Village Vanguard Diner (ヴィレッジヴァンガードダイナー), a gourmet hamburger specialty shop operated by Estelle Holdings Co., Ltd. (エステールホールディングス株式会社), will open Village Vanguard Diner Kamakura on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The shop is a 5-minute walk from Kamakura Station, located behind Komachi-dori. It will serve burgers and hamburger steak rice made with Wagyu beef, along with a takeout menu that is easy to enjoy while sightseeing.
The shop is designed to serve both people who want a meal between strolls around Kamakura and local residents who stop by in their daily lives.
A New Shop for Both Sightseeing and Everyday Use
The shop is on the first floor and is planned to have 14 seats. That size makes it easy to use for lunch or a rest during sightseeing, and also as an everyday place for nearby residents to eat.
Inside, the focus is on dishes to enjoy at a relaxed pace, while the takeout lineup is also extensive. The takeout items are meant to be carried along on a walk around Kamakura and eaten at a rest area, at a place where you are staying, or anywhere else that suits you.
Dine-In Menu Centered on Wagyu Burgers
The Kamakura shop will focus on burgers made with Wagyu beef. The main item is the "Wagyu Classic Burger" (和牛クラシックバーガー), a simply built burger that lets the flavor of the Wagyu come through.
The planned burger lineup is as follows.
- Wagyu Classic Burger
- Wagyu Avocado Cheese Burger (Kamakura shop exclusive)
- Wagyu Avocado Nori Wasabi Burger (Kamakura shop exclusive)
- Wagyu Teriyaki Bacon Egg Burger (Kamakura shop exclusive)
- Wagyu Bacon Cheese Burger
Wagyu Classic Burger
Wagyu Avocado Cheese Burger
Wagyu Avocado Nori Wasabi Burger
Wagyu Teriyaki Bacon Egg Burger
Wagyu Bacon Cheese Burger
As a non-burger meal, the shop also plans to serve the "Special! Wagyu Hamburger Steak Rice with Truffle Sauce" (特選！トリュフソースで食べる和牛ハンバーグライス).
Wagyu Hamburger Steak Rice
Kamakura draws many visitors as a sightseeing destination, so the shop offers rice dishes as well as burgers for visitors and local residents who want to sit down and enjoy a proper meal inside.
Takeout Includes Slider Burgers and Hot Dogs
One of the highlights of the takeout menu is the Wagyu slider burger, a small-sized burger made with Wagyu. It comes in several flavors, each with a different taste. The planned lineup is as follows.
Wagyu Slider Burgers
- Shonan Lemon Shirasu (湘南レモンしらす)
- Odawara Plum Tartar (小田原梅タルタル)
- Japanese-Style Nori Wasabi (和風のりわさび)
- Kamakura Bacon Cheese (鎌倉ベーコンチーズ): uses Kamakura Ham (鎌倉ハム) bacon
Shonan Lemon Shirasu
Odawara Plum Tartar
Japanese-Style Nori Wasabi
Kamakura Bacon Cheese
The shop also plans to sell the "Kamakura Plain Hot Dog" (鎌倉プレーンホットドッグ) as its hot dog menu item.
Other planned items include a "Long BBQ Skewer" (ロングBBQ串), an approximately 20 cm BBQ skewer that combines Kamakura Ham's bacon (無塩せきベーコン) with vegetables.
Kamakura Plain Hot Dog / BBQ Skewer
These menu items are intended for people who buy them on the way while sightseeing and eat them at nearby facilities or rest spots. Together with the dine-in menu, the shop aims to offer a lineup that suits many moments during a visit to Kamakura.
Opening Celebration: Hoegaarden Draft Beer for ¥490
To mark the opening, the shop will serve "Hoegaarden White" (ヒューガルデンホワイト) draft beer at a special price of ¥490 including tax, ¥300 off the regular price of ¥790 including tax. The offer runs from the opening day through December 31, 2026.
The beer's fragrant aroma and refreshing taste pair well with the shop's burgers.
Hoegaarden draft beer
Shop Information
- Shop name: Village Vanguard Diner Kamakura
- Opening date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Location: A 5-minute walk from Kamakura Station, behind Komachi-dori
- Floor and seating: First floor, 14 seats planned
- Opening celebration: Hoegaarden White (draft beer) for ¥490 including tax (regular price ¥790 including tax), from opening day through December 31, 2026
