🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Aomori

12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Aomori, 5 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 Aomori: 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 Aomori take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.

Yakiniku restaurants near central Aomori

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Aomori'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.Nikumitsu
    ★ 4.4 (640)806m · 10 min walk walk1-chōme-6-9 Honchō, Aomori
    Open past midnight
  2. 2.Shinsekai
    ★ 4.5 (406)443m · 6 min walk walk1-chōme-2-1 Honchō, Aomori
  3. 3.Nandaimon
    ★ 4.2 (561)423m · 5 min walk walk1-chōme-8-3 Shinmachi, Aomori
  4. 4.Ringoya
    ★ 4.5 (271)397m · 5 min walk walk2-chōme-7-12 Shinmachi, Aomori
  5. 5.Gyu-Kaku
    ★ 4.2 (357)501m · 6 min walk walkAomori, Honchō, 2-chōme−4−10 田沼ビル 1Ｆ
    Open past midnight
  6. 6.Tatsuya
    ★ 4.2 (335)423m · 5 min walk walk1-chōme-9-19 Shinmachi, Aomori
  7. 7.Aji no Okatei
    ★ 4.6 (135)922m · 12 min walk walk1-chōme-6-15 Hashimoto, Aomori
  8. 8.Ringoya Furukawa
    ★ 4.6 (111)197m · 2 min walk walkAomori, Furukawa, 1-chōme−18−10 1F
  9. 9.Yakiniku Daidoko
    ★ 4.1 (192)894m · 11 min walk walk1-chōme-3-11 Hashimoto, Aomori
    Open past midnight
  10. 10.hormoneyaki Tengu
    ★ 4.0 (115)555m · 7 min walk walk2-chōme-5-13 Honchō, Aomori
    Open past midnight
  11. 11.Meigetsukan
    ★ 3.7 (129)383m · 5 min walk walkAomori, Shinmachi, 1-chōme−10−1 鈴ビル
    Open past midnight
  12. 12.炭火焼きじろうSumibi Yaki Jirō
    ★ 4.3 (62)697m · 9 min walk walk2-chōme-6-13 Honchō, Aomori

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Yakiniku restaurants in Aomori: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Aomori?

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 Aomori 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 Aomori 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.