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Best high-end restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe

5 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe on Tabelog are Shizen Muku An, Sushi Yoshita, and Oryori Chikuho, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.

Our analysis of these 5

  • 20%book online in English (1)

1 can be booked online in English, 2 online in Japanese only and 2 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (3, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (1).

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. 1 of these 5 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    Shizen Muku An召膳 無苦庵

    Kaiseki, Tanabe, 8 min walk from Kii-Tanabe Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cash only
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥22,000 Plentiful Local Ingredients f…
    • ¥33,000 Abundant Local Ingredients fr…
    • ¥55,000 Abundant Local Ingredients fr…
    • +5 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.94

  2. 2

    Sushi Yoshita鮨 よし田

    Sushi, Shirahama & Kamitonda, 21 min walk from Asso Station

    Michelin ★ 2022 (as stated on the restaurant's website)
    • Counter seats
    • ¥17,000 Omakase course
    • per person

    Tabelog 3.64

  3. 3

    Oryori Chikuho御料理 竹寳

    Kaiseki, Shirahama & Kamitonda, near Shirahama Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Thursdays
    • ¥12,100 Dinner course
    • ¥18,150 Dinner course
    • ¥18,150 Dinner course
    • +4 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.58

  4. 4

    Sosaku Kappou Shibata Shinmi創作割烹 柴田 心味

    Kaiseki, Tanabe, 18 min walk from Kii-Tanabe Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.04

  5. 5

    Dining Engetsu (Kuroshio So)Dining 縁月(くろしお想)

    Kaiseki, Shirahama & Kamitonda, near Shirahama Station

    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.00

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How to book these 5, and what they charge

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
Pocket ConciergeEnglish1¥16,500 · Shizen Muku An
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only3¥12,100 · Oryori Chikuho
By phone only—2—

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 Shirahama & Tanabe

There are 5 restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 3 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is about the same as the Wakayama average of about ¥21,000.

1 of the 5 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 4 accept credit cards. 2 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Shirahama & Tanabe?

Dinner at the 5 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 3 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

What is the highest-rated restaurant in Shirahama & Tanabe?

On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe in this guide are Shizen Muku An (3.94), Sushi Yoshita (3.64), and Oryori Chikuho (3.58). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.

Which restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe have won awards?

Shizen Muku An has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Shirahama & Tanabe online?

Yes for 1 of the 5: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (1). 2 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Shirahama & Tanabe?

It depends on the restaurant: 2 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.