Grill Ippei Shinkaichi Honten
Established in 1952, a Kobe Western-food institution. Famous for hayashi rice and hamburger steak with secret demi-glace sauce simmered for over 5 days. Located on the 2nd floor of a building a 1-minute walk from Shinkaichi Station. Queues at lunch. Tabelog Yoshoku WEST 100 2025. Only 4 directly-managed stores, all in Kobe.
Many reviews: '73-year-old demi-glace is in a league of its own,' 'The standard for Kobe Western food,' 'Lines form even on weekdays.' Tabelog 3.54/804 reviews, top 100. Yahoo! Maps 4.13/84 reviews.