🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Kyoto
12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Kyoto, 6 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 Kyoto: 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 Kyoto take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.
Yakiniku restaurants near central Kyoto
Sorted by rating. Distances are from Kyoto'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.
- ★ 4.9 (926)709m · 9 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Hishiyachō, 33 珠光ビル三条 B1F
- ★ 4.9 (904)754m · 9 min walk walk500-1 Umeyachō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
- ★ 4.8 (3,077)339m · 4 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Nakajimachō, 90 Aune京都三条 2階
- Open past midnight★ 4.7 (1,230)659m · 8 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Shioyachō, 324 古城ビル 6F
- Open past midnight★ 4.7 (1,574)743m · 9 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Kamiyachō, 356番2 フィル・パーク四条河原町 1階
- ★ 4.6 (1,210)366m · 5 min walk walk34-1 Tōjijichō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
- Open past midnight★ 4.8 (598)369m · 5 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Daikokuchō, 40−1 六曜社 2階
- 8.Kotetsu★ 4.9 (489)799m · 10 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, 中乃町545-3
- Open past midnight★ 4.9 (350)560m · 7 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Zaimokuchō, 3-chōme, 188番1 THE CITY先斗町3階
- Open past midnight★ 4.6 (491)519m · 6 min walk walkUGKビル, 1F, 265-1 Kitakurumayachō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
- Open past midnight★ 3.8 (992)510m · 6 min walk walk252-1 Yamazakichō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
- ★ 4.8 (157)301m · 4 min walk walkKyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Ishibashichō, 25−1
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Yakiniku restaurants in Kyoto: common questions
How much is yakiniku in Kyoto?
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 Kyoto 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 Kyoto 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.