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Yakiniku · Nishi-Azabu · Tokyo
The Innocent Carvery
For the dinner where the table wants to compare Wagyu rather than simply order it, The Innocent Carvery in Nishi-Azabu offers two ways to sit: a counter built as a lab, and a dining room where a concierge carves.
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Why go01
Opened on 11 December 2015, the house presents itself as a yakiniku with a butcher lab run by a Wagyu specialist, and you choose your evening by where you sit. At WAGYU LABO, the counter facing the open kitchen, the courses are built to compare brands, origins, cuts and ageing; in WAGYU RESTAURANT, at tables and in private rooms, a Wagyu concierge carves the meat at the moment of serving and the staff grill. Tabelog has named it to its Tabelog 100 Yakiniku Tokyo list every year from 2021 to 2026, and on 17 April 2023 the house announced that it had placed sixth in Japan on World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants. On Tabelog it holds 3.75 from 980 reviews.
What to order02
- Chef's Table at WAGYU LABO, ¥30,000
- Omakase, ¥26,000
Chateaubriand Course, ¥16,000
02What to order
- Chef's Table at WAGYU LABO, ¥30,000Counter only, for two or more, and booked by phone only: the evening for the pair who want to follow every cut.
- Omakase, ¥26,000About 12 dishes at the table, grilled by the staff.
- Chateaubriand Course, ¥16,000The lightest door in, closing with yaki-suki: sirloin of the highest marbling category, grilled sukiyaki-style.
- Innocent Course, ¥20,000Ends with Wagyu sukiyaki, Inochi no Ichi rice from Gifu and Mahō eggs. Tabelog lists it at ¥22,000, so confirm when you book.
- To share à la carteKobe sirloin, 200 g, ¥22,000; chateaubriand, 100 g, ¥12,000; harami, 100 g, ¥4,400; thick-cut tongue, ¥5,500; and the dish the house calls the king of kimchi.
03The beef
The beef comes from a cellar of Wagyu chosen for the care each producer takes, and the house says brand and origin are a guide rather than the only measure. On the menu you will find Kobe beef, Japanese Black, Sendai-gyu and Ota-gyu, and the staff will tell you the day's origin if you ask. The kitchen also cures its own beef ham for a month.
04The story
The name, the house explains, joins two ideas: 'innocent', for treating the product with a pure attitude, and 'carvery', for cutting the meat without spoiling its character. There is a second house, The INNOCENT CARVERY Marunouchi, and the website also links to the sukiyaki restaurant Sukiyaki Jūniten.
05The practical
Tuesday to Friday it opens 17:00–23:00; on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays there is lunch as well, 11:00–15:00. It closes on Mondays, or on Tuesday when Monday is a holiday. Tables are booked on TableCheck, the counter by phone. Since 28 May 2025 children aged 10 and under are seated at dinner only in the 17:00 sitting. There are 55 seats, all non-smoking, and a private room for up to four. Tabelog puts dinner at ¥20,000–29,999 and lunch at ¥8,000–9,999, with 5 % service at lunch and 10 % at night, and no dress code. You will find it at Calha Nishiazabu 101, 1-4-28 Nishiazabu; booking ahead is the safe course.
- Address
- Calha Nishiazabu 101, 1-4-28 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Phone
- +81 3-5411-2911
- Website
- innocent-carvery.jp
- Directions
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What is WAGYU LABO at The Innocent Carvery?
The counter facing the open kitchen, where courses compare Wagyu brands, origins, cuts and ageing. The Chef's Table there costs ¥30,000, for two or more, booked by phone.
Is The Innocent Carvery on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list?
The house announced on 17 April 2023 that it had placed sixth in Japan on that list.
Can children dine at The Innocent Carvery?
Yes. At dinner, children aged 10 and under are seated only in the 17:00 sitting, a rule in place since 28 May 2025.
Is there a dress code?
Tabelog lists none.
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07Sources
award.tabelog.com · tabelog.com · innocent-carvery.jp
Last verified 25 Oct 2026.