Best Tasting Menus in Kochi
Kochi's course dining includes wine lists alongside Italian cooking, seasonal kaiseki, and sushi omakase. In Harimaya-cho, Italian omakase and prix fixe meals use seasonal local ingredients with sommelier wine pairings in a renovated traditional building. The neighbourhood also has an innovative tasting-menu kitchen using Tosa Akaushi beef. Minami Harimaya-cho has Italian tasting and set menus prepared by a solo chef with Kochi ingredients. Kaiseki in Katsurahama uses seasonal Kochi ingredients in a garden setting. In Horizume, sushi omakase accompanies local sake and natural wine. Kuroson in Hommachi serves seafood tasting menus with sake and shochu in a counter-dining format. Its wine program is minimal, and it holds Tabelog Award Bronze recognition from 2022.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants serving a tasting menu or omakase, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Brasserie 一柳
Brasserie 土佐, on a quiet block of Harimayacho in central Kochi, brings a French-inflected sensibility to one of Japan's most compelling regional larders. Shikoku's Pacific coastline and mountain interior supply ingredients that few kitchens on Honshu can access as easily, and this address puts that geography to direct use. For visitors building a serious itinerary around Kochi's food culture, it sits in the more considered tier of the city's dining options.
Kuroson
Kochi’s drinking food is inseparable from the Pacific-facing larder, and Kuroson belongs to the serious end of that izakaya tradition. The draw is fish-led regional cooking, sake and shochu, and a compact 30-seat format recognized by Tabelog 100 Izakaya WEST 2025 and the Tabelog Award 2022 Bronze.
アンナータ
アンナータ occupies a second-floor address in Kochi's Minamiharimayacho district, placing it within the quiet upper tier of the city's dining scene. Visitors to Kochi seeking something beyond the izakaya circuit will find it worth investigating.
イハラ
Tucked into the basement of the Arco Building on Harimayacho, イハラ occupies a quiet tier in Kochi's dining scene where reservation planning matters as much as what arrives at the table. The address places it within walking distance of the city's central corridors, but the format rewards those who approach with some advance thought. Contact details are limited, which makes early research the baseline requirement.
うますし
Located on Otesuji in central Kochi, うますし occupies a corner of the prefecture's sushi scene that rewards those willing to look beyond the city's more prominent food markets. The address places it within reach of Kochi's compact restaurant corridor, where counter dining traditions sit alongside izakaya culture and local seafood supply chains running directly from Tosa Bay.
ラ・プリマヴォルタ
ラ・プリマヴォルタ sits at 2 Chome-10-1 Harimayacho in central Kochi, occupying a quietly serious position among the city's European-influenced dining rooms. With a name that translates as 'the first time,' it carries the register of a restaurant built for milestone occasions. For Kochi diners seeking a considered Western-style meal with genuine occasion weight, this address warrants attention.
将人
小人 sits at 2-8 Nijudaimachi in central Kochi, occupying a quiet address within a city better known for its market culture and yakitori alleyways than its intimate dining rooms. It represents the kind of small, considered venue that Kochi's eating scene has been quietly developing alongside its more visible food traditions. For travellers who have already worked through the city's well-known options, it offers a different register entirely.
Planning tasting menus in Kochi
- Which Kochi neighbourhood is strongest for tasting menus?
- Harimaya-cho has Italian omakase, prix fixe dining, and innovative tasting menus on this page. The Italian restaurant uses seasonal local ingredients with sommelier wine pairings. The innovative tasting-menu kitchen uses local ingredients including Tosa Akaushi beef.
- Which tasting-menu rooms in Kochi have wine lists?
- The Italian and innovative tasting-menu restaurants in Harimaya-cho have wine lists, as do the Italian restaurant in Minami Harimaya-cho, the kaiseki restaurant in Katsurahama, and the sushi counter in Horizume. The Italian omakase and prix fixe restaurant in Harimaya-cho offers sommelier wine pairings.
- Is tasting-menu dining in Kochi limited to one cuisine?
- No. Kochi's tasting menus in our guide include Kochi Local Italian Fine Dining, Modern Italian with Local Kochi Ingredients, Seasonal Kaiseki, Kochi Sushi Omakase, and Innovative Fine Dining. Kuroson adds a seafood-focused izakaya with tasting menu service and a 30-seat room.
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