Hakuba is home to hundreds of local restaurants with a huge range in food and atmosphere. Many of the restaurants offer unique summer menus with an outdoor, pet friendly environment. Here’s our list of Hakuba’s best restaurants for dining.

The Clubhouse

The Clubhouse Café and Bar offers a fantastic summer menu with high quality and healthy cuisine. Enjoy a range of fresh salads, pasta of your choice or premium cut of locally sourced meat, while sitting under the sakura trees in a comfortable piazza style environment.

• Budget: ¥1,600 – ¥2,200
• Vegetarian & Vegan friendly
• Family friendly
• Kids menu
• Kids play area
• Table tennis, Giant Jenga, corn hole
• Dog Friendly
• Large groups OK

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Sushi Sakai

Experience a truly exceptional culinary journey in Hakuba, where every dish is a masterpiece of seasonal perfection. Helmed by renowned Ginza sushi master, Chef Sakai, this intimate dining
space offers just 10 exclusive counter seats, giving guests a front-row view of a true artist at work.

Guests can enjoy a thoughtfully crafted omakase course that highlights the finest seasonal ingredients, with each dish carefully designed to bring out the full character of the produce.

Chef Sakai sources fresh seafood daily from Toyosu Market, ensuring that only the highest quality ingredients are presented in every course.

• Budget: ¥6,000 – ¥12,000
• Authentic Omakase
• Set menu

For the 2026 Green Season, Sushi Sakai is open 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM Thursday through Monday.

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Tori Co.

Located in Hakuba’s wooded Wadano Village just a few hundred meters from the Sakka Slopes, Tori Co. is a modern izakaya focusing on yakitori, Japanese-style skewered chicken. This family-friendly, slope-side eatery offers exceptional service paired with top-notch food and beverages, all within a lively and laid-back atmosphere.

• Budget: ¥1,000 – ¥2,000
• Vegetarian friendly
• Family friendly

Green Season Hours 2026:

• Open Tuesday to Saturday
  • 5:30pm to 9:00pm (L.O. 8:30pm)
  • Closed April 19th-24th

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La Neige Restaurant

Located in the quiet, wooded Wadano Forest, the restaurant at Hotel La Neige is famous for its seamless blend of traditional French technique and Nagano’s seasonal harvest. It’s fine dining without the pretension, served in a room surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass that makes you feel like you’re eating in the middle of the woods.

• Budget: ¥4000 – ¥8000
• High end dining
• Dog friendly
• Large Desert menu
• Family friendly

Green Season Hours 2026:

• Open Daily 18:00 – 20:00 (Dinner)

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Sounds Like Café

Sounds Like Café is a funky spot to grab a slice of cake with your coffee. Their menu is vegetarian friendly, and includes a range of burgers, and deserts all made in-house. Hang-out out and enjoy the fresh street facing decking area while relaxing in central Eco-land.

• Budget: ¥1,000 – ¥1,500
• Vegetarian friendly
• Dog friendly
• Large Desert menu
• Family friendly

Green Season Hours 2026:

• Open Monday to Friday 8:30AM – 4:00PM
• Closed Saturday and Sunday

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gio’s

gio’s Restaurant and Wine Bar is a stylish Italian dining experience which offers a curated wine bar under one roof where authentic Italian cuisine meets the fresh flavors of Hakuba and Nagano. Led by Head Chef Giovanni De Trana, whose culinary journey includes prestigious hotels like Bulgari in Milan and Shangri-La in Tokyo, gio’s offers a menu crafted with locally sourced, all-natural ingredients and wines to match. From handmade pasta to tender meats, every dish reflects Chef Giovanni’s passion for Italian cuisine. Join us for a dining experience that blends tradition, quality, and the beauty of our surroundings.

• Budget: ¥2000 – ¥5000
• Fine Dining
• Walk Ins welcome

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What’s Good

Opened in December 2023, this cozy Happo hotspot specializes in hearty American-style brunch and specialty coffee. The “farm-to-table” menu features house-baked bread and ingredients like rice and potatoes grown on the owners’ own farm. The layout is perfectly split: the first floor and terrace are pet-friendly (right next to a dog run), while the second floor is a quiet retreat for relaxing. With a full take-out menu and a focus on “good vibes,” it’s the ideal spot for a fresh, homegrown meal in the heart of the village.

• Budget: ¥900 – ¥1,500
• Organic
• Vegetarian and Vegan friendly
• Dog friendly
• Home made focaccia
• Family friendly

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Takahashi-ke

If you love noodles, gyoza and beer, look no further. Takahashike has a cool, local feel with the menu to match. With a selection of different styles of noodles and a range of gyoza they’ll surely have a flavor for you. Slurp down their Spicy tan tan ramen on the front deck while taking-in the views of Mt. Goryu.

• Budget: ¥1,000 – ¥2,000
• Dog friendly
• Family friendly

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Kappa Tei

Looking for a traditional Japanese experience? Kappa Tei is the place for you. Kappa Tei offers a fantastic summer only with unique Japanese set menus for you to enjoy in their traditional style country house. Located next to Ooide park, peppered with water features and natural features, it’s impossible to feel uncomfortable in their stress free environment.

• Budget: ¥1,300 – ¥2,000
• Traditional Japanese Style
• Family friendly
• Dog friendly
• Relaxing spaces

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The city bakery

Just a short ride up Iwatake gondola, the sky-deck at The City Bakery offers stunning views of the entire Hakuba valley. Enjoy freshly baked goods and sandwiches at the top of Iwatake resort, while breathing in the fresh mountain air.

• Budget: ¥500 – ¥1,500
• Stunning views
• Vegetarian friendly
• Dog friendly
• Large Desert menu
• Family friendly

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Visit Us In Hakuba

If you’re interested in visiting Hakuba this summer or this upcoming winter we’d love to hear from you! Please email us at bookings@hakuba.com or click enquire below and we’ll get back to you shortly.

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