Food and Dining in Osaka

Most people who visit Osaka look forward to the foodie delights that await them. Downtown Osaka is basically split into 2 main areas: the Kita (north) side around Osaka Station and Umeda, and the Minami (south) side around Shinsaibashi and...

Osaka thrived as Japan’s centre of commerce during the Edo era. With its strong financial background, the city became home to a blossoming tradition of gastronomy. The depth of Japanese cuisine is savoured in style at high-class traditional Japanese restaurants...

Osaka is fondly known as the ‘kitchen of Japan’, and the regional capital of the Kansai region has an abundance of dining options. You can find everything from traditional kaiseki fine dining, to the more home-style cooking of okonomiyaki and sukiyaki....

Osaka has long been regarded as a foodie paradise in Japan – it's even called the nation's kitchen. Thanks to its location between the sea and mountains, the city's food culture highlights freshly caught seafood and high-quality produce.  Osaka's culinary highlights...