Japan
Osaka
HEKI
Grand Front Osaka South Building 8th Floor
06-6485-7299
This is a teppanyaki restaurant which is very common in Japan. What makes this place so special is that all teppanyaki chefs are females. This is not a common scene in any restaurants, let alone a Japanese restaurant. On top of this, what makes this teppanyaki restaurant special is that it cooks Okinawa style teppanyaki.
The way how the beef, seafood and vegetables are being cooked is very different from the original Teppanyaki. The dish that I love most and which I went back to this restaurant the 2nd time for is the garlic fried rice. No special ingredients in the fried rice, just garlic, shallots and egg, but I have to say, THIS IS THE SECOND BEST TEPPANYAKI FRIED RICE I HAD. The closing dish is not fried bean sprouts or cabbage like all other Teppanyakis, but Okinawa bitter melon with fried eggs. SUPER YUMMY !!!
IPPOH
1-8-35 Edobori, Nishiku, Osaka-shi
06-6443-9135
When you walk into the restaurant, it felt like that you have walked into an old Japanese mansion. It gives you the Japanese cultural and at the same time a "homey"feeling. Each booking is served in a room with 1 or 2 designated Tempura chefs, preparing the cooking the meal in front of you.
The tempura batter is so thin and tasty that you will not feel or taste any oil even when the tempura is served to you straight from the deep fried pan. A 5 star tempura restaurant although comes with a 5-star price. But definitely worth trying !!
We have decided to enter this coffee shop, with retro decoration. The service is good and the coffee they make is excellent, The ambiance and atmosphere there was fantastic. Spending a relaxing few hours in there with a cup of nice coffee and a piece of cake is fabulous!!
Kyoto
590-2 Karasumadori Sagaru Higashishiokojicho | Kyoto Yodobashi Bldg. 6F, Shimogyo, Kyoto 600-8216, Kyoto Prefecture
+81 75-344-2919
515 Kamiosakacho | Miyuki Bldg. 5F, Nakagyo, Kyoto 604-8001, Kyoto
+81 75-211-3815
The finest sashimi and saki restaurant. The restaurant is located in the northern Kiyamachi street, which has a nice location, but bit hard to find because it's on the fifth floor of the building.
The sashimi was beautiful and of course delicious. Each piece of sushi has a different taste and a lot of heart as you can see from the chef in how to make the sushi meal a very enjoyable one. They also have a variety of saki and shochu which needs to go hand in hand with sushi.
Kobe
2F No.1 Kishi Bldg., 1-9-9, Kita-Nagasa-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 650-0012, Japan
Royal Mouriya is a premier, upscale steakhouse in Kobe’s Sannomiya district, renowned for its elegant European-style ambiance and theatrical teppanyaki service featuring certified A5 Kobe beef. As the most luxurious branch of the historic Mouriya group, it offers a sophisticated dining experience where skilled chefs grill premium cuts alongside seasonal vegetables on iron plates. While lunch sets provide better value, dinner courses typically range from ¥10,000 to over ¥35,000, and the restaurant maintains a smart casual dress code and a minimum age requirement of 10 years old to preserve its refined atmosphere.
1F, Hotel the b' Kobe, 2-11-5 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Kobe Plaisir is a prestigious restaurant directly operated by JA Zen-Noh Hyogo, ensuring a farm-to-table experience with premium certified Kobe beef and fresh local produce. It is uniquely structured to offer three distinct dining styles within its sophisticated space: theatrical teppanyaki prepared on iron plates, delicate shabu-shabu hotpot, and healthy seiro-mushi (bamboo-steamed beef and vegetables). Located on the ground floor of the Hotel the b' Kobe, the restaurant provides a refined atmosphere with private rooms and a dedicated dessert salon, with lunch prices starting around ¥6,000 and dinner ranging from ¥10,000 to over ¥20,000.
