飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)

のみほうだい
noun
all-you-can-drink
1. all-you-can-drink; unlimited drinks
a pricing system at restaurants, bars, or events where customers pay a fixed fee for unlimited drinks within a set time period
二時間(にじかん)飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)で三千円(さんぜんえん)です。
It's 3,000 yen for two hours of all-you-can-drink.
飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)のコースを予約(よやく)した。
I reserved the all-you-can-drink course.
飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)だからといって飲(の)みすぎないように。
Just because it's all-you-can-drink doesn't mean you should drink too much.

FORMATION:
飲(の)み (drinking) + 放題(ほうだい) (as much as one likes) → unlimited drinking

TYPICAL STRUCTURE:

  • 時間制(じかんせい)飲(の)み放題(ほうだい) (time-limited all-you-can-drink)
  • 90分(ぷん)/二時間(にじかん)飲(の)み放題(ほうだい) (90-minute/2-hour all-you-can-drink)

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
飲(の)み放題(ほうだい) is extremely common at Japanese 居酒屋(いざかや) (izakaya), especially for group gatherings and 飲(の)み会(かい) (drinking parties). It typically includes beer, sake, shochu, soft drinks, and sometimes cocktails.

RELATED:

  • 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-eat)
  • 放題(ほうだい) suffix (as much as one likes)
  • 飲(の)み会(かい) (drinking party)

USAGE NOTE:
Often combined with 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) as a package deal (食(た)べ飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)).

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Added 2026.1.26 8:11
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