Recommended Kobe Beef Restaurants by the Locals: In Order Not to Fail in Choice.
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Japan Geographical Indication
Kobe Beef
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, on December 22, 2015, picked Kobe beef and six other items as the first set of local food brands to be certified for protection under the nation’s new law on Japan Geographical Indication, or GI. The state-led certification system is intended to shore up the economies of production areas for selected items. Designated products are given the GI trademark. Producers in other areas are banned from using brand names trademarked under the system, with unauthorized use subject to penalties.
Japan Geographical Indication Mark
“The government aims to promote GI registrations to boost demand for high-quality agricultural, forestry and fisheries products both at home and abroad,” Agriculture Minister Hiroshi Moriyama told a press conference.
The ministry is focusing on the rules relating GI to the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) agreement, and is making a new system by legal reform for Japan and other countries to protect local brand food products. For example, it is supposed that Japan will protect Kobe beef and America will do the same for the Idaho potato. Japan will negotiate the GI agreement with TPP members and exchange a list of products protected by GI on the Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU.
My Beloved Kobe
As a local, I’m so happy to hear about the certification because I hope that Kobe will become more famous around the world.
Kobe is famous as a fashionable and sophisticated city. Among the people in Tokyo, Kobe is recognized as a fashionable city. Among the Kansai region, Kobe also has a unique presence, although there are many cities in the region which have unique cultures, such as Kyoto and Osaka. That’s what I love about and take pride in. I hope that Kobe will become more well-known and the number of people from other countries will increase. Even if only a handful of people know our company in Kobe and are interested in kakejiku(hanging scrolls), our company’s product, it will make me happy. It’s important to increase opportunities for them to learn about kakejiku.
Recommended Kobe Beef
This time I’d like to introduce recommended Kobe beef restaurants by the locals. I hope this article will be helpful for people from other countries to select Kobe beef restaurants while visiting Kobe. Please refer to the link below for details regarding Kobe beef.
http://kobe-niku.jp/en/top.html
4 Major Kobe Beef Restaurants
In Kobe there are 4 major Kobe beef restaurants: Misono, Mouriya, Bifuteki no Kawamura(Bifteck Kawamura) and Kobe Beef Steak Ishida. Although they are all expensive restaurants, they will not let you down. The average amount of money we plan to spend on each Kobe beef course is about over 10,000 yen, so these restaurants are often used for receptions too. Some of them have reasonable lunch courses of Kobe beef.
Misono Kobe
Misono restaurant was established in 1945. The serving manner, in which a chef cooks steak and others on the teppan (iron plate), and serves them to the customer across the counter, was originated in 1945, getting idea from sushi restaurants by a stake restaurant Misono. As the service of this teppanyaki steak restaurant, which includes the dazzling performance, is favored by people from other countries rather than Japanese. Misono has become a famous sight-seeing place for people visiting Japan. The main restaurant is in Kobe and its branches are located in Osaka, Kyoto, Shinjuku, and Ginza.
Misono Kobe head restaurant has started to serve a Halal Kobe Beef course for Muslim recently. Please kindly check the below link.
Kobe Head Restaurant
A counter table and a table.
Tel: +81-78-331-2890
Address:
Misono Bld. 7F and 8F, 1-1-2, Nakayamate-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0004, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 14:30 (L.O 13:30)
Dinner: 17:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: Year-end and New Year holidays
Menu:
Misono Kobe Beef Steak A Course / Loin 150g: JPY 16,000 (exclusive of tax)
2 minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Mouriya
Mouriya is a long standing restaurant founded in 1885. The restaurant recommends that we eat Kobe beef first with only salt to best enjoy the high quality of the meat. It has four locations: the main branch in Sannomiya, and three side branches (Sannomiya, Royal Mouriya and Dining Mouriya). Though all 4 restaurants are very close, each has its own characteristics.
The head restaurant was originally founded in 1885. Sannomiya branch restaurant was the second. There is no great difference of these restaurants’ atmosphere. Sannomiya branch and Royal Mouriya branch are in a same building; Sannomiya branch is on the third floor and Royal Mouriya branch is on the second floor. Royal Mouriya branch is a higher quality restaurant than the others. It has some private rooms and 100 kinds of wines. There is a rule that children under age 6 are prohibited to enter the restaurant. The Dining Mouriya branch is a new restaurant that was opened in 2014, and offers a more casual atmosphere than the others. There is a wide variety of liquor. The closing time is later than the others and the price is reasonable.
Their holidays differ depending on the restaurants.
Head Restaurant
A counter table is main. There are a few tables.
Tel: +81-78-391-4603
Address:
2-1-17, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0011, JapanLunch: 11:00 to 15:00
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: The first Monday and Tuesday (It may be changed on a national holiday.)
Menu:
Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A4 BMS 6-7: JPY 11,200 (exclusive of tax)
Superfine Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A5 BMS 8-10: JPY 12,300 (exclusive of tax)
Three minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Sannomiya Branch
All counter table.
Tel: +81-78-321-1990
Address:
Daiichi Kishi Building 3F, 1-9-9, Kitanagasa-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0012, JapanLunch: 11:00 to 15:00
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: The third Monday and Tuesday (It may be changed on a national holiday.)
Menu:
Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A4 BMS 6-7: JPY 9,500 (exclusive of tax)
Superfine Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A5 BMS 8-10: JPY 10,600 (exclusive of tax)
Three minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Royal Mouriya Branch
A counter table and private rooms.
Tel: +81-78-321-1328
Address:
Daiichi Kishi Building 2F, 1-9-9, Kitanagasa-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0012, JapanLunch: 11:00 to 15:00
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: The second Monday and Tuesday (It may be changed on a national holiday.)
Menu:
Royal Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A4 BMS 6-7: JPY 12,400 (exclusive of tax)
Royal Superfine Kobe Beef Course / Loin 160g / A5 BMS 8-10: JPY 13,500 (exclusive of tax)
Dining Mouriya Branch
A counter table and some tables.
Tel: +81-78-335-2421
Address:
Kakuten-ya Building 2F, 1-9-10, Kitanagasa-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0012, JapanLunch: 11:00 to 15:00
Dinner: 15:00 to 24:00 (L.O 23:00)
Holiday: The third Monday and Tuesday (It may be changed depending on a month.)
Menu:
Kobe Beef Sirloin Steak Course 100g: JPY 5,500 (exclusive of tax)
Kobe Beef Fillet Steak Course 80g: JPY 7,500 (exclusive of tax)
Kobe Beef Round Steak Course 110g: JPY 4,300 (exclusive of tax)
Three minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Bifuteki no Kawamura (Bifteck Kawamura)
Bifuteki no Kawamura restaurant not only serves Kobe beef, but also the highest grade Kobe beef. The restaurant purchases a large number of award winning beef. The restaurant has 6 branches in Hyogo prefecture, and the Ginza branch (Tokyo) was eventually opened as a Kobe beef specialty restaurant in 2009. Kawamura was chosen online as one of the world’s best steak restaurants by England’s The Telegraph. It has two locations: the main branch in Sannomiya, and one side branch near JR Sannomiya station.
The World’s Best Steak Restaurants / England’s The Telegraph
Sannomiya Head Restaurant
We can feel at ease and enjoy our meals in a quiet place despite being in the center of Kobe city, Sannomiya. The atmosphere inside is staid with massive brick construction. This restaurant is quite accessible to sightseeing at Kobe Kitano or from ShinKobe Shinkansen Station.
Tel: +81-78-335-0399
Address:
Nuba spirit Bld. 1F, 4-5-13, Kanou-chou, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0001, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 15:00
Dinner: 17:00 to 22:30 (L.O 21:30)
Holiday: Irregular holidays
Menu:
Special Choice Kobe Beef Course 100g: JPY 17,000 (exclusive of tax)
Good Award Winning Kobe Beef Steak Course 100g: JPY 10,600 (exclusive of tax)
Best Highest Award Winning Kobe Beef Steak Course 100g: JPY 22,500 (exclusive of tax)
Two minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Sannomiya Branch
The Sannomiya branch is located on the highest floor of the building situated diagonally across from Toukyuu Hands, so you can enjoy scenic views of downtown Sannomiya, Mt Rokko, the Oriental Hotel and so on. In nighttime, you can enjoy a night view of Sannomiya, which is decorated with beautiful neon lights. This restaurant is accessible from Nankinmachi, Harbor Land/Meriken Park.
Tel: +81-78-335-0708
Address:
Moonlight Building I 6F, 1-10-6, Kitanagasa-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0012, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 15:00
Dinner: 17:00 to 22:30 (L.O 21:30)
Holiday: Irregular holidays
Menu:
Special Choice Kobe Beef Course 100g: JPY 17,000 (exclusive of tax)
Good Award Winning Kobe Beef Steak Course 100g: JPY 10,600 (exclusive of tax)
Best Highest Award Winning Kobe Beef Steak Course 100g: JPY 22,500 (exclusive of tax)
Three minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Ishida Kobe Beef Steak
Ishidaya, which serves Kobe beef, has various types of restaurants: yakiniku(grilled meat), sukiyaki (sweet soy sauce beef hot pot) and shabu-shabu(beef hot pot), and steakhouse. We can choose them properly, depending on our usage.
Ishida Kobe Beef is a steakhouse run by Ishidaya. It is a teppanyaki style restaurant just like the aforementioned Mouriya and Bifuteki no Kawamura. Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. Modern teppanyaki grills are typically propane-heated flat surface grills, and are widely used to cook food in front of restaurant guests. It has three locations: the main branch in Sannomiya, and two side branches at Sannomiya and Kitanozaka. They all have sophisticated interiors adopting elements of a Japanese style room. The branch at Kitanozaka recently opened, and is suited to dates and receptions. We can enjoy a meal more.
Head Restaurant
A counter table and private room.
Tel: +81-78-599-7779
Address:
Sanmei Bld. 3F, 1-21-2, Kitanagasa-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0012, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 15:00 (L.O 14:30)
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: Tuesday
Menu:
Kitano Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 8-9: JPY 9,000 (exclusive of tax)
Special Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 10-12: JPY 13,800 (exclusive of tax)
2 minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Sannomiya Branch Restaurant
Only a counter table.
Tel: +81-78-325-2919
Address:
1-2-4, Nakayamate-dori, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0004, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 15:00 (L.O 14:30)
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: Wednesday
Menu:
Kitano Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 8-9: JPY 9,000 (exclusive of tax)
Special Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 10-12: JPY 13,800 (exclusive of tax)
2 minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
Kitanozaka Branch Restaurant
A counter table and private rooms.
Tel: +81-78-599-5029
Address:
Palais de Kitanozaka Bld. 1F, 4-7-11, Kanou-chou, Chuuou-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture, 650-0001, JapanLunch: 11:30 to 15:00 (L.O 14:30)
Dinner: 15:00 to 22:00 (L.O 21:00)
Holiday: Monday (If a national holiday falls on Monday, it is closed the next day.)
Menu:
Kitano Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 8-9: JPY 9,000 (exclusive of tax)
Special Kobe Beef Steak Course / Loin 130g / A5 BMS 10-12: JPY 13,800 (exclusive of tax)
3 minutes walk from JR Sannomiya Station
