Ok… so I have way more suggestions for general things to do in Hakone with kids here but I wanted to make this post to help parents plan for dining out in Hakone.
It is worth noting that not much is open at night in Hakone. The reason? This is the kind of place you go to and stay at a ryokan which includes dinner as part of the experience. I really recommend doing the same! In my opinion, it’s a waste to stay at an airbnb in Hakone – the experience is the about the hot springs, lush accommodation and included meal experience.
Having said that – if you want to eat lunch or a supper early dinner out as a family – these are my recommendations.
BAKERY & TABLE
Once you’re looking for a late breakfast, lunch or dinner I recommend Bakery & Table. The first floor is a bakery if you prefer a light lunch and the second floor is a coffee shop kind of thing. The place we like to eat at most is the 3rd floor as it is a proper restaurant with a lovely view. They serve club sandwiches, curries, quiches and soups. They also do a lovely kids plate. My favourites here are the sweet potato fries and the quiche is so good. You may also want to just even watch them make their gigantic King Sandwich. Huge!!
We often call ahead when we are a few minutes away if we have a large group. The staff are used to tourists and speak English. This restaurant also has highchairs for children.
Warning: the Caesar salad is huge!!
This is the view from outside Bakery & Table.
神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町元箱根字御殿9-1
9-1 GOTEN, MOTOHAKONE, ASHIGARASHIMO DISTRICT, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
OPEN: EVERYDAY
BAKERY HOURS: 10AM-5PM
CAFE HOURS: 8:30AM-5PM
3F RESTAURANT HOURS: 11AM-6PM (ALSO OPEN FOR BREAKFAST ON WEEKENDS 9AM-11AM)
I recommend taking my recommended Lake Ashi boat trip before or after dining here.
TATSUMI GARDEN (RAMEN)
One of the few restaurants open for dinner in this part of Hakone. The restaurant is in a beautiful dark wood Japanese building. All ramen meals are around 1000 yen. There are also oyakodon and miso soup options.
This restaurant is cash only.
TATSUMI GARDEN
柄下郡箱根町箱根町箱根69
69 HAKONE, HAKONE-CHO, ASHIGARASHIMO DISTRICT, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
OPEN EVERYDAY 6PM-10PM
See here if you’re looking for my Hakone hotel recommendations for families.
