Nikko Guruman’s Wagyu — Restaurant in Nikko

It's on the more expensive side, and the location is a bit more out of the way (unless you are staying in one of the nearby hotels), but the food and service were both great - truly a wagyu purist experience. When we were here it was essentially a fixed menu consisting of a salad (not really what you think of as a salad, but very good still), a soup (more of a bone broth, but suprisingly delicious), a wagyu of various grades, and then fried rice prepared with your steak's leftover grease.

We ended up getting a private room to dine in, and looking back I think they are reserved for people who get the more expensive cuts of wagyu (but I can't be sure).

There's another popular steakhouse in the area, Myogetsubo, and I would rank this place just barely below them, but not by much. If you love steak, I would make an effort...

We were at Nikko, Japan, in May 2025 and found this restaurant by chance. I'm so glad we did. The steak was terrific, as was all the food provided. This was my first time trying the Wagyu steak, and believe me, it was perfect; it melted in my mouth. I tried the wagyu steak again later at Kobe, Japan, and I have to say, Nikko Guruman’s was better and cheaper.

If I ever get back to Japan, I will make a trip to Nikko just to eat at this restaurant again. The service and atmosphere were top-notch, as was the food. I highly recommend that anyone in the area stop...

I would be very honest with you guys. When we arrived, the place was a bit intimidating to back out, lol. It was a little bit expensive, but we had no idea it was actually a "full course," and everything was just making sense, and every course you eat is worth the money u paid for. Like superb 👌 🤌

Also, it's a weird thing to say, but my partner and I don't eat tomatoes, so instead, they gave us a matcha ice cream at the end of the course for replacement 😮🥰 I highly recommend this one!!

Oh, and you need to make a reservation...