🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Kumamoto
12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Kumamoto, 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 Kumamoto: 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 Kumamoto take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.
Local specialty: Basashi (Horse Sashimi). Kumamoto is Japan's center for horse meat cuisine. Thin slices of raw horse served with garlic soy sauce and ginger — mild, slightly sweet, and surprisingly approachable. Izakaya throughout the Shimotori and Kamitori arcade area; also available at restaurants near Kumamoto Castle.
Yakiniku restaurants near central Kumamoto
Sorted by rating. Distances are from Kumamoto'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.
- ★ 4.8 (2,218)667m · 8 min walk walk1-19 Minamitsuboimachi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto
- ★ 4.9 (417)185m · 2 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−5−10 TTビル 5階
- ★ 4.8 (436)426m · 5 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shinshigai, 5−16 栄通りKビル 2階
- ★ 4.5 (523)295m · 4 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−9−20 銀座光琳ビル 2階
- ★ 4.6 (205)542m · 7 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shinshigai, 12−10 アメニティ新市街 ２階
- Open past midnight★ 4.6 (204)240m · 3 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−6−21 武蔵下通りセンタービル
- Open past midnight★ 4.3 (284)131m · 2 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−4−7 熊本ビル 2階
- Open past midnight★ 4.4 (208)271m · 3 min walk walk12-6 Hanabatachō, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto
- Open past midnight★ 4.1 (305)313m · 4 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−10−3 Ginza Place Kumamoto, 2F
- ★ 4.7 (133)398m · 5 min walk walk5-54 Jōtōmachi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto
- Open past midnight★ 4.0 (262)271m · 3 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−6−12 天神壱番館１F
- ★ 3.6 (417)245m · 3 min walk walkKumamoto, Chuo Ward, Shimotōri, 1-chōme−8−30 みかどやビル 1階
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Yakiniku restaurants in Kumamoto: common questions
How much is yakiniku in Kumamoto?
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 Kumamoto 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 Kumamoto 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.