Takoyaki, Akashiyaki
Akashiya - Akashiyaki: Umeda
[ Open 5pm -2am (LO). Closed Mondays. ]
The prices on the menu outside Akashiya are in U.S. dollars and the sign reads: we have loco food. Does this mean crazy or local? It's a little of both. Masa, your congenial host, will cook up an...
[ Open 5pm -2am (LO). Closed Mondays. ]
Bubutei - Akashiyaki: Umeda
[ Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
This small shop serves takoyaki and akashiyaki (the Kobe-style version of the dish); take-out is available.
[ Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Tako-no-tsubo - Akashiyaki: Motomachi
[ Open noon-9:45pm (LO) daily. ]
Akashiyaki is a lighter, fluffier version of takoyaki, made with local octopus, and Tako-no-tsubo is an expert in its preparation. The room cozy dining room - usually filled with the aroma of...
[ Open noon-9:45pm (LO) daily. ]
Kushiage
Kushinobo - Kushiage: Nagahori
[ Open 11am-10pm daily. ]
Good-quality kushiyaki deep-fried skewers from this Tokyo-based chain. Budget around Y2500-3500 at dinnertime.
[ Open 11am-10pm daily. ]
Kushiya Monogatari - Kushiage: Namba
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
It's do-it-yourself deep-fry fun at this popular kushiage chain - pick as many of your favorite skewers as you like along with unlimited side dishes and desserts. Y2625 at dinner, plus an extra...
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
Iruri - Kushiage: Tennoji
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
Kushiage restaurants are one of the attractions of the very down-to-earth bar zone around Shinsekai's Tsutenkaku Tower, and there are a lot to choose from. But while other shops are content to serve...
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
Kushinobo - Kushiage: Umeda
[ Open 11:30am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Reliable deep-fried meat and seafood skewers from this Tokyo-based shop. Budget around Y3,500 at night, Y1,000 at lunchtime.
[ Open 11:30am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Kushiya Monogatari - Kushiage: Umeda
[ Open 11am-10:30pm daily. ]
All-you-can-eat deep-fried skewers of meat and vegetables, plus assorted side dishes and desserts, will set you back Y2625 (or Y1575 at lunchtime). There's a two-hour limit, so don't dawdle over the...
[ Open 11am-10:30pm daily. ]
Mogami - Kushiage: Umeda
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Earthen walls with backlit niches and the spacious dining room at Mogami elevate the humble kushikatsu (fried morsels on skewers) to a feast. There are 36 different kinds, from fish to vegetables,...
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Kushiya Monogatari - Kushiage: Universal Studios
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
This popular shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes and a big variety of skewered tidbits. Y2625 per...
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
Kushiya Monogatari Harborland - Kushiage: Harborland
[ Open 11am-10pm daily. ]
This popular shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes and a big variety of skewered tidbits. Y2625 per...
[ Open 11am-10pm daily. ]
Kushiya Monogatari - Kushiage: Nishinomiya
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
This popular shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes and a big variety of skewered tidbits. Y2625 per...
[ Open 11am-11pm daily. ]
Okonomiyaki
Chibo - Okonomiyaki: Namba
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Five floors of okonomiyaki action here at Chibo headquarters overlooking the river. Actually the top floor - called "President Chibo" - specializes in grilled steaks.
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Boteju - Okonomiyaki: Umeda
[ Open 11am-10:30pm daily. ]
This national chain prepares good-quality okonomiyaki, yakisoba, "modern-yaki", and interesting five-color "salads" of shredded vegetables. They also do a Hiroshima-style option. Take-out is...
[ Open 11am-10:30pm daily. ]
Fugetsu - Okonomiyaki: Umeda
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Besides the usual okonomiyaki variations, Fugetsu also serves grilled seafood - a combo of octopus tentacles, shrimp, squid and oysters is Y1050.
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Kobe beef steaks, teppanyaki
Miyasu - Steak house: Motomachi
[ Open noon-9pm. Closed Sundays. ]
One of Kobe's top-rated places for steaks; full-course dinners start at Y9000, or you can go a la carte.
[ Open noon-9pm. Closed Sundays. ]
A-1 - Steak house: Sannomiya
[ Open noon-11pm. Closed Tuesdays. ]
The interior here is far from fancy, but the steaks are good and the prices reasonable; full-course Kobe beef steak dinners start at Y6500.
[ Open noon-11pm. Closed Tuesdays. ]
Minami - Teppanyaki: Namba
[ Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Top-quality domestic beef and seasonal seafood dinners start at Y13,860; lunches run from Y5428. The pleasant dining room looks out over the rooftop gardens of the Swissotel directly above Namba...
[ Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Tofu and Kyoto-style cuisine
Umenohana - Tofu: Shinsaibashi
[ Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily. ]
Excellent home-made tofu is the core of the menu here, with tofu-centered set meals at various price levels (Y4000-10,000).
[ Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily. ]
Umenohana - Tofu: Kyukyoryuchi
[ Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily. ]
Excellent home-made tofu is the core of the menu here, with tofu-centered set meals at various price levels (Y4000-10,000). The dining room offers a nice high-rise view over the Kobe waterfront.
[ Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily. ]