Best Creative, Innovative (Counter Seats) in Japan

1Nijo Kizuki

Kyoto Shiyakusho Mae Sta. / Sushi, Creative, Japanese Cuisine
  • JPY 6,000~JPY 7,999
  • JPY 1,000~JPY 1,999
  • Sunday
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

Selected for Tabelog Steak・Teppanyaki WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2024

Selected for Tabelog Steak・Teppanyaki WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2024

2Kobe Gyu Rogama Yaki Steak Setsugetsu Fuka Kitanosaka

Sannomiya Sta. / Steak, French, Creative

Please come and try Steak cooked in a rare "oven" oven.

  • JPY 10,000~JPY 14,999
  • JPY 6,000~JPY 7,999
  • -
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

Selected for Tabelog Yakitori WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

Selected for Tabelog Yakitori WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

3Yakitori Ichimatsu

Kitashinchi Sta. / Yakitori (Grilled chicken skewers), Creative

The "Chicken Kaiseki" is presented in every direction, and is a constant source of surprise and delight. Enjoy this exquisite skewer that overturns your concept of yakitori.

  • JPY 15,000~JPY 19,999
  • JPY 15,000~JPY 19,999
  • Monday、SundayDue to the nature of the site, the accuracy of restaurant information cannot be guaranteed.
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Children welcome
The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

Selected for Tabelog Italian WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

Selected for Tabelog Italian WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

4Yamaguchi

Gion Shijo Sta. / Italian, Innovative

A delicious harmony that can only be experienced by introduced guests. An original dish that combines Japanese and Italian Cuisine cuisine.

  • JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999
  • -
  • Monday、Sunday、Public Holiday
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Children welcome

5kaikaya by the sea

Shinsen Sta. / Seafood, Creative, Japanese Cuisine

3.46

270

  • JPY 6,000~JPY 7,999
  • -
  • Wednesday
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Wi-Fi available
  • Children welcome
Online reservationCheck availability

The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

6SUGALABO

Kamiyacho Sta. / Innovative, Creative

A gourmet laboratory where you can connect with the world through food and experience a limited time offer.

  • JPY 50,000~JPY 59,999
  • -
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking

7shokkan shibuya

Shibuya Sta. / Japanese Cuisine, Creative, Seafood

[5 minutes walk from Shibuya Station] Fun Japanese-style meal in Shibuya with a fully open kitchen full of immersion

  • JPY 10,000~JPY 14,999
  • -
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
The Tabelog Award 2024 Bronze winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Bronze winner

8ORTO

Karasuma Oike Sta. / Innovative, Italian, French

"Orto" means "vegetable garden" in Italian. We value the taste of seasonal ingredients by staying in tune with the seasons.

  • JPY 10,000~JPY 14,999
  • -
  • Wednesday
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

9unaginonedoko Shinsaibashi Honten

Nippombashi Sta. / Unagi (Eel), Seafood, Creative

[Kansai's first Grilled skewer eel specialty store] Kansai-style grilled eel specialty store featured in "Matsuko's Unknown World"

  • JPY 6,000~JPY 7,999
  • JPY 3,000~JPY 3,999
  • -
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Wi-Fi available
  • Children welcome
Online reservationCheck availability

10Giro Giro Hitoshina

Kiyomizu Gojo Sta. / Japanese Cuisine, Creative
  • JPY 5,000~JPY 5,999
  • -
  • -Due to the nature of the site, the accuracy of restaurant information cannot be guaranteed.
  • Credit card accepted
  • Smoking allowed

11Genshi Sumiyaki Iroriya Higashiginza Ten

Higashi Ginza Sta. / Izakaya (Tavern), Robatayaki, Creative

Spring seasonal ingredients and spring sake have arrived ☆ Please try them ♪

  • JPY 5,000~JPY 5,999
  • -
  • -
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Smoking allowed
Online reservationCheck availability

12The Mimasu Ya

Gion Shijo Sta. / Creative, Japanese Cuisine, Izakaya (Tavern)

A Kyoto tradition that only appears during the summer.Enjoy your meal while looking out at the Kamogawa River and feeling the murmur of the river.

3.37

116

  • JPY 4,000~JPY 4,999
  • JPY 2,000~JPY 2,999
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Children welcome
Online reservationCheck availability

Selected for Tabelog Italian WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

Selected for Tabelog Italian WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

13cenci

Jingu Marutamachi Sta. / Italian, Innovative

Enjoy a unique Italian Cuisine made with an abundance of famous domestic ingredients, and colored by exquisite techniques and unique sensibilities.

  • JPY 20,000~JPY 29,999
  • JPY 8,000~JPY 9,999
  • Monday、Tuesday
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Wi-Fi available

14Giro Giro Kagurazaka

Ushigome Kagurazaka Sta. / Japanese Cuisine, Creative

Restaurants full of elegance in an old private house, serving dishes that combine the charm of each season with unique creativity.

  • JPY 6,000~JPY 7,999
  • -
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

15Kobe Rogama Kobo

Motomachi Sta. / Steak, Creative, Nihonshu (Japanese sake)

[Side-by-side counter seats] This restaurant uses a hearth to grill Kobe beef over Kishu Binchotan charcoal. *Reservations must be made at least one day in advance.

  • JPY 10,000~JPY 14,999
  • JPY 8,000~JPY 9,999
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

16GingerGarden AOYAMA

Omote Sando Sta. / Creative, Cafe, Sweets

[Omotesando] The world's cutest girls' get-together theme ♡ Afternoon tea and celebration shop ♡ Recommended for sex activities ♡

3.33

313

  • JPY 5,000~JPY 5,999
  • JPY 5,000~JPY 5,999
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking

17Tamahide Ichino

Oshiage Sta. / Oyako-don (Chicken and egg bowl), Chicken dishes, Creative

Tamahide, the birthplace of Oyako-don (Chicken and egg bowl), has arrived at a new world of `` Oyako-don (Chicken and egg bowl)'' that continues to protect and evolve.

3.49

447

  • JPY 2,000~JPY 2,999
  • JPY 1,000~JPY 1,999
  • -
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
  • Children welcome
  • Menu with photos
Online reservationCheck availability

Selected for Tabelog Italian TOKYO "Hyakumeiten" 2023

Selected for Tabelog Italian TOKYO "Hyakumeiten" 2023

18IL TEATRINO DA SALONE

Hiro o Sta. / Italian, Innovative, Meat dishes

Salone Group's "Small Theater" where you can experience the extraordinary

  • JPY 20,000~JPY 29,999
  • JPY 10,000~JPY 14,999
  • -
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking
Online reservationCheck availability

The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

The Tabelog Award 2024 Silver winner

Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine WEST "Hyakumeiten" 2023

19Oryori Matsuyama

Kurosaki Sta. / Japanese Cuisine, Creative

A delightful moment where you can experience the joys of the four seasons with all five senses. A variety of "once in a lifetime" delicacies, created by facing seasonal ingredients and refining them over and over again.

  • JPY 30,000~JPY 39,999
  • JPY 30,000~JPY 39,999
  • -
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking

20PLAT HOME

Hokutetsu Kanazawa Sta. / Creative, Japanese Cuisine
  • JPY 5,000~JPY 5,999
  • -
  • Monday
  • Multilingual menu
  • Credit card accepted
  • Non smoking