Food habits of juvenile rockfish (Sebastes cheni) were examined in the eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds restored in the nearshore area of Hinase, the Seto Inland Sea, to clarify whether these habitats can contribute to fish nurseries. Stomach content analyses showed that amphipods and calanoids were the most important prey for the juveniles, as in the case of the adjacent natural eelgrass bed. Furthermore, the genera of amphipods heavily consumed by the juveniles were almost the same as the genera predominant on the eelgrass blades. Therefore, we can conclude that these restored eelgrass beds function as a feeding habitat for juvenile rockfish.