The long-established Wagyu beef barbecue restaurant "Heijoen", founded in 1970, opened a new store "Wagyu Hodai no Dendo Akihabara Nikuya Yokocho" in 2020, offering all-you-can-eat domestic Wagyu beef and Shabu-Shabu order buffet. In Akihabara, a fiercely competitive area for barbecue restaurants, this new style of all-you-can-eat barbecue has become a hot topic on social media, and even three years after its opening, it is especially popular on weekends and reservations are hard to come by. Let's take a closer look at this popular all-you-can-eat barbecue!
Barbecue restaurant "Nikuya Yokocho" where you can eat freshly cut meat like a butcher shop
Nikuya Yokocho currently operates in two locations, Akihabara and Shibuya Udagawa-cho. The meat displayed in the store is carefully selected Kuroge Wagyu (Japanese Black cattle), purchased whole, carefully aged in their own factory, and then disassembled one by one by craftsmen and delivered to each store. The wide variety of rare cuts that can only be achieved by buying the whole animal is also a charming point. You can enjoy delicious Wagyu beef that you can trust from a long-established barbecue restaurant to your heart's content.
The Akihabara store is divided into a barbecue area and a shabu-shabu area from the entrance, both with a 100-minute system (80-minute LO). In the barbecue area, you can choose your favorite Wagyu beef from the showcase in the traditional "butcher shop" style. In general all-you-can-eat restaurant, there is a waiting time for the meat to be delivered after ordering at the table, but here in Nikuya Yokocho, the waiting time is minimized, allowing you to enjoy the full time.
In the Shabu-Shabu area, you can enjoy all-you-can-eat Wagyu beef Shabu-Shabu. The unique style of enjoying all-you-can-eat of carefully selected ingredients such as beef tongue and Kuroge Wagyu beef in one pot per person is popular.
How to order all-you-can-eat Yakiniku at "Wagyu Hodai no Dendo Akihabara Nikuya Yokocho"
As soon as you enter the restaurant, you will be greeted by a large showcase with neatly displayed meat! The pink meat that looks delicious will make your appetite irresistible. The interior of the restaurant is a calm space with a Japanese theme that exudes a sense of luxury. The seats are spacious, so you can enjoy your meal leisurely. Seats range from counter seats to table seats for 4-6 people, and private rooms are also available. It can be used in various scenes from friends, couples, families, to groups.
The menu includes the "Wagyu Mamire Course" with all-you-can-drink soft drinks (6,980 yen including tax. Half price for elementary school students, free for infants) and the "Wagyu to Sake Mamire Course" with all-you-can-drink soft drinks and alcohol (7,980 yen including tax).
When you order a course, the first thing that will be served is a meat platter called the "Starter Set". From then on, you can order more meat by taking an order plate called "Wagyu Tegata" to the showcase and choosing your favorite meat. They will distribute the meat for the number of people per order. The showcase is lined with a variety of cuts, including "Wagyu Jou Karubi", "Kurashita no Yaki Suki", and the limited "Wagyu Mango Katto Karubi", which will excite you and raise your tension to the highest level. As the restaurant is backed by a long-established yakiniku restaurant, the balance of lean meat and marbling is exquisite. You can't go wrong with any of them!
You can order side dishes other than meat from the tablet provided on the table. Don't miss the wide range of menus, from today's stew and Korean "Obanzai", fried foods, rice dishes, salads, rice dishes, soups, to desserts.
How to Enjoy the Shabu-Shabu All-You-Can-Eat at "Wagyu Hodai no Dendo Akihabara Nikuya Yokocho"
The interior of the restaurant, themed around Japanese style like a barbecue restaurant, is equipped with various types of seats such as counters and tables. You can enjoy shabu-shabu to your heart's content at a spacious table that doesn't feel cramped even when lined with pots and ingredients. Since each person has their own pot, even those dining alone can enjoy it comfortably.
When you order a course, a set of meat is served first. You can choose your favorite vegetables from the pot vegetable corner. Please choose your sauce from the "sauce bar" (tare bar) where you can arrange several types of condiments and sauces. Additional meat and side orders are ordered via tablet. Not only beef, but also beef tongue and tsukune can be enjoyed in shabu-shabu. The idea of eating beef tongue, which is usually eaten as barbecue, in shabu-shabu is truly a specialty of a meat restaurant.
You can choose from four shabu-shabu courses.
- Domestic Beef Shabu-Shabu Course (3,580 yen including tax): Domestic beef shoulder, domestic pork belly, domestic pork loin, Oyama chicken, tongue-filled tsukune
- Beef Tongue Shabu-Shabu Course (4,480 yen including tax): Beef tongue, domestic beef shoulder, domestic pork belly, domestic pork loin, Oyama chicken, tongue-filled tsukune
- Wagyu Beef Shabu-Shabu Course (4,980 yen including tax): Wagyu beef shoulder, beef tongue, domestic beef shoulder, domestic pork belly, domestic pork loin, Oyama chicken, tongue-filled tsukune
- Kobe Beef Shabu-Shabu Course (8,480 yen including tax): Kobe beef shoulder, Wagyu beef shoulder, beef tongue, domestic beef shoulder, domestic pork belly, domestic pork loin, Oyama chicken, tongue-filled tsukune
※For an additional 200 yen, you can enjoy unlimited soft drinks with each course, and for an additional 1,000 yen, you can enjoy unlimited alcohol and soft drinks.
You can choose from four types of carefully selected broths to bring out the maximum flavor of the meat.
- Wagyu x Bonito Broth: A Japanese-style broth combining the flavors of Wagyu, bonito, and chin.
- Korean Chige Broth: A Korean-style broth with a spicy kick from gochujang that lingers on the palate.
- Local Chicken Broth: A gentle flavor that goes well with vegetables.
- Sukiyaki Broth: A refined flavor with a rich sweetness.
Shared Unlimited Drink Service and Precautions
In addition to all-you-can-eat yakiniku and shabu-shabu, the store offers an all-you-can-drink service for drinks. Both alcoholic and soft drinks are self-service. At the "Drink Bar", you can enjoy unlimited draft beer and highballs, as well as lemon sours with 100 different combinations, which will make you excited about making drinks.
No matter which area you use, all courses have a 100-minute seating limit. Last orders are taken up to 80 minutes. A food loss check is conducted when the last order is announced. Please be aware that if there are a lot of leftovers, an additional fee will be charged. Also, you can view the gourmet site in English and Chinese from the official website, so foreign tourists can enjoy their meals at Nikuya Yokocho with ease.
Crowd situation & reservation method at "Nikuya Yokocho" Akihabara branch
Reservations are accepted up to one month in advance. Shabu-shabu can be reserved relatively smoothly on the desired date, but yakiniku is very crowded, especially on weekends.
Reservation method
- Reservation from Website (for 2 to 20 people)
- Reservation by phone for one person (03-3525-4629)
※Please note that if you cancel on the day or change the number of people, you may be charged the course fee for the number of people you booked.
Spot Information
- Name: Wagyu Hodai no Dendo Akihabara Nikuya Yokocho (和牛放題の殿堂 秋葉原 肉屋横丁)
- Address: 3F BiTO AKIBA, 1-18-19 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Access:
- 1 minute walk from JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit
- 4 minutes walk from Tsukuba Express Akihabara Station
- Phone number: (Yakiniku) 050-3135-7540, (Shabu-shabu) 03-3525-4629
- Business hours:
- Yakiniku: Weekdays 12:00-22:00 (Last entry 20:00) Weekends and holidays 11:30-22:00 (Last entry 20:00)
- Shabu-shabu: Weekdays 12:00-15:30 (Last entry 14:30) 17:00-22:00 (Last entry 20:00) Weekends and holidays 12:00-15:30 (Last entry 14:30) 17:00-22:00 (Last entry 20:00)
- Closed: Irregular holidays. It will be according to the building's holidays.
- Budget: Yakiniku 6,980 yen - 7,980 yen, Shabu-shabu 3,580 yen - 9,480 yen
- Credit card: Available
- Official site: https://nikuyayokocho.jp/shoplist/akihabara/
- Reservation method: Reservation site on the homepage, official Twitter account or phone, gourmet reservation site
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