Kid-friendly kaiseki in Nara
11 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
11 kaiseki restaurants in Nara say children are welcome. Many high-end kaiseki restaurants do not admit young children, so these are the places to start when you travel as a family.
Our analysis of these 11
- ¥17,100median cheapest dinner course (8 of 11)
- 27%book online in English (3)
- ¥10,900median lunch course (8)
1Tsuru Yoshi¥20,000–29,999
2Restaurant Suiyo¥20,000–29,999
3Azekura¥20,000–29,999
4Ryotei Kikusuiro¥20,000–29,999
5TERRACE Wakakusayama¥15,000–19,999
At the 8 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,100, about the same as the ¥18,150 median of all 24 kaiseki restaurants in Nara; the lowest is ¥13,200 at Wa Asuka.
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 11 take bookings online.
Narrow the list
- 1
Tsuru Yoshiつる由
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 11 min walk from Nara Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,300 Course
- ¥16,500 Course
- ¥22,000 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 16% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 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. · 13% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 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. · 29% 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. · 21% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 6
Gokan Uogin五感 魚銀
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 7 min walk from Shin-Ōmiya Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥24,200 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 42% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 7
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. · 13% below the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 8
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. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.18
- 9
Oryori Hanagaki花垣
Kaiseki, Gakuenmae Area, 10 min walk from Gakuen-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥33,000 Course
- ¥72,600 Course
- ¥96,800 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 93% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 10
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
- 11
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
How to book these 11, and what they charge
8 of these 11 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 8 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,900 (36% below the dinner median). 3 can be booked online in English, 7 online in Japanese only and 1 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (9, in Japanese), OMAKASE (2), TableCheck (1), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥24,200 · Gokan Uogin |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 9 | ¥13,200 · Wa Asuka |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 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 kid-friendly kaiseki in Nara
By dinner price, 5 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 6 at ¥20,000–29,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are Tsuru Yoshi, Restaurant Suiyo, and Ryotei Kikusuiro.
3 of the 11 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. 10 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Nara?
Dinner at the 11 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 5 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 8 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,100.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Nara have won awards?
Tsuru Yoshi has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Nara online?
Yes for 3 of the 11: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (2) and TableCheck (1). 7 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 1 takes bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Nara?
It depends on the restaurant: 11 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.