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Umeda

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

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.
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...
Okonomiyaki Yukari restaurant (Sonezaki flagship store)

4.0

101 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Sonezaki 2-14-13

Okonomiyaki Yukari is a long-established Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) restaurant that opened in 1950. The Sonezaki flagship store is located in the Ohatsutenjindori Shotengai shopping arcade in the Kita Ward of Osaka City. Okonomiyaki Yukari achieved fame and lasting popularity by being a pioneer in the development of innovative Okonomiyaki recipes that feature ingredients such as Mochi rice cakes, cheese, etc. With a soft, sticky pancake base covered with a wide variety of toppings (including meat, fish, seafood, etc.), the restaurant’s Okonomiyaki are both delicious and filling.

Coming to Osaka we were so excited to try okonomiyaki and this place had such great reviews. We arrived and had a short wait as the place was quite busy. We were pretty excited because the atmosphere...
Negiyaki Yamamoto Umeda EST Branch

4.0

121 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 3-25ESTE27

Negiyaki (green onion pancake) Yamamoto Umeda EST Branch, established in Jyuso, Higashiyodogawa Ward in 1965, is a famous restaurant as the birthplace of the negiyaki (spring onion pancake). The staff meals that the owner made for children became famous and the negiyaki, an okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) with plenty of spring onions, has become the signature dish. A popular menu item is sujinegi with beef sinew and konjac paste. It goes well with the special soy-based sauce. The restaurant is located in the corner of “EST”, a shopping complex, and is known as a restaurant where there is a queue. The closest station is Umeda Station.

We came all the way to this restaurant to try the hyped delicacies, having queued 30mins with my friends going to washroom intermittently. The staff came and told us to start from scratch and queue...
HANAKUJIRA Honten

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Fukushima-ku Fukushima 2-8-2
Matsuba Sohonten (Shin-Osaka Store)

3.5

37 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Yodogawa-ku Nishinakajima 5-16-1 Station Marche Shin-Osaka

This kushikatsu (skewers of fried food) shop is located in Eki Marche, a shopping area inside Shin-Osaka Station. Large fryers to fry the skewers are inside the store, and you can eat freshly-made kushikatsu inside the station. The dining area only has a counter where you eat while standing. In addition to what is already fry, you can also request them to fry what you want. You can also buy skewers lining the showcase at the take-out corner.

新幹線利用時《串カツ》を食べたいけれどカウンターで食べるには時間が無かった為あきらめようとしましたが《テイクアウトメニュー》があることを知り初めて《新大阪セット内容；串カツ8本[若鶏、椎茸、えび、レンコン、玉ねぎ、キス、牛...
Negiyaki Yamamoto Shin-Osaka Branch

3.0

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Yodogawa-ku Nishinakajima 5-16-1 JR Shin-Osaka Station Shinkansen ticket gate

Negiyaki Yamamoto is a restaurant serving negiyaki (Okonomiyaki savory pancake with green onions), one of Osaka’s lesser-known traditional fried foods, and teppanyaki. As Negiyaki Yamamoto is located inside the concourse of Shin-Osaka Shinkansen (Bullet Train) Station, it is the perfect place to stop for a bite to eat while traveling. For the benefit of customers who may be in a rush, some of the fried foods are pre-cooked, and then finished off just before serving. The Suji-Negi, which includes plenty of spring onions with slow-boiled beef tendons and konjac, is especially popular.

フードコートのような、お店がいくつかあるうちの一つです。改札内にあって、お気軽に食べられます。ネギ焼き、美味しかったです。ただずっと食べてると少し飽きるかも？他のお店のものも頼みながら、誰かとシェアすることをお勧めします。
Daruma LUCUA osaka Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Umeda 3-1-3-10F
Kani Doraku Kitashinchi Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Sonezakishinchi 1-6-7

A crab restaurant located in Sonezakishinchi 1-Chome, Kita Ward, Osaka City. The restaurant serves snow crab shabushabu hotpot, grilled crag, crab sashimi, and deep fried crab; whole dressed hair crab; a la carte dishes made with red king crab; and lavish crab course cuisine. The giant crab statue hung outside serves as the restaurant's symbol.
Umeda Choutsugai

3.5

30 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 8-47 Hankyu Grand Building 28F

Situated on the 28th floor of the Hankyu Grand Building, Japanese Cuisine & SKY BAR Choutsugai is a restaurant where diners can experience modern Japanese cuisine while enjoying magnificent views from 100 meters above the ground. The special seating for two, all of which provides views of the city nightscape, ensures a great evening. Three set meals are available for both lunch and dinner, and the restaurant also caters for birthday parties, anniversaries, etc. Japanese Cuisine & SKY BAR Choutsugai is located around five minutes’ from Umeda Station (Hanshin Railway and Hankyu Railway).

彼女の誕生日祝いでおしゃれなお店でと思いコースを予約して行きました。料理はとても美味しく誕生日カクテルも美味しく良かったのですが、夜景が綺麗だったので写真をと思い、頭の上にあるライトに手を当てたらべったりとしていて萎えてしまい、料理の間に机の反対角に手を当てたらそこもべとっとしていて、私たちのコースではお肉を焼く事は無かったのですが、他にはそう言うメニューもあったようでもう少し細かいところまで掃...
Ikuno Okonomiyaki Momotarou Umeda LUCUA Restaurant

3.5

46 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Umeda 3-1-3

Momotarou (LUCUA Osaka Branch) is an Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) restaurant located on the 10th floor of the Lucua building; it serves Osaka-style Okonomiyaki which have a thick base, and which contain steaming-hot Danshaku Imo (Baron Potatoes). One of the most popular items on the menu is the potato, beef tendon and green spring onion okonomiyaki, which as the name suggests contains potatoes, boiled beef tendons and deliciously-scented green spring onions. The modanyaki, made with yakisoba (fried noodles) that are fried in beer is also very popular.

We didnt have long to wait to get a table and staff were friendly and efficient in taking our order. Great fun to cook our Soba and Okonomiyaki on the grill plate at the table. Both were delicious...
Kushikatsu Bon Kitashinchi

4.5

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Doujima 1-3-16 Dojima Mary Center Bldg. B1

A kushikatsu deep fried breaded skewer restaurant located in Osaka’s Kitashinchi area, a neighborhood crowded with first class and renowned restaurants. This famous shop has even been awarded a Michelin star. The restaurant focuses on four areas: ingredients, oil, temperature, and spirit, serving true culinary gems woven together from seasonal ingredients ordinarily reserved for the highest classes of cuisine woven together by the hands of a master. Here diners can enjoy kushikatsu that are a little different from the usual downtown, downhome treat served in Osaka, such as Hungarian foie gras and A5 rank wagyu beef chateaubriand. The restaurant elegantly decorated and, in addition to typical counter seating, there are also semi-private booth tables. The closest station is Kitashinchi Station.

I echo everything from the 5 star reviews before mine. I was greeted warmly and treated well. Efforts were made to explain each piece and its accompaniments in English. The cold bottles jasmine tea...
Ageha Grand Front Osaka Branch

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Ofukachou 3-1 Grand Front Osaka South Building 7F

Ageha Grand Front Osaka Branch on the seventh floor in the south annex of Grand Front Osaka, a shopping complex located right next to JR Osaka Station is a specialty kushikatsu (a grilled skewer) restaurant. You can enjoy an original combination of kushikatsu and wines selected by a sommelier. There are always more than 30 types of kushikatsu with a commitment to texture and decoration using seasonal vegetables from contracted farmers, high quality meat and seafood. Among these, the Angel Prawns full of sweetness and umami are popular. A lunch set with eight skewers of kushikatsu, a salad and rice is also popular.

お昼に軽くと思い入りました。ランチメニューが幾つかあって、一番安いコースをお願いしたのですが、カラッとした衣とフアッとジューシーな具材が口の中で心地よいハーモニーを奏でました。また訪れたい店の一つです。
Matsuba Souhonten

4.0

64 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 9-20 New Umeda Esophagus Street

Matsuba Souhonten, located in Shin Umeda Food Arcade near Umeda Station in Osaka, is a well-established specialty kushikatsu (a grilled skewer) restaurant, which opened in 1949. The standing bar-style surrounding a counter is often featured on TV and magazines. It is crowded with neighboring office workers daily and also popular with both families and tourists. Each kushikatsu carefully made by an experienced artisan is a taste of Osaka with a crispy texture. The grilled beef skewer is famous and more than 10 types of kushikatsu including vegetables, meat and seafood can be enjoyed.

19時30分位に入店。 8割り位の混み具合。男性店員さんがお出迎え＆ご案内。では、とりあえずの瓶ビールで。串かつは目の前に揚げてあるやつを取っても、頼んでもOK。では、5年ぶりの松葉を堪能しますか！頼んだものは以下。 [食べたもの] ・若鶏 170円・うずら 140円・牛肉 100円・若鶏 170円・牛肉 100円×3 [呑んだもの] ・モルツ大瓶...
Kindai University Fisheries Laboratory

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Pref. Osakashi Kita-ku Ofukacho 3-1 Granfront Osaka kitakan 6F

Kindai University Fisheries Laboratory is a joint restaurant with Kinki University, which is known for research into cultivation of Bluefin tuna, and Dynac Corporation. You can enjoy dishes using fresh fish delivered directly from Kindai Fisheries Laboratory and ingredients produced in Kishu. It offers cultivated fish such as flounder, red sea bream, yellow jack, yellow tail, and great amberjack as well as Kindai Tuna. You can enjoy a range of menu items such as stew and grilled dishes as well as sashimi (raw fish). There are also limited menu items using the rare cuts of Kindai Tuna depending on the day. A banquet set meal and the lunch menu as well as a la carte dishes are also popular. The closest stations are Umeda Station and Osaka Station.
Daruma Kiwaaji Kitashinchi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Sonezakishinchi 1-5-25 Daruma Building 3F

This is a kushiage (fried meat and vegetables on a skewer) restaurant in Osaka Kita’s Kitashinchi area, known for its large number of high class and quality restaurants. It is a branch of the famous “Daruma” restaurant in Shinsekai. Selected seasonal foodstuffs are fried carefully one-by-one in tallow that is easily digested, and the resulting crunchy kushiage is a masterpiece for its splendid fusion of tradition and design. One can choose from course menus with appetizers and seasonal small rice bowls depending on budget. The high class Japanese interior makes it a great venue for various special events including receptions or anniversaries. The nearest station is Kitashinchi Station.
KYO CHABANA Kitashinchi Branch

4.5

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Sonezakishinchi 1-2-28

This original okonomiyaki restaurant is located in the Kitashinchi area along with luxury shops and first-rate eateries. With healthy and stylish dishes on the menu such as okonomiyaki topped with plenty of tomatoes and yakisoba (fried noodles) with avocado, this restaurant is popular with the ladies. The teppan-kushi (skewered food grilled on an iron plate) made with meat and seafood with vegetables or cheese is a Kitashinchi Branch original dish and tastes great with a glass of natural wine. Course meals such as risotto and Wagyu steak are also popular choices. In addition to counter and table seats, they also have private rooms which can be used for wining and dining. The nearest station is Kitashinchi Station.

The variety, ingredients, taste and presentation were all amazing. Came across it by chance and this was our best meal of the trip!
Ginger Cuisine Fukushima Nukuri

5.0

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Fukushima-ku Fukushima 7-7-9

Created by an esthetic salon, this restaurant specializes in food made with ginger. Using ginger brought in from contracted farmers in Koichi Prefecture, the restaurant serves a variety of ginger-based dishes. The ginger hot pot, where you can taste the difference between the kintoki ginger packed with a sharp, spicy flavor and the sweetness of fresh oshoga ginger, is enough to warm the body and is a particular favorite on the menu. Their shoga gorogoro kaminari gyoza (ginger dumplings) eaten with nine different kinds of salt, is also highly recommended. The restaurant is approximately three minutes on foot from Fukushima Station on the Osaka Loop Line.

生姜がとても大好きなので行ってみました！料理も生姜づくしで最高なのですが、それ以上に嬉しかったのがドリンクも生姜のメニューが多いこと！本当にこだわられていて楽しかったし美味しかった(^ ^)
SHUNS LUCUA 1100 Branch

4.0

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Umeda 3-1-3 Lukuaele LUCUA 1101 10 F Eat Paradise

Kushi-Agemono Shuns LUCUA EIRE, which GRAND OPENED in 2011, is a light fried skewer shop that uses carefully selected seasonal ingredients and cuts the oil off each skewer. 5 kinds of seasonings are available, so you will never get tired of eating as many as you want. About a 6-minute walk from Hanshin's Umeda Station.

ウェルカムドリンク付きコースにしました。串かつのソースが五種類ほどあり、一串ずつ、どのソースがおススメかといった説明をしてくれます。ひょんなことで店員さんに声をかけても、気さくに対応してくれました。
Torihei Head Shop

4.0

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 9-10 (Shin Umeda esophagus street)

Founded in 1952, Torihei is a restaurant that has remained committed to providing first-class yakitori (grilled chicken or duck) for over 50 years. Torihei makes yakitori using its own traditional techniques, which include the use of Bincho-tan charcoal for grilling, and a special sauce that has remained the same since the restaurant first opened. The Yakitori, which is made by grilling the meat and skin of Aigamo ducks (a crossbreed between wild ducks and domestic ducks), achieves a perfect balance of the savory flavor of duck-meat and the pungent taste of onions. There are menu options to suit every budget. Torihei is located around six minutes' walk from the Hanshin Railway's Umeda Station.

残念です。火曜日の夜、ふらっと行けるお店を探していたら見つけたので入りました。焼き鳥は小さく、割に高い。味も残念。どんどん呼び込んでいましたが、客が来ないのかな？その予感は当たりました。再訪なしです。

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Osaka Areas

While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."