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Verdict: A Tabelog Gold-winning Spanish counter in Tokyo, not Minato; book it if the format fits your occasion

The most important thing to clarify upfront: Aca 1° is not in Minato. The restaurant operates out of the Nihonbashi district of central Tokyo, a three-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station (Ginza and Hanzomon Lines, Exit A8). If you are planning a Minato trip and searching for Spanish cuisine with comparable awards pedigree, that is a different decision; see our full Minato restaurants guide for options. What follows is the portrait for Aca 1° as it stands: a 12-seat Spanish counter in Tokyo with five consecutive Tabelog Gold awards (2022–2026), a 4.67 Tabelog score, a La Liste ranking of 92 points in both 2025 and 2026, a place on the Opinionated About Dining Japan list at #26 in 2025. The Pearl recommendation is direct: if you want a high-precision Spanish tasting menu in Tokyo and can plan several weeks ahead, this is worth booking.

What Aca 1° Is

Aca 1° is a reservation-only Spanish restaurant that opened on 1 August 2020 in the Mitsui No. 2 Building in Nihonbashi. It seats 12 across the counter, with a private room available for parties of four. The cuisine is described on Tabelog as refined Spanish cooking shaped by Japanese aesthetic sensibility, a format that has earned it Gold recognition on Tabelog every year since 2022, progressing from a Silver in 2021. It was also selected for the Tabelog Spanish Cuisine "Tabelog 100" in 2024, which places it among the leading Spanish restaurants in Japan by peer and reviewer consensus.

Budget for JPY 60,000–79,999 per person at both lunch and dinner, plus a 10% service charge and consumption tax. At that price point, this sits in the same bracket as Tokyo's leading omakase counters. For a special occasion where the bill is part of the signal, the awards track record justifies the spend. For a more casual Spanish meal in Tokyo, this is not the right room.

Seasonal Considerations: When to Go

Spanish tasting menus at this level typically change with Japanese seasons, a format where the kitchen follows local ingredient availability rather than a fixed menu. Spring (late March through May) tends to bring lighter, more delicate ingredient profiles, while autumn (October and November) is often when Japanese produce is at its peak for this style of cooking, with mushrooms, root vegetables, game adding depth to the progression. Summer and winter sittings reflect the same logic. If you have flexibility in your travel dates, autumn is generally the season when ingredient quality aligns most directly with the kind of tasting menu format Aca 1° runs. Confirm current menu direction with the restaurant directly at +81-3-6262-5090, as specific seasonal dishes are not available in the public record.

Booking and Practical Details

Aca 1° is reservation-only with no walk-in option. The counter seats just 12, with Gold-level Tabelog recognition for five consecutive years, availability is tight. Reservations: By phone (+81-3-6262-5090) or via the restaurant's website (aca-kyoto.jp), book as far in advance as your schedule allows, particularly for Saturday lunch or dinner, which are the only weekend sessions available. Hours: Monday to Friday, sittings from 17:00 and 20:30; Saturday, sittings from 12:00 and 17:00; closed Sundays. Budget: JPY 60,000–79,999 per person before service charge (add 10% for tax and service). Payment: Credit cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners); no electronic money or QR code payments. Access: Mitsukoshimae Station, Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line, Exit A8, approximately three minutes on foot. No parking available.

How It Compares

For Japanese kaiseki at a comparable price point in or around Minato, Gion Sasaki and Ifuki both operate at the ¥¥¥¥ tier and offer the seasonal kaiseki format that Aca 1°'s Spanish approach echoes structurally. Kyokaiseki Kichisen is the higher-ceremony option if tradition matters more than a cross-cultural format. For a less formal Japanese meal in Minato at a lower price point, cenci offers Italian-Japanese at ¥¥¥ and is easier to book. If you want to understand how Aca 1°'s Spanish-Japanese approach compares to other non-Japanese cuisines working within a Japanese seasonal framework elsewhere in Japan, akordu in Nara is the closest structural parallel at a lower price point.

Within Tokyo's Spanish fine dining set, Aca 1°'s five-year Gold streak and 4.67 Tabelog score put it ahead of most competitors in terms of sustained peer recognition. For Japanese kaiseki at similar spend in Tokyo, Aoyagi is a relevant comparison. For those interested in high-end Japanese tasting menus across the country, HAJIME in Osaka and Goh in Fukuoka offer comparable spend at comparable recognition levels in different formats.

For more on dining and travel in the region, see our guides to Minato hotels, Minato bars, Minato wineries, and Minato experiences. For comparable high-precision Japanese tasting menus elsewhere in Japan, consider Harutaka in Tokyo, 1000 in Yokohama, 6 in Okinawa, or Enowa Yufuin in Yufu.