Best high-end restaurants in Yamaguchi
22 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Yamaguchi on Tabelog are restaurant takatsu, maison owl, and Tanaka Ryokan, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 22
- ¥17,400median cheapest dinner course (6 of 22)
- 9%book online in English (2)
1restaurant takatsu¥20,000–29,999
2maison owl¥50,000–59,999
3Tanaka Ryokan¥30,000–39,999
4Myotoku¥20,000–29,999
5Shunpanro Shimonoseki Honten¥20,000–29,999
At the 6 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,400, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥10,230 at Shunpanro Shimonoseki Honten.
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. 2 of these 22 take bookings online.
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- 1
restaurant takatsuレストラン 高津
French, Shimonoseki, 20 min walk from Shimonoseki Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥19,800 Omakase
- ¥19,800 【From 2 guests】Omakase
- per person · 14% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.03
- 2
maison owl
French, Ube & Sanyo-Onoda, near Ube Shinkawa Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- ¥55,000 Dinner course
- ¥77,000 Dinner course
- ¥110,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 216% above the list median
Tabelog 3.87
- 3
Tanaka Ryokan田中旅館
Fugu, Yanai, Kaminoseki, Tabuse & Hirao
2023Bronze- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 4
Myotoku明徳
Seafood, Ube & Sanyo-Onoda, 5 min walk from Ube-Shinkawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.61
- 5
Shunpanro Shimonoseki Honten春帆楼 下関本店
Fugu, Shimonoseki, near Shimonoseki Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥9,680 Fugu Kaiseki A
- ¥10,230 Fugu Kaiseki A (Private Room…
- ¥12,100 Fugu Kaiseki B
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 41% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 6
Fuku Ryori Shinodaふく料理 しのだ
Fugu, Shimonoseki, 8 min walk from Shimonoseki Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 7
Otto Sette Simonoseki
Italian, Shimonoseki, near Shimonoseki Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.06
- 8
mitsuwa
French, Yamaguchi, 15 min walk from Suō-Sayama Station
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.11
- 9
Sushi Kappou Naniwa寿司 割烹 浪花
Sushi, Shimonoseki, 14 min walk from Shimonoseki Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥9,900 Kaiseki course
- ¥13,200 Omakase course
- per person
Tabelog 3.09
- 10
Sawa Zushi澤寿司
Sushi, Iwakuni Area, 5 min walk from Iwakuni Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.09
- 11
Sushi Haru鮨はる
Sushi, Yamaguchi, 9 min walk from Yudaonsen Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Omakase course
- per person · 14% below the list median
Tabelog 3.08
- 12
Fukuryoan Shimo Shokaikanふく旅庵 下商会館
Fugu, Shimonoseki, 20 min walk from Shimonoseki Station
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.06
- 13
Garconフランス料理 ギャルソン
French, Shunan, 15 min walk from Tokuyama Station
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.06
- 14
Teppanyaki Shun鉄板焼 旬
Teppanyaki, Ube & Sanyo-Onoda, 6 min walk from Ube-Shinkawa Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.05
- 15
Shingo
Innovative, Ube & Sanyo-Onoda, 4 min walk from Ube-Shinkawa Station
- Cards accepted
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.05
- 16
Teppan Dokoro Ushi Mitsu鉄板処 犇
Teppanyaki, Shunan, 10 min walk from Tokuyama Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥11,000 Catfish Course
- ¥13,200 Black Hair Course
- ¥13,200 Specially selected course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 17
Sushi Uomasa寿司 魚政
Sushi, Shunan, 12 min walk from Tokuyama Station
- Counter seats
- ¥25,000 Natural Fugu and Ginza [Kouke…
- per person, tax incl. · 44% above the list median
Tabelog 3.04
- 18
le sorcierル ソルシエ
French, Shunan
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.03
- 19
Shimonoseki Fuku Hyakka Seki Tora Honten下関ふく百花 関とら本店
Fugu, Shimonoseki, 20 min walk from Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥11,000 Summer Limited Course
- ¥13,200 A full course meal
- ¥16,500 Fugu Full Course (Extra Fugu…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 37% below the list median
Tabelog 3.02
- 20
TEPPANYAKI Todai TeiTEPPANYAKI 燈台亭
Teppanyaki, Suo-Oshima, 17 min walk from Ōbatake Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥15,400 Dinner Course - A plan to ful…
- ¥19,800 Dinner Course - Enjoy Takamor…
- ¥27,500 Dinner Course - A luxurious p…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
- 21
Awabi Ryori French Okanoアワビ料理フレンチ おか野
French, Shimonoseki
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
- 22
Itadaki Banchoいただき番長
Izakaya, Shimonoseki, near Shimonoseki Station
- Cash only
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Restaurants in Yamaguchi by area
How to book these 22, and what they charge
6 of these 22 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 2 can be booked online in English, 4 online in Japanese only, 13 by phone only and 3 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (5, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (1), TableCheck (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥19,800 · restaurant takatsu |
| TableCheck | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 5 | ¥10,230 · Shunpanro Shimonoseki Honten |
| By phone only | — | 13 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 3 | — |
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 Yamaguchi
There are 22 restaurants in Yamaguchi in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 11 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are fugu (6), French restaurants (6), and sushi (4). 3 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Shimonoseki (9), Ube & Sanyo-Onoda (4), Shunan (4), and Yamaguchi (2).
2 of the 22 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 19 accept credit cards. 8 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Yamaguchi?
Dinner at the 22 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 11 at ¥20,000–29,999, 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,400.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Yamaguchi?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Yamaguchi in this guide are restaurant takatsu (4.03), maison owl (3.87), and Tanaka Ryokan (3.74). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Yamaguchi have won awards?
restaurant takatsu, maison owl, and Tanaka Ryokan have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Yamaguchi online?
Yes for 2 of the 22: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (1) and TableCheck (1). 4 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 13 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Yamaguchi?
It depends on the restaurant: 8 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.