High-end lunch under ¥10,000 in Nara
24 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
24 restaurants in Nara that charge ¥15,000 or more at dinner offer lunch from under ¥10,000, the easiest way to try a high-end kitchen for less.
Our analysis of these 24
- ¥15,400median cheapest dinner course (14 of 24)
- 29%book online in English (7)
- ¥7,200median lunch course (14)
1Gen¥15,000–19,999
2Chinese Sai Naramachi Kuko¥20,000–29,999
3Okada¥20,000–29,999 ★
4Aji no Kaze Nishimura¥15,000–19,999 ★
5Restaurant Suiyo¥20,000–29,999
At the 14 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,400, 10% below the ¥17,100 median of all 53 restaurants in Nara; the lowest is ¥12,100 at Ocu.
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. 7 of these 24 take bookings online.
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- 1
Gen玄
Soba, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 15 min walk from Kyōbate Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2025- Cash only
- No children
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 4.03
- 2
Chinese Sai Naramachi Kuko枸杞
Chinese, Nara & Saidaiji Area, near Kintetsu Nara Station
百名店2026Michelin Green Star 2025 (as stated on the restaurant's website)- PayPay
- Ages 11+
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 4.05
- 3
Okadaおか田
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 9 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥20,570 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 34% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.81
- 4
Aji no Kaze Nishimura味の風 にしむら
Kaiseki, Sakurai, 10 min walk from Sakurai Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- ¥13,200 Course
- ¥6,600 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 5
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. · 26% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 6
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
- 7
Ocuイタリア料理 ocu
Italian, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 3 min walk from Nara Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥4,840 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 21% below the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 8
Musoan夢窓庵
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 12 min walk from Nara Station
Michelin Guide2026- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
- ¥15,730 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 9
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
- 10
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. · 16% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 11
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
- 12
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
- 13
Hyakuraku So百楽荘
Kaiseki, Gakuenmae Area, 7 min walk from Tomio Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥14,850 Course
- ¥14,850 Course
- ¥16,500 Course
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 14
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
- 15
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. · 23% above the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.20
- 16
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. · 14% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.18
- 17
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.12
- 18
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
- 19
Nishiyamato Saeki西大和 さえき
Kaiseki, Kashiba & Oji, 7 min walk from Ōwada Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥14,520 Course
- ¥20,570 Course
- ¥21,780 Course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 20
Koikiryori Aji Manso小粋料理 万惣
Kaiseki, Gakuenmae Area, 21 min walk from Gakuen-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 21% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 21
médicis
French, Gakuenmae Area, 16 min walk from Tomio Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 22
Mori no Auberge Kirara森のオーベルジュ 星咲
French, Uda, Muro & Yamanobe
- Cash only
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 23
Japanese cuisine Komasaka日本料理 駒阪
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 12 min walk from Kyōbate Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥16,000 Dinner Kaiseki
- ¥19,800 Dinner Kaiseki
- ¥7,700 Lunch Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.01
- 24
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 24, and what they charge
14 of these 24 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 14 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥7,200 (53% below the dinner median). 7 can be booked online in English, 10 online in Japanese only, 5 by phone only and 2 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (15, in Japanese), TableCheck (6), OMAKASE (1), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 6 | ¥12,100 · Ocu |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥13,200 · Aji no Kaze Nishimura |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 15 | ¥12,100 · Ocu |
| By phone only | — | 5 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 high-end lunch under ¥10,000 in Nara
The highest rated on Tabelog are Chinese Sai Naramachi Kuko, Gen, and Okada.
7 of the 24 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 21 accept credit cards. 3 do not admit young children, while 11 say children are welcome. 24 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 24 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 16 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 14 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,400.
Which restaurants in Nara have won awards?
Gen and Chinese Sai Naramachi Kuko have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nara online?
Yes for 7 of the 24: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (6), OMAKASE (1), and Pocket Concierge (1). 10 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 fine dining restaurants in Nara?
It depends on the restaurant: 11 say children are welcome and 3 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.