Chef's Garden brings local food together with a staggering variety of the most popular specialty restaurants from all over Japan. Slurp up some buckwheat noodles at "Eki-soba," a famous restaurant in Himeji loved for more than 70 years, or dig into a steak rice bowl made with Awaji wagyu beef. More than 600 people can dine on the seaside terrace surrounded by beautiful scenery.
One of the "Top 100 Sunset views in Japan" comes together with cuisine from the top 30 restaurants in Japan
Chefs from all over Japan gather to offer a wide variety of cuisine on Awaji Island, a legendary treasure trove of ingredients.
Enjoy Awaji Island gourmet food with friends, loved ones, or family from these colorful shops lining the terrace by the sea, with a spectacular view selected as one of the "Top 100 Sunsets in Japan."
Awaji Chef Garden is Reborn on the Island's West Coast
Awaji Chef Garden by PASONA is the successor to Awaji Chef Garden, an outdoor restaurant complex formerly on the east coast of Awaji Island until November 2022. The restaurants housed in shipping containers have crossed over to open along the west coast with a spectacular sunset view. Sixteen top-quality restaurants opened simultaneously on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
"Awaji Chef Garden" Initiative
In April 2021, Awaji Chef Garden, an outdoor seaside resort with cuisine from 27 restaurants, opened on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture. Chefs and other professionals from the food and beverage industry suffering under the effects of the pandemic were invited to embark on a new challenges in this island locale. After welcoming many customers, the restaurant closed its doors in November of last year.
Many of the restaurants of Awaji Chef Garden have moved to its successor, Awaji Chef Garden by PASONA.
Environmental Considerations
As an effort to protect the rich natural environment of Awaji Island, bagasse containers (made from sugarcane pulp) is used for plates and cups served. After use, these containers are composted for the company's farms, contributing to the recycling of local resources.
Restaurants
*Some stores may not be listed because the list is being updated sequentially.
星が丘製麺所 淡路シェフガーデン店 (Hoshigaoka Seimenjo)
Kishimen from the popular Hoshigaoka Seimenjo in Nagoya, the home of kishimen, has made its return to Awaji Chef Garden by PASONA. The restaurant's concept is "Just Delicious Kishimen for Everyday Life."
Wide kishimen noodles are extremely thin and glutinous, and even when stretched, they do not break easily. Overturning conventional concepts, kishimen will be served in collaboration with carefully selected Awaji Island ingredients.
Slurp up these slippery, chewy, refreshing noodles.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Tuesday |
Piccola
Offering a variety of café items such as soft-serve ice cream made with Awaji Island milk, Awaji Island sandwiches, and healthy vegan fruit sandwiches.
After visiting Awaji Chef Garden, be sure to stop by Nojima Scuola, a renovated former elementary school about 5 minutes away by car.
You can further enjoy your trip to Awaji Island with a petting zoo and a marché selling souvenirs and fresh vegetables from Awaji Island.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Wednesday |
淡路和牛専門店 あわじゅう(Awaji-Wagyu Beef Specialty Restaurant, Awajyu)
This Awaji-Wagyu Specialty Restaurant, Awajyu, uses a premium brand of beef even higher in quality than the Awaji Beef brand, known as "Awaji Wagyu". The specialty comes in two types of luxurious lacquered box dishes: "Awaji Wagyu Sukiyaki Jyu" and "Awaji Wagyu Steak Jyu".
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Tuesday |
GOOD DOOG -AWAJI-
Offering hot dogs made with carefully selected Awaji ingredients, such as the "Awaji Dog" made with plenty of Awaji Island vegetables and the "Awaji Wagyu Steak Dog" made with Awaji Wagyu beef steak.
In addition to hot dogs, fries, soft-serve ice cream, coffee, and much more are also available.
The shop strives to make "hot dogs that make your body happy."
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Wednesday |
gock’s
The popular Osaka restaurant "Sushi Kizuna" offers special Awaji Island oden skewers and Awaji Island takoyaki, developed with Awaji Island in mind, using plenty of seafood, shellfish, and other ingredients. Enjoy them with a cup of specialty coffee.
The GOCK's style "Awajishima Takoyaki" is the first of its kind, filled with conger eel, oyster tempura, and other delights. The "Awajishima Kushi Oden" is a delicious mix of abalone, small abalone, Japanese babylon, octopus, and other delicacies.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Thursday |
海鮮丼HINOMARU (Fresh seafood rice bowl HINOMARU)
Serving gorgeous meals made with Awaji Island seafood. Of these, the Hinomaru Kaisen Zuke-don, a bowl of rice topped with marinated seafood is recommended. The special sauce complements the flavor. Other Awaji Island seafood dishes to try include the seasonal "Nama Shirasu-don", a rice bowl with small raw sardines and "Kama-age Shirasu-don", a rice bowl with steamed small sardines.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Thursday |
水滴々 (MIZUTEKITEKI)
The café and Japanese tea room, Mizutekiteki, in Osaka's American Village area is produced by the only two female Japanese tea appraisers in Japan. Only the best first tea leaves from famous tea-producing regions in Japan, and only the first cup brewed in a Tokoname kyusu (a tea pot made in Tokoname City in Nagaya Pref. and designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property) is served. The sweet and tasty flavor is a product of the quality of the leaves. Enjoy the world of Japanese tea like you've never experienced before.
A wide selection of authentic matcha as well as crepes, shaved ice, and other desserts is also available.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Tuesday |
鼓道 (KODOU)
This restaurant is particular about Awaji Island ingredients and serves superb oyakodon, katsudon (pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice), and karaage (deep-fried chicken). The highly recommended "Goku-Tokujo Oyakodon" is a special oyakodon made with Awaji chicken (thigh, breast, and neck), which are fermented in dashi and sweet sake and stewed in a special sauce, then topped with deep orange eggs. The rice is also Awaji Island brand rice, "Awajishima Ayuhara Rice," making this dish a treasure trove of local foods.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Monday |
まねき しまそば (Maneki Simasoba)
Maneki's "Eki-soba", the Himeji Station specialty created on October 19, 1949, has been reimagined as "Maneki's Shimasoba". The "Chinese noodles in Japanese broth," characteristic of Eki-soba, has been retained, but the Awaji Island version, "Shimasoba," is made with plenty Awaji beef, Awaji chicken, Awaji onions, and octopus from the Seto Inland Sea.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Monday |
てつ (Tetsu)
This nearby teppanyaki restaurant in Kobe-Sannomiya and neighboring city, Ashiya, boasts a 20-year history, knowledge of teppan and a secret homemade sauce. Specialties include "Horumon (offal) Yakisoba" and "Horumon (offal) Donburi". The "Horumon Yakisoba" has a tangy, slightly salty taste, with impressive umami flavor. The chunky noodles are an ideal match for the special Wagyu beef offal and homemade sauce.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Wednesday |
ゴンバイ (GONBAI)
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Monday |
淡路島バーガー (Awajishima Burger)
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Tuesday |
Huang’ｓ awajishima
The Awaji Island branch of the Szechuan cuisine restaurant "Yifu" was developed by Chef Shigeyoshi Kimura who trained at the "man-darette chinese restaurant" in Beverly Hills, U.S. The restaurant offers original Chinese cuisine with a variety of tastes. The most popular dish is the "Szechuan-style beef stew with Awaji beef and Awaji Island onions. The key to the flavor is the umami and sweetness of the Awaji beef and Awaji Island onions that have been carefully stewed. The secret flavor of black vinegar adds an extra touch of umami.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Monday |
ジュンコ de オイル (Junko de oil)
Two types of churros and croquettes are sold here. This easy-to-hold dish can be eaten quickly and easily with one hand. Experience the theme park atmosphere with an Awaji churro?
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Wednesday |
韓キッチン(Han Kitchen)
Han Kitchen has reopened, offering the same Korean cuisine as the previous Chef's Garden. Only the best local Awaji ingredients are used for these Korean dishes. New menu items that could not be offered last time are here for you to discover. Enjoy the powered-up Han Kitchen.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Thursday |
10W(Juwatto)
This fried chicken has been fermented and aged to concentrate flavors, and 5 different sauces help break down protein and fat in this health-conscious fried chicken thanks to the action of enzymes derived from koji (malted rice) mold. The combination with natto (fermented soybeans) dressing promotes digestion and absorption, allowing you to enjoy the dish without feeling guilty. Enjoy the delicious collaboration of naturally brewed seasonings made using traditional Japanese methods and fermented, aged chicken.
| Operating Hours | 11：00-20：00 |
| Closed | Thursday |
