Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki

Name: Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki
Address: 14417 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA, United States, 95070
Telephone: (650) 885-1242
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.8

4.8 (27)

$50 and over

Japanese

14417 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070

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2 people

Jun 27, 2025

10:30 PM

Booked 2 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

We, Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki, deliver the experience of “kaiseki ryori,” a type of Japanese fine dining which historically developed to be served in the Japanese tea room. The tea room, as a space, symbolizes the home of the Japanese tea ceremony, a simple yet transformative experience offering a pause in time to appreciate the seemingly small experience of sharing tea. As such, we’ve designed both the architecture and the experience, to condense an infinite expanse into an extremely small space.

The space is designed sans distracting elements. Lighting will be subtle and architectural details are clean yet warm. Designed to allow dishes to remain the focal point of the experience, our space represents the endless potential for an intimate dining experience that continues to linger on pallet and in mind well after the end.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Japanese, Japanese Speciality, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed–Sun 6:30 pm–6:45 pm
Phone number
(650) 885-1242
Website
http://www.kaisekiaoki.com/
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
14417 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070
Neighborhood
Saratoga
Parking details
Public Lot

Experiences

Chef's Tasting Kaiseki Experience
$280.00 per person
Multiple dates available
We would like to invite you to the exquisite of evenings, accompanied by a subtle, yet lively celebration of the Japanese cuisine. Maintaining the delicate balance between seasonality and California’s seemingly endless mild weather, we emphasize the beauty of the quiet passing of time by using seasonal ingredients in a simple, yet elegant manner. Our Kaiseki Tasting menu is $280 per person, not including beverages, service, tax or gratuity. ***PLEASE TEXT US AT 650-885-1242 REGARDING YOUR DIETARY RESTRICTIONS PRIOR YOUR RESERVATION IF WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST. We are not able to eliminate soy, wheat, rice, sea salt, fish and sea plant allergies. We use Wagyu Beef, Crustaceans, almond and sesame in the menu.

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What 27 people are saying

Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.8Value

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27 Reviews

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Kannika VIP
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I enjoyed this traditional omakase. You can expect excellent and fresh quality in the ingredients they use and I appreciate that there were vegetables too. I’m usually still hungry after eating at an omakase but their portions were spot on for me and I left with a full stomach. I found the portions for wagyu beef to be generous, around 2 oz if I were to eyeball. Overall, I hope to come back!
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Laura
Los Angeles3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best experience! Everything was so thoughtful and well organized! I just loved everyy about it. I might advice to focus a bit more on the plating - like pretty cups utensils, etc (just nice to have). Thank you everything was super tasty and great!
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Paul VIP
San Francisco Bay Area11 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 17, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A transporting evening. The dishes were superb, the ambience is relaxing, and the chef and host do a really wonderful job taking care of you. A very special experience.
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Veronica VIP
New York City31 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
my second time at Hashiri Bettei is excellent as expected. A real jam in South Bay area, strongly recommend this restaurant. A great experience if someone didin't have Japanese Kaiseki ryori.
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Shengyih
San Francisco Bay Area6 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Been to the restaurant 4 times. Love the food and Sake selections. Will definitely be back soon.
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Kevin
San Francisco Bay Area8 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the best Kaiseki experiences in the Bay Area!
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Flora
Vancouver / British Columbia1 review
5.0
Dined on December 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Most expensive omakase we've had but we were very satisfied.
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terry
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on December 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This restaurant is a beautiful act of love for Kaiseki by a talented and educated team who took great care with each course. The sake pairing was worth it, because they matched the sake perfectly with the food. They graciously accommodated my dairy sensitivity.
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MMFoodie VIP
San Francisco Bay Area16 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a lovely and awesome experience! One of THE best restaurant I had so far for my birthday!!! Definitely a restaurant that I would love to come back!! The chef and our host are super nice and generous! Every single dish and their dining wares are OhLaLa!! It will soon be a Michelin Star restaurant for sure!!!!
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Jordan
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had an exceptional dining experience at Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki There is a single nightly seating at a bar with 8 seats and is run by Chef Shinichi Aoki and his partner Yuko Nammo. Yuko was the hostess wearing a traditional kimono. The space is beautiful with a custom wooden bar. Reservations can be hard to get, they open a month ahead of time, so I tried booking as soon as my desired night had an open slot. Despite being seated with 6 strangers it still felt private and intimate. We started off with IWA5 sake and a lovely broth made of premium kombu and bonito. It's a good sign when a broth can be so memorable and flavorful. It's a tasting menu that took around 3-3.5hours but time flew by. The dishes were al flavorful with exquisite presentation. The first broth, the fresh sashimi, and hte Mushimono were amongst my favorites but it would be hard to single out dishes as everything was so good. We paired the meal with a bottle of the Banshu Ikkon Junmai Daiginjo sake, which was outstanding. It's not cheap at $280 a person, but certainly worth it for the quality and experience -shiroako tofu, golden -tile fish with matsutake mushrooms and yuzu -mackerel sashimi with a lovely sesame sauce and greens -sashimi course with sea bream, Japanese grouper, and blue fin tuna -MushiMono-a lovely custard with dungeness crab, uni, and yuzu -Wagyu shabu shabu with maitake mushrooms, green onion, and ponzu -a bonus ankimo course -seasonal Gohan-matsutake and truffle new crop rice, pickles, tome wan -seasonal fruit -Warabi mochi with Okinawa black sugar and hand whipped matcha green tea
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Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki is rated 4.8 stars by 27 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jun 27, 2025

10:30 PM

Booked 2 times today

Experiences are available.

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14417 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070

Additional information

Neighborhood
Saratoga
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed–Sun 6:30 pm–6:45 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Japanese, Japanese Speciality, Afternoon Tea
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Public Lot

Website
http://www.kaisekiaoki.com/
Phone number
(650) 885-1242

Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki

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