Takoyaki Octopus Dumplings Spots in Shinsaibashi / Namba Area

  • Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Sennichimae Main Store
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    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...

  • Takoya Dotonbori Kukuru Main Shop
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    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...

  • American Village Kougaryu Main Store
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    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!

  • Dotonbori Akaoni
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    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.
  • CREO-RU Dotonbori Branch
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    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.
  • Takoyaki 18 ban Dotonbori Branch
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    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.
  • Takohachi Dotonbori Head Shop
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    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.
  • Takomasa Dotonbori Branch
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    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.

  • Kukuru Osaka Minami
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Nanba 3-6-6

    難波にある人気のたこ焼き屋さん、くくる。たこ焼きの中はふわふわとろとろで、大きなタコが入っていて、とても美味しいです。

  • Dotombori Honkedaitako
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Nippombashi 2-6-13
  • Aidu-ya Nambaten
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    4.0
    44 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    5, Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0076

    コロナ禍だったのでまったりと滞在 人気店と聞いていたのですがコロナ禍なのかガラガラでした。南海なんばから高島屋のほうに向かってB1Fまで降りて、なんばなんなんの看板を左に曲がってすぐです。元祖タコ焼きはソースもマヨネーズも何も付けずに食べる出汁の味を楽しむタイプ。元祖ラヂオ焼きはタコ焼きとは異なるスジとコンニャクと言う変わり種。せっかくなのでラヂオ焼きをオーダー。タコ焼きの外見なのに出汁の効いた明...

  • Aidu-ya Nambauokuten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1, Sennichimae, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0074
  • WANAKA Amerikamuraten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    2-12-8, Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0086
  • Wanaka Nambaten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    3-7-24, Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0076
  • WANAKA Kuromonichibaten
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    4.0
    34 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1-21-2, Nippombashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0073

    We were disappointed! Wanaka was the first place we hit when we arrived at Kuromon market. There were a few tables of the customers inside already and there was a fresh batch of takoyaki on the...

  • Marutako
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1-14-12, Nippombashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0073
  • Takotakokingu Amerikamuraten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    2-13-1, Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 542-0086
  • Takoyakifufu Sakaigawaten
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1-4-38, Sakaigawa, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 550-0024

    京セラドーム大阪の近く(みなと通り沿い)のたこ焼き屋さんです。イートインコーナーはありませんが、外に椅子がありました。風風のたこ焼きは、蒟蒻が入っているのが特徴です。味はソースマヨネーズ、ポン酢など選べます♪

  • Takoyakifufu Kujoten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    3-3-8, Honden, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 550-0022
  • Takoyakifufu Naimmoruten
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1-16-27, Kujo, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 550-0027

    たこ焼きをテイクアウトしました。のりと鰹節がたっぷり入ったたこやきでした。かりっとして中はやわらかかったです。

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