Besides Kobe Beef: 10 Must-Try Restaurants in Kobe

1. ISAGO (Hotel ISAGO Kobe)


ISAGO (Hotel ISAGO Kobe)
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 5-minute by taxi from Sannomiya Station / (Take the Kobe City Bus, and get off at Kumochi 6-chome stop. It is located just south.)
Address: 4-3-7, Kumochi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Map
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2. Brasserie Potiron


Brasserie Potiron
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,500 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on JR Line and Kobe-Sannomiya Station on Hankyu Railway / 6-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on Kobe Municipal Subway / 8-minute walk from Kobe-Sannomiya Station on Hanshin Electric Railway
Address: 1F, Lion Bldg. Sannomiya-kan, 2-17-10, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Map
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3. ESPICE


ESPICE
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 23,000 JPY / [Lunch] 13,000 JPY
Access: Go west from the site where the Tokyu Hands used to be. Turn the corner of the hotel, the b kobe, and walk 3 minutes to the mountainside. It is on the first floor of a white-walled apartment building at the corner of a cross street.
Address: 1-1, Maison Esprit Ikuta, 2-3-25, Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Map
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4. Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma


Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: Come out the north side of the east exit of Motomachi station and walk east for one minute, turn left at the 7-Eleven, and from there it is a 2-minute walk.
Address: 1F, KS Building , 3-10-1 Kitanagasa-dori , Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Map
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5. Ryoan Aritomi


Ryoan Aritomi
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY / [Lunch] 3,500 JPY
Access: From JR Sannomiya Station, follow along Hunter Hill. Located in Hunter Hill Village Gate Building, 2F.
Address: 2F Hunter Zaka Village Gate, 2-10-22 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Map
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6. Kobe Kitano Sow


Kobe Kitano Sow
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY
Access: Just up Hunter Hill from Nakayamate-dori / The purple door on the right is the entrance
Address: 1-27-9, Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Map
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7. Fudozaka Kikuchi


Fudozaka Kikuchi
Closed: Mondays
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Access: Disembark at JR Sannomiya Station. Go north on Flower Road. Go past the intersection at Kano-cho, then head west on the first street after that.
Address: Maison de Yamate 101, 1-20-15 Nakayamate Dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Map
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8. Tai-Shabu: Hitomaru Kadan Taian Sannomiya (Sannomiya / Japanese Cuisine)


Hitomaru Kadan Taian Sannomiya
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,500 JPY
Access: A one-minute walk from Sannomiya Station. Go north between Sukiya and the Shirogane liquor shop on Ikuta Shinmichi. It is on the second floor on the Konan Asset Sasahara Building,
Address: Konan asset Sasahara Bldg. 2F, 1-20-2 Kita Nagasa Dori, Chuo-ku,Kobe-shi , Hyogo Map
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9. Anago Cuisine: Himeji Sushi-Ichi (Himeji / Japanese Cuisine)


Himeji Sushi-Ichi
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 12,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,000 JPY
Access: Exit JR Himeji Station and head toward Himeji Castle. Turn left at the sixth corner, and you will come across the restaurant on the left just before Prefectural Road 62.
Address: 35 Sakamoto-machi, Himeji, Hyogo Map
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10. Teppanyaki: Kobe Steak Sai Dining (Sannomiya / Teppanyaki)


Kobe Steak Sai Dining
Average price: [Dinner] 13,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,500 JPY
Access: 5 minutes on foot from Sannomiya Station. Upon exiting the station, proceed west along Sunset-dori Street, make a right at the street after the intersection with Tor Road, and the restaurant will be 150 meters ahead on the right.
Address: B1 Cosmo Building, 3-1-9 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Map
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11. Okonomiyaki: Teppanyaki Kobe Fuji


Teppan-yaki Kobe Fuji
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,200 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from Sannomiya Station on JR Line, Hankyu Line, Hanshin Line, and Municipal Subway Line
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