The Best Collection of Popular BBQ restaurants across Japan! The 10 Must-go BBQ restaurants!

Especially in summer, you definitely need to recharge yourself with rich food! BBQ is the one to satisfy your needs. From the regular parts such as boneless short rib, loin, outside skirt, to the rare like top blade muscle, tenderloin. Offals are also popular. It is very tempting. Let’s walk through the must-go BBQ restaurants across Japan.

The Fruits of the Northern Land. Enjoy the Gourmet of the North Japan here at Yakiniku Restaurant Prime!

The northernmost of Japan. Hokkaido is well-known for a vast land and surrounding seas. There are a variety of local gourmets created by the significant nature and fresh seafood. Sapporo city is situated in the center of Hokkaido, which has been flourishing as the sightseeing area.

On your visit to Sapporo, “Yakiniku Restaurant Prime” is the must-go BBQ restaurant. It is located in 1 minute walk from Sapporo station, which welcomes a plenty of customers every day. It is operated by meat wholesale company, which makes it possible to serve the best quality of meat for reasonable prices. Cannot be missed.

Enjoy Grilled Offals including Rare parts! Yakiniku Teppoya

About 15 minutes walk southeast from Hanamaki station, Tohoku Honsen line. “Yakiniku Teppoya” is the BBQ restaurant offering mainly offals, opened in 2014.

It also offers the homemade original warm noodles, which suits to finish your BBQ meal. Why don’t you explore Japanese offals here.

All-you-can-eat for Rich Variety of Dishes! Must-go BBQ restaurant in Okayama, Yakiniku Zanmai

3 minutes walk northeast from the North exit of JR Nakasho station. “Yakiniku Zanmai” can be easily found with red and white based modern-style appearance, located in the area over Rokken River.

The must-have dish here is top blade muscle. It is a valuable part over blade bones, which can be taken only a small amount from one cow. You can enjoy the perfect balance of lean meat and fat.

The Restaurant to Enjoy Chateaubriand! Famous BBQ restaurant in Japan, SATO-brian

2 minutes walk along the railroad track from the South exit of Asagaya station. “SATO-brian” is the famous BBQ restaurant, which serves the highest class of beef, chateaubriand, with a black and classy exterior unlike a ordinary BBQ restaurant. The name of restaurant makes a pun on a word “chateaubriand”.

It takes by reservation only system, but it is so popular that it gets fully booked just after opening seats for the following months. The popular dishes here are “Buri Meshi”, a cooked rice topped with chateaubriand beef and sea urchin, and “Buri Katsu”, a cutlet sandwich with chateaubriand beef. You can experience unique ways to enjoy a rare part of beef. Highly recommended!

BBQ Restaurant offering Best Ingridients producing in Japan. Meirakuen Irifune

15 minutes walk straight in the east on the main street in front of Meitetsu Tagami station. “Meirakuen Irifune” is the restaurant which uses carefully selected ingredients produced in Japan, with a black signboard on black and white colored and classy style of exterior.

You must get addicted to Wagyu special tenderloin of the A5 rank by the soft texture of beef with Umami taste! After enjoying the exceptional quality of beef melting in your mouth, “Morioka Reimen”, cold noodles cooked with bones of Nagoya Cochin chickens, will wrap up your meal with the perfect blend of sweetness and sourness. Do not miss it when you visit Japan.

Best Quality by the Whole Cow Stock. BBQ Restaurant in the Gourmet city of Japan, Osaka. Manryo Minamimorimachi

3 minutes walk southwest from Osaka Metro Minamimorimachi station. “Manryo Minamimorimachi” with a red lantern is the restaurant which stocks a whole cow carefully selected. It offers a number of rare parts, which can happen because of their stock. It has gained great reputations on several review sites.

The must-have dish is “Maboroshi no Karubi (Legendary Boneless short rib)”, which is available only in Minamimorimachi branch. It is called as boneless short rib, but actually is the part called Hiuchi (the part of top round). Better to book it in advance not to miss it. Worth visiting to experience it in the gourmet city of Japan, Osaka.

Buffet-style BBQ Restaurant, Keitoku-en Tokorozawa

15 minutes walk to the northeast along the main street from the East exit of Tokorozawa station. “Keitoku-en Tokorozawa” can be easily found by the signboard saying “Yakiniku Viking” and a the train beside it. It is the restaurant offering a variety of dishes including BBQ by buffet-style.

BBQ may give you the image of having grilled meat with alcohol, but this restaurant is family-friendly enough to serve a wide selection of menu. You will also enjoy the unique interior presenting love for trains by the owner. There is the time limit for 90 minutes, but you can fully enjoy BBQ and side dishes reasonably for 1350 yen (weekday lunch). Definitely the one to visit when you go to Tokorozawa.

Budget-friendly! Enjoy the Fresh Meat Directly Purchased from the Farm at Yakiniku Kobo Waraku

“Yakiniku Kobo Waraku” can be easily found by the red eaves and lantern, located near Tomio Shopping arcade in a few minutes walk from the East exit of Tomio station, Kintetsu Nara line. It has gained high reputations for the quality and the price of Wagyu beef directly purchased from the producing farm. Boneless short rib, outside skirt, loin beef are all for 680 yen. You can enjoy sweet beef without any particular smells to get grilled on a small charcoal grill with water, putting in originally-made special sauce.

It is very popular for its relaxing atmosphere and attentive hospitality. Better to book your seats in advance. Do not miss it when you visit the old capital of Japan, Nara!

Beautifully Marbled Beef for Reasonable Prices at the Famous BBQ Restaurant in Japan, Tagyu

8 minutes walk to the southeast from JR Hakata station. “Tagyu” can be found easily by the warm wooden-style exterior, located in the back street of Tsukiji street. It is one of the most popular restaurants in Hakata, where you can enjoy a number of beautifully marbled beef for reasonable prices.

The building of the restaurant has a BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor and a Sukiyaki/Shabu Shabu restaurant on the 2nd. You can book a seat only at the restaurant on the day for BBQ. There are several popular dishes such as special boneless short rib (690 yen), special loin (680 yen), special tongue (890 yen). It is budget-friendly costing you around 4000 yen per person to enjoy a meal with drink.

Enjoy the Brand Beef of Okinawa at Loins Okinawa

Okinawa is one of the most popular sightseeing area in Japan. It has a unique culture unlike Tokyo, Osaka or Fukuoka, which makes it famous as the resort area in Japan. Originally it flourished as Ryukyu Kingdom, which has still remained in various spots in Okinawa.

For a BBQ meal in Okinawa, “Loins Okinawa” is the one to visit. You can enjoy the brand beef in Okinawa including Ishigaki gyu beef. Agu Pork cannot be missed too. Get luxurious during your visit to Okinawa!

Enjoy Delicious BBQ in Japan!

Here is the 10 must-go BBQ restaurants across Japan. Not to mention, there are more to introduce in Japan with 47 unique prefectures. Explore and find your favorite BBQ restaurant when you travel around Japan.