Best kaiseki in Nara & Saidaiji Area
17 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated kaiseki in Nara & Saidaiji Area on Tabelog are Nara Nikon, Tsukumo, and Gen, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 17
- ¥20,000median cheapest dinner course (12 of 17)
- 24%book online in English (4)
- ¥13,800median lunch course (8)
1Nara Nikon¥20,000–29,999 ★★
2Tsukumo¥20,000–29,999 ★★
3Gen¥15,000–19,999
4Oryori Hirooka¥15,000–19,999 ★
5Okada¥20,000–29,999 ★
At the 12 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥20,000, 10% above the ¥18,150 median of all 24 kaiseki 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 17 take bookings online.
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- 1
Nara Nikon奈良 而今
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 6 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.24
- 2
Tsukumo白
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 14 min walk from Kyōbate Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥27,500 Tasting menu (Kaiseki)」
- ¥27,500 Omakase course
- ¥40,000 Tasting menu (Kaiseki)」
- +1 more · per person
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.05
- 3
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 4.03
- 4
Oryori Hirookaお料理 ひろ岡
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 7 min walk from Nara Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.83
- 5
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.81
- 6
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. · 28% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 7
Hoshinoほしの
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 16 min walk from Kyōbate Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
- ¥25,300 Course
- ¥25,300 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 27% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 8
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 9
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. · 21% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 10
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
- 11
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. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 12
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. · 32% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 13
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. · 21% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 14
Oryori Kotan枯淡
Kaiseki, Nara & Saidaiji Area, 2 min walk from Shin-Ōmiya Station
Michelin Guide2026- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.55
- 15
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. · 24% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 16
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. · 25% above the list median
Tabelog 3.06
- 17
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. · 20% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.01
How to book these 17, and what they charge
12 of these 17 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 8 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥13,800 (31% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 9 online in Japanese only and 4 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (12, in Japanese), OMAKASE (2), TableCheck (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥24,200 · Gokan Uogin |
| TableCheck | English | 2 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 12 | ¥13,500 · TERRACE Wakakusayama |
| By phone only | — | 4 | — |
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 kaiseki in Nara & Saidaiji Area
There are 17 kaiseki restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 6 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 11 at ¥20,000–29,999. 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is about the same as the Nara average of about ¥22,000 for kaiseki. Most are closest to Nara (10), Shin-Ōmiya (3), and Kyōbate (3) stations.
4 of the 17 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 16 accept credit cards. 1 do not admit young children, while 6 say children are welcome. 14 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Nara & Saidaiji Area?
Dinner at the 17 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 6 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 11 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 12 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥20,000.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area have won awards?
Nara Nikon, Tsukumo, Gen, and Tsuru Yoshi have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Nara & Saidaiji Area online?
Yes for 4 of the 17: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (2) and TableCheck (2). 9 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 4 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Nara & Saidaiji Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 6 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.