Kid-friendly fine dining in Nara
20 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
20 high-end restaurants in Nara say children are welcome. Many of the city's top counters do not admit young children, so these are the places to start when you travel as a family.
Our analysis of these 20
- ¥15,800median cheapest dinner course (14 of 20)
- 25%book online in English (5)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (13)
1Kimiya¥15,000–19,999
2Tsuru Yoshi¥20,000–29,999
3Restaurant Suiyo¥20,000–29,999
4Azekura¥20,000–29,999
5Ryotei Kikusuiro¥20,000–29,999
At the 14 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,800, about the same as 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. 5 of these 20 take bookings online.
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- 1
Kimiyaきみや
Yakiniku, Gakuenmae Area, 10 min walk from Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station
百名店2026- Cash only
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.96
- 2
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 3
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. · 22% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 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
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. · 39% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 6
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. · 15% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 7
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. · 53% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 8
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. · 18% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 9
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
- 10
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
- 11
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. · 24% below the list median
Tabelog 3.35
- 12
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
- 13
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. · 20% above the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.20
- 14
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. · 16% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.18
- 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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.12
- 16
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. · 109% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 17
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. · 11% above the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 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
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 20, and what they charge
14 of these 20 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 13 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (44% below the dinner median). 5 can be booked online in English, 12 online in Japanese only and 3 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (15, in Japanese), TableCheck (3), OMAKASE (2), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 3 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥24,200 · Gokan Uogin |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 15 | ¥12,000 · Filet Yakiniku Kumaya |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 3 | — |
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 fine dining in Nara
The highest rated on Tabelog are Kimiya, Tsuru Yoshi, and Restaurant Suiyo.
5 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. 16 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 20 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 14 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 14 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,800.
Which restaurants in Nara have won awards?
Kimiya and Tsuru Yoshi have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Nara online?
Yes for 5 of the 20: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (3) and OMAKASE (2). 12 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 Nara?
It depends on the restaurant: 20 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.