Best Yakiniku/Steak Restaurants in Japan

Nikutei Yuhi

肉亭　結

Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Japanese Beef Steak / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Wednesday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

About 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station, 4-minute walk from Exit 12 of Keihan Sanjo Station, 14-minute walk from Exit 1A of Hankyu Kyoto Kawaramachi Station

Yakiniku no Meimon Tendan Gion Main Branch

焼肉の名門　天壇　祇園本店

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / General / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Wine

Dinner: 7,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 7,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:15 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:15 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

2-minute walk from Gion-shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line. 4-minute walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Teppanyaki Steak Azuma

鉄板焼きステーキ　あずま

Harajuku/Meiji-Jingumae, Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Wine

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:30 pm (L.O. 3:00 pm), by reservation only / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm), by reservation only

Thursday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

8-minute walk from Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line, 7-minute walk from Meiji-jingumae Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line

Ushiyoshibiyori

牛吉日和

Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Gyutan (beef tongue) / Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets)

Dinner: 8,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

None

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Ebisu Station

Kobegyu Steak Vesta

神戸牛ステーキ Vesta

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Steak, Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / French

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holiday] Lunch 11:30 am - 4:00 pm Last entry 2:00 am / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on each line

USHIHACHI Akihabara Branch

USHIHACHI 秋葉原店

Akihabara, Akihabara/Kanda, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Korean

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

2 minutes walk from Exit 1 of Suehirocho Station on the Tokyo Metro Line, 4 minutes walk from the Electric Town Exit (North Exit) of JR Akihabara Station

AOHIGE Main Branch

青ひげ本店

Hatchobori/Noboricho/Hakushima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Hatchobori Station on the Hiroshima Electric Railway train or bus toward Hiroshima Castle. The restaurant is located in the back of Hiroshima Park Lane.

Kuroge Wagyu Yakiniku Shiro ka Kuro

黒毛和牛焼肉　白か黒

Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Bibimbap / Beer

7,000 JPY

7,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm), [Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Monday

English menu available.

Go north from Exit 1 of Nishi-shinjuku Station, and turn left at the first intersection; then you will see the restaurant

Teppan Yakiniku Steak Mikinao

鉄板焼肉ステーキ樹直

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Steak, Yakiniku/Steak / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am -3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

2-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on the JR Kobe Line / 2-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

Kobe Beef Steak SAKURA

神戸牛ステーキ　桜

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Steak, Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from [Sannomiya Station]. On the 2nd floor of the building next to Ikuta Shrine.

Steak AOHIGE

ステーキ青ひげ

Hondori/Tatemachi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak / Wine

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) Closed on Wednesday (except for the year-end and New Year period). Open from December 22nd to January 3rd.

Wednesday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

2-minute walk toward the Atomic Bomb Dome direction from Hondori Station on the Astram Line / 5-minute walk from Hiroshima Bus Center

Kobe Steak Sai Dining

神戸ステーキ　彩ダイニング

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Seafood

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (Last Entry 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Last Entry 9:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5 minutes on foot from Sannomiya Station. Upon exiting the station, proceed west along Sunset-dori Street, make a right at the street after the intersection with Tor Road, and the restaurant will be 150 meters ahead on the right.

Yakiniku Horumon Uedaya Ryogoku Kiyosumi-dori Branch

焼肉ホルモン上田屋　両国清澄通り店

Ryogoku/Kikugawa, Asakusa/Ryogoku, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Korean

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

None

English-speaking staff available.

1 minute to the right from Ryogoku Station on the Oedo Line. The entrance is under the pedestrian bridge.

Kobe Beef Miyabi Nihonbashi Branch

神戸牛みやび日本橋店

Mitsukoshimae, Tokyo Station, Tokyo

Steak, Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

Go down the street on the right side of the Mitsui Garden Hotel building. It is on the left side of the back corner.

Yakiniku Motoyama Shinjuku Branch

焼肉もとやま　新宿店

Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

111m from Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station

Aji no YOHEI

味の与平

Hida/Takayama, Hida/Takayama/Gero, Gifu

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Local Japanese Cuisine

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

30-minute from Takayama Interchange

Wagyu Yakiniku KIM

和牛焼肉 KIM

Shirokane/Shirokanedai, Roppongi, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean

10,000 JPY

10,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Take Exit 3 and walk toward Lawson on the right. Turn left at the end of the road, then turn right at the traffic light in front of you, and walk about 50m. The restaurant is on your left.

Hokkaido Yakiniku Kaneushi

北海道焼肉かねうし

Susukino, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat)

7,000 JPY

7,000 JPY

[Monday - Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

From Exit 4 of Susukino Station, take Ekimae Street towards Nakajima for 3 minute's walk