Kadoya Shokudo is a ramen restaurant in Horie And Nishi Ku, Osaka.
A Shinmachi ramen institution since 1957: house-milled noodles in duck and shoyu broth. Queues form by 11:30 and the kitchen closes when soup runs out.
Must order: ['Duck soba', 'Gyoza']
Address: 4-16-13 Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0013
A Fukushima sardine-and-soy ramen specialist (Tabelog 100 2024) with a clean niboshi broth; at the 39th minute of each hour the staff hand out free desserts.
Order: ['Niboshi shoyu ramen', 'Wonton topping', 'Shoyu-marinated egg']
A Tenma teppan restaurant serving gluten-free okonomiyaki on request using rice-flour batter with nagaimo yam and pork belly; call ahead to confirm.
Order: ['Gluten-free okonomiyaki', 'Yakisoba teppan', 'Tsukimi okonomiyaki']
A Dotonbori landmark for Osaka okonomiyaki since 1945; nagaimo yam batter and pork belly on a table teppan, with bonito flakes and house sauce.
Order: ['Buta-tama (pork okonomiyaki)', 'Ika-tama (squid)', 'Negiyaki (spring onion)']
Operating since 1844, this Dotonbori institution serves the city's most storied oden: daikon, octopus, ganmodoki in unchanged ancient dashi.
Order: ['Tako kanroni', 'Daikon oden', 'Kinchaku']
Birthplace of omurice in 1922: thin omelette folded over seasoned chicken rice on a teppan. The Shinsaibashi original location is still the benchmark.
Order: ['Omurice', 'Cream croquette', 'Hayashi rice']
The neon dragon landmark on Dotonbori canal, open 24 hours. Pork-based tonkotsu-soy ramen for under ¥800; kimchi and garlic are self-service at the counter.
Order: ['Tonkotsu ramen', 'Extra chashu', 'Gyoza']
