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Best Restaurants in Osaka (2026)

Osaka is famous across Japan for kuidaore, eating until you drop, and its restaurants cover every budget. At the top end, HAJIME holds three Michelin stars for its nature-inspired tasting menus, and Harijyu has served wagyu sukiyaki in private rooms on Dotonbori for more than a century. Kani Doraku, under its famous moving crab sign, specialises in seasonal snow crab courses.

The city's classic dishes are best tried at specialists. Okonomiyaki Mizuno, founded in 1945, is known for its yam-batter yamaimo-yaki, and Okonomiyaki Kiji, near Osaka Station, adds perilla leaf to its pancakes. Kushikatsu Daruma in Shinsekai has fried breaded skewers since 1929, and Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka is a reliable stop for takoyaki. For yoshoku, the Japanese take on Western food, Jiyuken has served its mixed curry with a raw egg since 1910, and Hokkyokusei claims to have invented omurice. Dotonbori Imai offers a calmer bowl of udon in delicate dashi. Many popular places do not take reservations, so arrive before the lunch or dinner rush, carry some cash for the smaller shops, and book ahead for fine dining and private-room restaurants.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Osaka

  1. Okonomiyaki Mizuno Okonomiyaki, Dotonbori (Chuo-ku)A Dotonbori okonomiyaki restaurant founded in 1945 and known for yamaimo-yaki, a savoury pancake made with mountain yam instead of flour.
  2. Kushikatsu Daruma Shinsekai Sohonten Kushikatsu, Shinsekai (Naniwa-ku)The original branch of the Daruma kushikatsu chain, frying breaded skewers in Shinsekai since 1929 under its famous no-double-dipping rule.
  3. HAJIME Innovative fine dining, Edobori (Nishi-ku)Chef Hajime Yoneda's three-Michelin-star restaurant, serving nature-inspired innovative tasting menus under the theme of a dialogue with the Earth.

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3. HAJIME

Innovative fine dining$$$$Edobori (Nishi-ku)

Chef Hajime Yoneda's three-Michelin-star restaurant, serving nature-inspired innovative tasting menus under the theme of a dialogue with the Earth.

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7. Okonomiyaki Kiji

Okonomiyaki$Umeda (Kita-ku)

A tiny Bib Gourmand okonomiyaki counter in the old Shin-Umeda Shokudogai food arcade beside Osaka Station, with a sister branch under the Umeda Sky Building.

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