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Shinsaibashi / Namba

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Gourmet / Alcohol

Ichiran (Dotonbori Main Store)

4.0

2331 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Souemonchou 7-18

The Dotonbori Annex of the famous tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen restaurant Ichiran. The retro Showa fashioned store is adorned with tables where you can enjoy a conversation with friends or family over a bowl of ramen. Their tonkotsu broth is a closely guarded secret refined over many years. Come taste the unique flavor of their noodles paired with a secret blend of chili pepper in their tonkotsu ramen. Ichiran's famous solo counter spaces are also available for the single customer.

One of the best ramen that we’ve ever tried. The ramen has a chewy texture, the broth was flavourful, the meat was tender, and the egg was boiled to perfection.
Kuromon Sanpei Kuromon Market Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nippombashi 1-22-25

This fresh fish retailer is set up in the Kuromon Market, which has continued to operate since the end of the Edo period (1603-1868). The retailer started as Sanpei Fishery Co., Ltd., which handled salted salmon and fish eggs at the Osaka Central Wholesale Market. The inside of the store is lined with fresh seafood just purchased from the Osaka Central Wholesale Market. In addition to large packs for dealers, they also offer many processed items such as sushi and seafood rice bowls that can be easily purchased by tourists. With a dining area in one corner of the shop, you can enjoy a bento lunch box bought there right away.
Rikuro Ojisan no Mise (Namba Main Shop)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 3-2-28

This is a cheesecake specialty shop located in the Ebisubashi-suji shopping district near the Namba Station on the Midosuji Subway Line. The cheesecake with a base scattered with raisins soaked in homemade syrup, is baked in the kitchen in the store to provide customers with freshly baked cakes at all times. There is an eat-in space on the first floor and Riku Cafe ROOM is on the second and third floor. In the cafe, customers can enjoy freshly baked cake and sweets with originally blended coffee and tea.
Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Sennichimae Main Store

4.0

319 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nambasennichimae 11-19

A venerable takoyaki octopus dumpling shop located next to Namba Grand Kagetsu in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward. Known as the orthodox paragon of the flavor of Osaka takoyaki, almost every day sees long lines of tourists and locals waiting outside the shop’s door. The shop’s vaunted dough, made with a kombu kelp and bonito dashi stock, is fried up crisp on the outside and chewy and viscous on the inside. In addition to standard takoyaki sauce, the shop offers soy sauce, a spring onion and salt sauce, and a seasonal sauce to popular acclaim. Eat-in space available.

Osaka is the Japanese capital of street food and one of its signature dishes is takoyaki. In the area of Namba/Dotonbori Ive found Wanaka and during my holiday I ended up eating takoyaki there every...
Kani Douraku Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-6-18

One of the symbols of Osaka and the Dotonbori, this crab restaurant is easily identified by its giant moving crab sign. Here diners can enjoy fresh crab year round, sourced from locations such as the San’in region and Hokkaido as appropriate to the season. The restaurant’s signature menu option is its “kani-suki course,” with which diners can enjoy crab with the restaurant’s secret dashi stock. The colorful “kani kaiseki” course meal is also popular for parties and banquets. A popular destination for tourists, the restaurant also sells its special crab vinegar and crab rice gruel in convenient packages to take home as souvenirs.
Mizuno

4.0

518 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-4-15

A venerable okonomiyaki savory pancake shop located in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward founded in 1945 in the postwar devastated Minami area. This restaurant sees an unending line of patrons waiting to get in consisting not only of long-going regulars but also tourists from throughout Japan and the world. Harnessing the distinct deliciousness of the ingredients used, the shop’s okonomiyaki taste good even without sauce and are made according to an old fashioned, secret recipe passed down over the years. The shop’s most popular menu item is its “yamaimo-yaki,” a type of okonomiyaki made with Japanese yams instead of flour along with hearty portions of scallops, pork, and shrimp.

We queued for half an hour but it was worth it. The food was prepared in front of us on a hot bbq plate set into our table. We had a set menu of three different dishes with a variety of tasty treats...
Fukutaro

4.5

284 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Sennichimae 2-3-17

Fukutaro located in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture is an okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) restaurant and is famous with long queues. The most popular dish is the negiyaki using plenty of green spring onion produced in Osaka. It is an exclusive dish in which the homemade soy based sauce goes well with the flavor of the batter, and the Sujinegiyaki with beef sinew is particularly popular. As seafood such as octopus, scallops and oysters is purchased directly from Osaka Chuo Market, it is freshness itself. There is a range of okonomiyaki with a springy texture and a la carte menu items. Inside the restaurant, it offers an atmosphere of an old-fashioned okonomiyaki restaurant in downtown Osaka. Booking is not available.

Amazing fresh food served. Staff are friendly and very helpful. The menu’s at the time unfortunately were only available in Japanese but the staff were kind enough to take me through in English...
Okonomiyaki CHIBO (Dotonbori Shop)

4.0

587 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-5-5

Okonomiyaki CHIBO is a restaurant specializing in Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes), located in Dotonbori in the Chuo Ward of Osaka City. The restaurant’s original pancake mix—which is made from around 20 different types of flour mixed with high-quality onsen water—ensures plump pancakes with a mellow flavor. Okonomiyaki CHIBO pays particular attention to its sauces, which play a key role in enhancing the flavor; the restaurant’s low-calorie original sauces are made using carefully-selected fruits and vegetables. The spacious dining area, with around 200 seats, is kept spotlessly clean, and the restaurant is a popular choice for dates and for women to get together with their female friends.

Visited chibo as we had seen a number of reviews saying there was a vegi and vegan menu. We waited in the queue outside for some time and a staff member asked us to pre order. She said there was no...
Takoya Dotonbori Kukuru Main Shop

4.0

155 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-10-5 Chalka Building 1F

A takoyaki (octopus dumpling) shop located in the Dotonbori area of Osaka City’s Chuo Ward easily identifiable by its unique sign enwrapped by a giant octopus. This venerable shop is famous even in Osaka, the capital of takoyaki restaurants, and its dumplings are distinguished by their spongy and viscous texture. The “meibutsu bikkuri takoyaki,” only served at the main restaurant location, features huge chunks of plump wild octopus sticking boldly out of the dumplings. In the eat-in space, octopus shabushabu and dried octopus-based oden stew are served in addition to takoyaki and akashiyaki.

Delicious tokoyaka (octopus balls). Super soft and fluffy. Don’t eat too quickly as they have a hot centre so you need to leave to cool down a few minutes. I got 8 for 960 yen and they were super...
Kinryu Ramen (Dotonbori Branch)

3.5

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-7-26

飲んだ時の〆には道頓堀店で立ち食いが定番ですが、ミナミでの飲みはコロナですっかりご無沙汰。お店も8時までの営業。仕事終わりの夕食なので腰落ちけたかったので戎橋店へ。豚骨ではあるが流行りの濃厚系ではなく、昔ながらのアッサリ系。食べ放題（以前は自分で取るスタイルでしたが、コロナで店員さんによそってもらいますが、お代わりは自由です。）のこの店独特の硬めのご飯とキムチを食べながらラーメンが出来上がる...
551 Horai Main Store

4.0

291 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 3-6-3

At this main store, “551 Horai,” famous for the Osaka specialty butaman (pork buns), the first floor is a takeout shop, and the second and third floors are a restaurant. Besides freshly made butaman, the restaurant also offers Chinese set meals, a la carte dishes as well as a banquet menu. A popular dish on the menu is “Seafood Fried Noodles” with crunchy fried noodles covered with seafood such as shrimp, squid and scallops and a thick sauce. Original to this main store dishes such as “Fried Dumpling with Sesame” and “Chinese Potato” are popular dishes on the take out menu. The nearest station is Namba Station.

Are you only ordered two things Gyoza And shumai the food was absolutely unbearable terrible the Gyoza you could eat, but they were so low quality. It’s a very busy shop. I would avoid it completely...
American Village Kougaryu Main Store

4.0

144 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nishishinsaibashi 2-18-4

A famous takoyaki octopus dumpling shop located in America-Mura in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward said to be the originator of the “amikake mayonnaise” style of takoyaki, which is fast become the standard for takoyaki today. Since the shop was first opened, it has only used carefully selected, highest quality ingredients, including a specially made mayonnaise and select octopus. The dough, made with a dashi stock prepared from seven varieties of ingredients and mixed with Japanese yam, is flavorful, spongy, and addictive. In addition to standard takoyaki sauce, the shop also offers a negipon spring onion and yuzu sauce as well as a popular black pepper and salt mayonnaise. Eat-in space available.

The line went fast despite the number of people waiting to buy takoyaki. Loved the taste and the atmosphere of the place. Defo coming back!
Jiyuken Namba Main Store

3.5

139 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 3-1-34

One of the oldest “yoshoku” Japanese-style Western restaurants in Osaka, founded in 1910, famous for its curry rice. The shop’s renowned curry is served mixed with rice and topped with a raw egg, an idea born out of a desire to serve piping hot curry in a time when no commercial warming or reheating devices were available. The only toppings (other than the raw egg) are onions and beef. The shop’s “light” dashi stock gives the curry a unique flavor, and adding some sauce provided at each table further enhances the deliciousness. The closest station is Namba Station.

This restaurant features Japanese style Western food. Especially the famous cuisine is curry cooked with their own recipe. A typical Japanese curry puts curry soup on rice, but their curry was mixed...
WEST WOOD BAKERS

4.0

46 Reviews

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Minamihorie 1-16-9

WEST WOOD BAKERS, with its glass frontage and American-style interior décor, is an affiliate store of CRITTERS BURGER (a hamburger restaurant in Shinsaibashi). The Croque Madame made with home-made bread, which forms part of the breakfast menu, should not be missed. There are so many different items on sale in the bakery area that it is difficult to know what to choose. WEST WOOD BAKERS is located around six minutes' walk from Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashisuji Subway Line.

Excllent breakfast. Very tasty pancakes Small little place with limited seating but worth the wait. So if there is a line for a table ,wait it out You wont be disappointed
Hokkyokusei Shinsaibashi Main Store

4.0

209 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nishishinsaibashi 2-7-27

A venerable “yoshoku” Japanese-style Western restaurant located in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward said to be the originator of omelet rice. It is believed that a dish created for a regular with a weak stomach who always ordered rice and omelets in 1925 became the model for the popular Japanese dish. The restaurant is housed in a tea ceremony house-style purely Japanese building and the omelet rice served here tastes extra special when eaten while seated on a zabuton cushion on the tatami mat floor. In addition to standard ketchup-based omelet rice, the restaurant also serves a wide variety of variations, such as hayashi sauce and beef stew-based versions.

Serve authentic Japanese Omurice(Omelette rice) which is very very delicious. It is like a canteen kind of environment. But very nice spots to sit in. They have a lot of choices of Omu rice to...
Paprika Shokudo Vegan

4.5

27 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Shinmachi 1-9-9 Alibio Shinmachi 1F

The concept of Paprika Shokudo Vegan is to eat, drink, and be beautiful. Organic vegetables, fruits and organic brown rice are brought in from reliable farmers, and all the food is prepared by hand from the source with no added additives. Enjoy some delicious and safe food here at this restaurant with a casual, French antique decor. The restaurant is about five minutes on foot from Yotsubashi Station on the Subway Yotsubashi Line.

Great food, casual atmosphere with really friendly staff. English available. Staff explained about the menu details and it was really helpful. More than half of the customers were foreigners...
RedRock America-Mura Branch

4.5

73 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nishishinsaibashi 2-10-21 Spagio Building 1 (Nitori America Village store front)

RedRock is a specialist meat restaurant where diners can enjoy roast beef at reasonable prices. The restaurant's signature dish is the Roast Beef Don, which has plenty of thinly-sliced roast beef added to a bowl of rice. Despite the large size of the portions, the price is very reasonable, at just 1,019 yen. There is also an impressive range of other filling meat dishes, including Steak Don, Loco Moco Don, etc., and the imposing “One Pound Steak Don” which includes 450 grams of steak.

Lucky for us, we did not need to queue. Came here because we walked past almost everyday during our 8 days stay, and the queue is always insane. On our last day, there was no queue at all and we...
Kadoya Shokudo

4.0

37 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Shinmachi 4-16-13

This is a restaurant where you can enjoy the old-fashioned taste of soy sauce flavored ramen noodles located about a three-minute walk from Nishi-Nagahori Station on the Sennichimae Subway Line / Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line. Since winning the King of Osaka Ramen Battle TV program it has become known as a restaurant where people queue to get in. The soup is chicken broth and pork based and the flat thin straight noodles are homemade from 100% domestic flour such as Haruyutaka produced in Hokkaido. The owner uses only Kagoshima Black Pork for the pork slice on top of the ramen which gives more flavor and becomes more delicious the more you chew.

中華そば、塩そば、つけそばをシェアしました。中華そばの優しい味は絶対に食すべき！しかし、塩そばの美味しさが衝撃的過ぎて、自分好みは塩そば！透明感の中にしっかりとした味が付いていて、飽きずに最後まで食べれるラーメンです。つけそばを頼むと分かる、麺の美味さ！お店の中に製麺所があり、とてもコシのある味深い麺が決め手です！また行きたいと必ず思う、中毒性ラーメン！
Dotonbori Akaoni

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 1-2-3

A famous takoyaki octopus dumpling restaurant located in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward which has even been featured in the Michelin Guide. The shop uses raw instead of the more conventional boiled octopus and makes no use of chemical seasonings, resulting in a more delicately flavored takoyaki that has won much renown. The shop also takes great care in the dashi stock used to flavor the dumpling batter. The shop’s takoyaki is so delicious you might be tempted to eat it as-is, but Akaoni also offers conventional sauce and soy sauce for diners to enjoy their takoyaki with. Eating “chapuchapu” style—dipping your takoyaki in a cup of warm dashi stock—is also popular. The shop uses no beef or pork in any of its dishes, making it a good choice for tourists from outside Japan with dietary restrictions.
Dotonbori Imai Main Store

4.0

340 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Dotonbori 1-7-22

We stumbled on this place walking around Dotonbori. My Japanese friend said that it looked very local. He was right. Not very crowded on Friday night. Food was excellent. We had udon and shrimp...

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."