You can kind of think of kushikatsu like assorted chicken nuggets on a stick – with a bunch of choices for what’s inside. I found that Osaka food generally has a richer taste than food in Kyoto and Tokyo, which suited me more. Hi Michael, thank you very much, really appreciate it. Can I just ask, how much is your daily food budget? We also went to Japan and Taiwan for a month each-and we enjoyed some of the food you are enjoying too. I am freaking starving now – thanks, good to know that Osaka is more than sushi and rice! Flying today from Argentina to Japan , and I’m definitely using all your guides as reference. Japan has so many awesome things going for it, but the food is definitely my highlight!! I’m not going til June, but research starts now. The staff were very happy when we told them we’d come from Osaka specifically to eat at their restaurant and we showed them their own photo in your blog (http://migrationology.smugmug.com/Japan-2015/i-rG6DM5N/0/X3/kobe-beef-japan-1-X3.jpg). I ordered the Momofuku Classic, a plain but soothing bowl of noodles. If you ate that in Wales you’d be on the toilet for a week! Do you like my photos? I enjoyed your vlogs and blog. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In Osaka (and throughout Japan), people take their ramen very seriously. ), Anyways, hope to hear from you soon. Glad you enjoy Tayu Tayu, a fantastic little place – such good food and friendly service. Great work. We learn so much . I had a fish, an omelet (not pictured), some pickled seaweed, and some eggplant, and everything was pretty good, and I enjoyed the laid back diner style. Born in Osaka, kushikatsu is yet another home-grown Japanese food that’s wildly popular in Osaka. Find the best Hibachi near you on Yelp - see all Hibachi open now and reserve an open table. Now, that you’ve conquered Japan, where are you headed to next? I will visit Osaka soon. Everything looks wonderful! Anyway, great great location ! #foodexcursion, I’m moving to Osaka next week and cannot wait to get through this whole list. I’m a huge fan of Chinese food as well. So I think as long as you go to a specific chicken sashimi restaurant in Japan, it’s not a concern. From outside, the restaurant looked quite small and calm, but inside it was large, with about 10 sushi chefs, and it was loud and energetic – it felt like I was at the fish market – a fantastic sushi dining environment. thank you. I’m not sure if this is the best okonomiyaki in Osaka, but I’ll trust my wife on this one, who said it was really good. Keep up the great work! Really cool to hear from you, and thank you for watching our videos and reading the blog. Thanks for the best food blog ever! If you’re not too picky, the best way to order yakitori is to just order the amount of skewers you want in your set, and let the chef mix and match the parts of the chicken for you. Thank you Tristan, hope you have a great upcoming trip to Osaka! Hi Samia, thank you very much. How to get there: It’s about a 10 minute walk from Tamagawa Subway Station. Saw you on Zimmerin Bangkok show and was sold on your food opinion. Enjoy the dessert and the sushi! You can now eat Japanese food like sushi or tempura all over the world. Safe journeys! Here are a few of the places I ate sushi when I was in Osaka: After exploring the Kuromon Ichiba Market one afternoon, we wanted to sit down for a more substantial meal. Hope you have an amazing trip! They looked so fresh and the tuna….UNBELIEVABLE! And… The box sushi is Hako-zushi not Kako-zushi. Website: http://maguroya-nakatsu.jp/ Ramen Yashichi (らーめん弥七) is a small restaurant, but they maintain a quality and flavor of ramen that blew me away. The videos are so helpful and entertaining. Don’t be afraid to get in there and choose a few items from the jacuzzi. Sushi & Sashimi Menu Main Menu Lunch Special Menu. Since I had no idea what to order, I got the Doubutsuenmae Set for 2,000 JPY ($16.68), which included a range of different skewers which we all shared. Yes, very doable, do it all, and enjoy the food! i have to bookmark this page!! Hi Mark, I am Christie from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Going out to hunt for that tuna belly! Next time I go back I want to go to all the places you went! It’s such a wonderful experience to read your blog and watch the videos , it inspires me to travel for food. Greetings to your whole family, and thank you all for watching our videos. Greetings to your friends as well! Love all the photos and videos you made on Osaka and Tokyo. Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to try a kappo meal when I was in Osaka, but I’m hoping to have the chance on future visits. Enjoy the food, and if you have any questions about visiting Osaka, or any other food tips or restaurant suggestions, I would love to hear from you. I love your latest videos on Osaka! Please remember your fans around the world are waiting More Super Awesome Stuffs from you. Will fix that typo now. Love your stuff. Hope you have a great day also! You can have a "one-coin lunch" (named because it costs 500 yen) that consists of sets like ramen and fried rice, ramen and white rice, etc. ↓ Last year, I took my husband and son to Thailand, Inodnesia & Korea, and all our son could think of was having “real” sushi. Even without the seafood, there are so many good specialities in Japan, I know you would enjoy it. We stopped in a place down a side alley called Shimotaya (裏なんば酒場 しもたや thank you to everyone for your help in the comments identifying this place), and it was the perfect way to end a 14 day eating trip to Osaka. planning to visit japan next year, love to hear about your blog, thank you very much. Because most of food are very delicious and cheap. When you get to Osaka and start wandering around and eating, you’ll be quick to find that at just about every major market there are a few takoyaki vendors… and they are typically some of the busiest restaurants in the entire market. rad brother! Hi Peter, thank you very much. How long will you be in Osaka? on top. Website: http://www.ippudo.com/index.html They were so sticky, they were like melted cheese on top. Glad we share a passion for food and travel! You Rouse To great Heights with your passion !! Everything on my plate of sushi was excellent, but the negitoro, minced fatty tuna sitting over a bite of rice wrapped in fresh seaweed, was my ultimate piece. Osaka Japanese Steakhouse (910) 755-6188 110-D4 Shallotte Crossing Pkwy, Shallotte, NC 28470 Will write more soon. Thank you very much Tristan, and hope you have wonderful trip. Hello! – Best Sushi So Far and a Quick Visit to Nara……. This place is just ok and not really for me. A crunchy fried stick dipped in the sauce is surprisingly tasty. I’ll be going there in early December, so I’ll definitely try some on your list with the limited time I have there… Cheers! I love watching all your videos! I really liked the skewer of beef and the cheese. Awesome blog!!! Awesome guide! Have wish to visit their. Hi Ellis, thank you very much, and so cool to hear you’re going to Japan tomorrow. Then again, you may be better off eating a few spoonfuls of eel sauce or mayo to get the same thing you'll eat when you come here. Menu. It has Hakata in the name, the old name for central Fukuoka. Hey Bryan, Great to hear from you, thank you very much for your support, Ying and I appreciate it. We would never know this place without you so thank you very much. THANK YOU MARK for this very informative and interesting read. Hey Jenny, thank you very much, glad this is helpful, and hope you can visit Osaka in the future. Yes, I’ve also heard about the other wondrous kinds of Japanese beef available. Love your vlogs! and the tuna man at kuramon markets. Also Koga Ryu should be Kouga. as this is my first trip there i am very curious to taste what actual ramen or rather in general all kinds of the food in japan, as i am a regular fan of keisuke tonkotsu king in singapore. You can go there directly by train. Thanks for maintaining your blog, it’s such a great source of information for those of us who, like yourself, feel that food is the best reason to travel! Osaka to me is popular for its street food or snack … We will be in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe during Christmas and New Years period, super excited! Website: http://takoyaki-wanaka.com/ Happy Eating! Gracias ! Thanks for the list! Thank you very much Sophie, really appreciate it. Address: Japan, 〒542-0076 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka When our train arrived to Kobe, we met up with Lauralee and her husband, who drove us out to La Shomon (焼肉バル), one of their beef restaurants located in the Tarumi area of Kobe. That was a treat. Hey Rienk, awesome to hear that, hope you have an amazing trip! Kudos!! How to get there: You’ll see them making takoyaki somewhere in the middle of the walking street at Kuromon Ichiba Market. Hi Yoiyoibei, thank you very much for the recommendation, that looks delicious. Hard to find something that taste bad. There are two branches of this sushi restaurant within the same market, both with a continual line of customers waiting to get in. How to get there: Take the subway to Hommachi station, take Exit 28, and it’s just a short walk from there. Wow! Thanks so much for this site! Hi Tadaharu, nice to hear from you, and thank you very much for the local recommendations. Help!!! Price: About 800 – 1,200 JPY ($6.66 – $10) per bowl of udon Am I correct? Looking at your pictures, make my saliva drooling !!! Kiji was packed when I went, so the staff and chief were under water, I had to wait 1.5 hours before getting served. In addition to above My wife loves to watch your Youtube blogs, especially the looks of food orgasms. ..and so much now that I am working for an International Boarding g School here in Canada .I am in charge of one of the Cooking Clubs .Most of the students coming g from Asia . NOTE: Before we get started on this food guide, just remember that Osaka is a big city in Japan, and just about all the best Japanese foods from around the country are available. But here are a few of the ones I ate at, just in case you need some specific restaurant suggestions: This Shokudo Diner (心斎橋食堂) located in the Shinsaibashi area of Osaka is cafeteria style, and you just walk through the entrance and pick and choose whichever dishes you want. Thank you for documenting my next food trip! Address: 西区京町堀1-9-10-103, Osaka, Japan 550-0003 Hey Cody, thank you very much for your support. After a train ride and a few hours walking around Himeji Castle (so many stairs), we headed back on the Shinkansen and metro to Shinsaibashi to hunt down Ikkaku. Hey Jelaine, that’s great news. Amazing pics. Hi Joschi, I can’t thank you enough for all your support over the years. Hi Kelli, excellent, glad you’re going to visit Japan in a few days. this article was very helpful. It’s not only fish and seafood that Japan excels at serving, but grilled Japanese beef and meat is another meal you don’t want to miss when you’re in Osaka. I really appreciate people who put effort in things like this. Japanese curry is quite a fusion food, a curry flavor that originally comes from India, but routed through the curry culture of Britain. Just wondering is it very expensive to travel from Kobe to Tokyo by Train? Hope you’re doing well! I just share your content in Twitter. It’s a fantastic restaurant. Other than that, I also love to exercise and keep active, and also probably a bit just runs in my family. Hey G, it’s still coming, will be on Day 12 of the Osaka videos. Japanese cuisine is well-known of its quality, everyone knows about that and say the same about it. Hi Mary, thank you for reading and for watching our videos. Thank you for Awesome food and traveling guide. Great post and videos! Mark, thank you for your Osaka and Tokyo Food Guide. sorry again Nick and Emily. Hi Zachary, thank you very much for your support, really appreciate it. In my opinion, the term doesn’t have to do with the fact that Japanese food is a bit on the pricey side, but it’s rather a metric of the abundance of food and how food is such an important part of social life and culture in Osaka (also check out my Tokyo food guide here). And will you travel around Japan as well? You are awesome. Top Osaka Shopping Malls: See reviews and photos of shopping malls in Osaka, Japan on Tripadvisor. Great foodies here as well. I wasn’t really expecting to eat here, but after visiting the Instant Ramen Museum, we decided to have a real bowl of ramen, and we stepped into a ramen restaurant that looked good, and because I can’t speak or read Japanese, we had no clue it was Hakata Ippudo Ramen until we got in and started reading the menu. I had an incredible dinner at Harukoma last year and I’m glad you featured it in your blog. Will definitely try them when I’m going to Japan (hopefully soon!!). The grilled pork skewers were extremely flavorful with a perfect smoky and fatty taste, and the staff were really friendly. You make it all look so simple…….. Oh excellent, have a fun time in Osaka and enjoy the sumo tournament. Haha, thank you very much Chanthi, and so glad you can’t resist the delicious faces! I have heard about coromon echiba market. Can’t wait to eat all that great food, we leave for Japan next Wed! Thank you for the blog and vlog . Also was it hard getting over the language barrier. i really enjoy watching all the videos, thanks for giving out budget information for the travelers . Your videos are like a godsend. I was seriously hoping to eat at a restaurant called Chitose Nikusui (千とせ) when I was in Osaka, but unfortunately, due to back to back holidays on my last few days in Osaka, I missed it. your experience is very inspiring! Need to go to Japan someday. I started doing a lot of research quickly, on local blogs / websites, and also when I started posting on social media I would get recommendations on where to eat from locals. I have to be honest and say I didn’t actually eat at Ajinoya Okonomiyaki (味乃家), but when I was getting some video editing done, Ying went off with her sister and had okonomiyaki here. Thank you Lynn, have an amazing trip to Japan! .. I’m missing Osaka sooooo much! Hi Mark! If you take a walk down the main walking street of the market, you’re bound to see a nice lady dishing out piping hot vegetables, tofu, and skewers, from a scary looking vat of brown bubbling broth. But MY GAWD everything looks so tasty. I did not know Ramen (Cup Noodles) was invented in Japan, I thought this instant food was from China. Go check out his blog here. Since I am a Muslim, I don’t eat pork. Byeee for now. So that’s mainly how. I enjoyed watching your video, and your expression for every new “taste sensation.” I am going to Japan in a couple of weeks, and am soooo looking forward to the food!!!! Hi Rima, thank you very much, we really appreciate it, glad this will be helpful on your future visit. Congrats for the blog and the youtube videos. I had wanted to visit Japan for many years before going for the first time as well, and it was largely because I had to save up before going. Thanks. Hey Mark, I am really a big fan of you. Great blog post! Thank you very much Gloria, hope you can visit Japan in the future! I watched all your Osaka videos and it makes me want to go there myself so so badly. Explore other popular cuisines and restaurants near you from over 7 million businesses with over 142 million reviews and opinions from Yelpers. You’ve been such a inspiration for foods to try when i’m in Japan (i’m there next week for 3 weeks!!) When you gonna visit hk?! Tomorrow my wife and me will fly to Japan. Needless to say, it was delicious! They had an English menu, and the ordering was done in a-la carte fashion. 10000 yen of taxi ride plus got up at 2:30 am are totally worth it. While it can’t compare to the quality at a real sushi restaurant, I quite enjoy conveyor belt sushi for the food and the atmosphere. Address: 14-13 Namba Sennichimae, Kawanishi Dai3 Bldg. Thank you very much for the invitation to Germany and to stay at your place, really appreciate it. Thanks! The kobe beef on top of our list ;D. Thanks for the blog. We know that we can count on your food guide! Tsukishima is a famous area of lots of monja restaurants on the streets. I am a huge fan of chicken in all it’s forms but this was just perfection. Thank you and keep up the good work. Not sure if you are a big fan of Chinese foods, you should go visit Guangzhou, China. I recently found your blog and videos channel while watching your Singapore food vlogs. – Michaela and Ernesto Maestas , ABQ, New Mexico 87104. http://bit.ly/1KJVAEv. So many cool places I had never experienced in Tokyo. She also really liked that at Ajinoya Okonomiyaki (味乃家), you could self-add as much sauce and bonito fish flakes as you wanted. Prices: 400 – 500 JPY ($3.33 – $4.16) I’m flying from NZ to Osaka in 2 days time and I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos on Osaka. Loved all the vlogs Mark. Hey Shirley, great to hear you’ll be visiting Osaka soon. Prices: 400 – 500 JPY ($3.33 – $4.16) I ordered the 12 piece set, which included 12 different pieces of nigiri sushi, all picked by the chef, which probably changes by the day depending on what fish and seafood is available. I’m going with my wife in March to Osaka and a bit of saliva fell on the computer while reading your blog!! So unfortunately, no Endo Sushi for me on my latest trip to Osaka. Please keep up doing what you do. Also, cool to hear your son enjoys sushi, fantastic! Thank you! Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh sushi. Every Thursday is the class . Hey, next time you’re in the USA, please come to Oregon! Website: http://www.endo-sushi.com/english.html Impressing level of detail, great pictures and data. Mark, I will be travelling alone and I just love Japanese food, not too much on the ramen though. Love your blog, very informative and I adore your visuals We recently launched the world’s first online platform called visit.org, where you can book tours and activities with nonprofits, and at the moment we are giving away our cookbook with recipes from nonprofits for free to everyone who signs up here http://bit.ly/1WESVQ1 ! It’s called Curry House CoCo Ichibanya. Traveling to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka next month. La Shomon has extremely reasonably prices, one thing is because they are located a bit outside of the city (about 20 – 30 minutes from the center or Kobe), and they are catering to local a local crowd, instead of right in the middle of the city. I wasn’t sure when I was eating it at the time, but just went with it. Many thanks and great work! I lost the weight once i got State-side. If you plan to do more extensive long distance travel pretty quickly, I think it may be a good idea to buy a pass. We’re landing in Tokyo and will slowly make our way to Kyoto and Osaka! But sometimes there are some great suggestions, and Oretachi No Curry Ya (俺たちのカレー家) was an excellent recommendation for Japanese curry in Osaka. Yes, I’m really hoping to be able to take a European trip soon in the future. Wow! Okonomiyaki is then cut into pizza like slices, and you can either choose to eat it by cutting off a bite, or using your individual spatula to lift up your entire slice to your mouth. I love tuna in all it’s many wondrous forms and now you’ve made me drool all over myself! Was planning my maiden trip to Tokyo, with a quick peak at Kyoto & Osaka. After following your blog and youtube channel for the last few months in the lead up to our Japan holiday, today was finally the day my wife and I embarked on our “Mark Wiens Recommended Day” in the Osaka region. Hi Lester, thank you for reading, glad you enjoyed it! Hi Lee, thank you very much, really appreciate your support. (especially this latest blog post, the quality in both this and your recent Osaka videos are outstanding). Again, the sour, sweet, and salty sauce is what really made it good for me. Although I tried to upload the link We’ll definitely check out the takoyaki places and the diners you visited! Can you recommend a particular area to stay in osaka. Hi Mandy, thank you for the comment, and glad this food guide is helpful for planning your upcoming trip to Japan. The food here never fails to absolutely destroy my digestive system, and I eat Chinese/Japanese/Asian food at least twice a week. : P Hi Fabian, great to hear that. If you’re ready to take on some parts of the cow that you didn’t even know were possible to eat, a horumon experience is something you can’t miss in Osaka. True about the menus, I was always wandering what we were missing out on with only half the menu in English, but nevertheless, such excellent food! Japanese food is so beautiful, like art work! Hope you have an excellent trip and enjoy the food! Sounds good, definitely when we visit Kuala Lumpur again, we’ll let you know! Unfortunately it did not have any of the restaurants that I went to so I could not share the experience. Yakitori, Japanese grilled skewers of chicken, is one of my favorite Izakaya foods. Thanks! Yakiniku is the Japanese style of grilling beef, typically where you grill the meat yourself on a tabletop charcoal grill in the middle of your table. Along with the occasional oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl), one of my favorite meals to eat at a cafeteria diner restaurant in Japan is the broiled mackerel set, which typically comes on a tray, served with a few small side salads and pickles, and a bowl of rice. Hopefully one day, you could arrange a trip to Vancouver, BC, Canada. thanks for the vlog!! One of my favorite Japanese foods to eat sushi, but I’m not the biggest fan of the nigiri style. Their restaurant is located on Naniwa-Suji street which is a little bit far from Namba Station. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Mark, thanks for the blog and videos. OMG, thank u so much. But yes, after 2 weeks in Japan, I was definitely ready to start eating some spicy food. That sounds like a good choices for places to visit. Kigawa is one of the famous kappo restaurants in Osaka, and you can read reviews about it here and here. Love your blog. How to get there: La Shomon is about a 20 minute train ride from central Kobe, in an area called Tarumi. Hope this helps, and hope you can visit Japan in the future. A bunch of pancake like batter is first poured flat into the hot mold, before a pre-cooked piece of octopus is tossed in the middle. Udon noodles are served in many different styles, including with curry, in hot soup, in cold soup, and even dry with a dipping sauce (highly recommended by the way). Enter your address for ETA. Dining in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture: See 165,092 Tripadvisor traveller reviews of 38,614 Osaka restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Thank you very much for sharing! It’s a chain restaurant, and there are even branches outside of Japan now as well. Glad this guide will help. When I was in Osaka, I also really wanted to try Hanakujira, a highly regarded oden restaurant in Osaka, but I ran out of time before I could try it. Do you remember which restaurant you ate at? I could hardly believe how big they cut the tuna belly and the quality and quantity of their uni (sea urchin). Go somewhere else, literally anywhere. The best place to experience Osaka's food culture is the neon-laden Dotonbori district near Namba Station, which is packed with all types of eateries along its main thoroughfare and many side streets.. For a nostalgic atmosphere of past decades, the Shinsekai district with its kushikatsu shops and shogi parlors cannot be beaten. I’m daydreaming about Kobe beef because of you… . I love watching your YouTube videos! You were not kidding when you said a huge blog!! The restaurant turned out to be Takoyaki Wanaka (たこやき道楽 わなか 千日前本店), one of the more famous brands of takoyaki in Osaka with multiple branches around the city. The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake of 1995 caused a decline in demand for international schools, as there were about 2,500 U.S. nationals resident in Osaka after the earthquake while the pre-earthquake number was about 5,000. I had first ordered Set 2 of the Skewers, and the house specialty Meatballs. Thanks so much, lots of great ideas for eating out already , Yummy..:) Its my favorite foods..thanks for share great information on Japanese foods..Many of times I go to japan..i love the country, people and food also!
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