Best kaiseki in Saitama
22 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated kaiseki in Saitama on Tabelog are Hiyama, Japanese cuisine Miya, and Tempura Isshin, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 22
- ¥11,600median cheapest dinner course (6 of 22)
- 18%book online in English (4)
- ¥8,700median lunch course (6)
1Hiyama¥60,000–79,999
2Japanese cuisine Miya¥40,000–49,999
3Tempura Isshin¥15,000–19,999
4Yoshika¥20,000–29,999
5Kyotei¥20,000–29,999
At the 6 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥11,600, 33% below the ¥17,200 median of all 2,736 kaiseki restaurants in Japan; the lowest is ¥9,680 at Shindo Yamaya.
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 22 take bookings online.
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- 1
Hiyama樋山
Kaiseki, Kawaguchi & Hatogaya, 5 min walk from Higashi-Kawaguchi Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 4.44
- 2
Japanese cuisine Miya日本料理 みや
Kaiseki, Tokorozawa, 8 min walk from Tokorozawa Station
百名店2023- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥25,900 Omakase course
- ¥25,900 Omakase course
- ¥36,900 Kaiseki course
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 3.89
- 3
Tempura Isshinてんぷら 一心
Tempura, Omiya & Yono Area, 7 min walk from Ōmiya Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥11,000 Evening Isshin Course
- ¥16,500 Evening Isshin Course (Availa…
- ¥19,800 Evening Isshin Course (Please…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 4
Yoshikaよし佳
Sushi, Urawa, 5 min walk from Urawa Station
百名店2022- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Omakase course
- ¥13,200 Omakase course
- ¥14,300 Omakase course
- +1 more · per person
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 5
Kyotei京亭
Kaiseki, Yorii, Ogawa & Tokigawa, 11 min walk from Yorii Station
百名店2023- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 6
Teppan Kaiseki Kurama鉄板・懐石 くら馬
Teppanyaki, Omiya & Yono Area, near Omiya Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 7
seibu traveling restaurant “fifty two seats of happiness”西武 旅するレストラン 52席の至福
Kaiseki, Chichibu & Ogano, 1 min walk from Seibu-Chichibu Station
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 8
Shokubo Shiki食房 四季
Kaiseki, Kawaguchi & Hatogaya, 10 min walk from Kawaguchi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 9
Omiya Sushi Tei Hiro大宮 鮨邸 ひろ
Sushi, Omiya & Yono Area, 7 min walk from Kita-omiya Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥18,500 Dinner Course (from September…
- ¥7,700 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 59% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.50
- 10
Shindo Yamaya新道山家
Kaiseki, Omiya & Yono Area, 19 min walk from Omiya-koen Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥9,680 Course
- ¥12,100 Course
- ¥14,520 Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.33
- 11
Ryotei Tamaya料亭 玉家
Kaiseki, Urawa, 7 min walk from Kita-Urawa Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥10,000 Kaiseki course
- per person
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.31
- 12
YUI酒と料理 結生
Kaiseki, Omiya & Yono Area, 9 min walk from Ōmiya Station
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.16
- 13
Sushi Yasu鮨 やす
Sushi, Ageo & Kounosu Area, 14 min walk from Okegawa Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 14
Kaiseki Enokitei懐石 榎亭
Kaiseki, Tokorozawa, 10 min walk from Tokorozawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 15
Kurakawaクラカワ
Kaiseki, Urawa, 6 min walk from Urawa Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥13,000 Light Omakase
- ¥25,000 Omakase
- ¥10,000 Breakfast
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 16
Sushi Suzuki鮨すずき
Sushi, Hanno & Hidaka Area, 24 min walk from Hannō Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Thursdays
- ¥12,000 翠玉 -suigyoku- コース
- ¥16,000 蒼玉 -Sōgyoku- コース
- ¥20,000 至幸 -shiko- コース
- per person
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 17
Yazo弥蔵
Kaiseki, Honjo Area, 10 min walk from Honjō-Waseda Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.05
- 18
Omiya Uchu大宮うちゅう
Sushi, Omiya & Yono Area, 13 min walk from Ōmiya Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥5,000 Course
- ¥6,300 Course
- ¥6,300 Course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 19
Yoshikawaよし川
Kaiseki, Fujimi & Shiki Area, 3 min walk from Kami-Fukuoka Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥40,000 and up
dinner per person, about $270+
Tabelog 3.04
- 20
Japanese Cuisine Nito日本料理 二兎
Kaiseki, Kumagaya City, 7 min walk from Kumagaya Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,100 Sake Snack Course ◆ A light p…
- ¥17,600 Special Omakase Course ◆ A hi…
- ¥23,100 Ultimate Omakase Course ◆ Enj…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.01
- 21
Washoku Sake Dokoro Yonemoto和食酒処 よね本
Kaiseki, Omiya & Yono Area, 8 min walk from Ōmiya Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Children welcome
- ¥15,000 Omakase course
- ¥15,000 Omakase course
- per person · 29% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
- 22
Kushiro久志艪
Kaiseki, Omiya & Yono Area, 7 min walk from Ōmiya Station
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Kaiseki in Saitama by area
How to book these 22, and what they charge
6 of these 22 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 6 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,700 (25% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only, 11 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (6, in Japanese), TableCheck (4), Gurunavi (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 4 | ¥15,000 · Washoku Sake Dokoro Yonemoto |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 6 | ¥9,680 · Shindo Yamaya |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | ¥9,680 · Shindo Yamaya |
| By phone only | — | 11 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 kaiseki in Saitama
There are 22 kaiseki restaurants in Saitama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 or more. 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Omiya & Yono Area (8), Urawa (3), Tokorozawa (2), and Kawaguchi & Hatogaya (2).
4 of the 22 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 19 accept credit cards. 2 do not admit young children, while 13 say children are welcome. 16 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Saitama?
Dinner at the 22 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥79,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥11,600.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Saitama have won awards?
Hiyama, Japanese cuisine Miya, Yoshika, and Kyotei have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Saitama online?
Yes for 4 of the 22: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (4). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 11 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Saitama?
It depends on the restaurant: 13 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.