Cheap and delicious! 30 must-visit restaurants in Osaka

There are many famous, cheap, and delicious restaurants in Osaka. Ramen, udon, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, etc., you really should try these meals that appear in this article. And in these restaurants, you can taste delicious food at very affordable prices. Don’t miss them when you come to Osaka!

1. Honmiyake (本みやけ)：牛排丼（ステーキ丼）



The most popular item in the store is the $9 steak bowl, which is topped with plenty of steak. The average price of a meal in-store is under $10.
Address: B2F, Hankyu Sanban Street, 1-1-3 Shibada, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

2. Koga Style: Octopus Balls（たこ焼き）



There are many takoyaki vendors in Osaka, and Koga-ryu is one of them; it is often reported in magazines, TV shows, and other media. If you want to taste Osaka’s affordable and delicious instant snacks, you must come to Koga-ryu! Price range: $3-$5.
Address: 2-18-4 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

3. Daruma Shinsekai Main Branch: (だるま)新世界總本店：炸串（串カツ）



Fried skewers are a type of cuisine in which various meats, vegetables, seafood and other ingredients are skewered on bamboo skewers and then deep-fried. Tumbler is located in the Shinsekai area of ​​Osaka. Because it is a very popular store, it is always crowded and there is a long queue! Price range: $10-$20.
Address: 2-3-9 Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

4. 298 Umeda Store: All-you-can-eat yakiniku （焼肉 -食べ放題）



This affordable restaurant offers a 90-minute all-you-can-eat yakiniku plan and shabu-shabu! Prices start at $10.
Address: 10-2 1F, Doyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

5. Akagakiya Honten: Doteyaki （どて焼き- 牛すじ煮込み）



Doteyaki is a dish where beef tendons are simmered for a long time and eaten with miso and soy sauce. Akagakiya Main Store offers delicious Doteyaki and other dishes for only 280 yen! The average price of a meal in-store is under $5.
Address: 1-16 2, Namba 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

6. Meatball Katsu Nakamune Meat Shop: BBQ Offal (ホルモン焼き)



Meatball Katsu is located at the end of the shopping street. The store offers a variety of barbecue pork and sliced ​​beef meals. If paired with beer, the flavor will be even more charming. You must try the barbecue offal in the store. The taste is very popular among locals; many people also take it home to enjoy! Priced under $5.
Address: 3-11-4 Nakagaya, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

7. Isono Yutaro: 100-yen conveyor-belt sushi (回転すし)



Located in Namba, Isono Yutaro Restaurant (conveyor belt sushi) has two servings per plate, and each plate is priced at 100 yen. Available only on weekends: a lunch set of 8 plates of sushi and a mini udon for 380 yen; the store’s most popular set. Prices start at $1.
Address: 12-35 Yoshimoto Hall 2F, Namba Sennichimae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

8. Crab Workshop (かに Workshop) Kishiwada Store: All you can eat crabs (かに-食べ发题)



Crab Factory is a restaurant directly operated by the fishery company (かに専门 Fisheries Co., Ltd.). The store provides a variety of delicious seafood, sushi, salads and desserts from all over the world, with more than 60 all-you-can-eat meals. The restaurant is located on the Kishiwada coast, a suburb of Osaka. Lunch, $25, 90-minute time limit.
Address: 2-2, Nakai-cho, Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture (Google Map)

9. 551 Penglai – Rongqiao main store: Pork buns



The famous Chinese fast food in the Kanto region is called meat buns, while in the Kansai region it is called pork buns. The hot dough is filled with pork filling. The restaurant also offers other Japanese-style Chinese cuisine, you can also try it out! Prices are around $5, or less.
Address: 3-6-3 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

10. Unatoto (UNA とと) Osaka Umeda store: eel bowl (うな丼/うなぎ)



You can eat delicious mango donburi for only $5 in Osaka area! The bowl size is just right for those with small appetites, but may not be enough for those with big appetites; so you can order the large eel bowl for two people for $10. Price is $10, or less.
Address: 2-7-17 Kotobuki, Nishitenmang, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

11. Hanshin’s specialty: grilled squid (いか焼き)



Hanshin Department Store can sell more than 10,000 grilled squid a day. Grilled squid is a convenient instant dish that is dipped in eggs and flour and then grilled. The Hanshin Department Store located at the corner of the subway shopping mall is a very famous store with always long queues. The average meal price is under $5.
Address: B1F, Hanshin Department Store Umeda Main Store, 1-13-13 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

12. Nishiya Soba: Shouga Tempura (ショウガの天ぷら)



Japan has a special type of restaurant called "stand-up" (eating while standing)! Nishiya Soba is exactly this kind of stand-up soba restaurant, and its most recommended meal is the shouga kakiage udon (or soba) noodles. For energetic pasta fans, there may be something insatiable! Prices are around $5.
Address: 5-16-1 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, JR Tokai Shin-Osaka Station (Google Map)

13. Tonkatsu Taroufuku (とんかつ太郎福): Fried pork cutlet (トンカツ)



Tonkatsu is a dish of pork breaded in panko and deep-fried. In recent years, tonkatsu has become increasingly popular overseas. If you come to Japan, you must try authentic tonkatsu for yourself. If you want to be able to taste cheap and delicious tonkatsu in Osaka, Tonkatsu Taroufuku will be a good choice for you! The average meal price is under $10.
Address: 2-21-8 Tenka Tea House, Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (Google Map)

14. Usanamitei Matsubaya (うさみ台マツバヤ): Fox Udon (きつねうどん)



Udon has been a traditional noodle dish loved by Japanese people since ancient times, but it is not fried tofu udon; this kind of fried bird noodle was pioneered by Usanamitei Matsubaya, which is made with fried tofu on udon. pasta dishes. The average meal price is under $5.
Address: 3-8-1 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

15. Kiji (きじ) – Main store: Okonomiyaki (お好み焼)



If you ask what fast food Osaka is most proud of, it is Okonomiyaki. Mix the cabbage into the diluted wheat dough, grill it on an iron pan, then add the pork belly, sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes, and whatever else you want to add. In Umeda Ward, Kiji is one of the most popular and famous restaurants. Prices are around $10.
Address: 1F・2F, Shin-Umeda Shokudōgai, 9-20 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

16. Polar Star: Omurice Rice (オムライス)



Chicken rice is paired with tomato sauce and fluffy eggs, and then topped with beef stew sauce. Omurice has become a typical Japanese home dish. Legend has it that it was this restaurant called "Polaris" that invented omurice. Polaris is quite popular among foreign tourists. Average price is under $10.
Address: 2-7-27 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

17. Osaka Osho (Osaka Osho) – Dotonbori Main Store: Gyoza



Gyoza is one of the main Japanese-Chinese restaurants in Osaka, and there are chain stores throughout Japan. We recommend you order the handmade dumplings, which are reasonably priced and delicious, with the average price being only $10 or less.
Address: 1-6-13 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

18. Golden Dragon Ramen (金龙ラーメン): 拉麵（ラーメン）



Kinryu Ramen is the most popular ramen shop in the Namba area! The ordering method in the store is machine ticket purchase mode. We recommend you order the 600 yen ramen. Priced under $10.
Address: 1-1-18 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

19. Ajinoya: Fried noodles (やきそば)



Ainoya is a well-known Okonomiyaki restaurant in the Namba area, but it also has delicious fried noodles. Priced under $10.
Address: 1-7-16 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

20. PAUL Honmachi Store: All-you-can-eat bread lunch（パン食べ放題ランチ）



If you choose the $10 Colors Lunch, in addition to the main meal, you can also enjoy all-you-can-eat bread and all-you-can-drink drinks at the same time! This package combination is very popular with women. Prices start at $15, or less.
Address: 2-4-20 Nakazaki Nishi, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

21. Jiyuken – Namba Main Store: Curry  (名物 カレー)



The curry rice at Zi Zi Xuan is different from other curry restaurants. Zizi Xuan's curry rice will add raw eggs in the center of the rice. The eggs and rice are stirred together and it is quite delicious. Priced under $10.
Address: 3-1-34 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

22. Malukuli: Curry Udon (カレーうどん)



The curry udon is the store's most popular item, with 20 kinds of fillings added to the Hosori dragon noodles. Priced under $10.
Address: 5-795 Naka Mozucho, Kita-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture (Google Map)

23. Yamamoto (やまもと)：Green Onion Okonomiyaki (ねぎ焼き)



Scallion yaki is a type of Okonomiyaki that is topped with a large amount of green onions and topped with a special sauce. It is said that Yamamoto was the first restaurant to create green onion okonomiyaki. Priced under $10.
Address: 1-8-4 Jusanhonmachi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

24. Tekomai – Umeda Main Store: All-You-Can-Eat Steak（ステーキ食べ放題）



At Tekomai, you can enjoy the store's steaks, drinks, Teppanyaki, and all the meals you can enjoy at a very cheap price. Prices for men are $18 or less. Prices for women are $15 or less.
Address: 4-16 Doyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

25. Universal Studios Osaka: Golden Beer (バタービール)



Universal Studios - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened in June 2014. Inside the park you can find Golden Ale, a recipe created by J.K. Rowling himself. Priced under $10.
Address: 2-1-33 Sakurashima, Nakahana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (Google Map)

26. Dessert Kingdom – HEP FIVE: Dessert Buffet (デザートバイキング専店)



Osaka Dessert Kingdom offers more than 40 kinds of food in the buffet, including fresh desserts, hand-made sandwiches, pasta, salads, soups, etc. Priced under $15.
Address: 5-15 HEP FIVE 7F, Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

27. Mon Cher (Mon Cher Dojima Main Branch): 堂島蛋糕捲（堂島ロール）



Mon Cher's cake rolls are quite popular in the Osaka area. You'll notice that this fluffy sponge cake has more cream than any other cake roll you'll find. Price range $10-20.
Address: 2-1-2 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

28. North Pole: Handmade Popsicles（手作りアイスキャンデー）



"Arctic" is an old store that offers handmade popsicles in a variety of flavors. Milk, red bean, matcha, pineapple, strawberry... no matter how many years have passed, these flavors have not changed and are still loved by everyone. The price is under $5.
Address: 3-8-22 Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

29. Senseiya Coffee Shop: Comprehensive juice (ミックスジュース)



Senseiya Café is a well-known store in Osaka for its comprehensive juices squeezed from various fresh fruits. It is said that Senseiya Coffee Shop was the first tea shop in Japan to offer juice. If you have the chance, you must come and taste Qianchengwu’s fresh, hand-made comprehensive juice!
Address: 4-15 Ebisu Higashi 3-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)

30. Gozaohou – Osaka Station Store: Taiko Manju (太鼓まんじゅう)



Taiko manju is a traditional pancake dessert made into the shape of a taiko drum and filled with red bean filling. You can buy hot, freshly made taiko manju directly at the store. This well-known store can be found in the food courts of department stores. Price range is $5.
Address: 1F, JR Osaka Station, 3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City (Google Map)