Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Nagoya from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Nagoya
Enoteca Pinchiorri Nagoya in Nakamura holds the only Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence citywide in our guide. Osteria Orcadoro in Nishi lists over 200 Italian wines, and il AOYAMA and Lito in Higashi have exceptional, sommelier-led programs.
Enoteca Pinchiorri Nagoya is a modern Tuscan-Italian restaurant in Nakamura, the Japanese outpost of Florence's Enoteca Pinchiorri. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led, with tasting-menu and a la carte formats. In 2026 it holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, the only Wine Spectator award citywide in our guide. The room sits on the 42nd floor.
This modern natural French restaurant is in Naka. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive list and a sake program. The kitchen cooks natural French cuisine with premium vegetables, and the format is a la carte. Tabelog 100 for 2025 includes the restaurant.
Osteria Orcadoro is a seasonal Italian osteria in Nishi, cooking shareable a la carte dishes with local Nagoya ingredients. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led, with over 200 Italian wines. Formats include a la carte, family style, and counter dining. Tabelog 100 for 2025 includes the restaurant.
il AOYAMA is a Japanese-inflected Italian restaurant in Higashi, cooking with seasonal Tokai region ingredients and zero-waste sourcing. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. Formats are counter dining and a tasting menu. Tabelog Silver for 2026 ranks it 42nd at 4.5 points.
Lito is a modern fermented Italian restaurant in Higashi. Chef-sommelier Rihito Kubota blends natural acidity in the cooking with wines chosen for the menu. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 ranks it 244th at 4.1 points.
Shimizu in Kita, Kusunoki Nagoya in Nishi, Hachisen in Chikusa, and Shinzenbi in Higashi serve omakase or a tasting menu. Sake is poured at each.
Shimizu is an Edomae sushi restaurant in Kita, with omakase and counter dining. Chef Naoki Shimizu serves local fish from Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay, with homemade karasumi and Kuwana-produced simmered clams. There is a sake program. Tabelog Gold for 2026 ranks it 29th at 4.6 points.
Kusunoki Nagoya is a modern tempura omakase restaurant in Nishi, with a tasting menu, omakase, and counter dining. The counter has six seats and serves a three-hour tasting menu, using high-temperature oil and a gossamer batter that breaks apart at the first bite. The wine program has a sake program. It holds Tabelog Silver for 2026.
Hachisen is a Kyoto-style kaiseki restaurant in Chikusa, with a tasting menu and a set menu. Zen priest chef Masayoshi Amano cooks seasonal ingredients, with shojin ryori in August, in a 12-seat room. The wine program has a sake program. It holds Tabelog Bronze for 2026. Opinionated About Dining has recommended the restaurant.
Shinzenbi is a modern Sichuan omakase restaurant in Higashi. Chef Yoshiyuki Kawai turns Sichuan cooking into a seasonal Chinese omakase course. The wine program has a sake program. Tabelog Silver for 2026 ranks it 123rd at 4.4 points.
This traditional kaiseki omakase restaurant is in Naka, with a tasting menu, omakase, and counter dining. The wine program has a sake program. It holds Tabelog Bronze for 2026.
Reminiscence and French Ryori Kochuten in Higashi, MIKUNI NAGOYA in Nakamura, Tout La Joie in Naka, and Cucina Italiana Gallura in Shōwa serve French or Italian cooking. French Ryori Kochuten, Cucina Italiana Gallura, and MIKUNI NAGOYA have exceptional wine programs, and Reminiscence and Tout La Joie have wine lists.
Reminiscence is a modern French restaurant in Higashi, with Japanese influences and a tasting-menu format. Chef Masaki Kuzuhara cooks with seasonal Japanese ingredients and handpicked tableware, in a 32-seat room with private rooms. The wine program has an extensive wine list, a sake program, and an in-house sommelier. It holds Tabelog Silver for 2026, and La Liste included it in 2025.
French Ryori Kochuten is a traditional French restaurant in Higashi, led by Grand Chef Katsusuke Ueai, known for world-championship pâté en croûte and seasonal ingredients. The format is a la carte. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive wine list and a sake program. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 ranks it 190th at 4.1 points.
Cucina Italiana Gallura is an Italian restaurant in Shōwa, cooking local Japanese seafood in Italian dishes. Chef Kenichi Morioka leads the kitchen, and the format is a la carte. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive wine list. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 ranks it 50th at 4 points. Opinionated About Dining has recommended the restaurant.
MIKUNI NAGOYA is a seasonal French restaurant in Nakamura, cooking in a japonisé and cuisine naturelle style. Chef Kiyomi Mikuni uses Japanese seasonal ingredients. The room is on the 52nd floor. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. Formats include a tasting menu, a la carte, prix fixe, and a set menu. Tabelog 100 for 2025 includes the restaurant.
Tout La Joie is a modern French-Japanese restaurant in Naka. Chef Isshin Sumoto changes the menu daily, and the signature dish is the M Salad. The format is a la carte. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 ranks it 478th at 4.3 points.
The Tower Hotel Nagoya and TIAD, Autograph Collection, both in Naka, hold a Michelin 1 Key and keep restaurants on site. Espacio Nagoya Castle in Nishi and Nagoya Kanko Hotel ESPACIO in Naka each list six restaurants.
The Tower Hotel Nagoya is a hotel in Naka, set in a historic tower with original iron beams in the rooms and park views. It holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026 and is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member for 2025. The hotel houses an upscale French restaurant and a fine-dining Tokai regional restaurant.
TIAD, Autograph Collection is a hotel in Naka. It holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026. The property includes an indoor infinity pool and a wellness lounge with thermal baths. Restaurants on site are the international Table for Tomorrow and the omakase counter Shuhari.
Espacio Nagoya Castle is a hotel in Nishi, with Nagoya Castle views and private onsen baths in select rooms. Dining covers six restaurants. It is a Leading Hotels of the World member for 2025, and the Michelin Guide named it a New Hotel for 2026.
Nagoya Kanko Hotel ESPACIO is a hotel in Naka, a private floor within Nagoya Kanko Hotel with a lounge on the 18th floor. Suites are set up as residences, with access to six in-house restaurants. It is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member for 2025. The floor offers panoramic city views and personalized services.
Naka holds 156 venues in our guide, the largest neighborhood count in Nagoya. Higashi follows with 79 venues, and Nakamura with 72. Chikusa, Nishi, Shōwa, Nakagawa, Kita, Meitō, and Atsuta all sit lower on the same citywide neighborhood list in Nagoya.
Nagoya has zero Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. The citywide total of Michelin stars for restaurants across the whole of the city of Nagoya in Japan in our guide is zero.
Enoteca Pinchiorri Nagoya, in Nakamura, holds the only Wine Spectator award in our guide. The award is Best of Award of Excellence, dated 2026. Citywide, our guide counts one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and this restaurant holds it. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.
Tasting menus and omakase in our guide appear in Higashi, Naka, Chikusa, Nishi, Shōwa, Kita, Nakamura, and Meitō. Shimizu serves Edomae sushi omakase in Kita. Kusunoki Nagoya serves a tempura tasting menu in Nishi. Hachisen serves Kyoto-style kaiseki in Chikusa. Reminiscence serves a French tasting menu in Higashi. Tomi Sushi serves seasonal sushi omakase in Naka.
The list styles that stand out in our Nagoya guide are exceptional wine programs, 18 citywide, often extensive and sommelier-led, with sake programs on many omakase counters. Natural wine is poured at Ciotto Giotto and Bottegon, both in Higashi. Osteria Orcadoro in Nishi lists over 200 Italian wines.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Reminiscence is a Tabelog Silver Award–winning French restaurant in Nagoya's Higashi Ward, earning a 4.43 score and placement in the Tabelog French EAST 100 for 2025. Operating as a house restaurant with 32 seats and private rooms, it draws regulars with course menus priced from JPY 20,000 at lunch, a strong wine program overseen by an in-house sommelier, and a deliberate policy of varying course content between visits.
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Shumoku-cho Shimizu holds consecutive Tabelog Gold Awards (2025 and 2026) and a 4.59 score, placing it among Nagoya's most recognised kaiseki counters. The 12-seat room in Higashi Ward serves dinner-only kaiseki rooted in Gifu seasonal produce, with an average spend of JPY 40,000–59,000. Reservations are accepted online only, and the room operates Monday through Saturday from 18:00.
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Kusunoki Nagoya belongs to Japan’s severe tempura counter tradition, where pacing, batter control, and the silence around the fryer matter as much as luxury ingredients. The restaurant’s six-seat counter, Tabelog Silver recognition, and OAD Japan rankings place it in the narrow band of tempura rooms built for diners who value ritual over variety.
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A fixture in Nagoya's Osu shopping arcade since the early 2010s, Pizzeria Braceria Cesari is anchored by pizzaiolo Pasquale Makishima, winner of the world pizza championship in 2009. The menu spans Neapolitan-style red and white pizzas topped with Italian ingredients alongside grilled meats and a wine list broad enough to cover the full spread.
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Hijikata (土方) sits in Nagoya’s serious counter-dining tier, where sushi technique, seasonal pacing, and a small-room format matter more than spectacle. Recognition from the Tabelog Award Bronze and Opinionated About Dining places sushi hijikata inside a competitive Japanese restaurant conversation that extends beyond Aichi, while the experience remains tightly tied to the city’s quieter, reservation-led dining culture.
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Nagoya’s Italian dining scene has a serious counter-culture streak, and il AOYAMA sits in that disciplined lane: small-format, chef-led, wine-aware, and more concerned with precision than spectacle. Hiroaki Aoyama’s restaurant carries Tabelog Silver recognition for 2025 and 2026, plus selection in Tabelog Italian EAST 100 for 2025, placing it among Japan’s more scrutinized Italian rooms.
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A Kyoto cuisine counter in Nagoya's Chikusa Ward, Hachisen has held Tabelog Bronze recognition every year from 2017 through 2026, earning Silver in 2020 and three consecutive selections for the Tabelog Japanese Cuisine East 100. Chef Masayoshi Amano runs a 12-seat room with a strict focus on fish, kaiseki structure, and the seasonal discipline that defines the Kyoto culinary tradition transplanted into one of Japan's most industrially minded cities.
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Tout La Joie occupies a quiet address in Nagoya's Naka Ward, where chef Isshin Sumoto works a French-inflected innovative menu that has earned Tabelog Bronze recognition every year from 2023 through 2026 and a place on the Tabelog Innovative 100 list for 2025. With per-person spend in the JPY 30,000–39,999 range and a reservation-only format, it sits firmly in Nagoya's premium creative dining tier.
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Cucina Italiana Gallura gives Nagoya’s serious dining scene an Italian counterpoint to the city’s sushi and kaiseki gravity. Its reputation is anchored by repeated Tabelog Award recognition, Tabelog Italian EAST 100 selection, and Opinionated About Dining listings, placing it in a small Nagoya tier where critical reception matters as much as format.
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Nikuya Setsugekka Nagoya occupies a basement counter in the Meieki district, where a 14-seat format and consecutive Tabelog Award recognition since 2019 place it among the more consistent yakiniku addresses in Aichi. Dinner runs JPY 20,000–29,999 per head, with a programme built around top-grade wagyu, curated sake, and sommelier-led wine pairings. Reservations open three months ahead and fill quickly.
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Shinzenbi places Nagoya’s serious Sichuan dining in a small counter format, closer in rhythm to Japanese kappo than to banquet-room Chinese. Tabelog recognition, including a 2026 Silver Award and Chinese EAST 100 selection, puts it in a narrow category: ingredient-led Chinese cooking with wine, tight seating, and a format built for diners who value precision over breadth.
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Nagoya’s serious Japanese dining tier is defined less by spectacle than by control: counter pacing, seasonal restraint, and a room built around attention. Kotowari wo Hakarumise Bando sits in that exact lane, with Tabelog Award Bronze recognition in 2025 and 2026, an eight-seat counter format, and a dinner spend commonly placed at JPY 30,000 to JPY 39,999.
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Hanaichi belongs to Nagoya’s small-room Japanese cuisine tier, where sourcing discipline matters more than theatre. The restaurant’s Tabelog Award run, including Bronze in 2026 and Silver in 2021, places it among Aichi’s serious kappo and kaiseki addresses, with a fish-led kitchen and a room built around counter and tatami seating.
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Nagoya’s serious beef culture is not only about teppanyaki theatre; it also rewards restaurants that treat provenance as the point. Kitchen Ribbon belongs in that conversation through a steak-focused format, Kuroge Wagyu and Matsusaka beef emphasis, Tabelog Award Bronze recognition from 2019 through 2026, and selection for Tabelog’s Steak / Teppanyaki EAST 100 in 2025.
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Yoshoku in Nagoya is not nostalgia alone; it is a serious dining category with its own codes, from omurice to croquette and fish-led Western-Japanese plates. kitchen Toshiki sits in that conversation with Tabelog Award Bronze recognition for 2023 through 2026, Tabelog Yoshoku 100 selections, a compact 24-seat room, and prices that keep it below the city’s high-end sushi tier.
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Ohtani belongs to Nagoya’s serious Japanese cuisine tier: small-format, ingredient-led, and validated by Tabelog Bronze recognition in 2025 and 2026. Its reputation rests on seasonal cooking, fish-focused sourcing, sake, and a room that balances counter intimacy with horigotatsu seating rather than hotel-dining polish.
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ふじさわ occupies a residential address in Tempaku Ward, placing it well outside Nagoya's central dining circuit. The format and cuisine type remain deliberately unannounced, which in Japan's kaiseki and kappo tradition signals a counter that depends on reputation rather than visibility. For the reader willing to commit to the research, that opacity is itself a data point.
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A six-seat counter in Nagoya's Showa Ward, Hama Gen has held a place on the Tabelog Sushi EAST 100 list consecutively since 2021 and earned the Tabelog Award Bronze in 2026 with a score of 3.92. Dinner runs JPY 30,000–39,999 per person, reservations are handled through OMAKASE, and seatings begin at 18:30. It operates as a reservation-only house restaurant with parking on site.
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Ueda belongs to Nagoya’s serious sushi tier: small counter format, shokunin discipline, and recognition from Tabelog and Opinionated About Dining rather than tourist visibility. The draw is not spectacle but concentration, the kind of room where training, fish selection, rice work, and counter etiquette matter more than a long public narrative.
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Joe's Kitchen in Nagoya serves Traditional Chinese at a Marunouchi address in Japan, with a sake program and a casual, conversational setup for dinner.
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yaab thai brings Nagoya’s Sakae dining-bar culture into the Asian and ethnic category, with Thai-leaning cooking, cocktails, wine, and a Tabelog 100 Asian cuisine / Ethnic cuisine EAST 2024 selection. The draw is not formality; it is the way a 53-seat basement room turns regional sourcing questions, spice, drinks, and group dining into a late-evening city format.
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Nakamura So belongs to Nagoya’s serious, low-cost ramen culture rather than its luxury dining circuit: counter seating, tsukemen and ramen, and a place on Tabelog’s Ramen AICHI 100 for 2025. The appeal is in the compact progression of the meal, from choosing the noodle format to managing broth intensity and pace at the counter.
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Nagoya’s high-spend Chinese dining tier has become more interesting as counter formats move beyond Cantonese formality and Sichuan heat. 1022 sits in that smaller conversation: eight counter seats, Chinese, Sichuan and innovative categories, fish-led cooking, wine attention, and Tabelog Chinese EAST “Tabelog 100” selections in 2024 and 2026.
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Built inside and around Nagoya's decommissioned 1954 television tower, this 14-room boutique hotel turns a city landmark into an intimate retreat. Iron support beams cut through the rooms themselves, and unobstructed views over Central Park come as standard. A Michelin Key recipient in 2024, it houses both an upscale French restaurant and a fine-dining Tokai regional option, with rates from $328 per night.
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A Leading Hotels of the World member positioned directly alongside Nagoya Castle in Nishi Ward, Espacio Nagoya Castle occupies one of central Japan's most historically freighted addresses. The property sits within the broader Nagoya Kanko Hotel group and draws visitors who want proximity to the castle grounds without sacrificing the service infrastructure of an established luxury tier.
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A Michelin One Key-rated boutique hotel in Nagoya's Sakae district, TIAD (Tomorrow Is Another Day) occupies a city-centre address with direct views over Hisaya Odori Park. Part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, its 150 rooms combine minimalist interiors with a spa, gym, and two in-house restaurants: the international Table for Tomorrow and the omakase counter Shuhari. Rates from $328 per night.
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Espacio is a private-residence concept operating within the Nagoya Kanko Hotel, one of the city's most established addresses on Nishiki. Individual suites are configured as residences rather than standard rooms, with sleek design, modern kitchens, and access to six in-house restaurants. For long-stay guests or those who want more than a conventional hotel room, the format is well-suited to Nagoya's growing premium accommodation tier.
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Positioned on Sakae's main commercial corridor, Nagoya Tokyu Hotel offers 562 rooms at the centre of the city's most walkable district. The address puts Nagoya Station, Oasis 21, and the Sakae entertainment belt within direct reach, making it a practical anchor for business and leisure travellers who want central access without committing to a boutique format.
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Hilton Nagoya occupies a prominent position in Sakae, the commercial and cultural center of Aichi Prefecture's largest city, placing guests within walking distance of Nagoya's main retail corridors and transport links. The property operates at the upper end of international chain hotels in the city, where branded reliability meets a central address that few competitors can match. For travelers moving between Tokyo, Kyoto, and the Chubu region, it functions as a calibrated urban base.
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