🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Akita

10 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Akita, 1 of them open past midnight. Regular hours from Google; refreshed daily on demand. Confirm special hours before visiting.

Yakiniku — Japanese grill-it-yourself barbecue — is the best group dinner in Akita: you order plates of meat, cook them over a tabletop grill, and drink as you go. Many places offer an all-you-can-eat (tabehodai) or all-you-can-drink (nomihodai) course for a fixed price.

Expect ¥3,000–¥6,000 per person with drinks at a mid-range place; premium wagyu specialists cost more. Most yakiniku restaurants in Akita take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.

Yakiniku restaurants near central Akita

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Akita's centre. Hours come from Google and can change — the "open past midnight" mark means the place closes between 00:00 and 06:00 on at least one day.

  1. 1.旨いもんや清野太郎Umai Mon Ya Kiyono Tarō
    ★ 4.1 (251)324m · 4 min walk walkAkita, Sannō, 4-chōme−6−20 1F
  2. 2.Kandon Akitachuoten
    ★ 3.8 (388)730m · 9 min walk walk8-19 Kōyōsaiwaichō, Akita
  3. 3.Akitagyugentei Sannobekkan
    ★ 4.3 (182)451m · 6 min walk walk3-chōme-1-33 Sannō, Akita
  4. 4.焼肉わかば 山王店Yakiniku Wakaba Sannō Ten
    ★ 3.8 (320)379m · 5 min walk walk2-chōme-10-1 Sannō, Akita
  5. 5.ホルモン伸栄Horumon Shin Sakae
    ★ 4.1 (175)443m · 6 min walk walk2 2-chōme-10-9 Sannō, Akita
  6. 6.Fuma
    ★ 4.1 (122)538m · 7 min walk walk1-chōme-1-34 Yabasehonchō, Akita
  7. 7.Fuki
    ★ 4.3 (60)394m · 5 min walk walkAkita, Sannō, 1-chōme−9−15 山王セカンドビル
    Open past midnight
  8. 8.上野苑Ueno En
    ★ 4.2 (50)571m · 7 min walk walk2-44 Kōyōsaiwaichō, Akita
  9. 9.肉マシ鉄板食堂Niku Mashi Teppan Shokudō
    ★ 3.9 (51)421m · 5 min walk walk1-chōme-7-20 Sannō, Akita
  10. 10.和牛焼肉 壱Wagyū Yakiniku Ichi
    ★ 4.4 (8)437m · 5 min walk walkAkita, Sannō, 1-chōme−11−19 1F

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Yakiniku restaurants in Akita: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Akita?

A casual yakiniku dinner with a few drinks runs about ¥3,000–¥6,000 per person as of 2026. All-you-can-eat courses at chains start around ¥3,000–¥4,000 for 90–120 minutes. Wagyu-focused restaurants in Akita can be ¥8,000–¥15,000 per person.

What should I order at yakiniku?

Start with karubi (short rib) and harami (skirt), which are the crowd-pleasers, then add tan (tongue, eaten first with lemon), a vegetable plate and rice. Sauces are tare (sweet soy) or salt; the menu usually shows which each cut is meant for.

Are yakiniku restaurants in Akita open late?

Most close between 23:00 and 00:00, with last order 30–60 minutes earlier. Some near the bar districts run until 02:00–05:00. The list on this page shows today's hours for each place, so check before you walk over.