🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Nara

12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Nara, 3 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 Nara: 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 Nara take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.

Yakiniku restaurants near central Nara

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Nara'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.saka Yakiniku & Horumon Futago Shin-Ōmiya
    ★ 4.6 (243)591m · 7 min walk walkNara, Ōmiyachō, 6-chōme−1−8 公健ビル 1F
    Open past midnight
  2. 2.地鶏焼肉 鶏重Chi Niwatori Yakiniku Niwatori Omo
    ★ 4.7 (189)559m · 7 min walk walkNara, Shibatsujichō, 4-chōme−５−2 新大宮グリーンビル １階
    Open past midnight
  3. 3.Kitashinchi Harami Shin-omiya
    ★ 4.6 (130)342m · 4 min walk walkNara, Ōmiyachō, 6-chōme−6−1 アルファコート 1F-6
  4. 4.焼肉ホルモン・大和野菜 佐藤Yakiniku Horumon ･ Yamato Yasai Satō
    ★ 4.4 (136)525m · 7 min walk walk4-8 Sanjōsakaemachi, Nara
  5. 5.一 (はじめ)Ichi ( Hajime )
    ★ 4.2 (150)948m · 12 min walk walk2-chōme-4-8 Ōmiyachō, Nara
  6. 6.焼肉ホルモン かむら精肉店 新大宮店Yakiniku Horumon Ka Mura Seiniku Ten Shin'ōMiya Ten
    ★ 4.1 (127)598m · 7 min walk walkNara, Ōmiyachō, 6-chōme−１−11 新大宮第二ビル １Ｆ
    Open past midnight
  7. 7.肉丸商店 奈良三条店Niku Maru ShōTen Nara Sanjō Ten
    ★ 4.3 (87)807m · 10 min walk walk9-5 Sanjōsakaemachi, Nara
  8. 8.焼肉 田田Yakiniku Ta Ta
    ★ 4.2 (80)691m · 9 min walk walk2-chōme-11 Shibatsujichō, Nara
  9. 9.Tabata
    ★ 4.5 (54)358m · 4 min walk walk1-chōme-10-7 Sanjōōji, Nara
  10. 10.Yakiniku Fumiya
    ★ 4.1 (65)325m · 4 min walk walk6-chōme-6-6 Ōmiyachō, Nara
  11. 11.炭火焼肉 なご味Sumibi Yakiniku Na Go Aji
    ★ 4.3 (49)470m · 6 min walk walk1-chōme-3-10 Shijōōji, Nara
  12. 12.Kaito
    ★ 4.3 (44)445m · 6 min walk walkNara, Ōmiyachō, 6-chōme−9−8 １F

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Yakiniku restaurants in Nara: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Nara?

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 Nara 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 Nara 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.