Popular All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants in Kobe

Nov 29, 2024

Popular All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants in Kobe

Food is always part of travelling and venturing into new places. Even if you’re not a big foodie, sampling new cuisine is a way to learn more about where you are. Eating out at restaurants can be a big part of the itinerary when you travel or move abroad.

A popular restaurant choice is the all-you-can eat buffet. This gives diners a chance to sample multiple dishes in chosen quantities, at their own pace. Kobe has plenty of all-you-can eat dining options ranging from traditional to overseas cuisine and even global buffets. Here’s a pick of some well worth a visit.

Sky Grill Buffet Gococu

There are over 70 western and Japanese dishes to choose from in this buffet restaurant strategically located on the 30th floor of the Kobe Portopia Hotel overlooking the city. It’s perfect for diners looking to feast out for breakfast, lunch or dinner (with specific schedules) whilst enjoying fabulous panoramic views. You can savour a range of grilled and roasted items plus appetizers and desserts. Prices are in the 3,000 to 5,000 yen range.

Web site: https://www.portopia.co.jp/en/restaurant/detail/gococu/

Brasiliano

If you need your meat fix, get along to this South American ‘churrasco’ restaurant in Kobe’s Harborland. It’s a rodizio grill, meaning that skewers upon skewers of freshly grilled BBQ beef, pork, chicken and sausage are brought right to your table and carved onto your plate. Other foods such as salads, carbs and condiments are available at the buffet bar. You can pay extra for an all-you-can-drink option and there is also an al fresco dining option with amazing views of the port to complete a laid-back, tummy filling, super chill experience. Prices in the 3,000 to 5,000 yen range.

Address: 1-6-1 Higashikawasakicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe 650-0044

Buffet Diner AEON Mall

Located in the busy AEON shopping district, this all-you-can eat restaurant is perfect if you’re looking for value for money. Lunch and dinner options are available for as little as around 1,500 yen. The cuisine is a mix of Japanese, Chinese and western (mostly American and Italian), which you pick yourself at the buffet bar. There is also an all-you-can-drink menu so you can wash down your meal without harming your wallet.

Web site: Buffet Diner AEON Mall (in Japanese)

Kobe Cook World Buffet

Another great value option, this buffet restaurant in Kobe’s Harborland attracts patrons from across the city on account of its value (prices start at around 1,000 yen), size (over 250 seats) and range of cuisine. They have offerings from around the world, including pizza, pasta, pho, dim sum, curry, shabu shabu, grilled meats and fried dishes. There is also a pick up menu allowing you to choose your preferred ingredients right before they cook it for you. Considering Kobe’s history and western influence, it’s a wonderful haven where you can enjoy many different cultures under one roof.

Web site: https://www.kobecook-wb.jp (in Japanese)

Terrace Garden Café

Located on the 1st floor of the Kobe Sheraton Hotel, this serene atrium space with terrace seating on Rokko Island provides all day buffet dining. The breakfast menu is particularly popular. Diners can enjoy traditional Japanese breakfast offerings including miso soup, rice and seafood as well as more western fare such as omelets, soft boiled eggs and cereal with yoghurt. Drinks include tea, coffee, juice and even beer. It’s the perfect ambient start to the day, with prices around 4,000 to 5,000 yen.

Web site: https://www.sheraton-kobe.co.jp/restaurant/garden/

Fisherman’s Market

Since Kobe is a port city known for an abundance of seafood, it seems only right that there’s a seafood buffet catering to those who love to feast on the bounty of the seas. Situated in Harborland’s Umie Mosaic, this place serves traditional Japanese dishes alongside seafood cuisine influenced Italy, China and Spain. All in all, a humongous seafood feast that’s just right for the budget.

Address: 2F, Kobe Harborland Umie Mosaic, 1-6-1 Higashikawasakicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe 650-0044

On-Yasai

Shabu shabu is one of the favourite types of Asian dining experiences. You dip ingredients such as meat in a boiling broth and it cooks in seconds. On-Yasai is a chain of restaurants across Japan loved by shabu shabu fans. The Kobe branch is close to Sannomiya station. It’s an all you can eat and drink establishment that serves everything fresh and raw and allows you to order and eat until your heart (and stomach) is content for up to 90 minutes. Cook your food and dig in while catching up with friends to create a unique experience.

Web site: https://www.onyasai.com/ (in Japanese)

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