6 brunch rooms in Osaka we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Osaka | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Osaka is a riverside habit as much as a menu, built around the canals and converted warehouses of the centre. Northshore sits on the water in Nakanoshima and Kitahama and anchors the scene, with its weekend pancake service drawing the longest waits. The Umeda and Kita crowd splits between bills Umeda and THE CITY BAKERY Osaka Umeda, while West Wood Bakers covers the same all-day eggs and bread in Horie and Nishi-ku.
Northshore ★ 4.8
Nakanoshima and Kitahama · 1-1-28 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0041
Osaka's most photographed riverside cafe, a second-floor converted warehouse with a terrace above the Dojima River; known for souffle pancakes.
Northshore ★ 4.8
Nakanoshima and Kitahama · 1-1-28 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0041
Osaka's most photographed riverside cafe, a converted warehouse over the Dojima River; known for souffle pancakes and a morning specialty coffee ritual.
bills Umeda ★ 4.6
Umeda and Kita · 4-20 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011
The Grand Front Osaka branch of Bill Granger's Sydney brunch brand, famous for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and impossibly soft scrambled eggs.
West Wood Bakers ★ 4.5
Horie and Nishi-ku · 1-16-9 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0015
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.
THE CITY BAKERY Osaka Umeda ★ 4.3
Umeda and Kita · 2-2-22 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001
The Osaka franchise of New York's THE CITY BAKERY, serving weekend brunch with the pretzel croissant, granola bowl, and legendarily thick hot chocolate.
Northshore Weekend Pancake Edition ★ 4.0
Nakanoshima and Kitahama · 1-1-28 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0041
Northshore's weekend-only expanded pancake menu runs from 08:00-11:00, including a seasonal fruit souffle stack and the full specialty coffee bar.