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Restaurant Details
Dining Courses
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Cuisine
Fugu / Crab / Other Seafood
Average cost
Lunch: ¥15,000 - ¥35,000
Dinner: ¥15,000 - ¥35,000
Families spanning generations return to Chunagon time and again to celebrate significant milestones with a luxurious feast of lobster.
Restaurant Details
Founded in 1974 by Tsutsumi Sei-ichi, Chunagon derives its name from the symbolic homage to the Heian period book, "Tsutsumi Chunagon Monogatari." Spanning over several decades and boasting five esteemed establishments, Chunagon's culinary repertoire still revolves around one thing: the Japanese ise-ebi (or the spiny lobster).
Perched on the ninth floor of the Kobe Transportation Center Building, the Kobe branch serves as a point for friends and families to gather for celebratory occasions. The store diverges from the traditional banquet-style setting of its counterparts and stuns with panoramic views of the city and a fresh, modern Japanese interior.
The heartbeat of Chunagon's culinary excellence lies in the near-daily arrival of fresh shipments of Japanese spiny lobster — the seafood treasure that symbolizes longevity and success in Japan. Stored within the store's aquarium, the shellfish is only taken out when it's ready for serving.
Lobster is prepared a thousand and one ways — served as sashimi, boiled, steamed to perfection and fried with crispy panko. The restaurant-special salad consists of tender boiled lobster and a special dressing made with rice miso. For the sashimi, the shellfish is washed with chilled sake to enhance its texture and bring out its sweetness. Most notably, diners wait for the live grilling spectacle called 'odoriyaki', where the chef preps and cooks the lobster in front of them.
Dining Courses
Chunagon “Takarabune” Premium Course
Morning, Afternoon, Evening
¥30,250
(Tax Incl.)
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Enjoy an all-lobster affair in Chunagon’s “Takarabune” course. The luxurious shellfish is present in almost every dish, including the Chunagon-style salad featuring boiled lobsterand the ‘live’ lobster sashimi, which is served fresh from the aquarium. The ‘odoriyaki’, where the crustacean is cut and grilled right in front of you, seals the experience.
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Enjoy an all-lobster affair in Chunagon’s “Takarabune” course. The luxurious shellfish is present in almost every dish, including the Chunagon-style salad featuring boiled lobsterand the ‘live’ lobster sashimi, which is served fresh from the aquarium. The ‘odoriyaki’, where the crustacean is cut and grilled right in front of you, seals the experience.
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¥30,250
(Tax Incl.)
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Chunagon “Kassai” Specialties & Stone-Grill Course
Morning, Afternoon, Evening
¥22,748
(Tax Incl.)
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Elevate the lobster-centric dining experience with the exclusive addition of stone-grilled Japanese beef. The course begins with an appetizer featuring the restaurant-special lobster salad, complemented by the special dressing. Indulge in the grilled half-lobster, cooked with the signature special sauce.
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Elevate the lobster-centric dining experience with the exclusive addition of stone-grilled Japanese beef. The course begins with an appetizer featuring the restaurant-special lobster salad, complemented by the special dressing. Indulge in the grilled half-lobster, cooked with the signature special sauce.
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¥22,748
(Tax Incl.)
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Chunagon “Shofuku” Specialty Course
Morning, Afternoon, Evening
¥17,908
(Tax Incl.)
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A satisfying course that starts and progresses with lobster. Seasonal appetizers makes way for the Chunagon-style salad: boiled lobster dressed with
the restaurant's miso-base dressing. A palate cleanser is needed before the main attraction: an exquisite half-a-lobster grilled with the restauran’ts special sauce.
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A satisfying course that starts and progresses with lobster. Seasonal appetizers makes way for the Chunagon-style salad: boiled lobster dressed with
the restaurant's miso-base dressing. A palate cleanser is needed before the main attraction: an exquisite half-a-lobster grilled with the restauran’ts special sauce.
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¥17,908
(Tax Incl.)
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Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Access Info
Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya is a 1-minute walk from Sannomiya Station's West Exit.
Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Phone Number
050-3188-0380
Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Business Days
Sunday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM
10:00 PM
Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Address
9F Kobe Kotsu Center Building, 1-10-1 Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0021
Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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Chunagon Kobe Sannomiya Main Branch Remarks
Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.
The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.
Please reserve this course for the number of people in your group. A minimum reservation of 2 people is required for this course.
The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.
Restaurant location
Hyōgo is home to the best beef in the world, Kobe beef, and that’s not all. From vast natural parks to one of the oldest and biggest castles in Japan, this prefecture covers all bases with natural beauty and a thriving food culture inspired by Chinese and French immigrants in the port cities.
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