English-friendly fine dining in Nara
9 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
9 high-end restaurants in Nara 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 9
- ¥17,600median cheapest dinner course (5 of 9)
- 44%book online in English (4)
- ¥6,072median lunch course (5)
1La Trace¥15,000–19,999 ★
2Restaurant Suiyo¥20,000–29,999
3Le Bois¥20,000–29,999
4Azekura¥20,000–29,999
5TERRACE Wakakusayama¥15,000–19,999
At the 5 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,600, about the same as the ¥17,100 median of all 53 restaurants in Nara; the lowest is ¥13,500 at TERRACE Wakakusayama.
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. 4 of these 9 take bookings online.
Narrow the list
- 1
La Traceラ・トラース
French, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 4 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Tuesdays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,400 Chef's Omakase Dinner Course
- ¥16,500 From October 1st: Chef's Omak…
- ¥13,200 Chef's Omakase Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 2
Restaurant Suiyoレストラン 翠葉
Innovative, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 12 min walk from Nara Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥22,770 3rd Anniversary Celebration D…
- ¥22,770 <One Drink Service> Dinner Co…
- ¥7,590 3rd Anniversary Celebration L…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 3
Le Boisル・ボワ(登大路ホテル)
French, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 4 min walk from Nara Station
Michelin Guide2026- English menu
- Online booking
- Ages 13+
Easy to book from abroad
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 4
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
- 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. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 6
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
- 7
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.20
- 8
Sushi Takase鮨 たかせ
Sushi, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 5 min walk from Nara Station
- English menu
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥17,600 Omakase Course: Savor a varie…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 9
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
How to book these 9, and what they charge
5 of these 9 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥6,072 (65% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 3 online in Japanese only and 2 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (5, in Japanese), TableCheck (4), OMAKASE (1), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 4 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥15,400 · La Trace |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 5 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
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 Nara
The highest rated on Tabelog are La Trace, Restaurant Suiyo, and Azekura.
4 of the 9 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 6 say children are welcome. 7 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Nara?
Dinner at the 9 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 6 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 5 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,600.
Which restaurants in Nara have won awards?
La Trace has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nara online?
Yes for 4 of the 9: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (4), OMAKASE (1), and Pocket Concierge (1). 3 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: 6 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.