The Christmas dinner buffet at Super Buffet Glass Court, courtesy of Keio Plaza Hotel
Tokyo Christmas Buffets in 2026 With Roast Turkey, Lobster and Santa
Updated: October 30, 2026
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Tokyo’s hotel Christmas buffets bring roast turkey, lobster gratin, Christmas cakes and, at a few of them, Santa doing the rounds. Christmas here is largely a night out with friends or a date, so a buffet is an easy way to mark it. All thirteen here serve on December 25, a Friday this year, three of them only at lunch or in the afternoon. Pair one with an evening walk using our guide to Tokyo’s Christmas lights.
Tower Restaurant opened general booking on October 30 at 10am Japan time, and THE SKY’s December 24 and 25 dates opened on October 24 and 25. The other hotels do not publish an opening date, so check each booking page. Prices below are per person as each hotel publishes them, so check whether service is added before you compare.
On a budget, TIDE TABLE Shiomi’s Christmas dinner is ¥10,000 with tax and service included, and Prince Marché’s comes to ¥13,560 once its 13% service is added. For roast turkey, The Terrace serves a whole bird with cranberry sauce from December 16 to 25.
With children, Tower Restaurant has Santa at its December 24 and 25 buffets, Royal Park Hotel holds a Santa lunch from December 23 to 25, and Hapuna has Santa at set times on December 19 and 25. For a view, THE SKY at Hotel New Otani is the splurge.
If you would rather go in the afternoon, Conrad Tokyo’s festive lunch and Hilton Tokyo’s Christmas sweets buffet both run on December 25.
The posts embedded below show earlier seasons. For buffets outside Christmas, see our Tokyo buffets guide.
TIDE TABLE Shiomi, Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel
Of the Christmas week dinners here, TIDE TABLE Shiomi’s is the lowest priced, and it comes with a show. It runs from December 23 to 25, and on December 24 and 25 a performer does mime with sound effects in the restaurant.
Dinner is ¥10,000 for adults and ¥5,000 for children aged 4 to 12, with tax and 13% service included, and under-4s eat free. A plan with Champagne is ¥10,900 and one with free-flow alcohol ¥12,500. Sittings are two hours, starting every 30 minutes from 5pm to 8:30pm. A same-day cancellation is charged in full.
Book through the hotel’s plan page or by phone. The restaurant is in Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel in Koto.
This season’s Christmas dinner buffet, courtesy of Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel.
The post below is by @emi.miko on Instagram, from a 2025 visit, made as a paid partnership with the hotel.
Buffet Dining Prince Marché, Shinjuku Prince Hotel
Beef Wellington leads the Christmas dinner buffet at Prince Marché, alongside roast beef from domestic cattle and a spread of cheeses. The Wellington and the Christmas sweets plate are one plate per person. It runs from December 19 to 25, with sittings starting at 5pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm and 8pm, and the restaurant closes at 9:30pm.
Adults pay ¥12,000, including a glass of Champagne, or ¥11,000 as hotel members. Elementary school children pay ¥5,500 and children from age 4 to preschool ¥3,000. Tax is included and 13% service is added, so the adult price comes to ¥13,560.
Book on the hotel’s plan page. The restaurant is on the second basement floor of Shinjuku Prince Hotel in Kabukicho.
This season’s Christmas dinner buffet, courtesy of Shinjuku Prince Hotel.
The post below is by @basabasa_gourmet on Instagram, from a 2022 visit.
Strawberry sweets share the InterContinental Tokyo Bay’s Christmas buffet with roast chicken, roast beef, foie gras and crab, and from December 19 a beef fillet and foie gras Rossini joins the dinner. The buffet runs from November 10 to December 25.
From December 19 to 25, dinner starts at ¥12,716 for adults and ¥3,960 for children aged 4 to 12, and lunch at ¥9,020. Before then, weekday dinner is ¥7,370. Tax is included and a service charge is added. Dinner runs from 5:30pm to 9pm, and to 10pm on Saturdays.
Book through the hotel’s buffet page. The hotel is in Takeshiba, on Tokyo Bay.
The Christmas strawberry buffet, courtesy of InterContinental Tokyo Bay.
The post below is by @akn_523 on TikTok, from a spring buffet in 2025.
From December 16 to 25, The Terrace adds a whole roast turkey with cranberry sauce, salmon baked in puff pastry and bouillabaisse to the Christmas menu it runs from November 7.
From December 19 to 25, dinner is ¥13,800 for adults with a glass of sparkling wine and ¥6,300 for children, and lunch is ¥9,800 and ¥4,700. Prices include tax and service, and dinner is two hours.
Book on The Terrace’s site. The restaurant is on the first floor of The Westin Tokyo in Ebisu.
A Christmas spread at The Terrace, courtesy of The Westin Tokyo.
Lobster gratin, foie gras, roast beef and roast chicken fill Glass Court’s special Christmas dinner from December 19 to 25. On December 19, 20, 24 and 25 there are two sittings, 5pm to 7pm and 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Dinner is ¥14,000 for adults and ¥7,000 for children aged 4 to 12, with tax and service included, and under-4s eat free. The hotel’s Christmas lunch, on December 1 to 25, is ¥7,500 with a different menu.
Book through the hotel’s Christmas page. Glass Court is on the second floor of Keio Plaza Hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku.
The Christmas dinner buffet, courtesy of Keio Plaza Hotel.
The post below is by @pritzielogofficial on TikTok, from a 2025 visit.
Hapuna’s Christmas dinner shapes chicken and truffle into a yule log, with stollen on the dessert table. It runs from December 19 to 25 in four two-hour sittings from 5pm.
Santa greets diners only at set times, 5:30pm to 6pm and 7:30pm to 8pm on December 19, and 7:30pm to 8pm on December 25. Choose a sitting that overlaps if that matters to you.
Adults pay ¥14,000, or ¥13,000 as members. Elementary school children pay ¥8,000 and children from age 3 to preschool ¥5,000. Tax is included and 13% service is added.
Book on the hotel’s plan page. Hapuna is on the first floor of Shinagawa Prince Hotel’s Main Tower.
This season’s Christmas buffet, courtesy of Shinagawa Prince Hotel.
The post below is by @kashinfu2 on Instagram, from an earlier visit.
SLOPE SIDE DINER ZAKURO, Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa
ZAKURO builds its Christmas buffet to be photographed, as a romantic Christmas dinner. It runs from December 18 to 25.
Adults pay ¥17,500 with Champagne, children aged 7 to 12 ¥9,000 and children aged 3 to 6 ¥7,000. Tax is included and 13% service is added, so the adult price comes to ¥19,775. Bookings for December 19, 24 and 25 are paid in advance, and December 25 has a two-hour limit.
Book on the hotel’s plan page, web only. ZAKURO is in Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa.
This season’s Christmas buffet, courtesy of Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa.
The Imperial Hotel opened Japan’s first buffet restaurant, the Viking, in 1958, and its Christmas menu from December 19 to 25 adds roast beef, roast chicken and bûche de Noël. Dinner runs from 5:30pm to 10pm.
Dinner is ¥19,000 for adults and ¥10,000 for children aged 4 to 12. Lunch, on December 19 to 23 only, is ¥14,000 and ¥8,000.
Santa visits a separate 90-minute lunch on December 24 and 25, at ¥17,000 for adults, ¥11,000 for children aged 4 to 12 and ¥6,000 for ages 3 and under, with tax and service included. Book it by phone on +81 3 3539 8187.
Book through the hotel’s Christmas menus page, which has an English version. The restaurant is in Imperial Hotel Tokyo in Hibiya.
The dining room and buffet counters, courtesy of Imperial Hotel Tokyo.
The post below is by @explorefoodculture on Instagram, from a lunch visit.
THE SKY serves its Christmas Premium Buffet on the 17th floor of the New Otani’s Main building, with the city spread out below. It runs only on December 19, 20, 24 and 25, with two-hour seatings starting between 5:30pm and 7pm.
The standard plan is ¥29,000 with free-flow Laurent-Perrier Champagne, and the Royal plan ¥80,000 with Dom Pérignon. Ages 13 to 19 pay ¥22,500 and ages 4 to 12 ¥11,000. With service, those come to ¥33,350, ¥92,000, ¥25,875 and ¥12,650, all paid when you book.
Bookings open two months before each date, so December 24 and 25 opened on October 24 and 25.
At Tower Restaurant’s family Christmas, Santa hands each child a present you bring. Leave it with the staff from 10am on the day for lunch, or from 3pm for dinner. The buffet runs on December 24 and 25 on the 40th floor of the New Otani’s Garden Tower, with a 120-minute limit.
Lunch from 11:30am is ¥19,000 for adults and ¥12,000 for children aged 4 to 12, with one drink. Dinner from 5:30pm is ¥26,000 and ¥16,000, with free-flow drinks. Service is added.
Booking is online only and paid in advance. General booking opened on October 30 at 10am Japan time, after an earlier window for hotel club members. Cancelling from three days to one day ahead costs 50%, and on the day the full price.
Royal Park Hotel’s Meet the Santa buffet is a Christmas lunch, with Santa visiting the tables. It runs from December 23 to 25.
Adults pay ¥8,000 and children aged 4 to 12 ¥4,500, with tax and service included. Booking is by phone only, on +81 3 5641 3600 between 9am and 7pm Japan time.
Details are on the hotel’s Christmas page. Symphony is on the lobby floor of Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi Kakigaracho.
The hotel lobby at Christmas, courtesy of Royal Park Hotel.
The post below is by @takamiiwaya on Instagram, from a dinner in 2026.
Conrad Tokyo’s festive lunch is a semi-buffet on the 28th floor. Adults choose one main dish and help themselves to the buffet, and the child plan is the buffet only. It runs on weekdays from November 16 to December 25, with last entry at 1:30pm and a 120-minute limit. On the November 23 holiday, entry is from 2:30pm only, for 90 minutes, at ¥7,500 for adults.
The standard plan is ¥8,500, or ¥9,500 with a Christmas Conrad bear to take home. Children aged 3 to 5 pay ¥4,000 and children aged 6 to 12 ¥5,000. Prices include tax and service.
Book on the hotel’s plan page or by phone. Cerise is in Conrad Tokyo in Shiodome.
The festive lunch, courtesy of Conrad Tokyo.
The post below is by @japanbyfood on Instagram, from a 2026 visit.
This is Marble Lounge’s last Christmas before it closes for a full renovation in January 2027. Hilton is marking it with a King and Queen theme, 20 Christmas sweets, nine savory dishes and a 6 m tree.
It runs from November 13 to December 26, 2:30pm to 5pm. Adults pay ¥5,900 on weekdays and ¥6,700 on weekends, holidays and December 21 to 25. On December 25, children aged 4 to 12 pay ¥3,900. Prices include tax and service.
Book on the hotel’s buffet page. Marble Lounge is in Hilton Tokyo in Nishi-Shinjuku.
This season’s King and Queen sweets, courtesy of Hilton Tokyo, cropped.
The post below is by @noriko_gourmet on TikTok, from an earlier sweets buffet.
Some hotels publish prices with tax and service included and others add service on top. TIDE TABLE, The Terrace, Glass Court, Royal Park, Cerise and Marble Lounge include it. Prince Marché, Hapuna and ZAKURO add 13%. The InterContinental and Tower Restaurant add service without publishing the rate, and THE SKY’s standard plan comes to ¥33,350 with service.
Book the Santa Times, Not Just the Day
Santa appears at set times. Hapuna has him on December 19 at 5:30pm and 7:30pm and on December 25 at 7:30pm only, and Viking Sal’s Santa is at a separate lunch. Tower Restaurant and Royal Park build their buffets around his visit.
Know Which Bookings Are Prepaid
Tower Restaurant and THE SKY take payment when you book, and ZAKURO does for December 19, 24 and 25. Tower Restaurant charges 50% for cancelling from three days ahead, and it and TIDE TABLE charge the full price on the day.
Watch the Booking Dates
THE SKY opens each date two months ahead, so December 24 and 25 opened on October 24 and 25. Tower Restaurant opened to the general public on October 30 at 10am Japan time.
Which Tokyo hotel buffets are open on Christmas Day 2026?+
In this selection, TIDE TABLE Shiomi, Prince Marché, the InterContinental’s Chef’s Live Kitchen, The Terrace at The Westin Tokyo, Glass Court, Hapuna, ZAKURO, The Imperial Viking Sal, THE SKY and Tower Restaurant all serve dinner on December 25, a Friday. Royal Park’s Santa lunch, Conrad’s festive lunch and Hilton’s sweets buffet run that day too.
What is the cheapest Christmas buffet here?+
For dinner, TIDE TABLE Shiomi’s Christmas buffet is ¥10,000 for adults with tax and service included, from December 23 to 25. For lunch, Royal Park Hotel’s Santa lunch is ¥8,000 and Conrad Tokyo’s festive lunch is ¥8,500, both all-in. Hilton Tokyo’s afternoon sweets buffet is ¥6,700 on December 25.
Which Christmas buffets have Santa?+
Tower Restaurant at Hotel New Otani on December 24 and 25, Royal Park Hotel’s lunch from December 23 to 25, Hapuna on December 19 and 25 at set times, and a separate Santa lunch at The Imperial Viking Sal on December 24 and 25.
Is there a Christmas buffet with roast turkey?+
The Terrace at The Westin Tokyo adds a whole roast turkey with cranberry sauce from December 16 to 25. Several others serve roast chicken or roast beef instead.
