5 Okonomiyaki Restaurants in Osaka 大阪のお好み焼き5軒のレストラン
Where to taste the Kansai specialty in Osaka?
Great pride of Osaka and emblem of the city's street food, okonomiyaki, this Japanese omelet, can be enjoyed in a box or at the counter in several welcoming establishments. Discover our best places to try okonomiyaki so as not to miss Kansai's favorite comfort food!
A veritable institution in Japan and especially in Osaka where it originates, okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is a specialty halfway between a filled omelet and a pancake. It can be eaten in many popular restaurants across the country. Okonomiyaki means “what you like grilled”.
All okonomiyaki is made from a base: a mixture of wheat flour, egg, fish broth, and white cabbage. The Osaka-based often additionally contains nagaimo, a type of yam. Various ingredients can then be incorporated into the batter or just added on top: pork, egg, cheese, cuttlefish, bonito, seaweed, shrimp, spring onion... etc. The galette thus prepared is then cooked on a hot plate ( teppan ), either in the kitchen or directly on the table in front of the consumer. The final dish is then topped with sauce, mayonnaise, or okonomi sauce.
- To read: The culinary specialties of Kansai
The two most famous variations are undoubtedly the recipes from Hiroshima and Osaka. In Osaka, all the ingredients for okonomiyaki are mixed before cooking, while in Hiroshima they are stacked on top of each other.
Okonomiyaki is a comforting dish, which is eaten with friends on any occasion. While in Osaka, be sure to sit in front of the teppan of one of the city's restaurants...
Ajinoya
Don't be put off by the queue outside Ajinoya Restaurant - a testament to its success. With beginner okonomiyaki at 990 yen (about $9/8€), this small restaurant also offers a menu for two people at 3350 yen (i.e. $30/27€) including land and sea okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and negiyaki, finer okonomiyaki with lots of chives. You can also taste akashiyaki (octopus dumplings), omu soba, or Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, all accompanied by a mug of Asahi, the Japanese beer.
Address: 1-7-16 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0076
The front of the restaurant
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The dining room
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An okonomiyaki in Ajinoya
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Chibo Doton Buri
Chibo is a chain of restaurants created in 1967 and has become a real institution. There are many in Osaka. We recommend the establishment located in the lively district of Namba, in the heart of the city. The establishment offers different rooms: you can eat at the counter, in front of the cooks, at a classic table, or in Japanese style near the floor. Vegetarians will also find their happiness here. A must on the famous Dotonburi Street!
Address: 1-5-5 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka
- Read also: 5 vegetarian Japanese dishes
Chibo okonomiyaki restaurant.
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One of the restaurant rooms
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A pork and shrimp okonomiyaki at Chibo
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Okonomiyaki Chitose
This is an address in the Tennoji district, which is a hit with locals and foreigners alike! At Chitose, the staff speaks English and will be able to advise you on how to choose from the menu. You will feel at home, in front of the chef who prepares and grills the various dishes in front of you, the specialty being the pork and shrimp okonomiyaki. A good way to discover a real okonomiyaki restaurant, at a low price.
Address: 1-11-10, Taishi, Nishinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 557-0002
The chef prepares okonomiyaki
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Okonomiyaki Chitose restaurant.
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Kiji Umeda Sky Building
Located on level -1 of the " Umeda Sky Building " which also houses an observatory, the Kiji restaurant offers a good-natured atmosphere and an incomparable welcome from the owner. This small establishment with walls covered with papers takes you to the heart of Kansai. Seated in front of the teppan, you can taste the specialty, the "Buta-tama" okonomiyaki with pork and egg. The prices are very cheap since they start at 680 yen ($6/5€), for a complete and tasty meal suitable for small budgets.
Address: 1-1-90 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku Umeda Sky Bldg. B1F Takimi Koji, Osaka 531-0076
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Mizuno
Located very close to the Osaka canal, you will find this restaurant in a shotengai, one of these covered shopping arcades. Again, the okonomiyaki is made right in front of you. Try "Yamaimo-yaki ", Osaka's original okonomiyaki, containing yams and crunchy cabbage, or the local specialty, "Mizuno-yaki", with pork, squid, shrimp, octopus, and minced meat. A delight!
Address: 1 Chome-4-１５ Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, 542-0071 Osaka
Mizuno Restaurant
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The "Yamaimo-yaki"
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