A fresh gyoza takeout specialty shop, “Manaya Ashiya Hondori Koya,” opened on August 8 along Ashiya Hondori in Omasu-cho!
Screenshot from the official Manaya website
Manaya is a fresh gyoza takeout specialty shop headquartered in Okamoto, Kobe. Its gyoza are made with 100% domestically sourced pork and vegetables, and the shop reportedly always carries more than 10 varieties, including freshly made, freshly wrapped gyoza and frozen gyoza that are easy to keep stocked in your freezer.
↑ The exterior of “Manaya Ashiya Hondori Koya.” This is where “Omusubi Ashiya Chaya” used to be before relocating diagonally across Hondori.
↑ Cash is not accepted; payment is cashless only. The shop is unmanned, but it has an OriHime avatar robot that lets customers speak remotely with a staff member.
To celebrate the opening, bags of both “Mana Gyoza” and “Mommy Gyoza” are being sold at a special trial price of ¥756 each, including tax, until 11:00 p.m. on August 31!
Here’s the location on the map ↓
The address is 5-17 Omasu-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo.
What’s Around “Manaya Ashiya Hondori Koya”
↑ It’s a small building on the east side of Ashiya Hondori, next to the unagi restaurant “Miyoshi.”
↑ Head this way (north), and you’ll pass the Japanese restaurants “Ichi (Ninomae)” and “Gen Gen,” “Yakiniku Azuma,” and the Ashiya Public Health Center before reaching National Route 2.
↑ Head the other way (south), and you’ll find the pizzeria “Acqua Cipresso.” Across the Naruo-Mikage Line is “Tekoya Hanshin Ashiya Ekimae,” and farther on is the elevated Hanshin Main Line.
↑ Across the street are “Kidscom / Yume Connect FS” and other businesses.
Menu at “Manaya Ashiya Hondori Koya”
↑ In addition to the classic “Mana Gyoza,” the shop sells a wide variety of gyoza, including homestyle “Mommy Gyoza,” hearty “Otokomae Gyoza,” “Shiso Mana Gyoza,” “Ginger Gyoza,” “Taiwanese Boiled Gyoza,” and “Okinawan Taco Gyoza.”
In Closing
It may be an unmanned shop, but being able to speak with a staff member through an avatar robot is a pretty interesting setup! With so many kinds of gyoza available, unusual flavors like the Taco Gyoza definitely catch our eye. The special opening trial price is available until 11:00 p.m. on August 31, so if you’re interested, be sure to stop by soon!
餃子を買って帰るなら、その日の献立は？
