Kobe Eating: 19 Best Local Restaurants & Cafes in Kobe

Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway Bottom Station (ハーブ園山麓駅)

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View Kobe City from hillside.

Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway Bottom Station (ハーブ園山麓駅)

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Take a ropeway to the scenic garden on the hill. From the hill top station you’ll see amazing Kobe City view and Osaka gulf. Taking a stroll around the garden is simply relaxing and romantic activity both for tourists and locals.

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Bo Tambourine Cafe (ボタンバリンカフェ)

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Super cozy local diner/ cafe.

Bo Tambourine Cafe (ボタンバリンカフェ)

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There are so many good cafes in Kobe and I don’t know where to begin..but what about this one, this is an American diner style cafe and they offer you good burgers and pancakes. My favorite is their frozen margarita! Definitely the best kind in the city.

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肉バル La Shomon

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Wagyu beef & Kobe beef

肉バル La Shomon

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La Shomon has been loved by locals since they founded in 1971. It’s a cozy family business restaurant which offers good Wagyu beef from Miyazaki and Kobe beef. Their dip sauce made with family secret recipe makes beef even more delicious.

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ホテルケーニヒスクローネ神戸 (Konigskrone Kobe)

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Pie filled with custard cream

ホテルケーニヒスクローネ神戸 (Konigskrone Kobe)

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Konigskrone has been loved by locals since they established in 1977. Their signature product is called "krone", a small cylindrical pie filled with custard cream. From young to old, locals have been obsessed with this simple yet addictively good pie.

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TOOTH TOOTH maison 15th（旧神戸居留地十五番館）

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Historical building now opened as cafe

TOOTH TOOTH maison 15th（旧神戸居留地十五番館）

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This is the former U.S. Consulate originally built in 1880, soon after Kobe Port has opened to other countries. Now it is opened to public as a cafe. It sits in the area called “former foreign settlements”(旧居留地), in which we can see some other old buildings from 1890s.

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Umie

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It’s all about Sake

Umie

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When you are Sake lover but don’t have enough time to visit Nada area for Sake breweries, this is the shop you want. This little shop on the ground floor of shopping mall Umie offers 500 different types of Sake from all over Japan. From a tiny cup to a huge bottle, enjoy discovering so many varieties of Sake.

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FARMSTAND

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FARMSTAND by Eat Local Kobe

FARMSTAND

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Reducing the food miles is everybody’s concern. After successful 4 years hosting Saturday market in 東遊園地,”Eat Local Kobe” started this shop to provide locally grown products straight from farmers to tables. This is where you can find seasonal Kobe foods.

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田舎そばみゆき Inakasoba-Miyuki

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Nostalgic Soba Noodle Restaurant

田舎そばみゆき Inakasoba-Miyuki

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Chinatown’s Main Street is filled with tourists. But when you get one step aside, there’s many narrow side streets with small hidden restaurants. Inakasoba-Miyuki is very old school Soba noodle restaurant. Locals love its nostalgic, time traveling atmosphere.

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Bar&Bistro 64

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Millenial’s choice

Bar&Bistro 64

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We are always busy catching up with friends, right girls? Bar & Bistro 64 is where those local gossip girls gather over lunch and drinks. Lunch comes with main dish and freshly baked breads and leafy salad and juices from ¥1100. Dinner time is also fun and reasonable.

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Daimaru (大丸神戸店)

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Don't miss "Depachika" the food heaven.

Daimaru (大丸神戸店)

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Have you heard the word "Depachika"? It means the basement floor of a department store, and the entire floor is usually dedicated to foods. A lots of local foods from fresh fishes to veggies, ready to eat meals and bakeries. It's a bit fancy place still a part of locals daily routine.

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Sushi Shunpei

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Authentic Sushi bar in Chinatown.

Sushi Shunpei

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Sushi Shunpei has just started business in the heart of Chinatown. As well as classic Edomae- style sushi, they serve seasonal plates like roasted cod sperm or seasonal vegetables tempura with variety of Japanese Sake.

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神戸煉瓦倉庫 (Kobe Brick Warehouse)

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Nostalgic side of the port

神戸煉瓦倉庫 (Kobe Brick Warehouse)

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This red brick warehouse was built in late 1890s and was used as main warehouse receiving cargos from abroad until 1987. Now it's preserved as a shopping complex of cafes and other shops, offering locals relaxing time on the quay.

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三宮一貫楼本店 (Ikkanrou Sannomiya)

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The best steamed pork bun in town

三宮一貫楼本店 (Ikkanrou Sannomiya)

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Ikkanrou is Chinese restaurant/ take away, which sells the best steamed pork buns in town. Locals don't dine in China town(南京町) where busy with tourists. We like to pick up buns and dumplings from Ilkanrou, they offer simple yet good foods.

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ラーメンたろうトアロード店 ( Ramen Taro Tor Road Branch)

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Iconic Ramen representing Kobe

ラーメンたろうトアロード店 ( Ramen Taro Tor Road Branch)

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Each region has its own Ramen style in Japan. Kobe Ramen is known as its thick, creamy pork and soy sauce soup with thin noodles. Ramen Taro is one of the typical Ramen restraint offering addictive Kobe Ramen, being loved by locals for decades.

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Arima Onsen (有馬温泉)

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Japan's oldest hot spring resort

Arima Onsen (有馬温泉)

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45minutes by bus from JR Sannomiya station, Arima onsen is the Japan's oldest hot spring resort loved by both locals and tourists. Besides taking nutritious Onsen, it's fun to walk nostalgic streets with snacks from local shops.

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