Best high-end restaurants in Wakayama
20 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Wakayama on Tabelog are Villa Aida, Shizen Muku An, and hotel de yoshino, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 20
- ¥15,500median cheapest dinner course (8 of 20)
- 25%book online in English (5)
- ¥15,972median lunch course (5)
1Villa Aida¥20,000–29,999
2hotel de yoshino¥15,000–19,999
3Shizen Muku An¥20,000–29,999
4Sushi Gishin¥30,000–39,999
5Sushi Yoshita¥15,000–19,999
At the 8 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,500, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥11,000 at Kappou Wa no Kuni.
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. 5 of these 20 take bookings online.
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- 1
Villa Aidaヴィラ・アイーダ
Italian, Kinokawa & Iwade, near Iwade Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥49,500 1/365 day special course
- ¥49,500 1/365 day special course
- per person, tax incl. · 219% above the list median
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 4.26
- 2
hotel de yoshinoオテル・ド・ヨシノ
French, Wakayama, 10 min walk from Miyamae Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,180 MENU DÉGUSTATION
- ¥22,770 MENU CHEF
- ¥31,625 MENU SPÉCIAL
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.88
- 3
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.94
- 4
Sushi Gishin鮨義心
Sushi, Wakayama, 13 min walk from Kiwa Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.85
- 5
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
- 6
Adagio restaurant
Innovative, Wakayama, 21 min walk from Wakayamashi Station
- Closed Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.64
- 7
Sushi Miyata鮨宮田
Sushi, Wakayama, 21 min walk from Wakayamashi Station
- Online booking
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 42% above the list median
Tabelog 3.59
- 8
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. · 22% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 9
Kappou Ebisu割烹 戎
Kaiseki, Wakayama, near Miyamae Station
Michelin ★ 2022 (as stated on the restaurant's website)- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥19,800 Course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.53
- 10
Pirouette
French, Arita, Kibi & Shimizu, 11 min walk from Fujinami Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 11
Sushi Touzaemon Bekkan Kagayaki鮨藤左エ門 別館 輝
Sushi, Wakayama, 17 min walk from Wakayamashi Station
- Private rooms
- ¥16,500 珠玉のコース
- ¥16,500 コース一覧
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.11
- 12
Shioka潮香
Restaurants, Yuasa & Hirokawa, 14 min walk from Yuasa Station
- UnionPay
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥13,000 Dinner course
- ¥5,500 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 16% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 13
Il Teatro
Italian, Wakayama, 11 min walk from Wakayama Station
- Private rooms
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥14,520 Dinner course
- ¥14,520 Dinner course
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.06
- 14
Hori I保利以
Kaiseki, Wakayama, 16 min walk from Wakayama Station
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.05
- 15
Kappou Wa no Kuni割烹 和の国
Kaiseki, Wakayama, 9 min walk from Wakayama Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥11,000 Course ◆ Casual Plan to Enjoy…
- ¥13,200 Course ◆ Relaxing and Satisfy…
- ¥16,500 Zuwai Crab Sukiyaki Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 29% below the list median
Tabelog 3.05
- 16
Kappou Yoshimi割烹よしみ
Kaiseki, Wakayama, 11 min walk from Wakayama Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.04
- 17
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
- 18
La Verandaラ・ヴェランダ
French, Wakayama, 15 min walk from Wakayamashi Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.02
- 19
Takegaki竹垣
Kaiseki, Wakayama, 12 min walk from Wakayama Station
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.01
- 20
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
Restaurants in Wakayama by area
Wakayama & Koyasan-Shita
- Wakayama 12
How to book these 20, and what they charge
8 of these 20 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥15,972 (0% below the dinner median). 5 can be booked online in English, 4 online in Japanese only, 10 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (7, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (3), TableCheck (2), AutoReserve (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 3 | ¥16,500 · Shizen Muku An |
| TableCheck | English | 2 | — |
| AutoReserve | English | 1 | ¥22,000 · Sushi Miyata |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 7 | ¥12,100 · Oryori Chikuho |
| Hot Pepper Gourmet | Japanese only | 1 | ¥14,520 · Il Teatro |
| By phone only | — | 10 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
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 Wakayama
There are 20 restaurants in Wakayama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 13 at ¥15,000–19,999, 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. The largest groups are kaiseki (10), sushi (6), and French restaurants (3). 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Wakayama (12), Shirahama & Kamitonda (3), Tanabe (2), and Yuasa & Hirokawa (1).
5 of the 20 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 19 accept credit cards. 1 do not admit young children, while 5 say children are welcome. 6 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Wakayama?
Dinner at the 20 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 13 at ¥15,000–19,999, 6 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 8 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,500.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Wakayama?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Wakayama in this guide are Villa Aida (4.26), Shizen Muku An (3.94), and hotel de yoshino (3.88). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Wakayama have won awards?
Villa Aida, hotel de yoshino, Shizen Muku An, and Sushi Gishin have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Wakayama online?
Yes for 5 of the 20: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (3), TableCheck (2), and AutoReserve (1). 4 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 10 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Wakayama?
It depends on the restaurant: 5 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.