Here are 5 Tokyo restaurants where guests can enjoy sukiyaki hotpot and shabu shabu hotpot with a somewhat luxurious feel. Freely enjoy standard items and an evolved hotpot with family and friends.
Takuan Botantei
Takuan Botantei is renowned for its high-quality Japanese beef dishes, offering a modern Japanese-style space that blends dignified elegance with a relaxed atmosphere. The menu features A5-ranked Japanese black beef, with standout dishes like "Miso Beef Nabe" and "Grilled Beef in Salt Crust," which highlight the ingredients' natural flavors. The restaurant offers various private rooms, ideal for business dinners, special occasions, and important gatherings. The attention to detail in both the cuisine and interior design ensures a memorable, blissful experience.
Takuan Botantei
Open:
Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:45 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)Closed:
NoneAverage price:
[Dinner] 7,500 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPYAccess:
5-minute walk from Shimizubashi Exit of Nishi-shinjuku-gochome Sstation on the Toei Oedo Line. 7-minute walk from Nishi-shinjuku Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi LineAddress:
1F, Nishi-Shinjuku Park Heights, 4-15-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo MapMore Details Reservation
Hitori Shabu Shabu Nanadaime Matsugoro Shinjuku Toho Bldg. Branch
Situated near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, a unique restaurant reimagines shabu-shabu with a "one-person, one-pot" concept. Patrons can customize their meal by choosing from various options of meats, vegetables, and rice, making it a great place for vegetarians too. The restaurant offers specialty ingredients like A4 and A5 grade matured black Japanese beef and Saga Prefecture pork. The "special ponzu", a result of a two-year refinement process, assures a delectable taste experience.
The eatery also features a diverse range of alcoholic beverages, merging perfectly with the "ramen to finish the meal," a dish made from the flavorful meat-infused hot pot broth. This relaxed, innovative take on shabu-shabu creates an unforgettable dining experience for all.
Hitori Shabu Shabu Nanadaime Matsugoro Shinjuku Toho Bldg. Branch
Open:
11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)Closed:
IrregularAverage price:
[Dinner] 2,500 JPYAccess:
7 minutes walk from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku StationAddress:
1F, Shinjuku Toho Bldg., 1-19-1, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo MapMore Details Reservation Kaiseki Mita Basara Bettei
Kaiseki Mita Basara Bettei is the sister restaurant of Japanese Cuisine Mita Basara Main Branch. They serve Tomato Sukiyaki, the specialty cuisine of the main branch, which has a history of gaining 1 Michelin star for 3 years in a row. The head chef incorporates Japanese techniques and a Western essence into the carefully selected seasonal ingredients. Guests can enjoy the amazing combination of the sour tomato flavors and the delicious tastes of the A5-ranked Japanese Black Wagyu sirloin's marbling.
This restaurant is located within a 5-minute walk from Roppongi Station, has the relaxing atmosphere of a restaurant in its own building, and is like a refuge away from the bustle of the city. It is a modern space with a Japanese theme. They have standard dining seats along with various private rooms. A restaurant is perfect for meeting family and friends, as well as gatherings for entertainment and celebrations.
Kaiseki Mita Basara Bettei
Open:
Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pmClosed:
IrregularAverage price:
[Dinner] 20,000 JPYAccess:
187m from Roppongi StationAddress:
7-17-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo MapMore Details Reservation Ginza Shabutsu Marronnier Gate Branch
Ginza Shabutsu Yoshinosasa is a shabu shabu and basket-steamed cuisine restaurant. Among their menu options, guests will certainly want to try their Steamed Shabu, a basket steamed dish with meat and vegetables. Ten kinds of seasonal vegetables, as well as meats such as Wagyu beef, pork, and duck, are steamed in a basket, making this a new sensation of shabu shabu that can be enjoyed with the restaurant's secret ponzu sauce and sesame sauce.
At this restaurant, the staff provide full customer service from their explanations on vegetables to eating methods and tabletop cooking. This way guests can comfortably enjoy their meals, which is incredibly appealing. The interior has table seats that have a sweeping view of Marunouchi, and completely private rooms where guests can spend a relaxing time, making this restaurant great to use for meals with that special someone.
Ginza Shabutsu Marronnier Gate Branch
Open:
[Lunch] 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (Last seating 2:00 pm, L.O. 2:30 pm) [Dinner]Weekday 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (Last seating and L.O. 9:30 pm, Drink L.O. 10:00 pm) Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Last seating and L.O. 9:30 pm)Closed:
NoneAverage price:
[Dinner] 6,500 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPYAccess:
4-minute walk from Exit C8 on Ginza Subway Station, 3-minute walk from Central Exit on JR Yurakucho Station Address:
1-12F, Marronnier Gate, 2-2-14, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo MapMore Details Reservation Okubo
Okubo is located on 6F of a building that is a 5-minute walk from Ginza Station. The skilled chef, who has worked in Japan and overseas, also serves as the restaurant head. They offer three ways to enjoy their popular sukiyaki. The rib roast can be enjoyed with standard soup and free-range eggs, and the sirloin can be enjoyed with freshly grated rock salt, grated daikon radish, and sudachi citrus fruits, as well as blended miso with a dark-brown miso base with grated yam and homemade spicy seasonings added.
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The restaurant interior, with its gentle and relaxing atmosphere, has counter seats along with 2 completely private rooms with different expressions. The private room coordinated with the impression of warm peach colors, and the olive green private room with a refined Japanese atmosphere, are both mature spaces where guests can relax. In addition, they have a lineup of Japanese sake, from standard to limited edition options, which enhance the cuisine, letting guests spend a special time with excellent food and drinks.
Okubo
Open: [Monday-Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 7:30 pm)
Closed: Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 45,000 JPY / [Lunch] 9,000 JPY
Access: 5-minute walk from Exit C3 on the Ginza Line. It's on the 6th floor of the KN Building, right next to the Ginza Nishi 6-chome intersection.
Address: 6F, KN Bldg., 6-4-12, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Disclaimer: All information is accurate at time of publication.
