Eat in Kitashinchi and Fukushima, Osaka

La Cime

• ★ 4.8
• French
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Chef's tasting menu, Japanese beef course

Two-Michelin-starred French restaurant by Chef Yusuke Takada, using Japanese ingredients from Osaka's farms and Seto Inland Sea coastal waters.

Sushi Minazuki

• ★ 4.7
• Omakase Sushi
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Omakase course

A Michelin-starred Kitashinchi omakase counter; Chef Sato sources Seto Inland Sea fish direct from fishermen to a 14-seat pale-wood counter.

Agnel d'Or

• ★ 4.7
• French
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Chef's omakase menu

A Michelin-starred ten-seat counter in Nishihommachi; chef-owner Akinari Fujita trained in Normandy, Basque Country, and Lyon before returning to Osaka.

Nagahori

• ★ 4.6
• Izakaya
• ¥¥¥

Order Roasted chicken, Dashimaki tamago, Sake pairing

The world's first Michelin-starred izakaya (one star since 2010); Shigeo Nakamura cooks dashimaki tamago and roasted chicken to careful izakaya standard.

Koryu

• ★ 4.5
• Kaiseki
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Seasonal kaiseki menu

Two-Michelin-starred kaiseki in a formal tea-house setting; Chef Hamano uses Osaka Bay seafood and Naniwa vegetables in precise seasonal courses.

Hajime

• ★ 4.3
• French fine dining
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Planet Earth tasting menu

Three Michelin stars for chef Hajime Yoneda, who won them on French cooking in 2008 and holds them on the innovative cuisine he turned to in 2012.

Moeyo Mensuke

• ★ 4.4
• Ramen
• ¥

Order Duck chashu ramen, Tori shoyu ramen, Half-rice set

Fukushima's duck-chashu ramen shop, famous for slow-roasted duck breast in a clean shoyu broth; a 20-seat counter that fills quickly by 12:00 and 19:00.

Resshi Shoyu Menkobo Sanku

• ★ 4.1
• Ramen
• ¥

Order Niboshi shoyu ramen, Wonton topping, Shoyu-marinated egg

A Fukushima niboshi ramen specialist working a clean dried-sardine and soy broth. Dinner service starts at 18:39, a pun on the sanku in the shop name.

NITO Coffee and Craft Beer

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• ¥¥

A dual-concept Kitashinchi space: specialty coffee and latte art until afternoon, transitioning to craft beer and simple bites in the evening.

Nagahori Michelin Izakaya

• ★ 4.5
• Izakaya
• ¥¥¥

The world's first Michelin-starred izakaya, unknown outside Japan despite a star held since 2010. No English signage; booking requires Japanese.