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551 Horai Namba Honten 551蓬莱 本店

Osaka's favourite pork bun: the big, juicy butaman sold hot from steamers by the dozen at the Ebisubashi-suji main store, with a restaurant upstairs.

About

Founded in 1945, 551 Horai is so tied to Osaka identity that '551 ga aru toki' (when there is 551) is a TV catchphrase. The main shop on Ebisubashi-suji has a glass window where staff fold buns at astonishing speed, a takeaway counter selling butaman, shumai and gyoza, and a Chinese restaurant upstairs. The butaman are big, slightly sweet and packed with pork and onion; Osakans carry boxes home on the train, which is why the smell is unmistakable. Branches in stations and department stores sell the same buns.

Highlights

• Hand-folded butaman made in view of the street
• Takeaway shumai, gyoza and the famous butaman
• Sit-down Chinese restaurant upstairs
• Osaka's quintessential souvenir food
• Founded 1945

Tips

• Ask for karashi (mustard) with your buns, that's how locals eat them
• Chilled frozen packs travel well for flights from KIX
• Buy a single bun to eat on the spot at the side counter

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