Where to Eat
While you are in Osaka, there is a dish you MUST try, it is “okonomiyaki” also known as Japanese pancake. Out of the thousands of okonomiyaki restaurants in Osaka, “Okonomiyaki Chitose” is one of the most popular restaurants with both locals and foreign visitors. Just give it a try, and you will have an amazing, authentic okonomiyaki experience in Osaka!
Okonomiyaki Chitose is a small local restaurant specialized in the Osaka’s soul food called “okonomiyaki”. It is a savory pan-fried cake (also known as Japanese pancake). The batter basically consists of eggs, flour, shredded cabbage, and other ingredients such as seafood and meat are added. After being cooked on an iron pan, the sweet and savory sauce, mayo, and other items are topped on the okonomiyaki.
Ichiran specializes in Tonkotsu ramen, which originates from Kyushu. There are Ichiran branches all over Japan, and they are also gaining fame internationally, with shops recently opening in Hong Kong and New York.
Come and enjoy the finely balanced flavors, the result of their secret sauces, special fresh noodles and Tonkotsu (pork marrow) soup made with fresh ingredients by culinary artisans, using an original recipe. Come and experience their patented isolation counter where you can truly focus on the flavor.
Ichiran specializes in Tonkotsu ramen, which originates from Kyushu. There are Ichiran branches all over Japan, and they are also gaining fame internationally, with shops recently opening in Hong Kong and New York.
Come and enjoy the finely balanced flavors, the result of their secret sauces, special fresh noodles and Tonkotsu (pork marrow) soup made with fresh ingredients by culinary artisans, using an original recipe. Come and experience their patented isolation counter where you can truly focus on the flavor.
Matsusakagyu Yakiniku M Hozenji Yokocho
Matsusakagyu Yakiniku is a famous Japanese-style bbq restaurant that has a few branches in Osaka. It specializes in Matsusaka beef, a type of wagyu that is extremely famous in Japan and abroad. One branch is located in the beautiful Hozenji Yokocho alley. If you are interested in fine-quality Japanese beef, you should definitely stop by Matsusakagyu Yakiniku M in Hozenji Yokocho!
The restaurant is located in the 80 meters long Hozenji Yokocho alley, to the south of the Dotombori street, which explains in part its popularity. You can get there by walking 5 minutes from the Namba Station. Hozenji Yokocho is a must-see spot in Osaka, so while you’re there, why not stop at Matsusakagyu for a great Japanese dinner of exquisite meat?
Laid-back restaurant serving sushi & sashimi, shabu-shabu & bento alongside beer & sake.
In this traditional restaurant, waiters and cooks bring all the symbolism of the place. The chefs work busily in front of the customers seated in a semi-circle around the barbecues. A very convivial layout as you may not know the person sitting next to you.
You probably already know Teppanyaki, cooking on a hot plate. You know Sukiyaki, meat cooked in a cast iron pan. But do you know robatayaki? This cuisine is one of the oldest in the archipelago. It involves cooking food on a kind wood-fire barbecue. This cuisine, which originates from Kansai, is very present in Osaka where numerous establishments offer robatayaki.