A refrigerator (1) according to an embodiment is provided with: a refrigerator body (11) having an open front surface; heat-insulating doors (21, 22) attached to the front surface opening part of the refrigerator body (11); door-opening devices (54, 55) for performing a forcible door-opening action on the doors (21, 22), the door-opening devices (54, 55) being attached to the refrigerator body (11); a control operation unit (50) for performing an operation to change the specifics of refrigerator cooling control; door-opening operation units (51, 52) for operating the door-opening action performed by the door-opening devices (54, 55); and a controller (56) for inputting an operation signal from the control operation unit and the door-opening operation units (51, 52) and performing the corresponding cooling control and door-opening control. The portion at which a door-opening operation input is applied to each of the door-opening operation units (51, 52) is a part of the front surface plate (21A, 22A) of each of the doors, and is integrally continuous from the front surface plates (21A, 22A). The operation performed on the control operation unit (50) and the operation performed on the door-opening operation units (51, 52) are performed using different operation methods.