🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Shinjuku
12 well-rated yakiniku spots within a 15-minute walk of central Shinjuku, 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 Shinjuku: 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 Shinjuku take reservations, and weekends fill up — arrive before 18:30 or book.
Yakiniku restaurants near central Shinjuku
Sorted by rating. Distances are from Shinjuku'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.
- Open past midnight★ 4.9 (1,005)428m · 5 min walk walkShinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 6-chōme−16−9 Pine Needle, ２F
- Open past midnight★ 4.8 (1,898)984m · 12 min walk walkShinjuku City, Kabukichō, 1-chōme−26−2 京屋ビル
- Open past midnight★ 4.8 (896)966m · 12 min walk walkShinjuku City, Shinjuku, 3-chōme−35−11 あぜみビル 1F
- ★ 4.7 (853)996m · 12 min walk walkShinjuku City, Shinjuku, 3-chōme−26−14 新宿ミニムI 9F
- ★ 4.7 (785)967m · 12 min walk walkShinjuku City, Kabukichō, 1-chōme−23−15 Suzuya Bldg, 8F
- ★ 4.5 (818)609m · 8 min walk walkShinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 8-chōme−14−18 若菜ビル
- ★ 4.0 (1,078)733m · 9 min walk walkShinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7-chōme−11−17 ブレステン西新宿 1F
- ★ 4.4 (449)889m · 11 min walk walkShinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7-chōme−2−5 TH Nishi Shinjuku, 3F
- ★ 4.2 (408)720m · 9 min walk walk1-chōme-4-5 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City
- Open past midnight★ 4.5 (252)532m · 7 min walk walkShibuya, Yoyogi, 2-chōme−11−12 B1F
- ★ 3.7 (610)475m · 6 min walk walk1-chōme-19-11 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City
- ★ 4.8 (30)507m · 6 min walk walkShinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 1-chōme−15−8 アトラス西新宿ビル 4F
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Yakiniku restaurants in Shinjuku: common questions
How much is yakiniku in Shinjuku?
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 Shinjuku 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 Shinjuku 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.