The Tabelog Award 2021 winners

352 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The Tabelog Award is given each year to the restaurants that Tabelog's users rate most highly, in three tiers: Gold, Silver and Bronze. This list shows the 352 winners of 2021 whose dinner costs ¥15,000 or more: 25 Gold, 80 Silver, and 247 Bronze.

Our analysis of these 352

¥26,800median cheapest dinner course (162 of 352)
46%book online in English (162)
¥16,500median lunch course (119)

At the 162 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥26,800; the lowest is ¥10,000 at agnel d'or.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 160 of these 352 take bookings online.

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1Inside
Yukimoto柚木元
Kaiseki, Iida & Oshika, 3 min walk from Iida Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 31% below the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.60
2Inside
Kataori片折
Kaiseki, Kanazawa, near Hokutetsu Kanazawa Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.71
3Inside
Sushi Sakai鮨さかい
Sushi, Tenjin, 7 min walk from Tenjin-minami Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥44,000 Seasonal Omakase (Chef’s sele…
- ¥44,000 Seasonal Omakase (Chef’s sele…
- per person, tax incl. · 64% above the list median
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.54
4Inside
acaアカ
Spanish, Nihonbashi & Kyobashi, 4 min walk from Shin-Nihombashi Station
2026Gold百名店2026
- Online booking
- Private rooms
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.67
5Inside
Ao蒼
Innovative, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 10 min walk from Roppongi Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 4.65
6Inside
Onjaku温石
Kaiseki, Yaizu & Fujieda, 22 min walk from Yaizu Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 38% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.58
7
Chikamatsu近松
Sushi, Akasaka, Yakuin & Hirao Area, 4 min walk from Yakuin-ōdōri Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.60
8Inside
Sazenka茶禅華
Chinese, Hiroo, 10 min walk from Hiroo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Gold百名店2026
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥55,000 Signature Degustation Course
- ¥88,000 Simmered Dried Abalone Course
- ¥110,000 厳選素材と特別料理が織りなすスペシャルコース
- per person, tax incl. · 105% above the list median
Tabelog 4.60
9Inside
Shun瞬
Unagi, Aoi-ku & Suruga-ku
2026Gold百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 4.58
10Inside
Honko Getsu本湖月
Kaiseki, Namba, Dotonbori & Nipponbashi, 5 min walk from Namba Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 4.56
11Inside
Shimbashi Hoshino新ばし星野
Kaiseki, Hamamatsucho & Shiba Park, 6 min walk from Onarimon Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Closed Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 4.68
12Inside
Sushi Arai鮨あらい
Sushi, Ginza, 7 min walk from Shimbashi Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Wednesdays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Lunch ¥50,000–59,999
Tabelog 4.59
13Inside
Dojin道人
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.65
14Inside
Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita日本橋蛎殻町すぎた
Sushi, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 2 min walk from Suitengūmae Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.66
15Inside
Ginza Shinohara銀座しのはら
Kaiseki, Ginza, 3 min walk from Ginza-itchōme Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 16+
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.61
16Inside
Sushi Nanba Hibiya鮨なんば日比谷
Sushi, Yurakucho & Hibiya, 2 min walk from Hibiya Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- No children
- Wheelchair access
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.53
17Inside
Sawadaさわ田
Sushi, Ginza, 2 min walk from Ginza Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Ages 20+
- Closed Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.53
18Inside
Takiya Tempuraたきや
Tempura, Azabujuban, 4 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
2026Gold百名店2025
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 4.53
19Inside
Quintessenceカンテサンス
French, Kitashinagawa & Shinbaba, 10 min walk from Kitashinagawa Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Silver百名店2025
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.52
20Inside
Seizan日本料理晴山
Kaiseki, Tamachi & Mita, 12 min walk from Shirokane-takanawa Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Silver百名店2025
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥39,600 Omakase course
- ¥39,600 Omakase course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.48
21Inside
Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄つか本
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.52
22Inside
Higashiazabu Amamoto東麻布天本
Sushi, Hamamatsucho & Shiba Park, 5 min walk from Akabanebashi Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 4.63
23Inside
Sushi Saitou鮨さいとう
Sushi, Tameike–Sanno & Kasumigaseki, 2 min walk from Roppongi-itchōme Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Lunch ¥50,000–59,999
Tabelog 4.62
24Inside
Ten Zushi Kyomachi天寿し京町店
Sushi, Kokura, 4 min walk from Kokura Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- PayPay
- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Lunch ¥50,000–59,999
Tabelog 4.57
25Inside
Sushi Dokoro Mekumiすし処めくみ
Sushi, Hakusan & Nomi, near Nukajutaku Mae Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.49
26Inside
Akasaka Raimon赤坂らいもん
Yakiniku, Akasaka, 2 min walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station
2026Gold百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 4.55
27Inside
Matsukawa松川
Kaiseki, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 7 min walk from Roppongi-itchōme Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.59
28Inside
Komadaこま田
Sushi, Ise & Futami, 10 min walk from Iseshi Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Online booking
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Thursdays
- ¥42,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 57% above the list median
Tabelog 4.61
29Inside
Iida飯田
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.58
30Inside
L’Effervescenceレフェルヴェソンス
French, Omotesando, 13 min walk from Omotesandō Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Silver百名店2025
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥56,925 Chef's Omakase Course
- ¥56,925 Chef's Omakase Course
- per person
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.45
31Inside
Tori Shiki鳥しき
Yakitori, Meguro, 2 min walk from Meguro Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 4.44
32Inside
PRESENTE Sugiプレゼンテスギ
Italian, Sakura & Inbanuma, 24 min walk from Sakura Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- Online booking
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥25,300 Sugi Course
- ¥49,500 Sugi Course with Alcohol Pair…
- ¥49,500 Sugi Course with Non-Alcoholi…
- per person, tax incl. · 22% below the list median
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.50
33Inside
Mitani三谷
Sushi, Yotsuya, 5 min walk from Yotsuya Station
2026Gold百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.51
34Inside
L'Osierロオジエ
French, Ginza, 6 min walk from Shimbashi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Silver百名店2025
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 12+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.43
35Inside
Chez Innoシェ・イノ
French, Nihonbashi & Kyobashi, 2 min walk from Kyobashi Station
Michelin Guide20262026Silver百名店2025
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥13,200 Menu
- ¥15,950 Menu
- ¥18,700 Menu
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.47
36Inside
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
37Inside
Chisou Sottaku Ito馳走啐啄一十
Kaiseki, Komachi・Jizo-dori (Jizo Street), 9 min walk from Chuden-mae Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- English-speaking staff
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- ¥27,500 Omakase Course
- ¥33,000 Art of Japanese Sake ◆ Omakas…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.54
38Inside
Nihombashi Sonoji日本橋蕎ノ字
Tempura, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 4 min walk from Ningyōchō Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Silver百名店2025
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥33,495 Full Course
- ¥33,495 Full Course
- per person · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.48
39Inside
Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠三芳
Wagyu, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Sundays
- ¥60,000 Special Tajima Beef Course (f…
- ¥75,000 Special Tajima Beef and Sukiy…
- per person · 124% above the list median
Tabelog 4.46
40Inside
Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路やま岸
Kaiseki, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 9 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Tabelog 4.52

Showing the top 40 of 352 in full. See all 352 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 352 in this list

How to book these 352, and what they charge

162 of these 352 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 119 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥16,500 (38% below the dinner median). 162 can be booked online in English, 89 online in Japanese only, 86 by phone only and 15 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (207, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (95), OMAKASE (67), TableCheck (41).

Booking	Language	Restaurants	Least expensive dinner course	First in our order
Pocket Concierge	English	95	¥10,000 · agnel d'or	Yukimoto
OMAKASE	English	67	¥10,000 · agnel d'or	Sushi Sakai
TableCheck	English	41	¥14,850 · Armonico	Onjaku
Tableall	English	8	¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi	Sushi Dokoro Mekumi
AutoReserve	English	5	¥33,000 · Yasuke	Tacubo
SevenRooms	English	1	¥25,300 · Sense	Sense
Ikyu Restaurant	Japanese only	207	¥10,000 · agnel d'or	Yukimoto
Gurunavi	Japanese only	4	¥26,400 · Tokuyama	Hommage
Hitosara	Japanese only	2	—	Higashiyama Yoshihisa
the restaurant's booking form	Japanese only	2	¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden	Ushimaru
By phone only	—	86	—	—
No phone or online booking published	—	15	—	—

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 the Tabelog Award 2021 winners

The highest rated of them on Tabelog are Kataori, Shimbashi Hoshino, and aca.

160 of the 352 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 309 accept credit cards. 69 do not admit young children, while 77 say children are welcome. 210 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Japan?

Dinner at the 352 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥37,000: 53 at ¥15,000–19,999, 97 at ¥20,000–29,999, 81 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 121 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 162 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥26,800.

Which restaurants in Japan have won awards?

Yukimoto, Kataori, Sushi Sakai, aca, Ao, and Onjaku, among 352 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Japan online?

Yes for 162 of the 352: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (95), OMAKASE (67), and TableCheck (41). 89 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 86 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Japan?

It depends on the restaurant: 77 say children are welcome and 69 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

The Tabelog Award 2021 winners

Our analysis of these 352

Ranked list

Yukimoto柚木元

Kataori片折

Sushi Sakai鮨 さかい

acaアカ

Ao蒼

Onjaku温石

Chikamatsu近松

Sazenka茶禅華

Shun瞬

Honko Getsu本湖月

Shimbashi Hoshino新ばし 星野

Sushi Arai鮨 あらい

Dojin道人

Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita日本橋蛎殻町 すぎた

Ginza Shinohara銀座 しのはら

Sushi Nanba Hibiya鮨 なんば 日比谷

Sawadaさわ田

Takiya Tempuraたきや

Quintessenceカンテサンス

Seizan日本料理 晴山

Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄 つか本

Higashiazabu Amamoto東麻布 天本

Sushi Saitou鮨 さいとう

Ten Zushi Kyomachi天寿し 京町店

Sushi Dokoro Mekumiすし処 めくみ

Akasaka Raimon赤坂 らいもん

Matsukawa松川

Komadaこま田

Iida飯田

L’Effervescenceレフェルヴェソンス

Tori Shiki鳥しき

PRESENTE Sugiプレゼンテ スギ

Mitani三谷

L'Osierロオジエ

Chez Innoシェ・イノ

Hira Sanso比良山荘

Chisou Sottaku Ito馳走 啐啄一十

Nihombashi Sonoji日本橋 蕎ノ字

Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠 三芳

Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路 やま岸

Numbers 41 to 352 in this list

How to book these 352, and what they charge

About the Tabelog Award 2021 winners

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Japan?

Which restaurants in Japan have won awards?

Can I book fine dining in Japan online?

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Japan?

Sushi Sakai鮨さかい

Shimbashi Hoshino新ばし星野

Sushi Arai鮨あらい

Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita日本橋蛎殻町すぎた

Ginza Shinohara銀座しのはら

Sushi Nanba Hibiya鮨なんば日比谷

Seizan日本料理晴山

Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄つか本

Higashiazabu Amamoto東麻布天本

Sushi Saitou鮨さいとう

Ten Zushi Kyomachi天寿し京町店

Sushi Dokoro Mekumiすし処めくみ

Akasaka Raimon赤坂らいもん

PRESENTE Sugiプレゼンテスギ

Chisou Sottaku Ito馳走啐啄一十

Nihombashi Sonoji日本橋蕎ノ字

Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠三芳

Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路やま岸