Dining Out in Osaka

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• Puffer Fish（Fugu, ふぐ）
• Kushi-katsu（串カツ）
• Yaki-niku（Japanese BBQ, 焼き肉）
• Okonomi-yaki & Tako-yaki（お好み焼き・たこ焼き）
• Other Japanese Foods
• Vegan Foods: Comming soon

Puffer Fish (Fugu)

Puffer Fish, or Fugu in Japanese, is a famous poisonous fish. In Japan, licensed chefs cook non-poisoned parts, so it is 100% safe. Fugu is the crisp and deliciousness. You can enjoy various kinds of dishes such as sashimi, fried fish nuggets, hot sake with grilled fins and so on. The meals are a little expensive (3,000 to 10,000 yen/person) but excellent.

Puffer Fish Restaurants in Osaka

• Location Smart Web
• Google Map

Local-arrangement Committee’s Recommendations

• Guenpin Fugu (recommended by Sei Ikeda and Nobuchika Sakata)
  • Official page
  • Google Map

Kushi-katsu

_{Middle: ©Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, Right: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryumu/2953559756}

Kushi-katsu is a Japanese dish of fried skewered chicken, pork, seafood, and seasonal vegetables. like sushi restaurants. In Osaka, you eat kushi-katsu after dipping your skewer into the provided sauce. The commonsense rule of Osaka-style kushi-katsu is that it is prohibited to dip the kushi-katsu with the mouth into the sauce again (no double dipping). Kushi-katsu is fast, easy to eat and cheap (up to 100 yen/skewer) food.

Kushi-katsu Restaurants in Osaka

• Google Map

Local-arrangement Committee’s Recommendations

• Ganzo Kushikatsu Daruma Dōtonbori (recommended by Sei Ikeda)
  • Yelp page
  • Google Map

Yaki-niku

_{Left: Wikipedia Yakiniku}

Yaki-niku is a Japanese style barbeque, mixed with beef and vegetables on gridirons over a flame. Osaka is the most famous city for yaki-niku in Japan. You eat baked meats after dipping in special soy sauce. You can try various parts of beef such as loin, filet, short rib, tongue outside skirt, and liver.

Yaki-niku Restaurants in Osaka

• Location Smart Web
• Google Map

Local-arrangement Committee’s Recommendations

• Tajimaya E-Ma (recommended by Nobuchika Sakata)
  • Official page
  • Google Map

Okonomi-yaki & Tako-yaki

_{Right: ©Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau}

Okonomi-yaki is a Japanese pizza-like pancake containing various ingredients such as vegetables, noodles, and pork. Osaka is famous for okonomiyaki as well as Hiroshima. In Osaka-style okonomi-yaki restaurants, you can enjoy making your okonomi-yaki and tako-yaki by yourself.

Okonomi-yaki & Tako-yaki Restaurants in Osaka

• Location Smart Web
• Google Map (okonomi-yaki)
• Google Map (tako-yaki)

Local-arrangement Committee’s Recommendations

• Akichan (recommended by Sei Ikeda)
  • Google Map

Other Japanese Foods

_{Top left: ©Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau}

• OSAKAMON (Leaflet about Food Specialties Published Osaka Prefecture)
• OSAKA FOOD GUIDE
• OSAKA-INFO
• japan-guide.com
  • Types of specialized Japanese restaurants
  • How to dining out
  • Okonomiyaki
  • Alcoholic beverages
• Guide to Osaka night life
• A Guide to VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS in OSAKA