Best innovative fine dining in Nara & Saidaiji Area
7 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Nara & Saidaiji Area on Tabelog are akordu, Villa Communico, and Restaurant Suiyo, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 7
- ¥22,385median cheapest dinner course (7 of 7)
- 29%book online in English (2)
- ¥12,100median lunch course (5)
1akordu¥20,000–29,999 ★★
2Villa Communico¥20,000–29,999 ★
3Restaurant Suiyo¥20,000–29,999
4Diningroom in the Naramachi¥15,000–19,999
5Nagomi¥15,000–19,999
At the 7 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥22,385, 16% above the ¥19,354 median of all 10 innovative restaurants in Nara; the lowest is ¥13,000 at Diningroom in the Naramachi.
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. 2 of these 7 take bookings online.
- 1
akorduアコルドゥ
Innovative, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 12 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
- ¥22,385 Dinner course
- ¥25,410 Dinner course
- ¥12,100 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.29
- 2
Villa Communico
Innovative, Nara & Saidaiji Area, near Kintetsu Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- ¥31,460 VILLA COMMUNICO Dinner
- ¥18,150 VILLA COMMUNICO Lunch
- per person, tax incl. · 41% above the list median
Tabelog 3.71
- 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. · 14% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 4
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. · 42% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 5
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. · 16% below the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.20
- 6
Sushi & Bar Shosou鮨&バー 正倉
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 12 min walk from Nara Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- ¥24,730 Course
- ¥29,095 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 7
Gibier Idaじびえ井田
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 9 min walk from Nara Station
Michelin Guide2026- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 12% above the list median
Tabelog 3.06
How to book these 7, and what they charge
7 of these 7 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥12,100 (46% below the dinner median). 2 can be booked online in English and 5 online in Japanese only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (6, in Japanese), OMAKASE (1), TableCheck (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥31,460 · Villa Communico |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | ¥22,385 · akordu |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 6 | ¥13,000 · Diningroom in the Naramachi |
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 innovative fine dining in Nara & Saidaiji Area
There are 7 innovative restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 5 at ¥20,000–29,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is more than the Nara average of about ¥21,000 for innovative fine dining.
2 of the 7 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. 5 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Nara & Saidaiji Area?
Dinner at the 7 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000: 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 5 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 7 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥22,385.
Which innovative restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area have won awards?
akordu has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Nara & Saidaiji Area online?
Yes for 2 of the 7: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (1) and TableCheck (1). 5 more take online bookings in Japanese only.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 3 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.