Koba Workflows is the hospitality digital services division of Kobayashi Bar. It offers restaurant and hotel SEO, web design, marketing, and PR to help venues rank higher, get found, and drive more reservations, bookings, and orders.
The same operator obsession that goes into a Kobayashi bar station goes into your digital presence. We build the systems that get your venue found and booked, then report on what actually moves revenue.
What Koba Workflows does
We focus on the digital work that fills restaurants and hotels. Our first service is live now, with the rest of the lineup rolling out.
Restaurant and hotel SEO
Rank in local search, Google Maps, and reviews so nearby guests find you first. See restaurant SEO, hotel SEO, local SEO for restaurants, and hospitality SEO.
Web design
Fast, conversion-focused sites that turn visitors into reservations and bookings. See restaurant web design and hotel web design.
Hospitality marketing
Paid, social, and email that bring the right guests in and keep them coming back. See hospitality marketing, restaurant marketing, and hotel marketing.
Digital PR
Press and digital PR that make your venue the one people talk about and link to. See hospitality PR.
AI answering service
An AI phone agent that answers every call 24/7, takes orders, and books reservations. See restaurant answering service.
Bar workflow review
The bridge to our equipment side: a bar workflow review from Kobayashi founder Yu Jiang Zhao.
Who we help
Independent restaurants, restaurant groups and chains, hotels, and bars, from a single Los Angeles location to national multi-location brands. If your guests find you through a screen, we can help you win more of them.
Why Koba Workflows
We are founded by two friends of more than twenty years. Yu Jiang Zhao brings 15+ years in hospitality and runs the Kobayashi Bar equipment side. Patrick Babakhanian brings 13+ years in digital marketing and leads the digital services. That mix, real operators plus real marketers, is rare, and it is why our work targets revenue instead of vanity metrics. Read the full story on our about page.
Trusted by hospitality brands
Frequently asked questions
Koba Workflows is the hospitality digital services arm of Kobayashi Bar. We provide SEO, web design, marketing, and PR for restaurants, hotels, and bars, built by a team that has operated in hospitality and driven millions in sales and leads.
Our lineup covers restaurant and hotel SEO, web design, hospitality marketing, and digital PR. Pricing is custom and scoped to your venue. A single quote can combine several services, so tell us everything you want to grow.
Independent restaurants, restaurant groups and chains, hotels, and bars, from a single Los Angeles location to national multi-location brands. If guests find you online, we can help you get found and booked more often.
Request a proposal below. Tell us about your venue and goals, and we will reply within one business day to scope the right service and pricing for you. There is no long term contract on our monthly services.
Explore our services
Restaurant SEO
Rank your restaurant in local search and Maps to drive more covers.
Hotel SEO
Grow direct bookings and reduce OTA dependence.
Restaurant Web Design
Sites that turn visitors into reservations and orders.
Hospitality Marketing
SEO, paid, social, email, and PR as one program.
Hospitality PR
Press and digital PR that build authority.
Restaurant Answering Service
An AI phone agent that answers 24/7, takes orders, and books reservations.
Bar Workflow Review
An operator audit of your bar layout and flow, with Yu.