Best innovative fine dining in Sannomiya
11 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Sannomiya on Tabelog are Aspirant, Espice, and erre, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 11
- ¥12,700median cheapest dinner course (6 of 11)
- 18%book online in English (2)
- ¥10,500median lunch course (5)
1Espice¥20,000–29,999
2Aspirant¥30,000–39,999
3erre¥15,000–19,999
4Recette¥15,000–19,999
5China Bistro EVOLVE¥15,000–19,999
At the 6 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥12,700, about the same as the ¥13,900 median of all 27 innovative 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. 2 of these 11 take bookings online.
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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. · 13% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.02
- 2
Aspirant
French, Sannomiya, 8 min walk from Sannomiya Station
2026Bronze- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.04
- 3
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. · 30% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.77
- 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. · about 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
Yamagoya
Innovative, Sannomiya, 2 min walk from Sannomiya Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥19,800 Dinner Course featuring Amuse…
- ¥38,500 Anniversary Course - A specia…
- ¥8,415 Lunch Menu ◇ 4-Person Plan -…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 42% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 9
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
- 10
n/a
Innovative, Sannomiya
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.04
- 11
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 11, and what they charge
6 of these 11 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,500 (17% below the dinner median). 2 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only, 2 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (8, in Japanese), TableCheck (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 2 | ¥11,000 · Espice |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 8 | ¥11,000 · Espice |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
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 Sannomiya
There are 11 innovative restaurants in Sannomiya in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 7 at ¥15,000–19,999, 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is about the same as the Hyogo average of about ¥22,000 for innovative fine dining.
2 of the 11 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. 8 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Sannomiya?
Dinner at the 11 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 7 at ¥15,000–19,999, 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥12,700.
Which innovative restaurants in Sannomiya have won awards?
Espice, Aspirant, erre, 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 Sannomiya online?
Yes for 2 of the 11: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Sannomiya?
It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.