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Aizuya Tamade Honten 会津屋玉出本店

The shop that claims to have invented takoyaki in 1933: small, sauce-free balls flavoured with dashi and soy right in the batter, eaten plain. A pilgrimage for anyone serious about Osaka street food.

Hours~10:00-20:00

ClosedNew Year's Day (check)

PriceGanso takoyaki (15 pieces): ¥600
Radio-yaki (12 pieces): ¥700

Getting thereTamade Station (Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line), exit 1, 2 min

Time needed20 min

Best timeAny time

Address2-3-1 Tamadenishi, Nishinari-ku, Osaka

About

Founder Tomekichi Endo started with 'radio-yaki', batter balls filled with beef and konjac, and switched to octopus in the 1930s after a customer from Akashi told him that's how they did it there. Aizuya's takoyaki are still made the original way: smaller than modern versions, firm rather than gooey, and seasoned inside so they need no sauce or mayonnaise at all. The main shop sits in a quiet residential stretch of Nishinari by Tamade Station, a world away from the Dotonbori crowds, and is a favourite stop for food historians and locals. You can also order the original radio-yaki to taste the pre-octopus version.

Highlights

Takoyaki said to be the original 1933 recipe, seasoned inside the batter
Eaten plain with no sauce or mayo
Radio-yaki, the beef-and-konjac ancestor of takoyaki
Neighbourhood shop far from the tourist crowds
Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in past guides

Tips

Order a box of each (takoyaki and radio-yaki) to compare
They travel well because there is no sauce, good for a train picnic
Combine with a stroll through Tamade's old shopping arcades
There is also an Aizuya counter in Umeda if you cannot make it south

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