Best kaiseki in Niigata
11 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated kaiseki in Niigata on Tabelog are Nabejaya Korin, Japanese cuisine Araragi, and Furumachi GOJO, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 11
- ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (7 of 11)
- 18%book online in English (2)
1Nabejaya Korin¥20,000–29,999
2Japanese cuisine Araragi¥20,000–29,999
3Furumachi GOJO¥15,000–19,999
4Ikinariya¥20,000–29,999
5Niigata Urashima Kohei¥15,000–19,999
At the 7 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, about the same as the ¥14,300 median of all 19 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata; the lowest is ¥8,800 at Kaiseki Shuseki An. 5 of these 11 open on Sundays, when many restaurants in Japan are closed.
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 11 take bookings online.
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- 1
Nabejaya Korin鍋茶屋 光琳
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥16,500 Omakase course
- ¥18,000 Fugu course
- ¥20,000 すっぽん鍋コース
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 2
Japanese cuisine Araragi日本料理 蘭
Kaiseki, Niigata, 24 min walk from Kamitokoro Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 【Weekdays only】Kaiseki 10,000…
- ¥19,800 Kaiseki 18,000yen
- ¥27,500 Today's omakase course 25,000…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 3
Furumachi GOJO古町五常
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.64
- 4
Ikinariya行形亭
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 5
Niigata Urashima Kohei新潟浦島 小平
Kaiseki, Niigata, 5 min walk from Niigata Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,300 Seasonal Course ◆ Enjoy a var…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.56
- 6
Komon古門
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 Dinner course
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.55
- 7
Kaiseki Shuseki An懐石 秀石菴
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Iwamuro Station
- ¥8,800 Course
- ¥11,000 Course
- ¥16,500 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 38% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 8
Ohashiya Honcho Saryo大橋屋 本町茶寮
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Niigata Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥12,000 Dinner course
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.30
- 9
Kainoかいの
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Seasonal course
- ¥18,000 Seasonal course
- ¥21,000 Seasonal course
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.11
- 10
Sushi Tsumugi Niigata鮨つむぎ 新潟
Sushi, Niigata, near Iwamuro Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥5,800 8 Dishes of Special and Omaka…
- ¥9,300 Specialty and Omakase Nigiri…
- ¥13,900 Special and Omakase Nigiri Co…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 35% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.10
- 11
Japanese cuisine Hirano日本料理 ひらの
Kaiseki, Niigata, near Hakusan Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- ¥6,600 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.04
How to book these 11, and what they charge
7 of these 11 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 2 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only and 3 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (6, in Japanese), OMAKASE (1), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | — |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 6 | ¥8,800 · Kaiseki Shuseki An |
| 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 kaiseki in Niigata
There are 11 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 3 at ¥20,000–29,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is more than the Niigata average of about ¥19,000 for kaiseki.
2 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. 7 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Niigata?
Dinner at the 11 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥20,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 3 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 ¥14,300.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Niigata have won awards?
Nabejaya Korin has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Niigata online?
Yes for 2 of the 11: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (1) and Pocket Concierge (1). 6 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 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata?
It depends on the restaurant: 6 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.