempura Short Course
- ¥33,000 Tempura Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 18
Sushi Fumiすし史
Sushi, Nagoya Castle Area
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.13
- 19
Shirakabe Yohaku白壁余白
Innovative, Nagoya Castle Area, 10 min walk from Shimizu Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 20
Naya Ten納屋天
Fugu, Nagoya Castle Area, 8 min walk from Shimizu Station
- Cards accepted
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.02
How to book these 20, and what they charge
8 of these 20 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥14,662 (12% below the dinner median). 3 can be booked online in English, 9 online in Japanese only, 3 by phone only and 5 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (11, in Japanese), OMAKASE (2), TableCheck (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥35,420 · Brillance |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | ¥15,400 · Sushi Sei |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 11 | ¥10,120 · Ryujo NAGOYA CASTLE |
| By phone only | — | 3 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 high-end restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area
There are 20 restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 10 at ¥20,000–29,999, 4 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are kaiseki (7), sushi (4), and yakiniku (3). 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is more than the Aichi average of about ¥23,000. Most are closest to Sengen-chō (9), Jōshin (3), and Shimizu (2) stations.
3 of the 20 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 19 accept credit cards. 2 do not admit young children, while 4 say children are welcome. 8 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Nagoya Castle Area?
Dinner at the 20 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥40,000 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 10 at ¥20,000–29,999, 4 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 8 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥16,700.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Nagoya Castle Area?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area in this guide are Sushi Shunbi Nishikawa (4.23), Chambre d'enfants (4.00), and Sushi Shimizu (3.93). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area have won awards?
Chambre d'enfants, Hiro Nagoya, Sushi Shimizu, Yakitori Kanda, and Sushi Sei have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nagoya Castle Area online?
Yes for 3 of the 20: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (2) and TableCheck (1). 9 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Nagoya Castle Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 4 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.