The 27 Best Restaurants in Nagoya, Japan | Eater

"Each location of this local chain of butcher shops hosts an attached yakiniku (barbecue) restaurant, serving fresh, high-grade beef to customers who eat in. Cutting out a step in the supply chain, the restaurants can offer cheaper beef than the competition, but that deal comes with some restrictions. There’s a 1000 yen ($9) cover for men, or 700 yen ($6.50) for women, a time limit (90 minutes for diners who don’t order alcohol, 120 minutes for diners who do), and surcharges for any wasted rice, meat, or soup, so order wisely. While these rules might seem draconian, your concerns will quickly melt away when you receive the restaurant’s famed rounds of blushing beef tongue or plates of glistening, fatty long intestine. Fire up the grill on your table and cook your meat to your heart’s content. [$$]" - Nina Li Coomes