The Nihonbashi district is home to the traditional Japanese store and many high-end boutiques, where you can enjoy shopping and the culture, as well as many quiet and relaxing restaurants.
Here are the top 3 delicious restaurants where you can enjoy “Wagyu Beef” for those who are sightseeing in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
Enjoy the best Nihonbashi service, the finest soft Wagyu Beef, and an elegant atmosphere.
BarBies Grill
“BarBies Grill” is a grill and wine restaurant where you can enjoy carefully selected raw Wagyu beef while gazing at the Nihonbashi River.
They have more than 120 types of USA wines that go well with wagyu steak.
The first floor is a steakhouse where you can enjoy A5-rank Wagyu beef steaks and fresh cured meats. The steaks are cooked in a massive custom-built furnace oven, and the aroma of the charcoal fire lingers in the air.
The basement floor is a Yakiniku BBQ served by meat wholesale specialists and professional yakiniku chefs.
Local Guide’s Point Of View
For a night out in Nihonbashi with delicious Wagyu beef steak and wine, head to "BarBies Grill".
The steaks are carefully grilled in a furnace kiln that has been cultivated by professionals through years of experience, bringing out the natural flavor of the meat to the fullest extent, and are superb.
BBQ with fresh meat is also a popular menu item.
- Popular Dishes
Wagyu Carpaccio
This is an excellent way to enjoy tender, flavorful Wagyu beef as sashimi.
You will experience the freshness and flavor of the meat as it is.
Of course, it goes well with wine.
Wagyu Tartare Steak
The steak tartare, seasoned with fresh and elastic Wagyu beef and herbs, is so tender that it melts in your mouth, and the more you chew, the more the reddish flavor spreads in your mouth.
With baguette and wine.
Facilities & Services
The restaurant has a wide range of rooms for parties from couples to parties of 20 or more.
The open kitchen is a private space like a sushi restaurant counter.
Enjoy exquisite meats and a selection of wines in the calm lighting.
Japanese Restaurant KINZA
Would you like to enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine, savoring exquisite Japanese beef and other Japanese dishes with sake while feeling the breeze on a terrace in Nihonbashi?
Then "Japanese Restaurant KINZA" is the perfect choice for you.
The interior of the restaurant features a digital picture scroll depicting the streets of the Kinza neighborhood in the Edo period, and the refrigerator at the entrance is lined with 30 varieties of world-famous brands of Sake, making the restaurant look like a museum.
Local Guide’s Point Of View
"Japanese Restaurant KINZA" is the perfect restaurant for those who want to taste traditional Washoku, Wagyu, Yakiniku, and a variety of excellent sake.
- Popular Dishes
Seared Straw-Grilled Bonito Set
If you want to taste Wagyu beef and Washoku in Nihonbashi, how about the visually brilliant "Japanese Restaurant KINZA" Gozen?
The char-grilled straw-roasted bonito, today's fish, large shiitake mushrooms and summer vegetables are exquisite dishes that bring out the best of the ingredients.
Wagyu Shoulder Loin
The Wagyu shoulder loin, a dish that condenses the umami of Japanese black beef, is a popular menu item that the chef grills moist and juicy with exquisite heat.
There is also charcoal-grilled Kirishima pork spare ribs.
Facilities & Services
The time spent sitting on the open terrace in Nihonbashi and enjoying the evolutionary Japanese cuisine using carefully selected ingredients, Wagyu, and seasonal vegetables made from seasonal ingredients will surely be a memorable part of your trip.
いい乃じ / Iinoji
After walking around Nihonbashi and getting tired, how about stopping by "いい乃じ / Iinoji" where you can taste seasonal fish and traditional Japanese food?
For lunch, the tempura Gozen and sukiyaki course are great, and for dinner, shabu-shabu with Japanese sake is the best.
Local Guide’s Point Of View
"いい乃じ / Iinoji" is popular for its set menus that offer a small selection of Japanese dishes.
Enjoy freshly fried hot tempura and sushi with sake.
Fresh sashimi, boiled fish, and assorted dishes are available in a wide variety.
- Popular Dishes
Washoku and Tempura Set
For those who don't like raw fish such as sashimi and sushi, I recommend a Washoku menu such as Tempura and Udon.
You can choose from boiled or grilled seasonal fish delivered directly from the production area.
Sukiyaki with Japanese Black Beef and Beef Tendon
This is a great course menu that includes traditional Japanese cuisine such as "Sukiyaki of Wagyu Beef" with delicious sweetness of high-quality Omi beef, tempura with seasonal vegetables, and sashimi with seasonal fish.
Enjoy with a glass of sake or shochu with soda.
Facilities & Services
"いい乃じ / Iinoji" offers a variety of seats, including counter seats where one person can easily enjoy alcohol and Japanese food, table seats where you can eat in a calm atmosphere, and private private rooms.
Features of Wagyu Restaurants in Nihonbashi
In Nihonbashi, there are a wide variety of restaurants, from steakhouses where you can enjoy high-quality Japanese black beef steak and BBQ, to Japanese restaurants where you can enjoy Japanese dishes such as sukiyaki and shabu-shabu.
By all means, please spend a wonderful meal after shopping and sightseeing in Nihonbashi.
Written by Jessica
I am an advertising manager for an interior design company in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
From Tennessee, USA.
Lived in Japan for 5 years.
My hobbies are taking pictures of landscapes with my SLR camera and collecting glass art.
I love gourmet food in Ginza and eat out with friends on my days off.
When you come to Japan, be sure to try Japanese black beef sukiyaki and shabu-shabu!