English-friendly fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo
12 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
12 high-end restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo say they have an English menu or English-speaking staff, which makes ordering, dietary requests and the conversation at the counter much easier.
Our analysis of these 12
- ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (7 of 12)
- 33%book online in English (4)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (5)
1Sushi Ueda¥30,000–39,999
2Espice¥20,000–29,999
3baron¥30,000–39,999
4Ougiya¥20,000–29,999
5Ooi¥20,000–29,999
At the 7 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, about the same as the ¥15,000 median of all 230 restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo; the lowest is ¥11,000 at Espice.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 4 of these 12 take bookings online.
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- 1
Sushi Uedaすし うえだ
Sushi, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 7 min walk from Tachibana Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥33,000 The life of the land to the f…
- ¥33,000 The life of the land to the f…
- per person, tax incl. · 131% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.19
- 2
Espiceエスピス
French, Sannomiya, 5 min walk from Sannomiya Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥11,000 10th Anniversary Special Cour…
- ¥44,000 SP Caviar Course
- ¥15,400 Omakase Course (Only for Lunc…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.02
- 3
baron
Steak, Sannomiya, 7 min walk from Sannomiya Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Kobe Beef Steak Course (Short…
- ¥27,500 Recommended Kobe Beef Steak C…
- ¥31,900 Course Select (Choose in Fron…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 54% above the list median
Tabelog 3.69
- 4
Ougiya扇矢
Yakiniku, Rokko, 4 min walk from Rokkōmichi Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Tomoko "Long-Awaited Small-Po…
- ¥16,500 Kobe Beef Recommended Yakinik…
- ¥16,500 Recommended Kobe Beef Yakinik…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 5
Ooi大井
Wagyu, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 3 min walk from Nishi-Motomachi Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥19,800 Special Wagyu Black Beef File…
- ¥22,000 Special Wagyu Strip Loin Stea…
- ¥25,300 Kobe Beef Strip Loin Steak Co…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.41
- 6
Gize祇是
Innovative, Kitano, Shin-Kobe & Nada Area, 5 min walk from Shin-Kobe Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Dinner Course Featuring 8 Pie…
- ¥8,800 Lunch Course Featuring 4 Piec…
- per person, tax incl. · 54% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 7
Kobe Gyu Steak Kappou Setsugetsu Ka Sumibi Yaki神戸牛 ステーキ割烹 雪月花 炭火焼
Steak, Sannomiya, 5 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- ¥14,300 18時までにご来店の方のみの限定コース
- ¥20,900 月のコース
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.09
- 8
Sushi Sugisaki鮓 すぎさき
Sushi, Sannomiya, 8 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 9
a Tempo Kobe sumiyoshia Tempo 神戸住吉
Italian, Sumiyoshi & Mikage, 4 min walk from Sumiyoshi Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥11,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 10
Magnoliaマグノリア
French, Takarazuka, 4 min walk from Takarazuka-Minamiguchi Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,000 French Fusion Course - Summer…
- ¥14,000 BIKATSU Medicinal Hot Pot Cou…
- ¥3,800 Chef's Tasting Lunch
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.06
- 11
Kobe Gyu Genkichi神戸牛 源吉
Steak, Sannomiya, 1 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥12,100 Tabelog Exclusive: Award-Winn…
- ¥15,180 Tabelog Exclusive: Award-Winn…
- ¥20,680 Tabelog Exclusive: Award-Winn…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 12
Ro Auberuge Himeji『ロ』-RO AUBELGE HIMEJI-
French, Himeji, 16 min walk from Nozato Station
- English-speaking staff
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
How to book these 12, and what they charge
7 of these 12 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (38% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 3 online in Japanese only and 5 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (6, in Japanese), TableCheck (3), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 3 | ¥11,000 · Espice |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥33,000 · Sushi Ueda |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 6 | ¥11,000 · Espice |
| By phone only | — | 5 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About english-friendly fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo
The highest rated on Tabelog are Sushi Ueda, Espice, and baron.
4 of the 12 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 3 do not admit young children, while 4 say children are welcome. 9 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Kobe & Hyogo?
Dinner at the 12 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 3 at ¥15,000–19,999, 5 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 4 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 7 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,300.
Which restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo have won awards?
Sushi Ueda, Espice, and baron have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo online?
Yes for 4 of the 12: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (3) and Pocket Concierge (1). 3 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 5 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo?
It depends on the restaurant: 4 say children are welcome and 3 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.