Wagyu beef is one of the most popular foods to eat when visiting Japan. In the gourmet town of Minato-ku, there are many yakiniku restaurants, steakhouses, kappo restaurants, and other restaurants that mainly serve wagyu beef. Recently, many restaurants have been focusing on easy menus with a twist on the theme of Wagyu beef. In this issue, we will introduce some restaurants in Minato-ku that offer original and unique Wagyu beef gourmet dishes.

Goseiji Shorokuya is a Japanese restaurant with dishes that bring out the best of the ingredients with an emphasis on freshness and a luxurious space with all rooms being private rooms. The famous ""Gokujo Kuroge Wagyu Beef Hitsumabushi Gozen,"" which drew long lines every day, has been revived with a limited 10-serving menu available by reservation only.

This is a bowl of rice topped with a sumptuous dish of Kuroge Wagyu beef in the shape of Hitsumabushi. The beef is grilled at high temperature for about one minute and served with rice topped with a secret sauce. To enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth texture of the beef and the umami of the high quality fat, we recommend simply eating it as it is at first, then adding condiments after the second bite, and finally eating it with a clear broth carefully made from bonito and kombu. As you continue eating, you will find the black beef hidden in the rice, allowing you to enjoy the full flavor of the meat until the very end.

Shorokuya also boasts the luxury of having all private rooms available with the elegance of a Japanese-style space. In the evening, the restaurant offers only Japanese cuisine courses. You can enjoy char-grilled black beef and seafood, chicken mizutaki nabe, and more. Taste each dish made with ingredients carefully selected by veteran chefs.

Gosei Shorokuya
Arakawa Bldg. 1F, 4-10-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://g953104.gorp.jp
Business hours
Lunch
12:00 - 14:00 (LO 13:00)
Dinner
17:00-22:00 (LO 21:00)
Closed on Sunday

Yakiniku KINTAN," which knows all about the deliciousness of meat, offers various styles of meat dishes. One of them is beef sushi with wagyu beef. The meat used in the standard "Wagyu Nigiri-zushi" is a smooth, tender Wagyu sirloin. The meat melts in your mouth the moment you put it in your mouth. The rice used for the rice is Miyagi-produced Tsuyahime rice cooked with black oolong tea. It has a rich aroma and helps digest the fat in the meat.

Beef sushi comes in many varieties. They are prepared by part, just like barbequed meat, such as kombu-majime (white tongue) and seared misuji (beef tendon). There are also luxurious beef sushi combined with high-end ingredients such as sea urchin and caviar. Compare them in an assortment and enjoy the luxury.

Beef sushi can be ordered for both lunch and dinner. In addition, the yakiniku menu is offered as a course or a la carte. Try such specialties as "Japan's Best Sirloin Yukke Half and Half" and "30 Day Aged KINTAN."

Yakiniku KITNAN has four restaurants in Minato-ku (Roppongi, Omotesando, Akasaka, and Azabujuban), each with its own store design and menu list to match the city. All restaurants are equipped with private rooms, so you can enjoy yourself in the dining room when you want to have a lively time with your friends, or relax in a private room when you want to entertain or spend time with important people. Please enjoy the restaurant according to your needs.

Yakiniku KINTAN
https://www.kintan.restaurant

Roppongi Yakiniku Kintan
2F Roppongi Green Building, 6-1-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.kintan.restaurant/shop/roppongi-yakiniku/
Business hours
Lunch
Weekdays 11:30-15:00 (LO14:30)
Weekends and holidays: 11:00-15:30 (LO 14:30)
Dinner
Weekdays 18:00-23:00 (LO food 22:00 / LO drink 22:30)
Sat. 17:00-23:00 (LO Food 22:00 / Drink 22:30)
Sun 17:00-22:00 (LO Food 21:00 / Drink 21:00)

Omotesando Yakiniku KINTAN
1F Kita-Aoyama Bldg. 3-10-14 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.kintan.restaurant/shop/omotesando-shabushabu/
Business hours
Lunch
Weekdays 11:30-15:30 (LO 14:30)
Weekends and holidays: 11:00-15:30 (LO 14:30)
Dinner
Weekdays 18:00-23:00 (LO22:00)
Sat. 17:00-23:00 (LO22:00)
Sunday & Holidays 17:00-22:00 (LO21:00)

Akasaka Yakiniku KINTAN
B1F Ichigo Akasaka 317 Building, 3-17-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.kintan.restaurant/shop/akasaka-yakiniku/
Business hours
Lunch
Weekdays 11:30-15:00 (LO14:30)
Weekends and holidays: 11:00-15:30 (LO 14:30)
Dinner
Weekdays 18:00-23:00 (LO food 22:00 / LO drink 22:30)
Sat. 17:00-23:00 (LO Food 22:00 / Drink 22:30)
Sun 17:00-22:00 (LO Food 21:00 / Drink 21:00)

Azabujuban Yakiniku Kintan
1F/2F Unimat Azabujuban Building, 1-9-2 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.kintan.restaurant/shop/azabu-yakiniku/
Business hours
Lunch
Weekdays 11:30-15:00 (LO 14:30)
Weekends and holidays: 11:00-15:30 (LO 14:30)
Dinner
Weekdays 18:00-23:00 (LO food 22:00 / LO drink 22:30)
Sat. 17:00-23:00 (LO Food 22:00 / Drink 22:30)
Sun 17:00-22:00 (LO food 21:00 / drink 21:00)

"Burger Mania," a famous gourmet burger restaurant with three locations in the Minato Ward, offers a luxurious 100% Kobe beef patty burger. The ""100% Kobe Beef Burger"" is made from A5-rank Kobe beef directly from NICK, a popular butcher store in Kobe, and cut with a knife at the store. The coarsely cut patty is large enough to spread the flavor of the meat.

The burger is made with only onions grilled in butter so that the full flavor of the meat can be enjoyed. Homemade bacon and two kinds of cheese enhance the meaty flavor. The buns are originally ordered from Mineya, a well-known and trusted hamburger store. They are calculatedly made so that the meat, the bun, and the other ingredients become one by baking them thoroughly.

The 100% Kobe beef burger is a perfect combination of the smoky aroma of bacon, the sweetness of grilled onions, and the delicious Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, which has a strong flavor, coexisting with the deliciousness of the meat to bring you to the ultimate in deliciousness. Kobe beef patties have a flavor that is exceptional from other meats. You can feel the sweetness and juiciness of the meat spreading in your mouth. The recommended way to eat it is to gobble it up as is. The best way to enjoy it is to bite into it with all your might.

We also have a full side menu, and we recommend the homemade onion rings (946 yen, tax included) and homemade chicken nuggets with honey BBQ sauce (4p 869 yen, 8p 1,595 yen, 16p 3,179 yen, tax included). The onion rings are a delicious dish with the crispy texture of homemade batter and juicy sweetness. Chicken nuggets are also made in the store and are a popular item. Enjoy them with craft beer, all of which are made in Japan.

Burger Mania
https://maniacorporation.com

Shirokane-Takanawa Branch
1-28-3 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1F
Business hours
11:00-22:00

Hiroo Store
2F, 5-15-25 Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business hours
11:00-22:00

Shirokane Store
6-5-7 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business hours
11:00-22:00

"The Innocent Carvery" is a yakiniku restaurant attached to a butcher lab specializing in wagyu beef. Recommended here is the Yuke-chan Rice, which has gained a reputation as a specialty dish at The Innocent Carvery Chef's Table. It is the ultimate dish of wagyu beef meat carefully selected for yukke, rich Maboho egg gold from Tochigi Prefecture, and ochetra caviar with a specially adjusted salt concentration, served with Koshihikari rice from Ishikawa Prefecture.

The meat is cut as finely as possible, and the key is to make it so that it melts in the mouth at the same time as the rice is eaten. Yuke is seasoned with a simple sauce made of soy sauce, sanonto sugar, water from Nunobiki in Kobe, and kombu dashi (kelp stock). Taste a little of the meat first, then mix it with rice.

Until now, the dish has been served a la carte in bowl-sized portions, but in response to requests for ""more food! we have started offering the dish in a bowl size for lunch only. During dinner time at the Chef's Table and the Omakase course, you can have it as part of a course meal.

The Chef's Table and Omakase course at dinner time allow you to enjoy Wagyu beef selected by the chef's discerning eye without regard to brand and the process of cooking it in front of your eyes. Enjoy the delicious taste of Wagyu beef with luxurious service.

The Innocent Carvery
101 Karuha Nishiazabu, 1-4-28 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.innocent-carvery.jp
Business hours
Weekdays 17:00-23:00 (LO22:00)
Weekends & Holidays Lunch 11:00-15:00 (LO14:00)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Dinner 17:00-23:00 (LO22:00)
Closed on Mondays

All of the wagyu beef gourmet menus are highly original and appealing, which can be attributed to the fact that Minato-ku is home to many famous wagyu beef restaurants. You will be happy if you taste them. Why don't you try visiting Wagyu gourmet restaurants in Minato-ku?