Yoshinoya

Alongside its classic beef bowl, Yoshinoya has dishes that let you put together a meal in different ways. One diner’s favourite is the teppan kalbi set meal. They prefer to skip the accompanying sauce and pour soy sauce over the hot plate instead—a reported tip for anyone who likes to season the same meal to their own taste.

Beef bowl fans can choose a version topped with green onions and a soft-boiled egg, or one with oni-oroshi ponzu, whose coarsely grated daikon adds texture and a tangy note. There is also a set combining a beef bowl with abura soba, a brothless noodle dish topped with menma, green onions and shredded nori. Separate vinegar and chilli oil let you adjust the flavour. It makes a change from a bowl on its own, or a more substantial option when that does not quite feel like enough.

One customer reported a self-service setup: orders are placed on a tablet, meals are collected at the serving counter, and diners take their trays to the return station afterwards. Dine-in and takeaway are available, and the branch information lists opening hours of 24 hours a day.