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Nose to Tail

Yakiniku in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, Tokyo, 4 min walk from Ushigome-kagurazaka Station

百名店2026

Our analysis

Dinner ¥15,000–19,999Book by phone

Photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog
All 18 photos, by dishes, the room and the entrance

Dishes 14

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Inside 4

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In our ranking, Nose to Tail is 21st of the 81 yakiniku restaurants in Tokyo. Its dinner budget on Tabelog (¥15,000–19,999) is lower than that of 59% of the high-end restaurants in Tokyo in this guide, and lower than that of 42% of its yakiniku restaurants. Its record: Tabelog 100 in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. It takes bookings online only in Japanese, on Ikyu Restaurant; 23 of the 81 yakiniku restaurants in Tokyo can be booked online in English.

How we analyze restaurants

How it compares

Yakiniku restaurants in Tokyo with a dinner budget close to its own, nearest to it in our ranking.

RestaurantRank in TokyoDinner fromLunch fromBookingAwardsWalkClosed
Ushigoro S. Shinjuku#18¥17,600¥16,000Online, Japanese onlyTabelog 100 20263 min, Shinjuku—
Koi Nobori#19budget ¥15,000–19,999—Phone onlyTabelog 100 20264 min, ŌkuboSun
Nose to Tail#21budget ¥15,000–19,999—Online, Japanese onlyTabelog 100 20264 min, Ushigome-kagurazaka—
Onikuya Keisuke Sannanbo#22¥12,000—Online in English (TableCheck)Tabelog 100 20263 min, HirooSun
NoruraDa#23¥12,000¥7,000Online in English (Pocket Concierge)Tabelog 100 20264 min, Roppongi-itchōme—
Yugen Tei Nishiazabu honkan#24budget ¥15,000–19,999budget ¥10,000–14,999Online, Japanese onlyTabelog 100 20269 min, Roppongi—

For international visitors

Book through a concierge

No online booking in English and no menu or staff in English are listed. A hotel concierge can book for you.

MenuNot listed
StaffNot listed
Payment

How to book Nose to Tail

  1. The restaurant also takes online bookings in Japanese through Ikyu Restaurant.
  2. Call 050-5868-3694 (+81-50-5868-3694 from outside Japan). Staff may speak only Japanese, so a hotel concierge can call for you.
  • Reservations: required. Walk-ins are not accepted.

The food

Photos the restaurant posted on Tabelog.

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Prices

Dinner¥15,000–19,999 per person
Diners report spending¥15,000–19,999 at dinner
Credit cards
Electronic moneyAccepted

Opening hours

  • ■Business hours
  • 18:00 - 23:30
  • Operating hours may vary. Please contact the restaurant for details.
  • ■Closed on
  • Not fixed

Seats and rooms

Inside

The dining room, in photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

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Seats12
Private roomsNo
Private hirePossible
SmokingNon smoking
OpenedNovember 2021

Getting there

4 min walk (330 m) from Ushigome-kagurazaka Station, Exit A3.

Also near: Iidabashi (Exit B4b): 4 min · Kagurazaka (Exit 1a): 7 min

Okubo-dori Avenue7-Eleven21Exit A3Nose to TailN100 m
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
  1. Leave Ushigome-kagurazaka Station by Exit A3 and walk north for 110 m.
  2. Bear right at 7-Eleven and walk 210 m.
  3. Nose to Tail is on your left.

    On your left

    Look for

    神楽坂越後屋ビル

    Written this way on the building

    Floor

    3F

    2 floors up from the street; take the lift

Show this to a taxi driver

東京都新宿区神楽坂3-2-6 神楽坂越後屋ビル 3F

The address in Japanese, as drivers enter it

Location

Address3-2-6 Kagurazaka Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0825
Stations
  • Ushigome-kagurazaka, 410 m, about 7 min walk
  • Iidabashi, 430 m, about 7 min walk
  • Kagurazaka, 610 m, about 10 min walk
Directions- JR Iidabashi Station, West Exit, 5 minutes on foot.

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Awards

  • Selected for Tabelog Grill TOKYO “Tabelog 100”, 2026
  • Selected for Tabelog yakiniku TOKYO “Tabelog 100”, 2025
  • Selected for Tabelog Grill TOKYO “Tabelog 100”, 2024
  • Selected for Tabelog Yakiniku TOKYO “Tabelog 100”, 2023

Questions visitors ask

How much does Nose to Tail cost?

The restaurant puts dinner at ¥15,000–19,999 per person. Drinks may be extra; credit cards are accepted.

What is the nearest station to Nose to Tail?

Ushigome-kagurazaka Station, about 4 minutes on foot (330 m). Iidabashi Station is about 7 minutes away.

Sources

Facts on this page come from Tabelog (checked in November 2026) and Ikyu; the walking directions from OpenStreetMap. Report a correction.