Nagoya City

Considering how highly revered beef is in this country, it may blow your mind to discover that though cows were introduced to Japan sometime in the second century, they were only used as draught animals until the Meiji Restoration (1868) for agriculture and f0r transport rather than eating. But now, ‘wagyu’ (literally ‘Japanese beef’) is renowned for being some of the world’s best. You can find some amazing steak places in Nagoya. And as well as wagyu, there are also some Western-style steakhouses as well. So, what are you waiting for? Pick up that knife and fork/pair of chopsticks, and get all up in your grill! Midtown BBQ Back in 2017, Robb Shannon had a dream to recreate his childhood days, a time when his Grandfather would fire up the grill, and the scent of barbecue would waft through the air, and his uncle would put a pig on the spit, and it would rotate there, succulently roasting. As such, Midtown BBQ has become one of Nagoya’s go-to barbecue spots, but they also do an amazing selection of steaks, covering the gambit from Scottish Angus steak to filet mignon up to the stupendous 11oz A5 tenderloin. Where: Nakamura Ward, Meieki,…