Vegan Japanese¥¥Shinsaibashi and AmerikamuraThu-Tue 11:30-14:00, 17:30-20:00; Wed closed
A vegan Japanese diner reimagining Osaka soul food: tofu karaage, vegan dashimaki tamago, and obanzai daily plates using kombu dashi and no animal products.
Order: ['Vegan obanzai set', 'Tofu karaage', 'Seaweed dashi ramen']
Vegan¥¥Nakanoshima and KitahamaMon-Thu 11:30-17:00; Fri 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:00; Sat 11:30-17:00; Sun closed
Osaka's longest-running vegan restaurant, serving brown-rice set meals, tempeh burgers, and house-fermented hatcho miso soup. No fish stock.
Order: ['Brown rice teishoku', 'Tempeh ginger stir-fry', 'House miso soup']
Ramen¥Horie and Nishi-kuWed-Mon 10:00-15:00; Tue closed
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.
Order: ['Duck soba', 'Gyoza']
Ramen¥Kitashinchi and FukushimaWed-Mon 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Tue closed
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']
Okonomiyaki¥¥Tenma and Tenjinbashi
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']
Okonomiyaki¥¥Dotonbori and NambaFri-Wed 11:00-22:00; Thu closed
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)']