Innovative fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo under ¥20,000
17 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
17 innovative restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo put dinner at ¥15,000 to ¥19,999 per person: the most accessible band of high-end innovative fine dining in this guide.
Our analysis of these 17
- ¥13,500median cheapest dinner course (10 of 17)
- 6%book online in English (1)
- 10 of 10have a dinner course under ¥20,000
1erre¥15,000–19,999
2yokoyama¥15,000–19,999
3Japanese cuisine Jusan Kura¥15,000–19,999
4Recette¥15,000–19,999
5China Bistro EVOLVE¥15,000–19,999
At the 10 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥13,500, about the same as the ¥13,900 median of all 27 innovative restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo; the lowest is ¥11,000 at a Tempo Kobe sumiyoshi.
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. 1 of these 17 take bookings online.
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erre
Innovative, Sannomiya, 8 min walk from Sannomiya Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥16,500 ◉Special Dinner Course (Servi…
- ¥25,000 ◉Special Dinner Course + Wine…
- ¥11,000 Special Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 22% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 2
yokoyama
Innovative, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 5 min walk from Kenchōmae Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- ¥15,000 Course Seats from 20:30
- ¥13,000 Lunch Course
- ¥15,000 Course available during lunch…
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 3
Japanese cuisine Jusan Kura日本料理 十三蔵
Kaiseki, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 7 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥6,600 Seasonal dishes in a private…
- ¥8,800 Seasonal dishes in a private…
- ¥11,000 Seasonal Dishes in a Private…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 4
Recette
French, Sannomiya, 9 min walk from Sannomiya Station
百名店2021- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥6,600 ―◇― Short Course: Enjoy an El…
- ¥12,100 ―◇― "Dinner" Short Course wit…
- ¥16,500 ―◇― "Dinner" Recommended for…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 5
China Bistro EVOLVEチャイナビストロ EVOLVE
Chinese, Sannomiya, 6 min walk from Sannomiya Station
百名店2023- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥13,200 Dinner course
- ¥20,900 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.60
- 6
Niku Specialite Carma
Wagyu, Sannomiya, 5 min walk from Kobe-Sannomiya Station
- Counter seats
- ¥13,500 Shizuku | Dinner Encounter wi…
- ¥20,000 Aoi | Dinner Essence of Kobe…
- ¥30,000 Kami | Dinner Kobe Beef Pinna…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.59
- 7
Koba
French, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 5 min walk from Tachibana Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.29
- 8
Momoya百屋
Kaiseki, Sannomiya, 2 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥6,050 Dinner course
- ¥12,100 Dinner course
- ¥15,730 Dinner course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 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. · 19% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 10
Oryori Umi御料理 うみ
Innovative, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 7 min walk from Tachibana Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.09
- 11
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
- 12
Junki温味 旬期
Innovative, Himeji, 6 min walk from Sanyo Himeji Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥14,300 Dinner course
- ¥17,600 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.07
- 13
Kappou Shirase割烹 白瀬
Kaiseki, Himeji, 8 min walk from Himeji Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 14
Kobe Tonbo神戸とんぼ
Steak, Motomachi & Harborland Area, 3 min walk from Kōsoku Kōbe Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥13,860 Chef's Recommended Premium A5…
- ¥16,730 Kobe Beef Dinner Course
- ¥21,500 Chef's Recommended Premium A5…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.07
- 15
Kairi海里
Innovative, Awaji
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥13,200 Omakase course
- per person · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.03
- 16
Kisetsu Ryori Shiosai季節料理 汐彩
Kaiseki, Sannomiya, 1 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.06
- 17
Doro to Hasu泥と蓮
Kaiseki, Sannomiya, 5 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
How to book these 17, and what they charge
10 of these 17 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 10 of those 10 have a dinner course under ¥20,000; at the other 0 the least expensive is ¥20,000 or more, although Tabelog puts their dinner budget under ¥20,000. 6 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,700 (21% below the dinner median). 1 can be booked online in English, 12 online in Japanese only and 4 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (11, in Japanese), TableCheck (1), the restaurant's booking form (1, in Japanese).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 1 | ¥13,200 · Kairi |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 11 | ¥11,000 · a Tempo Kobe sumiyoshi |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 4 | — |
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 innovative fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo under ¥20,000
4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are erre, yokoyama, and Japanese cuisine Jusan Kura.
1 of the 17 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 16 accept credit cards. 13 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Kobe & Hyogo?
Dinner at the 17 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥19,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥18,000: 17 at ¥15,000–19,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 10 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥13,500.
Which innovative restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo have won awards?
erre, yokoyama, Recette, and China Bistro EVOLVE have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Kobe & Hyogo online?
Yes for 1 of the 17: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (1). 12 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 4 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Kobe & Hyogo?
It depends on the restaurant: 6 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.