No. 2 of the world's most expensive restaurants · November 2026
Ginza Kitafuku
The bill
$1,890 a person (¥300,000)
The Echizen crab Kiwami course, built on the rarest grade of snow crab. Food only, before drinks and service. The restaurant warns the final bill can run higher than the quoted price because crab prices swing.
For crab lovers: the Kiwami course is the season's best crab at auction prices. Its other crab courses are the smart way in.
- Chef's Pencil named it the world's most expensive Michelin-starred meal in its 2024 study (330,000 yen).
- The price moves with the crab market.
- Its own booking page notes the bill follows the crab market, so check when you book.
Sources: Chowhound: why it costs almost $2,000 · Chef's Pencil: the priciest Michelin-starred restaurants · Its TableCheck booking page · byFood listing
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Checked November 14, 2026. Dollar figures at USD per unit, Nov 2026: EUR 1.12 (ECB reference, Nov 2-3), DKK pegged at 7.46 to the euro, JPY 158.85 per dollar (Nov 11), SEK 0.101 (Nov 7), GBP 1.35 (Xe, Nov 4), AED 0.2723 (pegged), CHF 1.22, HKD 0.1285, SGD 0.77, NOK 0.099, CAD 0.714 (1.40 per dollar, Nov 9), AUD 0.69 (Nov 9), MOP 0.1248 (pegged to HKD). Prices change; check with the restaurant when you book.
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