Northshore
Order Souffle pancakes, Flat white, Egg Benedict
Osaka's most photographed riverside cafe, a Kitahama building with a terrace over the water, known for fluffy pancakes with bacon and fried egg.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Osaka lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
10 places
Mazura
- ★ 4.7
- Japanese
- ¥
- Umeda and Kita
Order Morning set, Blend coffee, Pudding a la mode
A 1970 basement kissaten under Umeda's Ekimae Daiichi Building, designed on a space theme; house-roasted blend coffee still costs 350 yen a cup.
LiLo Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.6
- ¥¥
- Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura
Order Single origin pour-over, Seasonal espresso, Filter coffee
One of Osaka's most respected independent roasters, LiLo sources from Ethiopian and Colombian farms. The open roasting bay is visible from the counter.
Cafés: tours, tastings and classes in Osaka
Sloth Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.5
- ¥¥
- Umeda and Kita
Order Washed Ethiopian pour-over, Oat milk flat white, Cold brew
A Nakatsu roastery and cafe, the second site after the Kobe Motomachi original, pouring clean, delicate cups from washed-process African lots.
Aoma Coffee
- ★ 4.4
- ¥¥
- Nakanoshima and Kitahama
Order Espresso, Latte, Colombian filter
A small standing coffee bar and roastery in the Semba office district near Hommachi Station, pouring single-origin filter and espresso from its own roast.
School Bus Coffee Stop
- ★ 4.4
- ¥
- Nakanoshima and Kitahama
Order Latte, Pour-over
An American-style specialty coffee stand in Kitahama by renovation firm SCHOOL BUS; rotating single-origin taps with precision latte art as a house strength.
Ue.
- ★ 4.3
- ¥¥
- Horie and Nishi-ku
Order Light-roast espresso, Guest filter coffee
A Shinmachi counter coffee bar pouring four or five drip single-origins in artist-made ceramics, with alcohol and handmade dorayaki alongside.
Coffee Taiga
- ★ 4.2
- ¥¥
- Tennoji and Abeno
Order Kenya AA coffee, Ethiopia single-origin, House latte
A Tennoji-ward specialty cafe opened in 2023 in a renovated corner building, focused on Kenya, Ethiopia, and Indonesia single-origin coffees.
Doutor Coffee Umeda
- ★ 4.1
- Japanese
- ¥
- Umeda and Kita
Order Morning set, Blend coffee, Milano sandwich
Osaka's most-used commuter coffee chain near Hankyu Umeda; the morning set is toast, hard-boiled egg, and blend coffee under ¥500 until 11:00.
Aun Coffee
- ★ 4.0
- ¥¥
- Tennoji and Abeno
Order Espresso, Seasonal filter, Pastry pairing
A roastery cafe near Namba Yasaka Shrine, opened in 2025 as the second AUN COFFEE site; espresso, filter coffee and pastries beside the roasting bay.
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