Restaurant Vocab and Guidebooks

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Contents 1 Restaurant Vocabulary 2 Restaurant Guides 2.1 Hot Pepper 2.2 Kobe Walker 2.3 Kansai Scene 2.4 Kansai Time Out 2.5 Web Guides

[edit] Restaurant Vocabulary

The two most important words you need to know are 食べ放 題 and 飲み放題. The first one, pronounced tabe-hodai, means "all you can eat". The second word is pronounced nomi-hodai, and means "all you can drink." Eating and drinking out in Japan can be extremely expensive, especially for you heavy drinkers out there. Look for restaurants and snacks that have these words on their windows.

When you walk into a restaurant, you'll first be asked how many people are in your party: 何名様でしょうか？ (Nan-mei sama desho ka). You will then be asked whether you want smoking or non-smoking seats: おタバコは？ (o-tabako wa?). If you want non-smoking, say: 禁煙席 (kin-en-seki); and if you want smoking, say: 喫煙席 (kitsu-en-seki). When you order something at a fast-food restaurant or coffee shop, they will usually ask you before you order whether or not you will be eating there: こちらでお召し上がりでしょうか? (Kochira-de omeshi-agari desho ka?).

For more restaurant vocab, see you the "Food & Nutrition" section of your JET Diary.

[edit] Restaurant Guides

[edit] Hot Pepper

The key to finding good, cheap restaurants, snacks and bars in Kobe and the surrounding area is Hot Pepper, a monthly coupon books available free from Lawson and other convenience stores. The book is in Japanese only, but it is packed full of good deals and includes maps, restaurant descriptions and contact information. They have a red and blue cover.

[edit] Kobe Walker

Kobe Walker lists restaurants in the Kobe area, and also includes movie listings, local events, etc. They cost a few hundred yen and are available at most convenience stores. URL: www.walkerplus.com/kobe (Japanese only)

[edit] Kansai Scene

A free monthly publication made for the foreign community in the Kansai Area. It is packed full useful information and has really good maps. Available at the Hyogo International Plaza, Junkudo and Kinokuniya (see Book Stores).
URL: www.kansaiscene.com

[edit] Kansai Time Out

Like Kansai Scene, Kansai Time Out is a monthly publication made for the foreign community in Kansai. They each tend to cover slightly different information, so it is picking both of them up. Available at Junkudo and Kinokuniya for \300 (see Book Stores).
URL: kto.co.jp

[edit] Web Guides

• Kansai Dine Out
• Restaurants.com (click on "Asia" then "Japan")

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