The 25 Best Restaurants in Osaka

Osaka will always be one of our favorite destinations in Japan. It’s one of the country’s most popular food cities and one we enjoy visiting again and again.

Since 2014, we’ve been to Osaka a total of four times. Each visit gives us the opportunity to explore new restaurants and to continually update and refine this food guide. Our goal is to give you the best, most complete, and most diverse food experience in Osaka, and I believe we’ve done just that with the latest edition of this guide.

We understand that when it comes to food, local knowledge is key. No one understands a destination’s cuisine better than a local which is why most of the restaurants and street food stalls featured here were recommended by locals – either by friends, Japanese food blogs, or local restaurant…