🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Kagoshima

12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Kagoshima, 4 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 Kagoshima: 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 Kagoshima take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.

Yakiniku restaurants near central Kagoshima

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Kagoshima'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.鹿児島県産A5等級黒毛和牛 全席完全個室 牛一彩 天文館店Kagoshima Ken San A 5 TōKyū Kuroge Wagyū Zenseki Kanzen Koshitsu Ushi Ichi Irodori Temmon Kan Ten
    ★ 4.9 (2,176)961m · 12 min walk walkKagoshima, Sennichichō, 12−12 ＫＬＧビル 1階
    Open past midnight
  2. 2.Yakiniku Tasting Bar Shin Niku-ya | Kagoshima Tenmonkan
    ★ 4.6 (1,086)773m · 10 min walk walkKagoshima, Sennichichō, 3−5 グルメスクエアビル １階
  3. 3.Ryu no Hana
    ★ 4.5 (715)892m · 11 min walk walkKagoshima, Sennichichō, 9−17 江口商事ビル 1F
    Open past midnight
  4. 4.Gyu do!
    ★ 4.3 (528)693m · 9 min walk walkKagoshima, Higashisengokuchō, 12−13 村山ビル 1階
  5. 5.Charcoal Grilled Yakiniku Hormone Yokozuna Sanshiro Tenmonkan in Kagoshima
    ★ 4.6 (199)923m · 12 min walk walkKagoshima, Yamanokuchichō, 8−24 まるはビル 1F
    Open past midnight
  6. 6.Gyuchan - Main store
    ★ 4.2 (254)593m · 7 min walk walk6-11 Higashisengokuchō, Kagoshima
  7. 7.Satsuma-en
    ★ 4.4 (130)874m · 11 min walk walk3-8 Shinmachi, Kagoshima
  8. 8.Gyushun Saburo Tenmonkan
    ★ 4.3 (115)937m · 12 min walk walkKagoshima, Yamanokuchichō, 9−30 高橋ビル 1階
  9. 9.Yakiniku LIKE!!
    ★ 3.8 (203)694m · 9 min walk walkKagoshima, Higashisengokuchō, 10−12 橋口ビル 1階
  10. 10.七輪焼肉 遊々亭 グルメ通り本店 （シチリンヤキニク ユウユウテイ）Nana Rin Yakiniku 遊 々 Chin Gurume DōRi Honten ( Shichirin'Yakiniku Yuuyuutei )
    ★ 4.1 (122)652m · 8 min walk walkKagoshima, Higashisengokuchō, 8−5 ２F
  11. 11.完全個室 焼肉食べ放題 いずみ精肉店 天文館店Kanzen Koshitsu Yakiniku Tabe HōDai Izumi Seiniku Ten Temmon Kan Ten
    ★ 3.9 (131)766m · 10 min walk walkKagoshima, Sennichichō, 3−5 くらかわビル 地下一階
    Open past midnight
  12. 12.鹿児島黒牛A5雌牛専門 焼肉 真 ~MASA~Kagoshima Kuro Ushi A 5 Meushi Semmon Yakiniku Shin ~ MASA ~
    ★ 4.5 (48)941m · 12 min walk walkKagoshima, Sennichichō, 9−25 パークサイド天文館 1F

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Yakiniku restaurants in Kagoshima: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Kagoshima?

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 Kagoshima 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 Kagoshima 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.