🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Kobe
Where to find yakiniku in Kobe, with prices, ordering tips and etiquette for visitors.
Yakiniku — Japanese grill-it-yourself barbecue — is the best group dinner in Kobe: 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 Kobe take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.
Local specialty: Kobe Beef. The world-famous Tajima cattle beef, known for exceptional marbling. Kobe is the place to try it as steak, sukiyaki, or teppanyaki — at prices noticeably lower than abroad. Mouriya (Kitano), Steak Land (Sannomiya), or the beef restaurants in Kitano's Ijinkan district.
Yakiniku restaurants near central Kobe
Sorted by rating. Distances are from Kobe'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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Yakiniku restaurants in Kobe: common questions
How much is yakiniku in Kobe?
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 Kobe 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 Kobe 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.