🥩 Yakiniku restaurants in Utsunomiya

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

Yakiniku restaurants near central Utsunomiya

Sorted by rating. Distances are from Utsunomiya'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.Yakiniku Great
    ★ 4.4 (569)423m · 5 min walk walkUtsunomiya, Honchō, 13−13 本町ビル １階
  2. 2.韓国カフェダイニング 味韓Kankoku Kafe Dainingu Aji Kan
    ★ 4.7 (309)603m · 8 min walk walkUtsunomiya, Enomachi, 5−1 熊谷第９ビル B1
  3. 3.Gold Butcher
    ★ 4.5 (169)634m · 8 min walk walk3-chōme-1-15 Babadōri, Utsunomiya
    Open past midnight
  4. 4.ミリネヤンコプチャン 宇都宮店Mirineyankopuchan Utsunomiya Ten
    ★ 4.5 (122)603m · 8 min walk walkUtsunomiya, Enomachi, 3−7 矢口ビル ２F
  5. 5.牛匠 緒つじGyuu Takumi Itoguchi Tsu Ji
    ★ 4.3 (145)703m · 9 min walk walk4-9 Mageshichō, Utsunomiya
  6. 6.焼肉からし家Yakiniku Kara Shi Ka
    ★ 4.1 (181)491m · 6 min walk walk2-10 Ikegamichō, Utsunomiya
    Open past midnight
  7. 7.炭家Sumi Ka
    ★ 4.3 (98)697m · 9 min walk walkUtsunomiya, Chūōhonchō, 1−4 マスブチビル 2F
    Open past midnight
  8. 8.Manten
    ★ 4.3 (64)526m · 7 min walk walkUtsunomiya, Ikegamichō, 1−11 石田ビル １F
    Open past midnight
  9. 9.焼肉 玄遊亭Yakiniku Gen 遊 Tei
    ★ 3.9 (83)337m · 4 min walk walk1-27 Honchō, Utsunomiya
  10. 10.黒毛和牛専門店 個室焼肉valon‐バロン‐ 宇都宮Kuroge Wagyū Semmon Ten Koshitsu Yakiniku Valon ‐ Baron ‐ Utsunomiya
    ★ 4.2 (59)638m · 8 min walk walk5-9 Enomachi, Utsunomiya
  11. 11.焼肉 南大門Yakiniku Nandaimon
    ★ 3.6 (93)972m · 12 min walk walk3-chōme-2-6 Imaizumi, Utsunomiya
  12. 12.Yakiniku Miya
    ★ 4.2 (35)314m · 4 min walk walk10-9 Honchō, Utsunomiya

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Yakiniku restaurants in Utsunomiya: common questions

How much is yakiniku in Utsunomiya?

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 Utsunomiya 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 Utsunomiya 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.