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Osaka's sole three-Michelin-starred kaiseki in a traditional Senriyama machiya. Seasonal menus draw on Naniwa vegetables and Awaji Island produce.
Order: ['Seasonal kaiseki course']
Zerohachi is a halal yakiniku restaurant in Dotonbori And Namba, Osaka.
Halal-certified yakiniku on the fifth floor of OCAT Mall, Namba; Akage wagyu and Kobe beef grilled table-side, all meat halal-sourced, prayer space available.
Must order: ['Akage wagyu karubi', 'Kobe beef', 'House kimchi']
Address: 1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0017
Osaka's sole three-Michelin-starred kaiseki in a traditional Senriyama machiya. Seasonal menus draw on Naniwa vegetables and Awaji Island produce.
Order: ['Seasonal kaiseki course']
Two-Michelin-starred French restaurant by Chef Yusuke Takada, using Japanese ingredients from Osaka's farms and Seto Inland Sea coastal waters.
Order: ["Chef's tasting menu", 'Japanese beef course']
A Michelin-starred Kitashinchi omakase counter; Chef Sato sources Seto Inland Sea fish direct from fishermen to a 14-seat pale-wood counter.
Order: ['Omakase course']
A Michelin-starred ten-seat counter in Nishihommachi; chef-owner Akinari Fujita trained in Normandy, Basque Country, and Lyon before returning to Osaka.
Order: ["Chef's omakase menu"]
The world's first Michelin-starred izakaya (one star since 2010); Shigeo Nakamura cooks dashimaki tamago and roasted chicken to careful izakaya standard.
Order: ['Roasted chicken', 'Dashimaki tamago', 'Sake pairing']
A Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Nishitenma by chef Koji Azuma, whose Chinois-Fume concept fuses Chinese flavour with French culinary structure.
Order: ["Chef's tasting menu"]