Best izakaya in Tokyo
50 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated izakaya in Tokyo on Tabelog are Tade no Ha, Shokudo Todaka, and torisawa, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 50
- ¥13,000median cheapest dinner course (21 of 50)
- 26%book online in English (13)
- ¥9,900median lunch course (7)
1Tade no Ha¥30,000–39,999
2Shokudo Todaka¥15,000–19,999
3torisawa¥15,000–19,999
4Sakai Shokai¥20,000–29,999
5Sōwadō¥20,000–29,999
At the 21 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥13,000, about the same as the ¥14,300 median of all 131 izakaya in Japan; the lowest is ¥7,800 at Ebisu Kani Minami. 17 of these 50 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 50 take bookings online.
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- 1
Tade no Haたでの葉
Izakaya, Aoyama-Icchome & Gaien-Mae, 5 min walk from Gaiemmae Station
2019Bronze¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.17
- 2
Shokudo Todaka食堂とだか
Izakaya, Gotanda & Takanawadai, 1 min walk from Gotanda Station
百名店2026- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.90
- 3
torisawaとり澤
Yakitori, Nakameguro & Yutenji, 2 min walk from Naka-Meguro Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- ¥13,000 Omakase Course (Minimum Price…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.75
- 4
Sakai Shokai酒井商会
Izakaya, Shibuya, 4 min walk from Shibuya Station
百名店2026- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Ages 20+
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.70
- 5
Sōwadō創和堂
Izakaya, Ebisu, 8 min walk from Ebisu Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.68
- 6
Ginza Nomino Koji Yamagishi銀座呑小路やま岸
Izakaya, Ginza, 7 min walk from Shimbashi Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥12,000 Short Course ◆ (Drinks not in…
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.66
- 7
Sushi Fukuzukaすし ふくづか
Sushi, Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, 7 min walk from Iidabashi Station
- English menu
- Counter seats
- Ages 14+
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 8
Takasaki no Okan髙崎のおかん
Kaiseki, Ikejiriohashi & Mishuku, 8 min walk from Ikejiri-Ōhashi Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.67
- 9
Potsura Potsuraぽつらぽつら
Kaiseki, Shibuya, 2 min walk from Shinsen Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- ¥8,800 Sakana Course
- ¥11,000 Seasonal Omakase
- ¥15,000 Seasonal Special Course - Foc…
- +1 more · per person · 32% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 10
Edo Fukagawa Sushi Nishichi江戸深川 鮨 にしち
Sushi, Monzennakacho, Kiba & Toyocho, 3 min walk from Monzen-Nakachō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,800 おまかせコース
- ¥15,000 ランチおまかせライトコース
- per person, tax incl. · 137% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 11
Sonzaigi Soyu SOKEN存在意義 想結 SOKEN
Izakaya, Shirogane, 13 min walk from Shirokanedai Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥20,900 Set menu
- per person, tax incl. · 61% above the list median
Tabelog 3.62
- 12
Roppongi Rian璃庵
Kaiseki, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 2 min walk from Roppongi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.56
- 13
Chisen知仙
Kushiage, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 2 min walk from Roppongi Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥9,000 Seasonal Course: A course mea…
- ¥9,000 Chisen Set: 11 Assorted Kushi…
- ¥13,000 Chef's Special Course: Enjoy…
- per person, tax incl. · 31% below the list median
Tabelog 3.52
- 14
Ima Kokoいまここ
Kaiseki, Shibuya, 3 min walk from Shinsen Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,000 Short Course, Enjoy Quality C…
- ¥15,000 Light Course for Meetings ◆ I…
- ¥18,000 Deluxe Sashimi Course for Mee…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 15
Ro no Tori炉ノ鳥
Yakitori, Ginza, 2 min walk from Ginza-itchōme Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
- ¥16,500 Omakase Course Artisan ◆ A Co…
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course Extreme ◆ A Ne…
- ¥9,900 Omakase Lunch Course" for Lim…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 27% above the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 16
Shimokitazawa Yakitori Derby下北沢 焼とりダービー
Yakitori, Shimokitazawa, 5 min walk from Shimo-Kitazawa Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥6,600 Short Course (from 20:30)
- ¥7,000 Limited Ura Derby Course
- ¥9,900 Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 24% below the list median
Tabelog 3.54
- 17
Nihonbashi Osaka日本橋逢坂
Kaiseki, Nihonbashi & Kyobashi, 6 min walk from Ningyōchō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 Seasonal Course
- ¥16,500 Seasonal Course
- per person, tax incl. · 15% below the list median
Tabelog 3.58
- 18
Rakushoku Fujita楽食ふじた
Kaiseki, Nakameguro & Yutenji, 8 min walk from Naka-Meguro Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥24,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.55
- 19
Kagurazaka Esaki神楽坂 恵さき
Hot pot, Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, 7 min walk from Iidabashi Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.52
- 20
Hachimaki Okadaはち巻岡田
Izakaya, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza-itchōme Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,400 Dinner course
- ¥17,820 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 21
Azabu Dai Sui Inaba麻布台 粋 稲葉
Kaiseki, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 8 min walk from Kamiyachō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥12,000 Eel Course for Dinner
- ¥16,500 Dinner Omakase Course - Refre…
- ¥22,000 Dinner Omakase Course - Extre…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 22
Akasaka Minato Kappore赤坂 港かっぽれ
Izakaya, Akasaka, 6 min walk from Akasaka Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.46
- 23
Hyakuman Goku百万石
Sushi, Ueno, Okachimachi & Yushima, 6 min walk from Shin-Okachimachi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.43
- 24
Soju双寿
Kaiseki, Ginza, 5 min walk from Ginza Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 25
Kushidokoro Mogami Ginza Ten串処 最上 銀座店
Kushiage, Shimbashi & Shiodome, 6 min walk from Ginza Station
- Counter seats
- ¥6,000 A Lunch: 10 Assorted Kushikat…
- ¥8,600 B" Lunch: 15 Assorted Kushika…
- ¥10,900 One Drink Included! Omakase 2…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 26
Kappou Tekkinrou割烹 躍金楼
Kaiseki, Tsukiji, 4 min walk from Shintomichō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
- ¥7,000 花御膳
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 27
Kabuite Sorouかぶいて候
Izakaya, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 11 min walk from Roppongi Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 3.37
- 28
Sushi Kikuchiすし菊地
Sushi, Shibuya, 3 min walk from Shinsen Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥19,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 46% above the list median
Tabelog 3.33
- 29
Roppongi Inakaya Higashi六本木田舎家 東店
Izakaya, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 6 min walk from Roppongi Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.32
- 30
Kabuki Zaura Masashi歌舞伎座裏まさし
Kaiseki, Ginza, 2 min walk from Higashi-ginza Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.19
- 31
Minato Kappore港かっ惚れ
Izakaya, Hiroo, 8 min walk from Hiroo Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.22
- 32
Asuka Shimokitazawa明日香 下北沢店
Kaiseki, Shimokitazawa, 2 min walk from Shimo-Kitazawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.21
- 33
Toto Masa魚正
Izakaya, Ginza, 6 min walk from Ginza Station
- UnionPay
- Closed Sundays
- ¥8,800 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 32% below the list median
Tabelog 3.20
- 34
Fugu Takeふぐ武
Fugu, Azabujuban, 3 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥8,800 *Fugu Sashimi must be ordered…
- ¥17,600 *Natural Fugu Sashimi must be…
- ¥33,000 Okami Course: Enjoy recommend…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 35% above the list median
Tabelog 3.19
- 35
Kobu Karinこぶかりん
Izakaya, Shimbashi & Shiodome, 4 min walk from Uchisaiwaichō Station
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.14
- 36
Sushi Takenami鮨 たけなみ
Sushi, Azabujuban, 11 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥27,500 ― Omakase Course ―
- ¥13,200 Lunch Course (Nigiri Only)
- per person, tax incl. · 112% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 37
Sushi Mutsuki鮨 睦月
Sushi, Akasaka, 4 min walk from Akasaka Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 38
Roppongi Robata Ya六本木 炉端や
Izakaya, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 5 min walk from Roppongi Station
- English menu
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.07
- 39
Ebisu Kani Minami恵比寿 蟹みなみ
Crab, Ebisu, 2 min walk from Ebisu Station
- Private rooms
- ¥5,500 Seafood Crab Sukiyaki Gozen
- ¥7,800 Dinner: Special Summer Limite…
- ¥9,000 Shiori Omakase Course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 40% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 40
Rokubee Zushi六兵衛鮨
Sushi, Koiwa & Shinkoiwa, 3 min walk from Koiwa Station
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Omakase course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.07
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Numbers 41 to 50 in this list
Izakaya in Tokyo by area
How to book these 50, and what they charge
21 of these 50 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 7 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,900 (24% below the dinner median). 13 can be booked online in English, 12 online in Japanese only, 21 by phone only and 4 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (16, in Japanese), TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (3), OMAKASE (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 9 | ¥8,800 · Potsura Potsura |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 3 | ¥12,000 · Azabu Dai Sui Inaba |
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 16 | ¥7,800 · Ebisu Kani Minami |
| Hot Pepper Gourmet | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 21 | — |
| 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 izakaya in Tokyo
There are 50 izakaya in Tokyo in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 29 at ¥15,000–19,999, 14 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 or more. 6 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Ginza (9), Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu (7), Shibuya (4), and Shimbashi & Shiodome (3).
13 of the 50 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 49 accept credit cards. 3 do not admit young children, while 17 say children are welcome. 17 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end izakaya cost in Tokyo?
Dinner at the 50 izakaya listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥79,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000: 29 at ¥15,000–19,999, 14 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 21 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥13,000.
Which izakaya in Tokyo have won awards?
Tade no Ha, Shokudo Todaka, torisawa, Sakai Shokai, Sōwadō, and Ginza Nomino Koji Yamagishi have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book izakaya in Tokyo online?
Yes for 13 of the 50: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (3), and OMAKASE (2). 12 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 21 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end izakaya restaurants in Tokyo?
It depends on the restaurant: 17 say children are welcome and 3 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.