Three ways
to eat Sunday
Sun 22 Nov 2026 · Kobe / Mt Rokko / Arima
The frame: 09:30 out of Nippombashi · Kobe-Sannomiya 10:20 · lunch 11:00–12:30 · mountain 14:00–17:00 (Rokkosan Pasture, last entry 16:30) · ropeway to Arima · onsen 17:30 · dinner 19:00 · beds in Nipponbashi. Lunch must end by ~12:45; dinner just decides how late the night runs.
Pick a day, not a dish
Whole-day plans, per head, bath included. Vote the number — swaps come free. Swipe for all three.
- Steakland¥3,500
- Bon, okonomiyaki¥1,300
- Kin no Yu bath¥800
Kobe beef at lunch anyway, okonomiyaki at night, nobody's wallet hurt. Four heads: ≈S$181.
Home ~22:00 · zero bookings
- Mouriya lunch¥8,020
- Yazawa dinner¥4,180
- Kin no Yu bath¥800
Teppan twice, kobe once, the day the sheet actually drew. Four heads: ≈S$421.
Home ~22:00 · book Mouriya counter
- Ishida lunch¥14,520*
- Tasuku dinner¥17,600
- Kin no Yu bath¥800
The whole cow, twice, in one day. Four heads: ≈S$1,066. *Ishida adds 10% booking fee, prepaid, no refund inside 3 days.
Home ~22:30 · two bookings, Ishida closes 11:30 window → less pasture
Build your own
Same venues, price-sorted. Lunch counts down to the bus; dinner counts down to the last train home.
A5 Kobe at a third of Mouriya — Hankyu stn, set free at lunch, books Hot Pepper/EPARK · opens 11:00 · go 110g for ¥4,235
The people's steakhouse — 370 seats, brisk, walk-in or EPARK/phone · non-kobe from ¥1,380 so nobody's forced · premium loin 120g ¥6,880
Tablecloth without the steakhouse price — kobe hamburg ¥3,300 · books online · opens 11:30
The 1945 inventor of teppan steak + garlic rice — kobe from ¥10,000 · no closing day · opens 11:30 · reviews the most mixed of the six
Highest rated of the six (tabelog 3.6 / 376) — but opens 12:00, latest kitchen at lunch, 8-min walk · books TableCheck
The proper teppan counter — rump ¥9,460 · smart casual, T-shirts NG · books TableCheck · opens 11:00
The marble showcase, priced out of most budgets — *includes 10% prepaid booking fee, no refund inside 3 days · opens 11:30, eats ~45 min of pasture · Kawamura kobe courses ¥18,700+ if you'd rather
1 min from the onsen stn, 34 seats — seatings 17:00/19:00, 19:00 slots straight after the bath · wagyu 100g ¥12,100, lighter ~¥6–8k · must book +81 78-959-8008
Izakaya-Italian with magic shows, at the station (0 min), 17:00–23:00 · books Hot Pepper · the crew-night pick
Swaps the bath for the onsen park 6 min away — bath + casual dinner in one place, food to 21:30, last entry 21:00 · nothing to reserve
Hyoe Koyokaku Rokko-beef teppan kaiseki ¥12,870 · Kouroukan Sanda-beef kaiseki ¥13,200 · Arima Gyoen room-dine kobe sukiyaki · reserve days ahead
Kobe's okonomiyaki institution — the floor above the Kannaby cheesecake (Motomachi-dori 3-9-23, 2F) · Sun 11:30–23:00 · walk-in queue
Hankyu stn building, till 22:30 (LO 21:30) · the easiest late seat in town
Teppan counter, rump ¥8,380 · till 22:00 (LO 21:00) · same smart-casual rule
Premium loin ¥9,480 · till 21:30 (LO 20:30) · walk-ins fine
A former Hanshin Tigers pitcher's shop, 5 min from the stations · books official site · cancellation fee from 17:00 the day before — decide before you book
Tabelog 3.5 (389) · dinner 16:30–24:00 — the only pick still cooking at midnight, if the onsen runs long
Either way, before the bath: Hiranoya's senbei counter shuts 18:30 — buy first, soak second. Kin no Yu runs to 22:00, last entry 21:30; the sheet's "back by 21:30" only survives an early dinner (onsen out by ~18:45).