Takoyaki Octopus Dumplings Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

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...
Odaiba Takoyaki Museum

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Minato-ku Daiba 1-6-1 Dex Tokyo Beach Seaside Mall 4F

A food theme park opened in 2010 located inside Decks Tokyo Beach in the Daiba area of Minato City, Tokyo. Dedicated to takoyaki (octopus dumplings), the unofficial comfort food of Osaka, the park hosts five famous takoyaki restaurants, from a branch of the shop said to be the inventor of takoyaki to popular Dotonbori establishments. Inside, visitors will find an array of authentic takoyaki flavors, from the most basic of the basic to novel new arrangements that incorporate ideas from Japanese cuisine. There is also a shop selling takoyaki-themed souvenirs.
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...
Hanadako

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 9-16 Shin Umeda Esophagus Street 1F

Hanadako located in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai (food arcade) right next to Umeda Station is known as a takoyaki (octopus dumpling) restaurant where there is always a queue. A largish takoyaki fried on a high flame is attractive with a springy texture. It has the taste of a main Osaka dish with the soft, fragrant flavor of the stock, and the standard sauce as well as Negimayo topped with heaped spring onions are also popular. In the eating area, there is only seating for six with a standing-bar style. It is a popular restaurant with many visitors including regular local customers, shoppers and tourists.
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!
Takonotetsu Kakuta Store

4.0

21 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 1-10

A takoyaki (octopus dumpling) restaurant first opened in 1979 which gives diners the chance to make their own takoyaki using the iron takoyaki frying molds installed in each of the tables. The batter and fillings all make use of carefully selected ingredients, including a secret dashi stock and fresh raw octopus, as well as kujo negi spring onions and other vegetables stocked from specially contracted farms. The shop also offers a variety of sauces for topping your takoyaki with, from a special house sauce to an Akashiyaki-style tsuyu sauce. In addition to takoyaki, the restaurant offers a variety of Kansai favorites, including okonomiyaki and yakisoba. Don't be worried if this is your first time making takoyaki; the staff are there to help anyone having difficulty getting their takoyaki right.

Last thing you’d expect from a small Japanese store. The service is terrible. I waited at the front and no one greeted me for 30 minutes - it was packed but they kept walking past me without a quick...
Umaiya

4.0

31 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Naniwachou 4-21

A venerable takoyaki octopus dumpling restaurant located in Osaka City’s Kita Ward which has even been featured in the Michelin Guide. So delicious they can go without sauce or soy sauce on top, many fans come from far away to enjoy the shop’s takoyaki. Made according to the same recipe as when the restaurant was founded, and enhanced with dashi stock and ginger, the shop’s good, old fashioned takoyaki is crisp and toasty on the outside and soft and viscous on the inside. The shop also has an eat-in space.

Simple takoyaki (octopus balls) without the trimmings. Even with all the hype from Netflix and a Michelin star, this cafe remains unassuming whilst the mother and son team thrive at their...
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.
TAKOPA (TAKOYAKI PARK)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Shimaya 6-2-61 Universal/City Walk Osaka 4F

This is a Food Theme Park located inside Universal Citywalk Osaka in Konohana Ward, Osaka City, Osaka. Based around the theme of Osaka's soul food, takoyaki (fried octopus dumplings), TAKOPA brings together six of Osaka's famous takoyaki restaurants. It's well known as the originators of takoyaki, offering the distinct flavor of the ''eat-till-you-drop'' Dotonbori district, as well as an array of flavors from up-and-coming new talents. TAKOPA is open until 10 p.m., making it a popular evening meal spot for those returning home from Universal Studio Japan.
CREO-RU Dotonbori Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-6-4

CREO-RU Dotonbori Branch located in downtown Dotonbori in Minami district of Osaka is a large restaurant where you can enjoy well-known Osaka foods such as takoyaki (octopus dumpling), okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) and kushikatsu (grilled skewer) in one place. Takoyaki which has a crispy fragrant outer and soft inner is famous as it is delicious even when cool. There are a range of fusion menu items such as a “Semi-boiled egg with plenty of spring onions” and “Pepperoncino style” as well as a standard sauce flavor. Okonomiyaki with a springy mixture blended with brown rice flour as well as kushikatsu which is fried with 100% soybean oil are also popular. Takoyaki is available for take-out. The closest station is Namba Station.
Bubutei Hankyu Sanbangai Branch

4.5

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Shibata 1-1-3 Hankyu Third Avenue South Bldg. B2

Bubutei (Hankyu Sanbangai branch) is an akashiyaki (small fried dumplings) and takoyaki (octopus dumplings) restaurant located on the B2 level of the Hankyu Sanbangai shopping center (South Building), around one minute’s walk from Hankyu Railway Umeda Station. The superb broth used to dip the dumplings in is made using carefully-selected Kombu (kelp) and Bonito fish according to a recipe handed down from the famous Japanese restaurant Kawatomi. The menu comprises three main items: akashiyaki, takoyaki, and takoyaki gratin. Takeout service is available. When the Akashiyaki dumplings have been dipped in the broth and fried, they are melt-in-the-mouth soft, and diners can also enjoy the marvelous flavor of the eggs. Portion sizes at Bubutei are substantial, and the combination of dumplings with fresh-tasting mitsuba (wild chervil) is sure to leave you feeling fully satisfied. The food can also be enjoyed together with chuhai (Shochu liquor mixed with soda water) or draft beer.

阪急梅田駅の地下にある明石焼き店です。お昼時満席で20分待ちでした。ふわふわ熱々トロトロでだし汁と相性抜群で、さらっと食べれます。
Takoyaki 18 ban Dotonbori Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-7-21 Kudaira Building 1F

A takeout takoyaki octopus dumpling shop located on the first floor of the Nakaza Kuidaore Building in the Dotonbori area of Osaka City's Chuo Ward. The shop's takyoyaki is distinguished by its creamy dough made with dashi stock and milk accented with the flavors of sakura shrimp powder and red pickled ginger. The secret to the shop's crisp takoyaki dough is the abundant sprinkling of tenkasu deep fried dough bits. Designed to be a shop easy for women to enter, the restaurant sees long lines on weekends and holidays.
Honke Kimuraya

4.0

66 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Prefecture Akashi City Blacksmith Town 5-23

This Akashi-yaki dumpling shop is in 5 Chome, Kajiya-cho, Akashi City. Using a fresh octopus purchased every morning from the Akashi Market, they offer simple yet succulent Akashi-yaki. They also serve an oden hotpot simmered with an entire octopus tentacle.

平日の14時過ぎに行きました。既に10名ほど外で待たれていましたが待ち時間は10分強でした。一皿にたまご焼き(明石焼き)が20個(900円)あります。2人で行って2皿オーダーしましたがかなりお腹いっぱいになりました。2人で一皿では足りなかったと思いますが。味は美味しかったです。
Minatoya Shokuhin Main Shop

4.0

44 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Ueno 4-1-9

A takoyaki octopus dumpling and kaisendon seafood rice bowl restaurant located in Ameya-Yokocho near JR Okachimachi Station. Out front hang the restaurant's abundant menu of seafood rice bowls as well as a sign announcing its large takoyaki. Inside, you'll find seating at small tables, and you can enjoy the restaurant's good old fashioned Showa period atmosphere. The restaurant's meals are hearty and filling. With so many choices, trying to decide what to order is half the fun. In addition to seafood rice bowls, the restaurant is renowned for its takoyaki. You can eat it in the restaurant or also get an order to go.

Well if it’s too good to be true it probably is so. Though cheap if you can’t taste and enjoy the food forget it. We had to try it. It had all the Ikura Uni and Salmon but the quality wasn’t there...
Yamakoshi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Ehime Imabari-shi Tokiwacho 6-6-9
Akashiyaki Kikuchou

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Nakayamatedori 1-10-5 Middle East Building

This is a regional cuisine restaurant located in a spot around a three-minute walk from JR Sannomiya Station, famous as a place where one can eat akashiyaki (round balls made from eggs and flour—a local food of Akashi). The restaurant is only open at night, and the interior has the atmosphere of an old-fashioned eatery. The akashiyaki menu is rich in variety, from the standard takoyaki to mix-yaki. If dipped in the mitsuba (Japanese honeywort) dashi soup, one can enjoy their fluffy texture and gentle flavors. The famous Mugitorozen and Takomusu are other dishes that draw a large number of locals and tourists to this popular restaurant.
Takohachi Dotonbori Head Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-5-10

At Takohachi, which was founded in 1979, diners can enjoy takoyaki (octopus dumplings) with a touch of soy sauce flavor. Besides the superb takoyaki, which are perfectly browned on the outside and soft and melty inside, Takohachi also offers akashiyaki (a slightly softer type of octopus dumpling), okonomiyaki (savory pancakes), yakisoba (fried noodles), ikayaki (grilled squid), and negiyaki (savory pancakes with green onions), all of which are addictively delicious. Takohachi Dotonbori Main Branch is located around seven minutes' walk from Kintetsu Railway Nippombashi Station.
Takoyaki Tamaya Main Store

4.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kokubunji 1-3-4

Takoyaki Tamaya specializes in takoyaki (octopus dumplings), the classic Osaka “junk food.” The restaurant owner, who trained as a chef in France, has refined this dish through the development of new types of pork bone broth and vegetable broth (as well as lobster broth) to cook the dumplings in. An impressive range of toppings is available, including not only the standard mustard and mayonnaise, but also more unusual toppings such as rock salt, garlic and soy sauce, and curry. It is also possible to order some really distinctive menu items, such as takoyaki in bean sauce.

This place might not look like much from the outside but the takoyaki is simply wonderful. Get the takoyaki assortment to try all the flavours on offer. Delicious!
Abeno Takoyaki Yamachan 2nd shop

4.0

56 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Abeno-ku Matsuzakichou 2-3-53 Kawakami Building 1F

Located a five-minute walk away from JR Tennoji Station, in addition to “Takoyaki” (savory octopus dumplings), this restaurant has a new menu which you can also enjoy which includes Akashi Yaki (pan-fried dumplings made from egg and soup stock), salted fried noodles, “omusoba” (fried noodles wrapped in a thin omelet) and “soba meshi” (soba noodles and rice cooked together along with meat and vegetables). Chicken carcass is added to the vegetable and fruit soup and a Japanese style soup stock such as kombu is blended to make a high quality batter dough. At the restaurant, they are particular about using seasonal vegetables and fruits to add to their soup. They favor the original Osaka takoyaki flavor using simple ingredients. Using a heavy custom made iron plate, they carefully grill at a high temperature, and the scent and sweetness of the hidden ingredients in the soup comes alive.

It is on a side street just around the corner from the main store, but this one has a small interior with seating on shared tables. A humble place, but friendly, and really you go there for the...
Takomasa Dotonbori Branch

3.5

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-4-15

This takoyaki restaurant called “Takoyaki Kappo” is famous for Osaka gifts as well, and visitors can leisurely enjoy a meal in the shop as well as take out takoyaki. The takoyaki has a traditional flavor with a secret soy sauce kneaded into the dough, and each one is hand-cooked on a copper plate. The interior has an elegant atmosphere with Japanese-style seating on the floor, offering not only a takoyaki menu but also a “Takoyaki Kaiseki” (traditional multi-course meal) for guests to enjoy including a variety of takoyaki served in different ways. Guests can also try making their own takoyaki if reserved in advance. The nearest station is Namba Station.

I got food poisoning after eating here, I had the set meal takoyaki. I subsequently lost 2 days of my holiday, avoid.