Best high-end restaurants in Shiga
31 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Shiga on Tabelog are Uran, Hira Sanso, and Tokuyama Zushi, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 31
- ¥12,000median cheapest dinner course (8 of 31)
- 10%book online in English (3)
- ¥9,500median lunch course (8)
1Uran¥15,000–19,999
2Hira Sanso¥40,000–49,999
4Korian¥15,000–19,999
5Niku Ryori Fukunaga¥15,000–19,999
6Kyogoku Zushi¥15,000–19,999
At the 8 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥12,000, 27% below the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥8,000 at Beau Sejour.
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. 3 of these 31 take bookings online.
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- 1
Uranう嵐
Unagi, Otsu, 3 min walk from Miidera Station
2026Silver百名店2026- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.55
- 2
Hira Sanso比良山荘
Kaiseki, Otsu
2026Silver百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥30,000 Ayu-tabe Course
- ¥30,000 Yamanobe Course
- ¥30,000 Tsuki-nabe Course
- +4 more · per person
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.47
- 3
Tokuyama Zushi徳山鮓
Regional Cuisine, Yogo & Kinomoto, 22 min walk from Yogo Station
2026Bronze- Online booking
- Private rooms
- ¥27,500 Dinner Course
- ¥22,000 Lunch Course
- per person · 129% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.33
- 4
Korian湖里庵
Kaiseki, Takashima, 22 min walk from Makino Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.32
- 5
Niku Ryori Fukunaga肉料理ふくなが
Wagyu, Ritto, Moriyama & Yasu, 14 min walk from Moriyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2021- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥12,000 Course
- ¥16,000 Course
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 4.29
- 6
Kyogoku Zushi京極寿司
Sushi, Nagahama & Chikubushima, 6 min walk from Sakata Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.12
- 7
Kouraku An行楽庵
Kaiseki, Otsu, 23 min walk from Kawaragahama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 4.01
- 8
Shofukuro Honten招福樓 本店
Kaiseki, Higashiomi Area, 3 min walk from Yōkaichi Station
2025Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥35,640 Dinner course
- ¥43,560 Dinner course
- ¥52,800 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 197% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.79
- 9
Bersaultベルソー
French, Maibara, near Omi Nagaoka Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.86
- 10
Oosugiおゝ杉
Kaiseki, Otsu, 5 min walk from Shimanoseki Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.79
- 11
Glicineグリーチネ
Italian, Kusatsu, 13 min walk from Minami-Kusatsu Station
百名店2025- Ages 6+
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 12
Ryouriya Matsuse料理屋まつ瀬
Kaiseki, Kusatsu, 16 min walk from Kusatsu Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Closed Mondays and Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.61
- 13
zigi時宜
Kaiseki, Takashima, near Adogawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 14
Beau Sejourボーセジュール
French, Otsu, 14 min walk from Keihan-Ishiyama Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥12,800 Seasonal Dish - A Plate to Ta…
- ¥16,000 Terroir - Autumn Gourmet Jour…
- ¥20,000 Creation: A Culinary Art - A…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 33% below the list median
Tabelog 3.55
- 15
tyouyurou眺遊楼
Chinese, Takashima, near Adogawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 16
Chisou Toshi Fuji馳走 とし藤
Kaiseki, Kusatsu, 10 min walk from Kusatsu Station
2020Bronze- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥6,600 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 19% above the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 17
Uosei Rou魚清楼
Kaiseki, Otsu, 21 min walk from Katata Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 18
Oumi Tei近江亭
Teppanyaki, Nagahama & Chikubushima, near Maibara Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.57
- 19
Ozio
Italian, Takashima, near Adogawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 20
Uo Ishi魚石
Kaiseki, Omi-Hachiman, Azuchi & Notogawa, 7 min walk from Azuchi Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥11,000 Lake Country Kaiseki
- ¥16,500 Seasonal Lake Country Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.54
- 21
Sakana Ya Makino肴や ま喜の
Kaiseki, Otsu, 3 min walk from Miidera Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.50
- 22
Eigenji Onsen Happu no Yu永源寺温泉 八風の湯
Tempura, Higashiomi Area
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.46
- 23
Omi Gyu Teppanyaki Ibuki近江牛鉄板焼 伊ぶき
Teppanyaki, Omi-Hachiman, Azuchi & Notogawa, 3 min walk from Ōmi-Hachiman Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,000 Dinner course
- ¥18,000 Dinner course
- ¥24,000 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.35
- 24
teppannyaki鉄板焼
Teppanyaki, Takashima, near Adogawa Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 3.31
- 25
Sushi Ogawa鮨 小川
Sushi, Otsu, 5 min walk from Ōtsu Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- ¥9,900 Shizuye Omakase" Limited from…
- ¥12,100 12 Pieces Nigiri Course
- ¥14,300 Omakase Course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.21
- 26
Auberge RUKAWA
Kaiseki, Takashima, near Omi Imazu Station
- Cards accepted
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 27
Hire Yakiniku Senmon Ten Iyasakaヒレ焼肉専門店 弥栄
Yakiniku, Kusatsu, 9 min walk from Minami-Kusatsu Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.09
- 28
Oryori Masudaお料理ます田
Kaiseki, Kusatsu, 3 min walk from Kusatsu Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥8,800 Adult Short Kaiseki Enjoying…
- ¥11,000 Weekday Only (Monday to Thurs…
- ¥12,100 Seasonal and Charcoal Grilled…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 29
Japanese Cuisine Tamaru日本料理 溜ル
Kaiseki, Omi-Hachiman, Azuchi & Notogawa, near Omihachiman Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.02
- 30
Keyaki no Yado En欅の宿 縁
Kaiseki, Koga & Hunan, near Shigaraki Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.02
- 31
Otowa Musashi音羽 武蔵
Regional Cuisine, Takashima, 20 min walk from Ōmi-Takashima Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
- ¥17,600 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Restaurants in Shiga by area
How to book these 31, and what they charge
8 of these 31 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 8 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,500 (21% below the dinner median). 3 can be booked online in English, 8 online in Japanese only, 16 by phone only and 4 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (9, in Japanese), AutoReserve (1), Pocket Concierge (1), TableCheck (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoReserve | English | 1 | — |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥27,500 · Tokuyama Zushi |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | ¥8,000 · Beau Sejour |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 9 | ¥8,000 · Beau Sejour |
| By phone only | — | 16 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 high-end restaurants in Shiga
There are 31 restaurants in Shiga in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 17 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are kaiseki (17), teppanyaki (3), and sushi (3). 10 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 2 Gold winners. The neighborhoods with the most are Otsu (8), Takashima (7), Kusatsu (5), and Omi-Hachiman, Azuchi & Notogawa (3).
3 of the 31 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 27 accept credit cards. 3 do not admit young children, while 12 say children are welcome. 22 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Shiga?
Dinner at the 31 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 17 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 8 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥12,000.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Shiga?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Shiga in this guide are Uran (4.55), Hira Sanso (4.47), and Tokuyama Zushi (4.33). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Shiga have won awards?
Uran, Hira Sanso, Tokuyama Zushi, Korian, Niku Ryori Fukunaga, and Kyogoku Zushi, among 10 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Shiga online?
Yes for 3 of the 31: they can be booked online in English, most through AutoReserve (1), Pocket Concierge (1), and TableCheck (1). 8 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 16 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Shiga?
It depends on the restaurant: 12 say children are welcome and 3 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.