地獄蒸しキッチン(ひょうたん温泉内) — Restaurant in Beppu

Hell Steam Kitchen at Hyotan Onsen offers a unique experience of steaming food with natural hot springs. The Hell Steamed Single Serving (¥2000) features fish, poultry, and veggies, highlighting natural flavours, but relies heavily on sauces for taste. The process takes time, and the steamed food can be plain.

The Toriten (¥500) was decent fried chicken tempura with tender meat but unremarkable batter. For dessert, the Dream Dessert Combination (¥480) stood out with its hot spring-steamed pudding—smooth, wobbly, and mildly sweet.

While the experience is unique and less crowded than other spots, it's likely a one-time...

The entrance to the restaurant is the same with onsen entrance. Enter the dining room and you got the menu to choose from (Eng, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) and order at the machine. We had lemon soba bowl and veggie steam sets, desert comes with pudding. They also sell egg boiled from hot spring for 80yen per each. Just an interesting experience. I prefer to use Satonoeki Kanawa (Steam Cooking) rather this restaurant, since they steam the food in...

The restaurant is located inside Hyotan Onsen. The experience was good but the food wasn’t fresh. I’d recommend going to other similar restaurants nearby, they offer much better seafood. The good thing about this one is that it’s open till quite late, so it gives you more flexibility when organising...