Spherical balls of thin wheat-dashi batter enclosing octopus, spring onion, tenkasu, and pickled ginger, cooked in a cast-iron mould and served in groups of eight.
2 editor picks for Takoyaki in Osaka, ranked by editorial score. All Osaka signature dishes · Takoyaki across every city.
Aizuya Takoyaki
Dotonbori and Namba · Namba Nannan Town, 5-4-1 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0076
Aizuya, the Namba birthplace of takoyaki, making the purist Osaka version: small octopus balls without mayonnaise, with a liquid-centre batter.
Wanaka Takoyaki Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura · 2-12-8 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0086
A Shinsaibashisuji takoyaki counter rated among Osaka's best, known for its thicker dashi-rich batter and a tsuyu glaze instead of Worcestershire.