料亭|りょうていryoutei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

• RelatedレストランNeutralLoanword for a restaurant, typically Western-style; 「料亭」 is a traditional, high-class Japanese restaurant, usually with private rooms.
• Related割烹店かっぽうてんNeutralA Japanese-cuisine restaurant where the chef usually cooks to order in front of diners; 「料亭」 is more upscale and mainly for hosting banquets and guests.
• Related茶寮ちゃりょうWrittenA written/formal term for a tea room or teahouse, also an eatery; often used in shop names, while 「料亭」 is a high-class Japanese restaurant.
• Related飯屋めしやCasualColloquial for a simple eatery or canteen; 「料亭」 is a high-class Japanese restaurant.
• Related大衆食堂たいしゅうしょくどうNeutralThe opposite of 「料亭」 in class: cheap and geared to the general public.
• Related小料理屋こりょうりやNeutralA small restaurant serving sake and simple dishes; 「料亭」 is more upscale.
• Related料理茶屋りょうりぢゃやWrittenA written/formal term for an Edo-period restaurant; 「料亭」 is the modern word.
• Antonym大衆食堂たいしゅうしょくどうNeutralThe opposite of 「料亭」 in class: cheap and geared to the general public.

Use 「料亭」 for a traditional, high-class Japanese restaurant. A Japanese-cuisine restaurant is 「割烹店」, a Western-style one 「レストラン」, a small place with sake and simple dishes 「小料理屋」, and cheap, everyday eateries 「大衆食堂」 or 「飯屋」.

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1. 「料理屋りょうりや」のこと。