Eat in Tennoji and Abeno, Osaka

Sushi Harasho

• ★ 4.5
• Omakase Sushi
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Omakase nigiri course

Two-Michelin-starred omakase sushi in Tennoji; Chef Harasho sources the morning auction at Osaka's Honmachi fish market for a 12-seat counter.

Yugen

• ★ 4.4
• Japanese
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Chef's tasting menu

Two Michelin stars; chef Keisuke Mifune brings a kaiseki-rooted omakase that shifts monthly with Kansai seasonal produce at a Tennoji counter.

Coffee Taiga

• ★ 4.2
• Specialty Coffee
• ¥¥

Order Kenya AA coffee, Ethiopia single-origin, House latte

A Tennoji-ward specialty cafe opened in 2023 in a renovated corner building, focused on Kenya, Ethiopia, and Indonesia single-origin coffees.

Aun Coffee

• ★ 4.0
• Specialty Coffee
• ¥¥

Order Espresso, Seasonal filter, Pastry pairing

A roastery cafe near Namba Yasaka Shrine, opened in 2025 as the second AUN COFFEE site; espresso, filter coffee and pastries beside the roasting bay.

Tsuruhashi Koreatown Market

• ★ 4.4
• Market
• ¥

Japan's largest Korean market surrounds Tsuruhashi station in alleys selling kimchi from stone crocks, Korean BBQ cut to order, japchae, makgeolli wine.

Aizen Matsuri

• ★ 3.7

Aizen Matsuri at Aizendo Shomanin in Osaka's Tennoji ward runs 30 June to 2 July, opening the summer with a yukata Hoekago parade, a purification service and festival stalls.

Tsuruhashi Korean Back Alleys

• ★ 4.0
• Korean BBQ
• ¥

The lanes behind the Tsuruhashi market arcade hold family yakiniku restaurants serving offal over charcoal at ¥150 to ¥300 per skewer from the 1960s.