While most tourists flock to Dotonbori and Namba in Osaka, locals know to dine at Umeda near the Osaka Station for some of Osaka’s best and reasonably priced restaurants.
Read all about kuwayaki at Kushiyakitei here
Kushiyakitei
7/F Grand Front Osaka, South Hall
4-20 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
+81-6-6485-7794
11am to 2:30pm, 5pm to 10:3
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Katsukura
B1F Applause Town
19-19 Chayamachi
+81-6-6486-3751
11am to 9pm
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Hitsumabushi Bincho
7F Grand Front Osaka, South Building
4-20 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka
+81-6-6371-5759
Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 9:30pm
Friday and Saturday, 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm
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Echi Ponte Vecchio a Osaka
10F Lucua JR Osaka Station
3-1-3 Umeda, Kita-Ku, Osaka
+81-6-6485-7745
11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm
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Moritaya
JR Osaka Station Branch
10F Lucua 1100
3-1-3 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
+81-6-6341-1029
11am to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm
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