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Michelin star restaurants in Nara: what they cost.

Dinner, lunch and wine pairing prices per person at the starred restaurants in Nara, side by side. Prices are in Japanese yen (¥), with a switch to see them in pounds, euros or US dollars. Prices checked October 2026, including Japan's 10% consumption tax.

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In short: Nara has 22 Michelin-starred restaurants: 4 with two stars and 18 with one (MICHELIN Guide, October 2026). Dinner tasting menus cost ¥9,000 to ¥48,000 per person, and half cost less than ¥19,800. The cheapest way in is lunch at à plus, for ¥5,000.

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Switch between dinner and lunch below. Prices are for the tasting or set menu unless marked “per main” or “typical spend”, and the bars compare each menu with the most expensive on the list. Each price links to where it came from.

  1. NARA NIKON · 2 Michelin stars · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥20,000
  2. Oryori Hanagaki · 2 Michelin stars · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥48,000
  3. Tsukumo · 2 Michelin stars · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥20,000
  4. akordu · 2 Michelin stars · Innovative · Nara · dinner ¥20,350
  5. Ajinokaze Nishimura · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥13,200
  6. Ajinotabibito Roman · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥16,500
  7. Da terra · 1 Michelin star · Italian · Nara · dinner ¥14,300
  8. GOKAN UOGIN · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥25,000
  9. Hoshino · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥20,000
  10. Kaiseki Morimoto · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥8,000
  11. Koikiryori Aji Manso · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥15,000
  12. LA TRACE · 1 Michelin star · French · Nara · dinner ¥16,500
  13. Lega' · 1 Michelin star · Italian · Nara · dinner ¥9,000
  14. Matsuki · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥19,800
  15. Naramachi Kuko · 1 Michelin star · Chinese · Nara · dinner ¥20,000
  16. Okada · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥25,000
  17. Oryori Hirooka · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥16,500
  18. Sushi Kawashima · 1 Michelin star · Sushi · Nara · dinner ¥20,000
  19. SÉN · 1 Michelin star · Innovative · Nara · dinner ¥25,000
  20. VILLA COMMUNICO · 1 Michelin star · Innovative · Nara · dinner ¥28,600
  21. Wa Yamamura · 1 Michelin star · Japanese · Nara · dinner ¥13,310
  22. à plus · 1 Michelin star · French · Nara · dinner ¥12,000
Quick answers

Michelin star restaurants in Nara: quick answers

Cheapest Michelin star dinner in Nara

The cheapest dinner tasting menu in Nara is at Lega': ¥9,000 (≈ US$55) per person. The lowest typical spend is at Kaiseki Morimoto: about ¥8,000 (≈ US$50) per person.

Cheapest Michelin star lunch in Nara

The cheapest set lunch in Nara is at à plus: ¥5,000 (≈ US$30) per person.

Most expensive Michelin star restaurant in Nara

The most expensive dinner menu in Nara is at Oryori Hanagaki: ¥48,000 (≈ US$305) per person.

Three Michelin star restaurants in Nara

None yet: the highest rating in Nara is two stars, held by akordu, NARA NIKON, Oryori Hanagaki, and Tsukumo.

By stars

How much each extra star adds

Average menu price for the meal chosen above, grouped by Michelin stars. À la carte restaurants are counted but left out of the averages and ranges.

One star

¥18,194avg dinner
Restaurants
18
Range
¥9,000–¥28,600
Avg Google rating
4.7

Two stars

¥34,175avg dinner
Restaurants
4
Range
¥20,350–¥48,000
Avg Google rating
4.5
vs 1 star
+¥15,981

Three stars

No Three stars restaurants listed.

Lunch deals

Michelin star lunch deals in Nara

10 of the 12 starred restaurants in Nara that list both menus serve a set lunch for less than dinner. On average, lunch saves about ¥7,000 (≈ US$45) a head. The biggest saving is at Naramachi Kuko, where lunch costs ¥7,000 against ¥20,000 at dinner, 65% less. These save the most:

RestaurantLunchDinnerYou save
Naramachi Kuko Dinner ¥20,000¥7,000¥20,000¥13,000 65%
à plus Dinner ¥12,000¥5,000¥12,000¥7,000 58%
Matsuki Dinner ¥19,800¥8,800¥19,800¥11,000 56%
Ajinokaze Nishimura Dinner ¥13,200¥6,600¥13,200¥6,600 50%
Ajinotabibito Roman Dinner ¥16,500¥8,500¥16,500¥8,000 48%
akordu Dinner ¥20,350¥11,000¥20,350¥9,350 46%
Wa Yamamura Dinner ¥13,310¥8,470¥13,310¥4,840 36%
Lega' Dinner ¥9,000¥6,000¥9,000¥3,000 33%
Da terra Dinner ¥14,300¥9,900¥14,300¥4,400 31%

Set menu prices per person, before service and drinks. Lunch menus are often shorter than dinner, and many are served on weekdays only.

Method

How the prices are counted

Per person, before service

Every figure is for one guest and includes Japan's 10% consumption tax. Whether the service charge (usually 10–15%) is included depends on the source: prices from OMAKASE JapanEatinerary and Pocket Concierge include it, while restaurant websites and most other sources add it to the bill. Supplements such as caviar, truffle or matsutake courses are left out. Prices shown in pounds, euros or US dollars use the day's exchange rate and are approximate.

Where prices come from

Dinner is the main tasting or omakase course where there is one, and wine is the cheapest pairing the restaurant lists (at Japanese restaurants this is often sake). Many of Tokyo's top restaurants don't publish prices, so most figures come from the booking services they use, such as OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge and TableCheck, otherwise from the restaurant's own website or recent reviews. Where a restaurant offers several courses, the note says “from” and the cheapest is shown. Lunch is the set or tasting lunch course, and the note says which days it's served. A few restaurants don't publish a price anywhere, and theirs are marked “Not listed”.

Stars and Google rating

The Google reviews score out of 5 and the number of reviews, checked in October 2026. Stars come from the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026, announced on 25 September 2025; the 2027 guide is due on 16 February 2027. A green ▲ marks a restaurant that gained a star in the October 2024 or September 2025 guide; a red ▼ marks one that lost its stars.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are there in Nara?

There are 22 Michelin-starred restaurants in Nara: 4 two-star and 18 one-star (MICHELIN Guide, checked Oct 2026).

How much does a Michelin-starred dinner cost in Nara?

Dinner menus at the starred restaurants in Nara cost from ¥9,000 (≈ US$55) to ¥48,000 (≈ US$305) per person, with a median of ¥19,800 (≈ US$125).

How far ahead should you book a Michelin-starred restaurant in Nara?

As early as you can: many starred restaurants open bookings one to three months ahead, and the best known fill soon after. Weekday and lunch tables are usually easier to get. Lunch is often the cheaper way in: we list lunch prices for 16 of the 22 restaurants here.

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