Restaurant · Dotonbori

Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten かに道楽 道頓堀本店

The original home of the giant moving crab sign, Dotonbori's most famous landmark after the Glico runner. Crab kaiseki inside, grilled crab legs from the street stall outside.

About

Kani Doraku opened here in 1962 and its mechanical crab, legs and eyes moving above the entrance, became a symbol of Dotonbori. Inside, multi-floor private rooms serve crab-focused set courses: sashimi, shabu-shabu, grilled legs, tempura and crab rice. For a quick taste, the stall at the front sells grilled snow crab legs and crab chawanmushi at street-food prices. It is touristy but genuine, and the lunch courses are good value.

Highlights

• Giant moving crab sign, a Dotonbori icon
• Crab kaiseki courses in private rooms
• Street stall selling grilled crab legs
• Crab shabu-shabu and crab rice
• Kimono-clad service

Tips

• Lunch courses are significantly cheaper than dinner
• The street stall is perfect if you only want a taste
• Book dinner a few days ahead in winter crab season

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Nearby

• Daiki Suisan Kaiten Sushi DotonboriSushi & Seafood · 20 m away
• Chibo DotonboriRestaurant · 30 m away
• Kani Doraku Giant Moving CrabLandmark & Tower · 30 m away
• Takoyaki Dojo Kukuru Takumi (Dotonbori Konamon Museum)Activities & Experiences · 30 m away
• Ebisubashi BridgePhoto Spot · 40 m away
• Glico Running Man SignLandmark & Tower · 60 m away
• GiGO Osaka Dotonbori HontenArcade & Games · 70 m away
• Kukuru Dotonbori HontenRestaurant · 70 m away