Osaka · Food & Drink

Best Restaurant in Osaka

26 places, each checked by our team.

• 551 Horai Namba Honten 551蓬莱 本店Namba — 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.
• Aizuya Tamade Honten 会津屋 玉出本店Nishinari / Tamade — 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…
• Ajinoya Namba 味乃家 難波Namba — A Namba okonomiyaki favourite with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, known for unusually fluffy, generously filled pancakes and friendly staff who are used…
• Chibo Dotonbori 千房 道頓堀ビル店Dotonbori — Osaka's best-known okonomiyaki chain in a multi-floor Dotonbori building, where staff finish your pancake at the table and the 'Dotonbori-yaki' is…
• Dotonbori Imai Honten 道頓堀 今井 本店Dotonbori — An elegant udon house on the Dotonbori strip since 1946, serving refined kitsune udon in famously clear, golden dashi, with a willow tree out front.
• Fukutaro Honten 福太郎 本店Namba / Sennichimae — Busy Sennichimae okonomiyaki and negiyaki restaurant, a regular in the Tabelog okonomiyaki Top 100.
• Hanadako はなだこUmeda — Standing takoyaki stand by JR Osaka Station, known for takoyaki buried under chopped green onion.
• Hanshin Meibutsu Ikayaki 阪神名物 いか焼きUmeda — The Hanshin department store basement stand where Osakans queue for 'ikayaki': chopped squid pressed in a thin crepe between hot iron plates. A…
• Hokkyokusei Shinsaibashi Honten 北極星 心斎橋本店Shinsaibashi — The birthplace of omurice (1925): tatami rooms in an old Japanese house where fluffy omelettes wrap ketchup rice, a short walk from the neon of…
• Jiyuken Namba Honten 自由軒 難波本店Namba — Osaka's oldest Western-style restaurant (1910), famous for 'meibutsu curry': curry mixed into the rice and crowned with a raw egg, beloved by…
• Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten かに道楽 道頓堀本店Dotonbori — The original home of the giant moving crab sign, Dotonbori's most famous landmark after the Glico runner. Crab kaiseki inside, grilled crab legs…
• Kogaryu Amemura Honten 甲賀流 アメリカ村本店Amerikamura — Amerikamura's cult takoyaki stand, facing Triangle Park, where the mayo goes on in a squiggle and the sauce is light and fruity. Youth-culture Osaka…
• Kukuru Dotonbori Honten たこ家道頓堀くくる 本店Dotonbori — The Dotonbori takoyaki shop with the giant octopus over the door, famous for big, gooey balls with a large piece of octopus and the 'Bikkuri…
• Kushikatsu Daruma Shinsekai Honten 串かつだるま 新世界総本店Shinsekai — The original 1929 kushikatsu counter behind the angry-faced chef statue that has become a symbol of Osaka. Deep-fried skewers, a shared sauce pot…
• Matsuba Sohonten 松葉総本店Umeda — A standing-only kushikatsu bar in the Shin-Umeda Shokudogai that has fed salarymen for over 70 years: grab skewers straight from the tray, dip once,…
• Matsusakagyu Yakiniku M Hozenji Yokocho 松阪牛焼肉M 法善寺横丁店Namba / Hozenji Yokocho — Premium Matsusaka wagyu yakiniku in the lantern-lit Hozenji Yokocho alley; the viral 'toro-niku' slices barely need a second on the grill.
• Meijiken 明治軒Shinsaibashi — Old-fashioned yoshoku restaurant near Shinsaibashi, known for omurice; Tabelog yoshoku Top 100.
• Okonomiyaki Chigusa お好み焼 千草Tenma — Old-school okonomiyaki shop on the Tenjinbashi-suji arcade, in the Tabelog okonomiyaki Top 100.
• Okonomiyaki Kiji Umeda Sky Building お好み焼 きじ 梅田スカイビル店Umeda — A tiny, beloved okonomiyaki counter in the retro Showa-themed food alley under the Umeda Sky Building, where the owner's fluffy, cheese-free classic…
• Okonomiyaki Mizuno お好み焼 美津のDotonbori — A family-run Dotonbori okonomiyaki house since 1945 with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a permanent queue, famous for the yam-based 'Yamaimo-yaki' that…
• Okonomiyaki Omoni Honten お好み焼 オモニ 本店Tsuruhashi — Long-loved okonomiyaki shop near Osaka Korea Town, a Tabelog okonomiyaki Top 100 regular.
• Rokkakutei 六覺燈Nipponbashi — Upscale kushiage (deep-fried skewer) restaurant in Nipponbashi serving omakase courses with wine; Tabelog 3.67.
• Takoyaki Wanaka Sennichimae Honten たこ焼道楽 わなか 千日前本店Namba / Sennichimae — The takoyaki stand most Osakans name first: crisp-skinned, molten-centred octopus balls turned at lightning speed in copper pans, a few steps from…
• Tsurutontan Soemoncho つるとんたん 宗右衛門町店Soemoncho — The late-night udon place famous for comically huge bowls and creative flavours like mentai cream and carbonara udon; Osaka's go-to after-drinks feed.
• Usamitei Matsubaya うさみ亭マツバヤShinsaibashi / Minamisenba — The birthplace of kitsune udon: in 1893 this shop first floated a sweet simmered tofu pouch on udon. Still family-run and still the best place to…
• Yaekatsu 八重勝Shinsekai / Jan Jan Yokocho — The Jan Jan Yokocho kushikatsu counter locals actually queue for: crisp, airy batter, doteyaki beef tendon stew and the buzz of Shinsekai's old…