Japanese Food Spots in Tennoji / Shinsekai Area

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Tennoji / Shinsekai

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Kushikatsu Daruma Shinseikai Main Store

4.0

373 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 2-3-9

Kushikatsu Daruma head office is a very famous specialty kushikatsu (a grilled skewer) restaurant even for Shinsekai, a famous sightseeing place in Osaka. This well-established restaurant opened in 1929. It is also well-known as the birthplace of kushikatsu and often featured on TV and in magazines. It achieves a perfect balance by extracting the taste of ingredients with an uncompromising quality of batter, sauce and oil. The famous Original Kushikatsu, which is succulent beef in freshly fried crispy batter covered with sauce, has an irresistible taste. There are only 12 seats at the counter, so waiting in the queue is unavoidable.

Eating this for a second time after 4 years and don’t think it’s as tasty as before. Prices also went up considerably but still you will have longs queues due to its popularity. Had the 10 sticks...
Kushikatsu Daruma Tsutenkaku Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 1-6-8

This is a specialist “Kushi Age” (deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables) restaurant almost directly below Osaka Tsutenkaku Tower. The big billboard of “Kushikatsu daruma” is the restaurant’s landmark. This is a long-established Kushi Age restaurant which has continued for four generations since it was established in 1929, and it is a popular restaurant which continues to have queues form outside as it has a flavor liked by the average person in Osaka. In addition to the counter seats in the store, there are also 16 table seats so you can enjoy coming in a group or coming with the family. The specially made sauce, fine coating and exquisite original oil is well balanced, and the flavors extracted from the raw ingredients are surprisingly light. The crunchy interior has a sticky food texture—even those people who do not like deep fried food will find them delicious to eat.
Gifuya Honke

4.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 2-5-9

This kushikatsu (skewers of fried food) izakaya pub in Shinsekai has been in business since 1916. This pub has a bright small restaurant atmosphere with counter seats and in-floor tables. Their main menu is kushikatsu skewers fried with carefully selected bread crumbs. New items are created each season using ingredients such as with clams and sea bream. They also offer sides of sukiyaki grilled wagyu beef, beef soup and more.

大正5年創業の店。長く続いているにはそれなりの理由があるんでしょう。無料のキャベツを食べながらビールを飲みました。素材、衣、ソースにこだわった三位一体の串カツと壁に描いていました。牛串カツ、黒豚バラ串、ホルモン串などをいただきましたが、確かに美味しい。
Motsunabeya Main Store

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 1-19-11

Motsunabeya (a restaurant serving Nabe with offal and vegetables) Main Store is a specialist Nabe (Japanese hotpot) restaurant where diners can enjoy the outstanding flavor (which has remained unchanged for 20 years) of seven types of offal from Japanese cows and fresh vegetables boiled in a carefully-prepared Japanese-style broth. Besides six types of Nabe featuring unique offal meat that has a superb flavor with no unpleasant smell (thanks to careful pre-treatment and parboiling), Motsunabeya also has a wide range of other menu options; all are equally outstanding. The Wagyu Motsunabe (Japanese Beef Offal Nabe) is especially popular. Motsunabeya is located around three minutes' walk from Ebisucho Station (Sakaisuji Subway Line and Hankai Tramway Hankai Line) and from JR Shin-Imamiya Station.

さすが大阪、生ビール大ジョッキは中ジョッキの倍くらいの量でお得です。初めて食べた白センマイは、量少ないですが歯ごたえ良くつまみに最高でした。本命のモツ鍋は醤油ベースでモツも大きく安定のうまさ。締めはチャンポン麺でおなかいっぱい大満足でした。
Kushi Katsu and Dote Yaki Restaurant Tsurukameya

3.5

33 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 2-5-2

Tsurukameya is a kushikatsu (Japanese-style deep-fried kebabs) and doteyaki (beef tendons stewed in miso and mirin) restaurant that keeps alive the flavors of Showa-period Osaka. Tsurukameya is open 24 hours, so you can enjoy reasonably-priced kushikatsu at any time of day. Beer is also available at reasonable prices during licensing hours, which has made the restaurant even more popular. Popular menu items include beef kushikatsu, pork back ribs, and quails’ eggs. There is also an extensive range of “Japanese junk food” side dishes, including kuwayaki (cooked on a metal plate), motsunabe (offal stew), and yakisoba (fried noodles).

通天閣の近くにある居酒屋さんです。大阪名物の串カツやどて焼きが食べられます。入り口のは著名人のサインがあったり、若かりし頃のさんまさんのポスターが貼ってあったりとレトロな雰囲気を味わえます。日曜の夕方でしたが結構賑わってました。
Tsuruhashi Fugetsu Okonomiyaki and Yakisoba Main Store

4.0

58 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Tennouji-ku Shimoajiharachou 2-18

Located around one minute's walk from Tsuruhashi Station (JR and Subway), Tsuruhashi Fugetsu Okonomiyaki and Yakisoba is restaurant that has been in existence for over 60 years that serves Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake), a food that has become symbolic of Osaka's gastronomic culture. Passing through the white curtain at the entrance, customers are greeted by a bright, clean interior, with large tables and seats that make it possible to really relax and enjoy your meal. The Okonomiyaki, which is served with plenty of cabbage, is prepared right in front of you. The frying is performed with great attention to detail, and so the preparation process takes around 15 minutes to complete; the end result has a crisp exterior and a soft, fluffy inside. The Cod Roe and Mayonnaise Salted Soba Noodles, which is available only in the spring months, makes for a delicious combination.

神戸三宮店、旅行から帰り久しぶりに大阪の味を食べたくて豚玉、野菜たっぷり焼きそば、単品でイカ焼き、たたききゅうり食べましたが、お好み焼きはふっくらとした感じはなしパサパサ、お好み焼きは野菜はカリカリ、肉は焦げたカリカリ、一口食べて店を出ました。私達が食べた2品だけだと思いますが。神戸店以外はすべて美味しく頂きました。
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...
Shinsekai Kushi Katsu Ittoku Main Restaurant

3.5

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 2-4-13

This is the main location of the Ittoku chain of Kushikatsu restaurants. Visitors are greeted at the door by a charming metal Billiken figure, and the small restaurant space contains eight counter seats and tatami room seating for 12. The varied menu features everything from simple meat and vegetable skewers to carefully prepared Shisomaki (nuts and miso wrapped in shiso leaves). In addition to the Kushiage Variety Set, there is an all-you-can-eat option. Ittoku's famous Doteyaki (stewed beef tendons) is available for take-out.

県外から来た友人と一緒に行きました。私自身は地元民です。一言で言えば最悪！味は普通。 550円するどて焼きがカスくらいの量。コスパも超絶悪い。串カツ20本ほどライス2杯烏龍茶3杯、ビール一杯、どて焼きで7,000円参考にしてください。接客最悪。店内不潔。観光地になって一見さんのみを相手にしてる新世界だからやっていけるだけなように感じました。がら空きにスタッフ3、4人。一杯目の...
Kushinobo (Abeno Harukas Dining Store)

4.0

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Abeno-ku Abenosuji 1-1-43 Okinawa Harukasu Kintetsu Main Store Tower Hall Avenue Harkus Dining 12F

This is the Abeno Harukas Dining store of the kushikatsu (skewers of fried food) restaurant from Hozenji Yokocho. The interior matches its location, and uses relaxed and stylish furnishings. The menu is centered on creative deep-fried skewers, with carefully made ones including shrimp-stuffed shiitake mushrooms and perilla-wrapped shrimp. In addition to the special skewer sauce, there is also salt, lemon and other things you can use to put on them that match your own preference. You can also order ochazuke (green tea over rice) set to finish your meal.

We found this place after we visited the Harukas 300 observation deck and it was a bit crowded, since it was around lunch time. We ended up on a nice table close to the action and my youngest son and...
Abeno Takoyaki (Yamachan Main Store)

4.0

57 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Abeno-ku Abenosuji 1-2-34

This takoyaki (octopus balls) specialist is found near Abeno Harukas. It's a classic crispy outside springy interior takoyaki and has been previously included in the Kansai-area Michelin Guide. You can choose the amount and type of sauce at the shop-front window, and sauce options can be mixed from soy sauce, mayonnaise, aonori (dried green laver), and sesame oil. While the shop is take away only there is an eating space available at a second store nearby that the staff can direct you to.

staff are very friendly & helpful while asking for direction as we were sort of lost some where some how .
Sushi Dokoro Manma

3.5

12 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Tennoji-ku Horikoshi Cho 14-4

At this restaurant, the head chef, who trained in New York, explores the flavor and deliciousness of sushi along with a group of young artisans. The restaurant's seafood cuisine and inventive sushi made with fresh ingredients displayed in glass cases are particularly popular. In addition to quantities limited omakase (chef's choice) nigiri sushi, Pacific bluefin tuna sashimi, and the Manma Sushi Course meal, the establishment also offers many a la carte items. There's also an abundant selection of beers, sakes recommended by the head chef, and other beverages.

Excellent small sushi with great atmosphere, the sushi chef is perfect with some very decent English , very nice elaborated sushi . Excellent sake choice Real sushi bar got Japanese , I was the...
Shinsekai Takoyaki Kankan

4.5

39 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 3-5-16

This takoyaki octopus dumpling stand is the most popular one in the Shinsekai area. The stand's takoyaki, cooked up on one of several dedicated griddles lined up in a row, is both reasonably priced and delicious. The stand has many fans who say that if you go to Shinsekai, you have to eat takoyaki here, and the area in front of the restaurant is always overflowing with customers eating its piping-hot takoyaki. The only item on the menu is an eight-piece set of takoyaki.

So yummy. The best takoyaki octopus ball place in Osaka with reasonable price!! They’d cost double in Dotonbori. Do not miss if you ever visit Osaka!!
Yae Katsu

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Naniwa-ku Ebisuhigashi 3-4-13
HAMAZUSHi Tamade Ekimae

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Nishinari-ku Tamade Nishi 2-7-14
Teppanyaki Kobe

Gourmet / Alcohol

22F, 1-2-3, Minato-machi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Kappa Sushi Minamitsumori

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Nishinari-ku Minamitsumori 2-1-17

かっぱ寿司は回転寿司のチェーン店です。今回は旦那くんと子ども二人とランチでお邪魔しました。イクラやマグロ、サーモンなどをいただきました。おいしかったですよ。また機会があったら利用したいと思います。
Zuientei

4.0

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

1-2-3-22F, Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

7月24日昼食として訪問し《萌黄会食（添付写真要、事前予約要）》を楽しみました。ワントリンクは含まれていたのですが日本酒メニューに《澄川酒造場（山口県萩市）の東洋美人（純米大吟醸）一番纏》がありしかもお得な価格（一合 900円）になっていたので迷わず注文しました。東洋美人（純米大吟醸）一番纏は 2016年12月プーチン大統領が来日し長門市での夕食時日本酒として唯一提...
Nikusho Kakurega Yakiniku Sosomon Bettei

Gourmet / Alcohol

1F, MaisonDePiaf, 19-19, Funahashi-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
SAKE BAR CHOCO CHOCO

Gourmet / Alcohol

1-5-3, Shikitsu-higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Kappo Sakaba Miotsukushi Tennoji Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

13-5, Horikoshi-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

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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."