8 best New Year lunches and dinners in Tokyo 2025-2026

Enjoy a New Year’s celebration just steps from Tokyo Station at Maison Marunouchi, where sous chef Raul Savi has crafted a French-inspired menu featuring the finest ingredients from Japan, France and Italy. The six-course menu includes highlights like soufflé suissesse made with 12-month-old Comté cheese and winter truffle, Normandy lobster ravioli topped with Osetra caviar, and a classic beef Wellington made with tender Hokkaido beef filet.

When? Dec 31
How much? ¥35,000

Join Le Pristine Tokyo’s luxurious New Year’s Eve Dinner and Countdown this December and toast to 2026 in style. Michelin-starred chef Sergio Herman has crafted a festive six-course menu that takes indulgence to the next level, from his signature Botan shrimp with avocado, sour cream and caviar, to smoked lobster ravioli crowned with sea urchin, and Japanese Akaushi beef Rossini with foie gras and truffle. The course also includes two aperitivo dishes plus free-flow beverages.

When? Dec 31
How much? From ¥38,060

If you’re looking for a classic spot to ring in the new year, the Festive Dinner at The Tavern - Grill & Lounge is a standout. The restaurant offers two seatings on New Year’s Eve and one on New Year’s Day, serving a sumptuous six-course menu featuring premium Japanese ingredients, including tender Japanese beef Wellington wrapped in golden puff pastry, gratinated Hokkaido scallop, and snow crab croquettes with warm seafood broth poured tableside.

When? Dec 31-Jan 1
How much? From ¥28,000

Looking to start 2026 with a festive brunch? Grand Hyatt Tokyo has you covered. On New Year’s Day, The Oak Door is serving a special brunch (from 11.30am-3pm) with a generous spread where you can choose your appetiser, main and dessert. Highlights include smoked salmon bagel wreaths, a tarragon-crusted pork chop, The Oak Door’s signature chowder, and melt-in-your-mouth roast beef slow-cooked for 12 hours. 

When? Jan 1-4
How much? ¥8,800 (with free-flow champagne ¥15,700)

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with an unforgettable lunch or dinner at The Jade Room and Garden Terrace, where Chef Richard McLellan’s exclusive menu showcases top notch ingredients from across Japan. Highlights include Hokkaido scallops slow-cooked in wagyu beef fat with black truffle gravy, Japanese Ise ebi lobster and Aomori silver duck.

When? Dec 31
How much? Lunch ¥20,000, dinner ¥43,000 (both with a glass of champagne)

Ring in the New Year high above Tokyo at Teppan Ten-yu, where you can admire the city skyline while enjoying a special New Year’s teppanyaki dinner featuring the restaurant’s signature Ishigaki Kitauchi Farm premium beef. The luxurious course also includes a hairy crab appetiser, black abalone and spiny lobster, with the option to elevate your experience further with a sake tasting set, including Bellustar’s own nihonshu crafted in collaboration with Hachioji Brewery.

When? Dec 31-Jan 3
How much? ¥40,000

Usher in the New Year with friends and family at Inokashira Kissho Dining on the first floor of the Kichijoji Tokyu Rei Hotel, which features a generous New Year Family Buffet. Alongside a wide variety of Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes, the restaurant is also serving traditional osechi favourites – an essential start to the year – including auspicious black beans and red-and-white kamaboko fish cakes.

When? Jan 1-4
How much? Lunch ¥7,000, dinner ¥7,700

Start 2026 on a delicious note at Sky Grill Buffet Musashi, where you can enjoy a spectacular view of Asakusa while dining on an incredible buffet spread. The New Year’s Buffet, offered for lunch and dinner, features dishes ranging from grilled seafood and beef loin to Chinese dan dan noodles, snow crab ramen, and New Year specialties like datemaki sushi rolls.

When? Jan 1-3
How much? Lunch ¥9,000, dinner ¥12,000