Best high-end restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho
90 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000. About the neighbourhood
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho on Tabelog are Sushi Hijikata, Hijikata, and Lito, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 90
- ¥15,972median cheapest dinner course (55 of 90)
- 14%book online in English (13)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (27)
1Sushi Hijikata¥50,000–59,999
2Hijikata¥30,000–39,999
3Lito¥20,000–29,999
4Sushi Michi Sakurada¥40,000–49,999
5Koran¥15,000–19,999
At the 55 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,972, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 359 restaurants in Nagoya & Aichi; the lowest is ¥7,700 at Sushi Tamafune. 36 of these 90 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. 13 of these 90 take bookings online.
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- 1
Sushi Hijikata鮨 土方
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.24
- 2
Hijikata土方
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 9 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.23
- 3
Lito
Italian, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- ¥18,700 Season dinner course
- ¥25,300 Christmas Course
- ¥25,300 Year-End Course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.21
- 4
Sushi Michi Sakurada寿し道 桜田
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥38,500 Dinner Omakase Course
- ¥24,200 Lunch Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 141% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.10
- 5
Koran好蘭
Chinese, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Yabachō Station
百名店2026- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 4.06
- 6
restaurant.m
French, Sakae & Yabacho, 9 min walk from Ōsu Kannon Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥17,800 Dinner Menu restaurant.m
- ¥19,800 Dinner Menu restaurant.m ~The…
- ¥7,800 Lunch Menu restaurant.m 6 Dis…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.94
- 7
Hakugaハクガ
Innovative, Sakae & Yabacho, 6 min walk from Yabachō Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥20,000 Omakase course
- per person · 25% above the list median
Tabelog 3.92
- 8
Tomi Sushi冨すし
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Sakae Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥18,700 Cuisine and Sushi Course
- ¥19,800 Soft-Shelled Turtle Cuisine a…
- ¥9,900 Lunch Omakase Nigiri
- per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.82
- 9
Yanagiya Nishiki柳家錦
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Sakae Station
2026Bronze百名店2021- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥15,400 Omakase Course
- ¥18,700 Soft-Shelled Turtle Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.79
- 10
Joe'skitchen
Chinese, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2026- UnionPay
- Closed Tuesdays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.78
- 11
Izumo出雲
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho
2026Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.74
- 12
Settantaセッタンタ
Italian, Sakae & Yabacho, 3 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥17,600 Dinner Course
- ¥11,000 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 13
Hanamaru Kichijitsu華丸吉日
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Yabachō Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- ¥28,500 Crab course
- ¥35,000 Crab course
- per person
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 14
Katsu Kani Ichi活 かに市
Crab, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥7,800 Crab Rice Bowl [Kani Ichi Ori…
- ¥19,800 Spring-Summer Course: Crab Se…
- ¥22,000 October Live Snow Crab Full C…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl. · 24% above the list median
Tabelog 3.69
- 15
Fujiwaraふじ原
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.70
- 16
Kikkou吉凰
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 4 min walk from Sakae Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- ¥11,000 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 72% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.70
- 17
L'atelier IzumiL'atelier泉
Teppanyaki, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥11,000 Saison "Course Saison
- ¥16,500 L'atelier "Courselatelier
- ¥22,000 Special "Course Special
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 31% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 18
toraneko虎猫 toraneko
Chinese, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Takaoka Station
百名店2026- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Omakase Course with Approxima…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.70
- 19
Gastronomy Sole Yanagiyaガストロノミーソール ヤナギヤ
Italian, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakae Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Degustazione (Dinner) ◆ A Pla…
- ¥16,500 Christmas Special Course Nata…
- ¥17,000 Degustazione (Dinner) ◆ A Pla…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 20
Ura Shinoda裏篠田
Yakiniku, Sakae & Yabacho, 6 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2026- Counter seats
- ¥14,000 Early Autumn Short Course
- ¥17,000 Early Autumn Course
- ¥22,000 Early Autumn Short Course wit…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Tabelog 3.68
- 21
Cucina Italiana Selvaggio
Italian, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥16,500 Dinner
- ¥7,700 Lunch
- ¥14,300 Lunch Speciale
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 22
Wasou Funrinkan Giri和創ふんりんかん ぎり
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Kamimaezu Station
百名店2023- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥17,050 Omakase Kaiseki
- ¥27,500 Matsutake Mushroom Dobin Mush…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.63
- 23
Ono Michi尾乃道
Steak, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- ¥28,750 Dinner course
- ¥33,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 72% above the list median
Tabelog 3.63
- 24
Teppan Dining Shuu Sakae鉄板DINING集 栄店
Teppanyaki, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Yabachō Station
百名店2025- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- ¥11,000 Wagyu Short Course 7 Dishes
- ¥16,500 Aoi – Standard Teppan-yaki Co…
- ¥18,150 Anniversary Dinner A【Tresor】…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 25
Oku奥
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Fushimi Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Counter seats
- ¥8,800 Late Night Course: Limited to…
- ¥16,500 Midnight Course: Full Course…
- ¥18,700 Oku Omakase Upper -Kami
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 45% below the list median
Tabelog 3.62
- 26
Chinese Shinshangan中国料理 新香港
Chinese, Sakae & Yabacho, 3 min walk from Sakae Station
百名店2024- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥25,000 Suiseika Dinner
- ¥25,000 Daffodil Dinner Starting Octo…
- ¥12,000 Special Selected Shanghai Cra…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 27
Sushi Naru鮨 成琉
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Fushimi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,800 Dinner Omakase Nigiri - Premi…
- ¥25,000 Dinner Omakase Nigiri ~Premiu…
- ¥6,300 Lunch Omakase Nigiri - Premiu…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 28
Padda
French, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Sakae Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,100 PADDA
- ¥16,500 Noël 2026
- ¥11,000 PADDA
- per person, tax incl. · 24% below the list median
Tabelog 3.59
- 29
Sushi Ginza Onodera Nagoya branch鮨 銀座おのでら 名古屋店
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 3 min walk from Sakae Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- ¥18,975 Seasonal Omakase Nigiri Cours…
- ¥25,300 Dinner Seasonal Omakase Cours…
- ¥30,360 Dinner Seasonal Omakase Cours…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 58% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 30
Ramu nosuke羊乃助
Jingisukan (Grilled lamb), Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Yabachō Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥13,800 Japanese and Imported Lamb Ta…
- per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Tabelog 3.59
- 31
Fuku Sushi福鮨
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakaemachi Station
百名店2022- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.60
- 32
Houran Tei芳蘭亭
Chinese, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,445 Dinner course
- ¥18,975 Dinner course
- ¥25,300 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 33
Sushi Matsuzaki鮨 まつざき
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Sundays
- ¥19,800 Omakase "Second Counter
- ¥22,000 Omakase at the Main Counter
- per person, tax incl. · 24% above the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 34
Sushi Kotona鮨 子都菜
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Sakae Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥17,000 Evening Course Special! Omaka…
- ¥13,000 Chef's Omakase Nigiri and Spe…
- ¥17,000 Lunch Course Special! Omakase…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 35
Genkan源勘
Kaiseki, Sakae & Yabacho, 9 min walk from Yabachō Station
- Counter seats
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course
- ¥19,800 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 36
L'imageリマージュ
French, Sakae & Yabacho, 8 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2021- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 37
yakiniku awoi焼肉あをゐ
Yakiniku, Sakae & Yabacho, 7 min walk from Sakaemachi Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.59
- 38
Le Pont du Gard Yukinobu Tsukidateル ポンデュガール ユキノブ ツキダテ
French, Sakae & Yabacho, 6 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Omakase Course
- ¥15,000 Omakase Course
- ¥20,000 Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 39
Sushi Bito Sakaiすし人 酒伊
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Hisaya-ōdōri Station
百名店2022- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,500 Standard Omakase Course <Daik…
- ¥22,000 Autumn Limited Omakase Course…
- ¥22,000 Anniversary Omakase Course <C…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.52
- 40
Yanakiやな希
Sushi, Sakae & Yabacho, 5 min walk from Sakae Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.58
Showing the top 40 of 90 in full. See all 90 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 90 in this list
- Hokuriku no Sushi Hisen
- Shunsai Club Uroko
- Restaurant Loire Teppan Yaki
- Kan Tora
- Sushi Kisen
- sushi kuranami
- Kagura Ya
- Zombi
- Tatsumi
- Wagyu Sugimoto San
- Kyoto Yakiniku Takahashi
- Sushi Ura Yama Honten
- Hagakure
- Sushi Towa
- Palmo Felicina
- Kappo Ryori Shinmura
- Tori Yo
- Casa Oliva
- Sushi Dokoro Maruyama
- Sushi Toyokura
- Sushi Hisawa
- Sushi Doraemon
- Yoshino Zushi
- Sushi Kappou Fuji Sakae Nishiki
- Japanese cuisine Satou
- Hourai
- Shuhari
- Sushi Gen
- Sushi Tamafune
- Nagoya Enkyo
- Sushi Dokoro Ko
- Someiyoshino
- Teppanyaki Madoi
- Mizuho Zushi Honten
- Sumibi Amiyaki Itou
- Goraku Jin
- sushi murohashi
- Hiro the World
- Sushi Kurita
- Irodori
- Soryu
- Kishu
- Acroama
- Wako Zushi
- Teppan Steak Ichi
- Sushi Yoshiki
- Members Jewel
- Club An
- Chuka Teppan Yaki Sankai
- Oniku Gensho
How to book these 90, and what they charge
55 of these 90 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 27 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (45% below the dinner median). 13 can be booked online in English, 39 online in Japanese only, 32 by phone only and 6 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (47, in Japanese), TableCheck (12), Gurunavi (4, in Japanese), OMAKASE (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 12 | ¥11,000 · L'atelier Izumi |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥38,500 · Sushi Michi Sakurada |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 47 | ¥7,700 · Sushi Tamafune |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 4 | ¥8,800 · Japanese cuisine Satou |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 32 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 6 | — |
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 high-end restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho
There are 90 restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 53 at ¥15,000–19,999, 28 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 4 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are kaiseki (35), sushi (34), and seafood restaurants (15). 28 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is about the same as the Aichi average of about ¥23,000. Most are closest to Sakae (37), Hisaya-ōdōri (33), and Yabachō (11) stations.
13 of the 90 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 87 accept credit cards. 12 do not admit young children, while 24 say children are welcome. 33 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
About dining in Sakae (Nagoya)
Sakae is central Nagoya's shopping and entertainment district. Nagoya has a food culture of its own, with hitsumabushi (grilled eel over rice), miso-based cooking and Nagoya Cochin chicken; among the high-end restaurants here, sushi counters are the most common, followed by kaiseki.
Good to know
- Sakae Station is on the Higashiyama and Meijo subway lines, two stops from Nagoya Station.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Sakae & Yabacho?
Dinner at the 90 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 53 at ¥15,000–19,999, 28 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 4 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 55 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,972.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Sakae & Yabacho?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho in this guide are Sushi Hijikata (4.24), Hijikata (4.23), and Lito (4.21). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho have won awards?
Sushi Hijikata, Hijikata, Lito, Sushi Michi Sakurada, Koran, and restaurant.m, among 28 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Sakae & Yabacho online?
Yes for 13 of the 90: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (12) and OMAKASE (1). 39 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 32 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Sakae & Yabacho?
It depends on the restaurant: 24 say children are welcome and 12 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.