Street food in Osaka & Kyoto

The Kuromon Market entrancePhoto: Mc681 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Best time: Daytime

Kuromon Market

Street food Shopping

About 150 shops, wholesale and retail, selling seafood, produce and food to eat on the spot — right outside Nippombashi Station.

What to eat
  • Tuna belly sushi & sashimiThick cuts of fatty tuna picked from the counter and eaten on the spot
  • Grilled scallop & sea urchinGrilled in the shell with butter and soy
  • Wagyu skewerBite-size grilled beef on a stick, a market favourite
  • Strawberry mochiA whole fresh strawberry wrapped in soft rice cake
Tip Each shop sets its own hours and closing days, so check the stalls you want before you go.

In these courses: Osaka & Kyoto

Dotonbori canal lined with neon signsPhoto: Ray in Manila / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0Best time: After dark

Dotonbori

Street food

Osaka's best-known nightlife strip: giant signs and neon along the Dotonbori canal, at their brightest after dark.

What to eat
  • TakoyakiRound batter balls with octopus: crisp outside, molten inside. Very hot in the middle
  • OkonomiyakiGriddled cabbage pancake topped with sauce, mayo and bonito flakes
  • Tonkotsu ramenRamen in a rich pork-bone broth
Tip The Tombori River Cruise is a 20-minute mini cruise along the canal, leaving from Tazaemonbashi Pier.

In these courses: Osaka & Kyoto

Shinsekai street with Tsutenkaku TowerPhoto: Sakai Yayoi / Wikimedia Commons · CC0Best time: Evening

Shinsekai

Street food

An old downtown district around Tsutenkaku Tower. Its Janjan Yokocho, a 130-metre street of about 50 shops, is known as the town of kushikatsu.

What to eat
  • KushikatsuDeep-fried skewers of meat, vegetables and seafood. Dip in the shared sauce only once
  • DoteyakiBeef tendon slow-cooked in miso
Tip No double dipping: where a shared sauce tray is used, dip each skewer only once. You can eat as much of the cabbage alongside as you like.

In these courses: Osaka & Kyoto

Courses with street food