We were due to rendezvous at seven and since Motomachi Station is equidistant by hoof from the Okura and Sannomiya we eschewed the shuttle bus and hoofed it around the edge of the Old Foreign Settlement and the Kobe take on Chinatown (Nanking-Nachi) before making the rendezvous slightly ahead of time and heading across the road from Motomachi Station to a rather good Korean eatery located in a basement at the bottom of a rather steep set of stairs.
There's nothing I could see to advertise the place, no prominent display board with the various menu options, no one spruiking the quality of what's on offer downstairs, but when you're that small (it's not the largest eating space you've ever seen and wouldn't hold much more than thirty diners) and that good you probably don't need the shill. Mind you, there probably was some form of signage outside that I failed to notice…
Dinner came in a variety of small serves, covering a variety of styles, some steamed chicken with kimchi that I wasn't expected to like, but did, barbecued beef, a seafood omelette and there were enough of them to cover the middle of a smallish table. There were help yourself bowls and such in front of each diner, and as the two old school friends chatted away in Japanese and the dishes kept coming I did my best to clear space in the middle of the table where everyone could reach things more easily.