Sukiyaki and shabu-shabu in Tokyo for English speakers
25 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
25 sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurants in Tokyo say they have an English menu or English-speaking staff, which makes ordering, dietary requests and the conversation across the counter much easier.
Our analysis of these 25
- ¥12,600median cheapest dinner course (16 of 25)
- 60%book online in English (15)
- ¥8,500median lunch course (12)
1Sukiyaki Kappou Hiyama¥20,000–29,999
2Azabu kumasan¥30,000–39,999
3Sukiyaki Asai¥20,000–29,999
4Oka Han¥30,000–39,999
5Wada Kura¥15,000–19,999
At the 16 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥12,600, 13% below the ¥14,500 median of all 59 sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurants in Tokyo; the lowest is ¥8,000 at Ginza Rangetsu. 11 of these 25 open on Sundays, when many restaurants in Japan are closed.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 15 of these 25 take bookings online.
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- 1
Sukiyaki Kappou Hiyamaすき焼割烹 日山
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 2 min walk from Ningyōchō Station
百名店2026- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥12,000 Dinner / Shabu-Shabu Course:…
- ¥12,000 Dinner / Oil Grilled Course:…
- ¥12,000 Dinner / Beef Steak Course: W…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.70
- 2
Azabu kumasan麻布 kumasan
Wagyu, Azabujuban, 2 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,000 Dinner Course
- ¥34,500 Anniversary Dinner for Specia…
- ¥11,000 Branch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 138% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 3
Sukiyaki Asaiすき焼き あさい
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Kamiyacho, 4 min walk from Toranomon Hills Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2026- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥16,500 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 4
Oka Han岡半
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Nagatacho, Kojimachi & Hanzomon, 8 min walk from Kōjimachi Station
百名店2026- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥14,300 Matsu Sukiyaki Course
- ¥14,300 Matsu Shabu-Shabu Course
- ¥18,700 *Take Sukiyaki Course* 【~Mats…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 31% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 5
Wada Kura和田倉
Kaiseki, Marunouchi & Otemachi, 7 min walk from Ōtemachi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥28,750 Nagomi
- ¥34,500 Seasonal Wadakura Kaiseki
- ¥8,970 Chikusui
- +4 more · per person
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 6
Mochio焼肉もちお
Yakiniku, Omotesando, 5 min walk from Omotesandō Station
百名店2024- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,000 Omakase Course
- ¥6,500 Saturday Only Lunch
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 7
Aigamo Ippin Toriyasuあひ鴨一品 鳥安
Yakitori, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 4 min walk from Higashi-Nihonbashi Station
百名店2025- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
- ¥18,000 Aigamo Sukiyaki Course Featur…
- per person, tax incl. · 43% above the list median
Tabelog 3.61
- 8
Kozue梢
Kaiseki, Shinjuku, 9 min walk from Tochōmae Station
百名店2021- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥18,480 SHIKI Dinner Course - A Kaise…
- ¥23,100 SHUN Dinner Course - A Course…
- ¥25,300 RAKU Dinner Course - A Premiu…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 47% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 9
Private rooms Yakiniku Ginza Kitao個室焼肉 銀座きたお
Yakiniku, Ginza, 3 min walk from Higashi-ginza Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥10,000 Special Wagyu Course (Limited…
- ¥12,000 Tamura Beef Yaki-Sukiyaki Cou…
- ¥13,000 Special Wagyu Course + All-Yo…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 21% below the list median
Tabelog 3.58
- 10
Imahan Banyou Shinjuku Southern Tower今半万窯 新宿サザンタワー店
Steak, Shinjuku, 3 min walk from Shinjuku Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 11
Tsukiji Jisakuつきじ治作
Kaiseki, Tsukiji, 9 min walk from Tsukiji Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- ¥31,625 Course
- ¥31,625 Course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 12
Nishiazabu Nikusui Yamamoto西麻布 肉粋やまもと
Yakiniku, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 10 min walk from Nogizaka Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥12,000 肉粋スタンダードコース
- ¥16,000 おすすめコース
- ¥19,000 記念日・接待向け特別コース
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.50
- 13
XEX ATAGO GREEN HILLS / tempura & sushi An
Tempura, Kamiyacho, 4 min walk from Onarimon Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥4,500 Gindara Saikyo-yaki and Seaso…
- ¥4,500 Assorted Sashimi Platter and…
- ¥6,500 Shikisai An Seasonal Selectio…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.46
- 14
Okonおこん
Kaiseki, Yoyogi-Uehara & Higashikitazawa, 8 min walk from Hatagaya Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- No children
- Closed Tuesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥13,200 【Table seating】Beef Cutlet -…
- ¥13,800 【Private room】Beef Cutlet - A…
- ¥18,700 【Table seating】Sukiyaki - Sel…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.45
- 15
Mai舞
Kaiseki, Ebisu, 12 min walk from Ebisu Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥5,000 Weekday Only 24 Solar Terms S…
- ¥5,000 Weekday Only 7 Pieces Nigiri…
- ¥7,500 Autumn Equinox Gozen + Includ…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.43
- 16
Ginza Rangetsu銀座 らん月
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Ginza, 3 min walk from Ginza-itchōme Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥8,000 Prefixed Style Dinner Course
- per person, tax incl. · 37% below the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.41
- 17
Akasaka Kyosuke赤坂 蕎介
Kaiseki, Akasaka, 2 min walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- ¥13,200 Soba Kaiseki Course ◆ 1st Cou…
- ¥16,500 Soba Kaiseki Course ◇ II {10…
- ¥16,500 Special Shabu-Shabu Course wi…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.30
- 18
Ginza Kuki
Kaiseki, Ginza, 2 min walk from Ginza Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥18,150 W" Basic Course to Enjoy the…
- ¥18,150 Seasonal Fish Course - Recomm…
- ¥18,150 Vegetarian Sushi Course - A N…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.23
- 19
Wami Daisuke Shirokane Honten和味大輔 白金本店
Kaiseki, Shirogane, 4 min walk from Shirokanedai Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥4,960 ↓Each Course + 90 Minutes All…
- ¥10,800 Seasonal Fish Course
- ¥12,800 Shirogane Main Store Limited…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Tabelog 3.18
- 20
Shabushabu Ueno Kakoiしゃぶしゃぶ 上野 かこい
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Ueno, Okachimachi & Yushima, 3 min walk from Ueno-hirokōji Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.09
- 21
Niku Kappo Ichimura肉割烹 市村
Wagyu, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 3 min walk from Roppongi Station
- Suica
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥16,500 Premium" Wagyu Omakase Plan w…
- ¥24,000 Special Wagyu Omakase
- ¥29,000 Premium Wagyu Omakase
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.07
- 22
Wami Daisuke Takanawa bettei和味大輔 高輪別邸
Kaiseki, Gotanda & Takanawadai, 4 min walk from Takanawadai Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥4,960 ↓Each Course + 90 Minutes All…
- ¥10,800 Seasonal Fish Course
- ¥12,800 Takanawa Bettei Exclusive Cou…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Tabelog 3.09
- 23
Matsusaka Ooishi Gyu Matsusaka Buta Fukutora松阪大石牛 松阪豚 福虎
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Akasaka, 2 min walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 24
Okubo
Tempura, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥2,800 Special Tempura Rice Bowl
- ¥4,500 Enjoyment Gozen
- ¥7,500 Tempura Course Moe
- +7 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 25
Kobe Beef Ten
Wagyu, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 2 min walk from Roppongi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
How to book these 25, and what they charge
16 of these 25 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 12 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,500 (33% below the dinner median). 15 can be booked online in English, 8 online in Japanese only, 1 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (16, in Japanese), TableCheck (10), Pocket Concierge (7), OMAKASE (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 10 | ¥12,000 · Nishiazabu Nikusui Yamamoto |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 7 | ¥10,800 · Wami Daisuke Shirokane Honten |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | — |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 16 | ¥8,000 · Ginza Rangetsu |
| By phone only | — | 1 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About sukiyaki and shabu-shabu in Tokyo for English speakers
By dinner price, 14 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 3 at ¥30,000–39,999. 6 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are Sukiyaki Kappou Hiyama, Azabu kumasan, and Sukiyaki Asai.
15 of the 25 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 6 do not admit young children, while 14 say children are welcome. 15 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end sukiyaki and shabu-shabu cost in Tokyo?
Dinner at the 25 sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 14 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 16 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥12,600.
Which sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurants in Tokyo have won awards?
Sukiyaki Kappou Hiyama, Sukiyaki Asai, Oka Han, Mochio, Aigamo Ippin Toriyasu, and Kozue have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book sukiyaki and shabu-shabu in Tokyo online?
Yes for 15 of the 25: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (10), Pocket Concierge (7), and OMAKASE (1). 8 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 1 takes bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurants in Tokyo?
It depends on the restaurant: 14 say children are welcome and 6 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.