🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Golden Gai

Where to find yakiniku in Golden Gai, with prices, ordering tips and etiquette for visitors.

Yakiniku — Japanese grill-it-yourself barbecue — is the best group dinner in Golden Gai: 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 Golden Gai take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.

Yakiniku restaurants near central Golden Gai

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Golden Gai'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.

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Plan your night in Golden Gai

First night in Golden Gai? Go with a local guide

A guided bar-hopping or food tour gets you into the tiny places that are hard to walk into alone — and you learn how ordering works before you go solo the next night.

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Stay within walking distance of the nightlife

The last train leaves around midnight. A hotel near Golden Gai's bars means you can stay out as late as you like and walk home.

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Yakiniku restaurants in Golden Gai: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Golden Gai?

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 Golden Gai 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 Golden Gai 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.