Northshore
Osaka's most photographed riverside cafe, a converted warehouse over the Dojima River; known for souffle pancakes and a morning specialty coffee ritual.
Order: ['Souffle pancakes', 'Eggs Benedict', 'Flat white']
Where to brunch in Osaka. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
bills Umeda
The Grand Front Osaka branch of Bill Granger's Sydney brunch brand, famous for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and impossibly soft scrambled eggs.
Order: ['Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter', 'Scrambled eggs', 'Fresh-pressed juice']
West Wood Bakers
A Minamihorie sourdough bakery with a brunch menu until 14:00: avocado toast, ricotta with seasonal fruit, and house pour-over from an open kitchen.
Order: ['Avocado sourdough toast', 'Seasonal fruit ricotta', 'Filter coffee']
THE CITY BAKERY Osaka Umeda
The Osaka franchise of New York's THE CITY BAKERY, serving weekend brunch with the pretzel croissant, granola bowl, and legendarily thick hot chocolate.
Order: ['Pretzel croissant', 'Hot chocolate', 'Granola bowl']
Hokkyokusei Shinsaibashi Morning
The birthplace of omurice opens at 11:30; the 1922 recipe of egg draped over chicken fried rice with demi-glace is effectively a historic late brunch.
Order: ['Omurice', 'Cream croquette']
Northshore Weekend Pancake Edition
Northshore's weekend-only expanded pancake menu runs from 08:00 to 11:00, including a seasonal fruit souffle stack and the full specialty coffee bar.
Order: ['Seasonal fruit souffle pancake', 'Specialty pour-over']