Hyōtan - Kobe

This place may not be more hole in the wall Japanese style than it is. For a beautiful hole in the wall-gyoza experience to fall past here, only 390 € per order of 7 gyoza! The gyoza are simply fried and served with pages in a short order, so if you are short on time, don't worry!

Really fun Gyoza experience 8 seats and you eat at the bar. They only serve one kind and you will have to wait in line, but it’s a really unique experience that does not disappoint.

Very good gyoza. Only 8 seats inside but you can get service at the window for takeaway.

Easy to find as it’s directly across from the station, just look for the queue. The gyoza was truly delicious and the miso dipping sauce—wow! The ordering process is difficult because they have a few rules (minimum order of six sets, each set has seven dumplings) and no more ordering once you’ve done it once, so you need to know how much you want up front. But, there’s only gyoza and Kirin beer so just wing it! The staff is pretty patient and nice considering it’s a really popular and tiny spot.

This teeny, tiny gyoza shop has been serving the same thing for 62 years (as of this post). There are only 8 seats in this narrow restaurant so you’ll have to crab walk to your seat if there are already people inside. 390 yen for 7 pieces of gyoza this is the only thing you can order unless you want beer. The gyoza skin is thin and could use a little more filling but the pairing with their homemade miso sauce is a delicious appetizer to the Kobe beef you’ll be eating later.