Stand Gonta
スタンドGONTa
Fifteen seconds out of Hankyu Sannomiya's west gate, up one flight of stairs, and you're holding a ¥190 draft beer. Stand Gonta is the great equalizer of Sannomiya drinking: a big U-shaped standing counter wrapped around an open kitchen, forty-odd people deep on a good night — students, salarymen, aunties, everyone.
Order the kōkashita bifuteki — the 'under-the-tracks beefsteak', 150g of sirloin, medium rare under garlic chips, for ¥940. Add the sashimi trio and a glass of wine and you've had a genuinely good dinner for about ¥2,000.
Fair warning: smoking is allowed throughout. It's also open from noon, which makes it the correct answer to 'is it too early for a beer?'
- Hours
- 12:00–23:00 (LO 22:30), open daily
- Budget
- Beer ¥190 (¥209 with tax); a solid session ¥1,000–3,000
- Address
- 2F Sannomiya Hankyu Rakutenchi, 1-31-26 Kitanagasa-dori, Chuo-ku
- Nearest
- Hankyu Kobe-Sannomiya, west gate (15 sec)
- Smoking
- Smoking allowed throughout Not right? Suggest a change