Restaurant Details

Akasaka occupies a particular register in Tokyo, Japan — ministerial buildings by day, softly lit streets by evening. Down a quiet stretch of Hitotsugi-dori, a staircase descends below street level to a space that keeps its own time. Kobe Beef 511 sits in the basement of Dear Plaza Akasaka, and from the moment the door opens, the outside world recedes.

The interior is composed entirely of private rooms — eleven in all, each enclosed, each its own contained world. Low lighting falls across dark surfaces. The atmosphere is suited to unhurried conversation. There are no open tables, no shared sightlines. What happens in each room belongs to the people inside it.

The kitchen's focus is narrow, deliberate: Kobe wagyu graded BMS 11 and above only. The BMS scale runs to 12. Of all the wagyu raised in the world in a given year, fewer than 0.1 percent meet this threshold. What arrives at the table has already passed through a long process of selection before it is touched by heat.

The restaurant's signature technique is a custom high-temperature kiln, reaching around 1,000 degrees Celsius. At that heat, the surface of the meat closes quickly — a faint crust forms, the fat begins to render, and the interior is preserved. The result is a texture that holds its character across the first bite and the last.

Courses follow a measured progression, moving through preparations that reveal the range within a single, precisely sourced ingredient. Wine accompanies the evening without interrupting it.

You come down the stairs for the wagyu. You stay because the room, once you are inside it, has a quality that is difficult to leave quickly. The evening moves at its own pace. So do you.

Kobe Beef511 Remarks

• Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.

• The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.

• The course menu content listed above is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.

• The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.

• The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.

Kobe Beef511 Business Days

Kobe Beef511 Address

Dear Plaza Akasaka B1F, 4-3-28 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, 107-0052

Kobe Beef511 Access Info

• 5-minute walk from Akasaka-Mitsuke Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line / Marunouchi Line)

• 5-minute walk from Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)

Kobe Beef511 Phone Number

Kobe Beef511 Cancellation Policy

Cancel your reservation at least 48 hours before the dining start time to receive a full refund.