Osteria Gaudente — Restaurant in Kobe

This is a better than average Italian restaurant by Japan standards, but despite having Italian staff it's still just average compared to what one would expect in most European countries these days. The table service was poor from a non-Japanese viewpoint. Westerners do not imagine they will only be served when they shout 'sumimasen' across a restaurant. Staff have to look up more. Of course, the waitress could speak neither English or Italian. No salt, pepper, or parmesan. No smile. No 'Are you enjoying your meal?' etc. This all has to improve before the...

Awesome food, professional and friendly staff.

The food is delicious. The bread was soft and fragrant; prosciutto was delicious; The squid ink spaghetti was perfectly aldente and the sauce had a nice tanginess to it; The seafood pasta (without cheese) was so good. The pizza base was charred just right (just a bit) in a wood fired oven and really elevated the taste of the crust which had a slight chewiness to it. Best pizza we've had in recent memory!

It's lovely they were able to do everything without dairy and it still tasted so good. A very...

(2025/08/26) Came here for lunch since it's my list of pizzas I want to try to find the best pizza in each Japanese city I visit. The salad from my set was great & the pizza was good. The cheese and the sauce worked well enough together and the crust had some texture (crunch) and flavor. The main gripe I have with neapolitan pizzas is thar it's always a bit soggy in the middle & the toppings easily fall off. Overall, the salad, drink (I got grapefruit juice),and pizza was a good deal...