Benkei Japanese Restaurant is one of the most authentic Japanese restaurants in Guangzhou. Hotel Nikko is part of the Okura Hotels Group, and there is a Japanese restaurant called Benkei in Nikko hotels all over the country. Among them, Hotel Nikko Guangzhou's Benkei Japanese Restaurant, as the hotel's signature restaurant, has basic elements such as high-end Japanese ingredients and meticulous service.

Benkei has always maintained the tradition of Japanese chefs in charge, and the chefs invited are all with many years of experience in Japanese cuisine. In 2017, the chef team of Benqing in Guangzhou also won the special gold medal in the China Sushi Invitational Competition organized by the China Hotel Association. Benkei is an extraordinary strength in the import of ingredients, and the Japanese air fish is supplied irregularly, and the sashimi is fresh. Before ordering, ask what seafood has arrived by air, avoid the mass sashimi salmon, and try the rare real high-quality seafood.

The restaurant is divided into two sections: the Japanese restaurant and the teppanyaki area. The kaiseki cuisine is served at the Japanese restaurant, which is the highest hospitality Benkei has for diners. Kaiseki cuisine is a complete set of dining forms, and Western food is the same as the dishes, roughly including appetizers, sashimi, steaming, boiling, frying, soup, desserts and other major parts, each dish is not much, but the taste is balanced, rarely too greasy, seven or eight dishes down, basically can reach eight points full, rarely not full of food. The best place to experience kaiseki cuisine is the counter location, as watching the chef prepare the dishes and communicating with the chef at the right time is also an integral part of the whole kaiseki cuisine. Benkei's teppanyaki cuisine is also excellent, with imported Wagyu beef and seafood as well as high-quality ingredients, and the chef cooks them live and delivers them directly to the plate, so they taste best when the ingredients are ready.

Benkei has created a high-end Japanese style in terms of dining environment, with elegant and light-colored decoration, orange-red as the main color, high-end kimonos with cranes and gorgeous embroidery patterns hanging at the entrance, and high-end and elegant tatami Japanese-style private rooms. The waiters in the restaurant are all dressed in kimonos, kneeling and sitting, and the training is in place, and the explanation of the ingredients and cooking methods of the dishes is relatively comprehensive. The restaurant has plenty of seats, with a total of 90 seats, and it is recommended to book private rooms in advance. If you have a special preference for ingredients, you can call in advance to make a reservation.