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This west Tokyo restaurant has been in business for 35 years and counting, making it one of Nakano’s most enduring yakiniku establishments.
Restaurant Details
There’s no shortage of yakiniku restaurants in Nakano — west Tokyo’s haven for anime and manga lovers — but few have lasted as long as Yakiniku Lee-en’s original branch. Having been in business for more than 30 years, Lee-en has built up a loyal customer base over these three-plus decades due to its commitment to serving high-quality wagyu beef in a convenient location, just a single stop from Shinjuku.
All meat served at the restaurant is at least A4-grade, ensuring that each piece is finely marbled and mouth-melting. In order to ensure that guests are served only the best, the restaurant features a constantly rotating roster of different cuts and meats, resulting in the restaurant’s most popular item: a curated selection of the restaurant’s five recommended cuts of the day. Cooked to one’s desired doneness and dipped in the restaurant’s homemade sauce, it’s ordered by almost every single visitor to the restaurant, whether they’re newcomers or veterans.
With its roots in Korean barbecue, yakiniku in its modern state still bears the mark of several influences from its Korean predecessor. But the chef at Lee-en was so enraptured by Korean cuisine that he decided to devote his career to not just mastering yakiniku, but Korean cuisine as a whole.
As such, while the restaurant has come to be known for the tenderness and flavor of its meat, certain dishes like sundubu-jjigae extra-soft tofu soup and the restaurant’s signature naengmyeon cold noodles have propelled its reputation even further. The chef even goes so far as to use ingredients sourced from Korea in his dishes.
Nakano has a reputation for being one of west Tokyo’s most popular nightlife spots, and the warm wooden interior of Yakiniku Lee-en lets it fit right in beside the various bars and late-night dining spots. A meal at Lee-en Nakano is a treat for all five senses: surrounded by the sounds and smells of grilling meat, each bite of beef is also wonderfully juicy and flavorful. The ideal place for an outing with friends.
Dining Courses
Wagyu Yakiniku Course
Morning, Afternoon, Evening
¥11,650
(Tax Incl.)
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The standard course at Lee-en, which lets guests compare and contrast the restaurant’s top-quality wagyu grilled with salt, or marinated in the establishment’s special sauce.
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The standard course at Lee-en, which lets guests compare and contrast the restaurant’s top-quality wagyu grilled with salt, or marinated in the establishment’s special sauce.
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¥11,650
(Tax Incl.)
Select
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Access Info
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano is accessible via a 2-minute walk from the North Exit of JR Nakano Station.
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Phone Number
03-3388-4872
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Business Days
Sunday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Monday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Tuesday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Wednesday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Thursday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Friday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Saturday
11:30 AM
10:00 PM
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Address
Lions Plaza Nakano 1F, 5-60-2 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-0001
Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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Yakiniku Lee-en Nakano Remarks
Parties of five and above may be seated at zashiki-style seating, with tatami and low tables. In such cases, guests will be required to remove their shoes. If part of a party numbering five and above, please wear footwear that facilitates easy removal.
Guests are asked to refrain from wearing perfume and cologne, and to avoid other strong fragrances (including laundry detergent). Guests who fail to comply may be refused entry.
Guests running behind schedule are requested to inform the restaurant by telephone.
Guests arriving later than 15 minutes past their scheduled reservation time will have their reservations canceled.
In the event of guests’ late arrival, the restaurant may not serve all dishes in the requested course menu.
When taking photographs, guests are requested to refrain from flash photography and excessive shutter noise.
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