The 10 Best Restaurants You Must Visit in Kuromon Ichiba Market, Osaka

Eat, eat, and eat! Osaka is not only famous for its huge selections of sightseeing spots and attractions, but also for its tremendous selections of foods as well. At Kuromon Market, you can find Osaka’s most famous street food; from Takoyaki to Strawberry Cream Choux Cake. Equipped with high speed wi-fi connection and clean toilet, make sure to explore this awesome market when you’re visiting Osaka!

1． Maguroya Kurogin

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If you love tuna, you should definitely stop by Kurogin for its superb Maguro Bowl! Kurogin is a tuna specialty store, and it serves one of the best Maguro Bowl in Japan!

The Maguro Bowl at Kurogin uses the finest tuna in the market, that melts right away in your mouth. One of our favorite is the Tricolor Tuna Bowl that uses fatty tuna, medium fatty tuna, and red flesh tuna!

2． Kuromon Sanpei

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Kuromon Sanpei is the biggest fish market in Kuromon, and it sells not just fresh fish, but also fresh fish eggs, sashimi, sushi, and seasonal seafood products as well.

One of the best dishes you should try at Kuromon Sanpei is its delicious lobster & shell miso soup, which uses a whole lobster in it. Don’t forget to buy one of the seafood dishes and enjoy eating it at the eat in space on the corner of the store!

 
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3． Kuromon Kushisei

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Osaka is famous for its delicious kushikatsu (fried cutlets skewers), and Kuromon Kushisei serves not just the best kushikatsu in Osaka, but also the best soft shell crab burger as well!

The soft shell burger at Kushisei is exceptional; the fried soft shell crab is very crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside. Matches perfectly with tartar sauce, you should definitely grab and eat this burger when visiting Kuromon Market!

4． Minami

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People in Osaka love eating fugu (blowfish), and you can find a lot of fugu specialty stores in Osaka. At Kuromon, you should definitely stop by Minami for its superb fugu sashimi!

We strongly recommend you to try tessa; a thin sliced fugu sashimi, which is served with special ponzu sauce!

5． Ishihashi Shokuhin

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Ishihashi Shokuhin is famous for its exceptional oden. Oden is one of the most traditional food in Japan, and you can find oden at any convenience stores in Japan.

However, Ishihashi Shokuhin’s oden is totally different than the oden at the convenience stores, as the oden is boiled with special broth. Don’t forget to stop by Ishihashi Shokuhin to try its great Osaka style oden!

 
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6． Maruzen Shokunikuten

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If you love eating Japanese beef, then you should definitely visit Maruzen Shokunikuten for its great Japanese beef cuts. From A5 Japanese beef to Kobe beef, you can find various types of Japanese beef cuts at Maruzen.

You can choose the meat and have it grilled by the clerk in front of you, so don’t forget to stop by this shop if you’d want to eat high quality Japanese beef cuts like a boss!

 
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7． Takoyaki Doraku Wanaka Kuromon Market Branch

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Takoyaki is one of Osaka’s most iconic foods, and you can find many Takoyaki stores in the city. At Kuromon, you can find one of the best takoyaki in town, sold at Wanaka.

Wanaka uses bonito and kombu broth as the ingredients of the dough, creating very tasty and juicy takoyaki. You can eat your takoyaki with sauce, salt, or Ponzu at Wanaka, so make sure you stop by Wanaka for its great takoyaki!

 
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8． Green Beans Parlor

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Green Beans Parlor can be considered as one of the best coffee beans shops in town, and you can purchase not just roasted coffee beans, but also raw green coffee beans as well.

You just have to choose your favorite beans and have them roasted by the clerk (from 300 grams, you can choose the roasting method as well). You can also order the house blend coffee as well (ice or hot), which costs around JPY 200!

9． Yumeshokutaku Shofukuan

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Yumeshoktuaku Shofukuan sells savory delicatessens, which use only the freshest and the best ingredients taken directly from Kuromon Market. Many people visit Shofukuan for its delicious delicatessens and lunch set, but this shop is actually famous for its great pudding as well!

Shofukuan’s pudding uses fresh eggs, natural vanilla beans, Hokkaido’s fresh cream, & sweet honey, creating very smooth and creamy pudding that melts right away in your mouth! Why don’t you try Shofukuan’s pudding for your desserts?

10． Daiwa Kaen Osaka Kuromon Main Branch

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Daiwa Kaen Osaka Kuromon Main Branch is one of the most famous juice stands in Japan, and it serves not just superb fruits juice, but also tempting fruits sweets as well.

Famous as a luxurious fruits stores, Daiwa Kaen serves the best strawberry roll cae that uses a huge amount of Fukuoka’s Amao strawberries. Daiwa Kaen is also famous for its delicious cream choux cake, that uses a lot of fresh fruits as its toppings!

 
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Let’s Eat Delicious Foods in Kuromon Ichiba!

Kuromon Market accommodates many delicious and tempting food stores, but most of them are close on 6.p.m. (18:00). Thus, make sure you stop by Kuromon Market when visiting Osaka!