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This section covers Osaka Station City, Umeda 3-chome (Acty, Daimaru, Hotel Granvia), Umeda 1-chome (E-ma, Maru Bldg, etc.), and south of Kita-Shinchi. Areas to the west (Herbis Plaza, Ent, Hilton West) are covered in the Umeda 2-chome guide, and those to the north and east are covered in the Hankyu Umeda area guide.
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Osaka Station City

Bills - Australian: Umeda
[ Open 8:30am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Best known for their Australian-style gourmet breakfasts, Bills also offers an eclectic menu of modern, casual international cuisine. Cocktails are similarly diverse, with drinks like zucchini...
[ Open 8:30am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Craft Beer Market - Beer bar: Umeda
[ Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily. ]
When Craft Beer Market opened their first branch in Tokyo they shook up the craft-beer scene with their low prices, wide beer selection, good food and overall mass appeal. Their first Osaka branch...
[ Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily. ]
Motomura - Gyukatsu: Umeda
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Tokyo-based Motomura is the most popular of the handful of restaurants serving gyukatsu (deep-fried beef cutlet) in the capital. Served rare in the middle with a thin, crunchy layer of breading...
[ Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Wired Cafe Lucua - Cafe: Umeda
[ Open 10am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Decent food and a very lively atmosphere at this branch of the popular Wired Cafe chain. There is some terrace seating looking out over the Osaka Station City complex below.
[ Open 10am-10pm (LO) daily. ]
Rikyu - Japanese regional: Umeda
[ Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Good charcoal-grilled beef tongue from this Sendai-based chain. You'll also find beef-tongue curries, stews, sausages and other yoshoku-style dishes, along with regional sake from Miyagi Prefecture. ...
[ Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Ab - Buffet: Umeda
[ Open 11am-3:30, 4:30-11pm daily. ]
This lively hotel restaurant is worth knowing about for its lunchtime buffet (Y1890 weekdays, Y2100 weekends). They also offer a dessert buffet if you're in need of a mid-afternoon pick-me-up.
[ Open 11am-3:30, 4:30-11pm daily. ]

Umeda 3-chome

Modo di Ponte Vecchio - Italian: Umeda
[ Open 11:30am-2, 6-9:30pm. Closed 1st, 3rd Mondays. ]
This stunningly appointed restaurant offers serious modern Italian cooking at accessible prices - full-course lunches are Y2100-4725, and dinners start at Y5775, although the bill climbs quickly when...
[ Open 11:30am-2, 6-9:30pm. Closed 1st, 3rd Mondays. ]

Umeda 1-chome

Ashoka - Indian: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO). Closed 3rd Monday. ]
Good curries at budget prices in this basement branch of Kyoto's famous Indian-restaurant landmark.
[ Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO). Closed 3rd Monday. ]
Bali Lax - Misc. Southeast Asian: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 5pm-midnight daily. ]
The elaborate interior here looks like it was airlifted from a beach resort in Bali, and the space is set up for parties of up to 100 people at a time. The food is a fun mix of various Southeast...
[ Open 5pm-midnight daily. ]
Chuoken - Ramen: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 11am-10pm. Closed 3rd Monday. ]
One of the rare places in town where you'll find Nagasaki-style noodle dishes, including sara-udon - stir-fried seafood, pork and vegetables in a thick sauce served on a bed of crunchy ramen noodles....
[ Open 11am-10pm. Closed 3rd Monday. ]
Takonotetsu - Takoyaki: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 11am-11pm. Closed 3rd Monday. ]
Sure you can get takoyaki anywhere in town, but here the metal takoyaki grills are actually built into the tables, and the grills also serve as a motif for the decor here, if it can be called that. ...
[ Open 11am-11pm. Closed 3rd Monday. ]
Craft Beer Base Bud - Beer bar: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm daily. ]
A lively, very down-to-earth craft-beer bar, Bud offers an inspired selection from their eight taps - generally four brews from the US and two each from Japan and Europe. All pints are priced at...
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm daily. ]
Craft Beer Base Seed @Hanshin - Liquor shop: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 10am-8pm daily. ]
Located in the liquor section of Hanshin department store's food hall, this outlet of the Western-Umeda beer shop offers around 100 craft beers and Belgian beers for sale. Prices are slightly higher...
[ Open 10am-8pm daily. ]
Hanshin Department Store - Retail: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 10am-8:30pm daily. ]
One of Umeda's biggest food floors is located in the basement of Hanshin.
[ Open 10am-8:30pm daily. ]
Shake Shack - Burgers: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Angus-beef burgers and milkshakes are the main draw at this first Osaka branch of the New York-based chain. The Smoke Shack cheeseburger, with cherry pepper relish and applewood-smoked bacon, is...
[ Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Cafe Biblioteque - Cafe: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 9am-11:30pm daily. ]
This hip little cafe with attached art-oriented bookstore is a relaxing place for a break from shopping in E-ma or nearby. There's a substantial, inexpensive food menu featuring quiche, stews and...
[ Open 9am-11:30pm daily. ]
Okinawa - Okinawan: Umeda 1-chome
[ Open 5-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays. ]
The very popular Restaurant Okinawa fills up soon after work lets out, probably because of their cheap drinks. The Okinawan food - dishes like champuru stir-fries and pig's ear - seems mainly...
[ Open 5-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays. ]

South of Kita-Shinchi

Mogami - Kushiage: Umeda
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Earthen walls with backlit niches and the spacious dining room at Mogami elevate the humble kushikatsu (fried morsels on skewers) to a feast. There are 36 different kinds, from fish to vegetables,...
[ Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO) daily. ]
Sun - Japanese: Umeda
[ Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm daily. ]
One of the older branches of Sun (they opened in 1996), with first-rate izakaya fare, pleasant decor and panoramic views in several directions. Full-course menus start at Y5500, or you can order a...
[ Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm daily. ]
Akashiya - Japanese regional: Umeda
[ Open 5pm -2am (LO). Closed Mondays. ]
The prices on the menu outside Akashiya are in U.S. dollars and the sign reads: we have loco food. Does this mean crazy or local? It's a little of both. Masa, your congenial host, will cook up an...
[ Open 5pm -2am (LO). Closed Mondays. ]
Outback Steakhouse - American: Umeda
[ Open 5-11pm (LO; Sat, Sun 12-11) daily. ]
Sometimes we all get the craving for old-fashioned barbecued ribs or chicken, or Outback's main specialty - American-style steaks. (Lunch is available only on weekends.) Note the new location.
[ Open 5-11pm (LO; Sat, Sun 12-11) daily. ]
Pogo - Bar: Fukushima
[ Open 6pm-1am (Sun -11pm) daily. ]
Formerly known as "Craft Beer Kitchen Pogo," the bar transformed itself into a more cocktail-friendly "Tansan Bar Pogo" in July 2019. In addition to a wide range of highball varieties, they still...
[ Open 6pm-1am (Sun -11pm) daily. ]
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