5 japanese rooms in Osaka, editor-picked by TableJourney. All cuisines in Osaka | Japanese across every city.
Kashiwaya
Umeda and Kita · 2-5-18 Senriyamanishi, Suita, Osaka 565-0871
Osaka's sole three-Michelin-starred kaiseki in a traditional Senriyama machiya. Seasonal menus draw on Naniwa vegetables and Awaji Island produce.
Koryu
Kitashinchi and Fukushima · 3-3-3 Uchiawajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0047
Two-Michelin-starred kaiseki in a formal tea-house setting; Chef Hamano uses Osaka Bay seafood and Naniwa vegetables in precise seasonal courses.
Ajikitcho Horieten
Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura · 1-22-6 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0014
One Michelin star; a sukiya-style kaiseki room in Kitahorie where the second-generation chef sources seasonal Kansai produce in the Kitcho tradition.
Dotonbori Imai Honten
Dotonbori and Namba · 1-7-22 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0071
One of Dotonbori's oldest udon restaurants; the kitsune udon recipe has been unchanged since the 1940s; dashi is simmered in a 70-year-old clay pot.
Tonkatsu Koshiro ★ 4.4
Shinsaibashi · 2-10-24 Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Tonkatsu Koshiro runs an omakase tonkatsu counter at Minami-Senba; three lunch cuts and six dinner cuts daily, each explained cut-by-cut at the 10-seat bar.