Restaurants for anniversaries and birthdays in Nara
19 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
19 high-end restaurants in Nara will prepare a celebration if you ask when you book: a dessert plate with your message, a cake or a small surprise. Say it is an anniversary or a birthday when you reserve, and give the name or the words to write.
Our analysis of these 19
- ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (10 of 19)
- 32%book online in English (6)
- ¥7,700median lunch course (10)
1Nara Nikon¥20,000–29,999 ★★
2Hoshino¥20,000–29,999 ★
3Azekura¥20,000–29,999
4Ryotei Kikusuiro¥20,000–29,999
5TERRACE Wakakusayama¥15,000–19,999
At the 10 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, 16% below the ¥17,100 median of all 53 restaurants in Nara; the lowest is ¥12,000 at Filet Yakiniku Kumaya.
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. 6 of these 19 take bookings online.
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- 1
Nara Nikon奈良 而今
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 6 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.24
- 2
Hoshinoほしの
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 16 min walk from Kyōbate Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
- ¥25,300 Course
- ¥25,300 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 77% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 3
Azekura
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 10 min walk from Shin-Ōmiya Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 4
Ryotei Kikusuiro料亭菊水楼
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 11 min walk from Nara Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥22,000 Course
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- ¥26,400 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 54% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 5
TERRACE WakakusayamaTERRACE 若草山
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, near Kintetsu Nara Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥3,500 Dinner Children's Course (up…
- ¥13,500 Dinner A Course Featuring the…
- ¥16,000 Generously Crafted Combinatio…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 6
Diningroom in the Naramachiセトレならまち レストラン
French, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 9 min walk from Nara Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥13,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,000 Dinner course
- ¥8,800 Lunch course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 7
Maruto 1689
Innovative, Tenri & Tawaramoto, near Kasanui Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥15,000 Dinner course
- ¥7,700 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.45
- 8
Le BENKEI
French, Yamatokoriyama, 16 min walk from Kujō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Chef's Dinner Course; with Ap…
- ¥30,000 Chef's Dinner Course; with Ap…
- ¥40,000 Chef's Special; Select Dinner…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.36
- 9
La forme d'éternitéラ・フォルム ド エテルニテ
French, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 5 min walk from Nara Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥7,700 Le menu leger (Light Menu) -…
- ¥12,650 Le Menu Eternite
- ¥16,500 Saveur de Marche" Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.39
- 10
Filet Yakiniku Kumayaフィレ焼肉 熊や
Yakiniku, Kashihara, Yamatotakada & Katsuragi, 8 min walk from Masuga Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥3,000 Filet Yakiniku Kumaya Special…
- ¥5,000 Short Tenderloin Course
- ¥12,000 フィレ肉コース◆メインには全国より厳選した黒毛和牛フィレ肉…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 16% below the list median
Tabelog 3.35
- 11
Teppanyaki Ichou鉄板焼 銀杏
Teppanyaki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 2 min walk from Nara Station
- Online booking
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.19
- 12
Nagomi東大寺門前 和
Teppanyaki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 17 min walk from Nara Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Halal options
- ¥18,900 Dinner Course Featuring Yamag…
- ¥18,900 Lunch Course Featuring Yamaga…
- ¥24,900 Nagomi Course with Yamagata B…
- per person, tax incl. · 32% above the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.20
- 13
Wa Asuka和 あすか
Kaiseki, Gakuenmae Area, 5 min walk from Tomio Station
Michelin Guide2026- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥13,200 Dinner Chef's Omakase Kaiseki…
- ¥5,500 Mini Kaiseki Course for Lunch…
- ¥13,200 Lunch Omakase Kaiseki Course…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.18
- 14
AUBERGE de SENVIE
French, Kashihara, Yamatotakada & Katsuragi, near Kaguyama Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥7,700 Menu GOURMAND ◆ Double Main o…
- ¥11,000 Menu SENVIE◆W Main of Fish an…
- ¥16,500 Menu SENVIE ◆ Luxurious Delic…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.10
- 15
Cafe Restaurant KANAU
Italian, Gojo, Shimoichi & Yoshinoyama
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥16,500 Dinner GODAIGO Course
- ¥3,980 Lunch ANOU Course
- ¥3,980 Barbecue
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.12
- 16
Uda Yakuto no Yado Yatakiya Restaurantうだ 薬湯の宿 やたきや レストラン
Italian, Uda, Muro & Yamanobe, near Haibara Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 17
Aperçu
Innovative, Gakuenmae Area, 7 min walk from Tomio Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Ages 6+
- ¥7,700 Prelude to Encounter
- ¥11,000 Prelude to Encounter" Septemb…
- ¥15,950 Exploring Encounter "Explorat…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 18
Ryotei Jusoya旅亭 十三屋
Kaiseki, Ikaruga Area (Ikoma-gun), near Shigisanshita Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 19
L'Artisan KANOYA
French, Nara & Saidaiji Area, near Kintetsu Nara Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
How to book these 19, and what they charge
10 of these 19 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 10 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥7,700 (46% below the dinner median). 6 can be booked online in English, 10 online in Japanese only, 2 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (14, in Japanese), TableCheck (6), Pocket Concierge (1), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 6 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 14 | ¥12,000 · Filet Yakiniku Kumaya |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
| 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 restaurants for anniversaries and birthdays in Nara
Of them, 7 have a view and 12 have private rooms. The highest rated on Tabelog are Nara Nikon, Hoshino, and Ryotei Kikusuiro.
6 of the 19 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. 2 do not admit young children, while 12 say children are welcome. 17 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How do I arrange an anniversary or birthday surprise at a restaurant in Nara?
Tell the restaurant when you book, not on the day: say it is an anniversary or a birthday and give the name or the words to write. The 19 restaurants listed here say they prepare a celebration on request, usually a dessert plate with your message; some add a cake or flowers, which may cost extra. Booking online, write it in the request field; by phone, your hotel concierge can pass it on.
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Nara?
Dinner at the 19 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 13 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 10 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,300.
Which restaurants in Nara have won awards?
Nara Nikon has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nara online?
Yes for 6 of the 19: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (6) and Pocket Concierge (1). 10 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Nara?
It depends on the restaurant: 12 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.