飲(の)み放題(ほうだい)

のみほうだい
noun
all-you-can-drink
foodsociety
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.

Forms

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 note

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 words

Usage

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)).

Related Words

Related: ドリンクバー (self-service drink station)
Related: 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-eat)
Related: 飲(の)み会(かい) (drinking party)
Related: 盛(も)り放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-serve)
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Added 2026.1.26 8:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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