If you want to enjoy Yakiniku around Abeno Station! 13 recommended restaurants

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Ninniku Tori Yakiniku San is a Yakiniku restaurant in the Tennoji Kita entertainment district, about a 5-minute walk from the west exit of Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu (Each) lines.

Marked by its red lanterns, the place has a lively feel. It offers counter seats that are easy to drop by for even solo diners, as well as table seating recommended for groups of friends.

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This restaurant serves Yakiniku in a self service style on a special yakinabe (grill and Hot Pot combo) with a built in grilling area and Hot Pot.

Yamato Nikudori (Nara local chicken) from Nara and Daisen Gaina-dori (Daisen chicken) from Tottori develop rich flavor and depth when grilled. Their secret garlic sauce is said to be an excellent sauce that really whets your appetite.

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The juices that come out as the meat cooks drip down into the Hot Pot below, so not a single drop of flavor goes to waste.

As the meat grills, the hakusai (Chinese cabbage) simmering in the pot below soaks up plenty of those drippings and tastes just as great. To finish, you can add Chinese noodles, zosui (rice porridge), or tteok (Korean rice cakes) and enjoy it to the very end.

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"Yakiniku Ura Tennoji Yasubee" is a Yakiniku restaurant just steps from Exit 9 of Tennoji Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line. Its old house style interior is part of the appeal.

If you are enjoying Yakiniku alone, the counter seats with their own grills are a good pick. There are also table seats, so it is easy for families to visit as well.

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They serve high quality Wagyu selected with the owner's eye for quality, without focusing on specific labels or brand name meats.

The popular menu item is the "Outside skirt." You can choose sauce or salt, but reviews suggest the sauce is more popular. The sauce that brings out the umami is a rich concentrated tare sauce passed down for more than 50 years.

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The "Casual Course" includes Outside skirt, premium tongue, loin, and 6 kinds of Horumon.

The Horumon is also excellent, letting you enjoy different textures depending on how it is grilled. It is said to pair well with both rice and alcohol.

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Yakiniku Horumon Bungo Tennoji Ten is a Wagyu specialty restaurant located just steps from Osaka-Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line.

The stylish interior stands out with walls covered in pop art. The restaurant offers spacious box sofa seating, fully private rooms, and counter seats.

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They buy and serve a whole head of Oita Wagyu "Bungo-gyu (Bungo beef)," known as a hidden great beef.

The meat is carefully hand-cut with artisan skill and is said to be tender with a melt-in-your-mouth taste. They also recommend the rare cuts served as "Today’s Premium" and "Today’s Top Quality," among others.

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The Most Popular option is the uniquely named “Nishikino Akira Course.” This lavish 12-dish course includes kimchi, a namul assortment, premium marbled tongue, and Wagyu aburi sushi (seared Wagyu sushi).

The beautifully presented meat also gets great reviews, with many saying it starts to melt in your mouth the moment you sear it and take a bite.

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Yakiniku Manno Tennoji Ten is a Yakiniku restaurant located right by the north exit of JR Tennoji Station. The interior has a casual modern feel and offers a high quality space.

It has counter seats recommended for small groups, spacious table seating, and fully private rooms with small windows.

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You can enjoy top-quality yakiniku (Japanese grilled meat) made with great care in everything from freshness and fat quality to preparation.

Fresh Domestic Horumon is popular here, and they also offer rare cuts such as gyu-mame (beef kidney), akasen (fourth stomach), and gurensu (sweetbreads). Another nice point is that at the counter seats only, you can order from just one piece.

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According to reviews, the lean meat is a favorite. One review said it was a first for them, with just the right amount of marbling even though it was lean.

The lineup also makes it fun to compare different cuts of lean meat, including rare cuts like kappa (part of the brisket), chimaki (part of the flank), and Wagyu bone-in Premium karubi.

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Kuroge Wagyu Yakiniku Nikudokoro Kisshan Abeno Harukas Dining Ten is a Yakiniku restaurant run directly by a butcher shop, located on the 12th floor of Abeno Harukas, about a 1-minute walk from Osaka-Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line.

The table seating includes open seating and sofa seating, which makes it easy to choose based on the occasion. Private room reservations are required.

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You can enjoy Yakiniku, sukiyaki, and shabu-shabu centered on Special A5 Kuroge Wagyu (Japanese Black Wagyu) female cattle carefully selected from across Japan.

Among the more than 50 menu items, the popular choices include Outside skirt, thick cut tongue, and Special Strip loin.

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If you want to enjoy premium ingredients at a casual price, the lunch menu is a great choice.

The lineup includes the healthy "Ladies' Lunch," the "Itto Lunch" where you can enjoy Wagyu, as well as Hamburger Steak and beef hitsumabushi (rice topped with grilled beef, served in stages).

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Yakiniku Hanbee is a Yakiniku restaurant located right by Exit 1 of Abeno Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line. It has the feel of a hidden retreat tucked away in a back alley.

The restaurant has chic, stylish counter seats and Semi-private rooms, making it a high-quality place you will want to visit on a Special day.

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With more than 20 items on the menu, the appeal here lies in the delicate flavors created by the extra care taken to serve the meat at its very best.

Exclusive dishes you can only find here include "here (tenderloin)," so tender it falls apart with chopsticks, kombu kelp-cured "jukusei tan (aged tongue)," and "zuke harami (marinated Outside skirt)."

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The highly praised "Premium hele steak" is a must try according to reviews.

The chef grills and serves it as a solid cut of meat, taking care not to break down the fibers. It is said to be surprisingly tender with a rich, bold flavor, and the restaurant's style is to enjoy it with garlic butter or garlic chive soy sauce.

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"Horumon Niku Donya Ogawa Shoten Tennoji Ten" is a Yakiniku restaurant about a 1-minute walk from Subway Abeno Station.

The cozy interior has a nostalgic feel, with counter seats that are easy to use even when dining alone, as well as table seating recommended for friends and families.

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You can enjoy super fresh meat, sizzling it over charcoal on a shichirin (small charcoal grill).

According to reviews, the "Junsei Horumon" is especially popular. One big draw is the huge variety, from standard cuts to rare parts. The "Mega Marucho" is served long and uncut. It is juicy and said to have many repeat customers.

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"Ogawa Genki Outside skirt" is a hearty dish.

The bold seasoning with chopped garlic gives it a punchy flavor that goes great with drinks. If you grill it with green onions and onions, it also pairs well with rice.

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"Yakiniku Nikubei" is a Yakiniku restaurant located just steps from Abeno Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line.

In addition to counter seats where the chef gives tips on how to grill and eat the meat, the second floor has zashiki (tatami seating), with a spacious layout that is also great for guests with children.

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You can enjoy authentic yakiniku (Japanese grilled meat) that does not feel heavy.

They offer many kinds of tongue, including green onion salt tongue, Sendai-style salted tongue, and nanban miso crunchy salted tongue. For birthdays and surprises, the celebratory thick-cut salted tongue steak is also recommended.

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The restaurant’s top pick is reimen (cold noodles), made with a carefully crafted dashi broth. There are 3 kinds of unique reimen in total, including the "Sekaiichi Assari Shita Ume Reimen" (the world’s lightest plum cold noodles).

This popular dish is said to have many repeat customers, with a light taste that is perfect To finish a Yakiniku meal.

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Yakiniku Momonji is a popular Yakiniku restaurant about a 3-minute walk from Osaka Abenobashi Station on the Subway Midosuji Line, loved for its nice old-fashioned atmosphere.

The first floor has counter seating, and the second floor is fully equipped with an irori (traditional hearth) and Sunken kotatsu seating. One of its charms is that you can enjoy a Special time that makes you forget you are in the middle of the city.

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If you want to enjoy Special selected meat, the "Luxurious Banquet Course" is recommended. This course includes 14 items, such as the popular "Thick Cut Beef Tongue" and rare cuts, plus All you can drink.

The thick cut tongue is said to taste great when dipped in melted butter.

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At lunchtime, the "Hiru-mori Set" lunch set, the motsuni (stewed offal) set meal, A la carte items, and lunchtime beer are also popular.

The photo shows the "Jo Hiru-mori Lunch." It is a luxurious lunch menu featuring an assortment of premium cuts grilled over charcoal.

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"Yakiniku Oto" is a Yakiniku restaurant about a 2-minute walk from Exit 5 of Abeno Station on the Tanimachi subway line. The interior is a stylish concrete space with gray as the main color.

It has counter seats and table seating, with partitions between seats.

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With Wagyu as the main focus, they offer a wide range of daily specials and à la carte dishes that pair well with drinks.

There is a great variety of tongue cuts, from standard options to original dishes such as “tan-shita (lower tongue) covered in garlic” and “Oto Tokusei Yakumi Negi (Oto’s special seasoned green onions).”

The "Akami assortment" is a luxurious plate that lets you enjoy Wagyu loin, kalbi, Hanging tender, Outside skirt, and more.

Reviews also said that because the meat is low in fat and rich in flavor, they could really feel the natural, robust taste of the meat.

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"Yakiniku All you can eat Yakiniku Jack Tennoji Ekimae Ten" is a stylish Yakiniku restaurant about a 2-minute walk from JR Tennoji Station. The spacious interior has plenty of room between seats, so you can enjoy your meal in a relaxed setting.

The popular window-side counter seats and table seats in different styles make it easy to choose the right setup for any occasion.

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You can enjoy high quality Special Wagyu with the All you can eat option.

The recommended choice is the "Premium All you can eat" course, which includes all you can eat items such as meat wrapped sushi and Dragon Outside skirt. They also say you can enjoy the visually striking "Tsubozuke Dragon Outside skirt" as part of the all you can eat menu.

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They offer not only Yakiniku but also an a la carte lineup with an extra touch of care.

One dish that really stands out is the "niku-zushi (meat sushi)," made with beautifully marbled meat. Lightly seared meat, vinegared rice, and egg yolk come together in layers, making for a rich, luxurious bite.

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Daidomon Tennoji MIO Ten is a Yakiniku restaurant located on the 4th floor of MIO Plaza, directly connected to JR Tennoji Station. Its casual feel makes it easy to drop in even on your own.

There are plenty of counter seats, and some of the table seats are box style, so this is also a good choice for families.

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You can enjoy Special selected meat with à la carte dishes or three Yakiniku All you can eat courses.

The “Daidomon Select Plan” offers all you can eat standard Yakiniku, “Wagyu bite-size sukiyaki,” and “rare steak Rice bowl.” Some say the lineup was satisfying for the whole family.

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The lunch menu is popular for letting you enjoy different combinations of meat.

The Most Popular item is the "Mixed Yakiniku set meal." It comes with juicy kalbi, lean meat, and Outside skirt, and you can get a Large size of rice for free. There are also lots of other set menus, which is a nice plus since you can choose based on how you feel that day.

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"Yakiniku Nikudoshi Tennoji Abeno Ten" is a Yakiniku restaurant about a 2-minute walk from Osaka Metro Abeno Station, located inside a shopping arcade, so you can visit without worry even on rainy days.

The stylish space lit by LED lights feels pleasantly out of the ordinary. You can enjoy a casual meal at box seats or counter seats.

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They carefully select and serve the best meat of the day.

The Special meat is best enjoyed grilled until fragrant and eaten with the house-made sauce. The sauce changes depending on the meat and is said to be just right, with a flavor that goes very well with rice.

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The Most Popular option is the "Early Bird Course" with All you can drink. Available only at certain times and on certain days, it is well reviewed for letting you enjoy popular cuts.

The "Outside skirt" is a dish where you can enjoy just the right amount of fat along with the full flavor of the meat. The "salted tongue" has a clean bite and a texture that keeps people coming back, and it is said to have many repeat customers.