10 upscale places in Osaka, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Osaka: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Osaka food.
Craftroom ★ 4.8
Umeda and Kita · 1-3-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001
Asia's 50 Best Bars-ranked Osaka cocktail bar by Ryu Fujii, experimenting with Japanese ferments and distillates in a discreet Umeda basement under Osaka.
Fujimaru Winery Shimanouchi ★ 4.8
Dotonbori and Namba · 1-1-14 Shimanouchi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0082
Osaka urban winery established in 2013, producing Yamabudo wild-grape wine in-house and serving natural Japanese bottles by the glass in Shimanouchi.
Bar Nayuta ★ 4.7
Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura · 1-6-17 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0086
A ten-seat Amerikamura cocktail bar near Triangle Park where bartenders craft bespoke drinks to each guest taste from house-made syrups with no fixed menu.
Nagahori ★ 4.6
Kitashinchi and Fukushima · 1-3-9 Uemachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0005
The world's first Michelin-starred izakaya (one star since 2010); Shigeo Nakamura cooks dashimaki tamago and roasted chicken to careful izakaya standard.
Ghost Ultra Lounge ★ 4.6
Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura · Shinsaibashi Arty Inn, 2-17-3 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0086
Amerikamura flagship basement electronic venue hosting Tokyo and international DJs on a Funktion-One sound system; open from 22:00 Thursday to Saturday.
NOAM Wine Bar ★ 4.6
Shinsaibashi and Amerikamura · 1-17-27 Higashi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0083
A Shinsaibashi natural wine bar with over 300 references from small European producers; strong in Beaujolais, Loire, Georgian orange, skin-contact bottles.
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.
Nagahori Michelin Izakaya ★ 4.5
Kitashinchi and Fukushima · 1-3-9 Uemachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0005
The world's first Michelin-starred izakaya, unknown outside Japan despite a star held since 2010. No English signage; booking requires Japanese.
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten ★ 4.2
Dotonbori and Namba · 1-6-18 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0071
The restaurant behind Dotonbori's mechanical crab sign, serving full Hokkaido crab courses and individual crab kaiseki since 1960 on five floors.
Zerohachi ★ 4.0
Dotonbori and Namba · 1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0017
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.