# Top 10 Restaurants in Osaka

Kuidaore city — from tasting counters to takoyaki and kushikatsu. · community starter list

A list of the 10 best restaurants in Osaka, including Hajime (Edobori, Osaka). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Japan](/japan.md) / Osaka
**Updated:** 2026-08-26 00:18:25

1. **[Hajime](/e/hajime---1501.md)** (restaurant) — Chef Hajime Yoneda's three-Michelin-star tasting counter, built around a dialogue between plated cuisine and nature. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajime_(restaurant), https://www.hajime-artistes.com/en/6-gastronomies/restaurant/
2. **[Kushikatsu Daruma Shinsekai](/e/kushikatsu-daruma-shinsekai---1502.md)** (restaurant) — The Shinsekai flagship of a kushikatsu chain founded in 1929, built on its own batter, beef-fat frying oil and a house sauce. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://rurubu.jp/andmore/spot/80027970, https://www.kushikatu-daruma.com/location/shinsekai
3. **[Mizuno](/e/mizuno---1503.md)** (restaurant) — Seven-decade Dotonbori okonomiyaki shop, sourcing produce from Kuromon Market and folding it into a griddle-fried yamaimo batter. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://sennichimae.com/streetmap/shop27/, https://www.mizuno-osaka.com/
4. **[Dotonbori Imai Honten](/e/dotonbori-imai-honten---1504.md)** (restaurant) — Udon house running since 1946, known for a bonito-and-kelp dashi broth and a plump, sweet-simmered fried tofu kitsune udon. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tabelog.com/en/osaka/A2701/A270202/27001289/, https://www.d-imai.com/
5. **[Maguroya Kurogin Kuromon Honten](/e/maguroya-kurogin-kuromon-honten---1505.md)** (restaurant) — Tuna specialist at the mouth of Kuromon Ichiba market, breaking down whole bluefin to order for a sashimi, sushi or tri-color rice bowl. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tabepark.com/kuromon/shop17/, https://kurogin.co.jp/
6. **[Ajiyoshi Tsuruhashi Honten](/e/ajiyoshi-tsuruhashi-honten---1506.md)** (restaurant) — Fifty-year-old yakiniku house steps from Tsuruhashi's Korean-quarter arcades, grilling Japanese black wagyu alongside hand-cut cold noodles. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://r.gnavi.co.jp/k132900/, https://ajiyosi-honten.owst.jp/
7. **[Tachizushi Maguro Ittetsu Sennichimae](/e/tachizushi-maguro-ittetsu-sennichimae---1507.md)** (restaurant) — No-frills standing sushi counter by Namba's Sennichimae arcade, cutting tuna shipped direct from Katsuura. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://hitosara.com/0031562267/tel.html, https://maguroittetsu.com/
8. **[Aizuya Honten](/e/aizuya-honten---1508.md)** (restaurant) — Founded in 1933 and the birthplace of takoyaki two years later, still frying its Akashi-octopus batter balls at the Tamade shop. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tabelog.com/en/osaka/A2701/A270406/27001123/, https://www.aiduya.com/
9. **[Koryu](/e/koryu---1509.md)** (restaurant) — Michelin-recognized Naniwa kappo counter near Kitahama, chef Matsuo pairing Osaka bay seafood and heirloom vegetables with Dotonbori-trained technique. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://r.gnavi.co.jp/nrdc1p870000/, https://www.koryu.net/
10. **[Jiyuken Namba Honten](/e/jiyuken-namba-honten---1510.md)** (restaurant) — Osaka's first Western-style diner, open since 1910, famous for pre-mixed curry rice topped with a raw egg over a two-day bone broth. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://rurubu.jp/andmore/article/18036, https://www.jiyuken.co.jp/shop/sennichimae.html

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