The Best 10 Yakiniku Restaurants You Must Eat in Hokkaido

Hokkaido is known for its delicious food. You may have heard of the famous Hokkaido dish “Genghis Khan (Grilled mutton and lamb)”. However, we recommend you trying Yakiniku as well in Hokkaido because you can enjoy very fresh beef at affordable prices. In this article, we will introduce the best 10 Yakiniku restaurants you must try in Hokkaido!

1. Gurumanzu Itou

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This restaurant is known as the best Yakiniku restaurant in Sapporo. The restaurant offers high-quality meat from all over Japan at affordable prices.

Furthermore, the restaurant doesn’t use frozen meat, which means all the meat they serve is very fresh and tasty! “Gurumanzu Itou” also has pride in beef and pork guts, so they only use beef and pork guts from Hokkaido.

The restaurant also offers Korean dishes such as Korean pancake, Namul and Kimchi, which you should definitely give it a try as well! Make sure to make a reservation in advance because this restaurant is always very busy. We promise it will be worth it!

2. Totori Main Store

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“Totori Main Store” is within walking distance of Susukino and very famous Yakiniku restaurant that everyone in Sapporo knows. The restaurant purchases high-quality beef from Kyushu, and offers them at their best by considering the condition of beef.

“King Calbi (short rib)” is one of the must-have dishes in this restaurant. It is soaked in the special source for 4 days and tastes delicious! The restaurant also offers Korean dishes such as Korean pancakes and cold noodles. You can have lunch starting from 700 yen, so it might be a good idea to go to the restaurant at lunchtime first.

3. Ushinoya Main Store

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This famous Yakiniku restaurant is a directly managed restaurant of “Iwamizawa butcher”. Therefore, you can enjoy fresh and delicious meat at an amazingly cheap price!

A plate of the highest quality “Kuroge Wagyu beef calbi (short rib)” is 990 yen and a plate of pork large intestines from Hokkaido is only 190 yen. All dishes are good value for the price because meat is purchased directly from the butcher!

At lunchtime, there is a deal of all-you-can-eat beef and pork guts Yakiniku for 980 yen. The restaurant also has a deal of all-you-can-drink at a very cheap price, so the place is perfect for spending time with friends!

4. Wagyu Ishizaki

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The speciality of this restaurant is the famous Kuroge Wagyu ”Ezo Tajima Ushi” raised in Ezo city in Hokkaido. “Wagyu Ishizaki” keeps cattle in a contract barn and therefore offers very fresh beef. The other meat the restaurant offers is also carefully selected and purchased, so you can enjoy a variety of high-quality fresh meat!

The recommended dish at the restaurant is “Yaki-Shabu (slightly grilled meat)”. It is very rich in taste but not too heavy. The restaurant is not smoky like typical Yakiniku restaurants because the latest roasters are equipped. Tables are located in each room, which means you can relax and enjoy Yakiniku in a quiet and private room. For that reason, this restaurant is also perfect for a special occasion!

5. Horumon Ginga

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If you like beef and pork guts, this restaurant is for you! Beef and pork guts in “Horumon Ginga” are very fresh because the restaurant purchases a head of cattle directly from a producer. Not only cattle but also pork, lamb and even bear and Yezo sika deer are available in the restaurant.

The restaurant mainly uses natural ingredients such as hand-made seasoning and kombu for seasoning of meat, and some home-grown vegetables. We also recommend dipping noodles (Tsukemen), which is great to have after Yakiniku. Some dishes are limited in number so make sure to make a reservation in advance.

 
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6. Yakiniku-ya Kane-chan Shisuitei

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This restaurant is very popular in Hokkaido. In “Yakiniku-ya Kane-chan Shisuitei”, you can have rare parts of beef because they purchase a head of cattle such as Saroma Wagyu, not a block of beef.

The speciality of this restaurant is “Assorted Beef Platter”, which you can enjoy rare parts of beef such as rump, aitchbone, chuck flap and sirloin. If you want to have this platter, don’t forget to make a call first as it requires a reservation 4 days in advance.

Apart from Yakiniku, the restaurant also has a variety of menus such as beef sushi and Curry. Let’s try rare parts of beef which you can rarely have in other Yakiniku restaurant.

7. Yakiniku-Sha Taihaara

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If you are coming to Hokkaido, you may feel like having “Genghis Khan (Grilled mutton and lamb)” as well as Yakiniku. If so, we recommend this restaurant! In this restaurant, you can have a variety of menus such as Wagyu calbi (short rib), tongue meat, beef and pork guts, mutton yukhoe (steak tartare) and of course, Genghis Khan. If you want to try various meat dishes, visit this restaurant!

→The 10 Best Genghis Khan Restaurants You Must Eat in Hokkaido, Japan

8. Baba Horumon

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If you want to try pork guts in Asahikawa, we definitely recommend this restaurant! Order a plate of pork guts (it’s served with onion) and then grill them on Japanese portable clay cooking stove. There are various parts of pork guts available, so let’s give them a try!

The grilling way of “Baba Horumon” is described as Asahikawa style. Pork guts are seasoned only with salt and grilled until crispy. It’s quite simple, yet tasty! This restaurant is very popular among locals, so don’t forget to go there if you are visiting Asahikawa.

→The 10 Best Places to Eat in Asahikawa, Hokkaido

9. Yakiniku Sanshiro

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This restaurant is in Otaru, which is famous for sushi. However, don’t underestimate “Yakiniku Sanshiro”! You can enjoy a variety of meat such as Wagyu, pork, chicken, Genghis Khan and horse meat in this restaurant.

In Otaru, as well as this restaurant, you can even enjoy source for Yakiniku as soup! Surrounded by locals, let’s enjoy Yakiniku in Otaru style.

→The Best 10 Places to Eat in Otaru, Hokkaido

10. Salan

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This restaurant is known as the best Yakiniku restaurant in Hakodate. The owner of this restaurant carefully chooses which meat and beef and pork guts to use from the highest-quality Wagyu. We promise every dishes are outstanding!

The restaurant also offers a variety of Korean dishes such as Korean pancakes, spicy cod innards, Bulgogi and Bibimbap (Korean style rice). Furthermore, there are many kinds of tables available such as tables on tatami mats, private dining rooms with chairs. If you are visiting Hakodate, don’t miss this restaurant as well as Shio Ramen!

→The Best 10 Places to Eat in Hakodate, Hokkaido

Let’s enjoy Yakiniku in Hokkaido!

You may try Genghis Khan when you are in Hokkaido. However, don’t miss Yakiniku as well! We promise all the restaurants we introduced in this article will amaze you how great Yakiniku in Hokkaido is.