5 Recommended Tokyo Restaurants for Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu, Perfect for Winter Get-Togethers Discover Oishii Japan -SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Guide-

Update-date: Oct 18 2024

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5 Recommended Tokyo Restaurants for Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu, Perfect for Winter Get-Togethers

In the cold winter season, people love filling up on piping hot hotpot cuisine to feel nice and warm. 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.

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Shinjuku - 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: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 2,500 JPY
Access: 7 minutes walk from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
Address: 1F, Shinjuku Toho Bldg., 1-19-1, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Map
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Roppongi - Kaiseki Mita Basara Bettei

Enjoy Tomato Sukiyaki, which incorporates Japanese techniques with a Western essence, in this Japanese space

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.

Sukiyaki and shabu shabu are great to have in winter! 5 recommended restaurants for get togethers with family and friends / Tokyo

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 pm
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 20,000 JPY
Access: 187m from Roppongi Station
Address: 7-17-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map

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Ginza - Sukiyaki Kappo Yoshizawa

Guests can comfortably enjoy excellent-to-eat beef carefully chosen for its delicious flavors in a relaxing private space

Sukiyaki Kappo Yoshizawa is located in Ginza and is quite famous as a wholesaler and butcher store of premium Japanese wagyu beef. They carefully and consistently judge everything from the stocking to the sale of the meat, and they serve meat that is thoroughly mature and in excellent-to-eat condition. Among these options, guests will certainly want to try the sukiyaki. The restaurant takes the greatest care with all of its ingredients, such as the eggs from designated farms added to the highest quality beef stocked by the head (cow), Shirataki noodles using 100% ingredients from Shimonita, and green onions from Fukaya.

The restaurant interior consists solely of private tatami rooms, and the pure Japanese-style atmosphere is quite relaxing. They have private rooms with sunken kotatsu tables and private rooms with courtyards, which are all incredibly useful for entertaining, dining out, and gatherings with friends. In addition, the skilled waitresses wait on guests so that they can enjoy the melty marbled meat at its highest quality, and being able to eat this meat at its most delicious is incredibly appealing.

Sukiyaki Kappo Yoshizawa

Open: Normal hours: 11:00-22:00, last order at 21:00 / Lunch: 11:00-15:00
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 14,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,000 JPY
Access: Three minutes' walk from exit A12/13 of Ginza Station, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. Two minutes' walk from exit A8 of Higashi-ginza Station, Toei Asakusa Line.
Address: 3-9-19 Ginza , Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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Ginza - Okubo

Their skilled chef delivers new ways of enjoying Sukiyaki

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.

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 Map
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Ginza - Ginza Shabutsu Yoshinosasa Ginza Branch

Enjoy the new sensation of Steamed Shabu at this long-standing shabu shabu restaurant

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 Yoshinosasa Ginza 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: None
Average price: [Dinner] 6,500 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Access: 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 Map
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