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Best crab in Osaka

11 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated crab in Osaka on Tabelog are Ikeda Kozo, Nishi-Tenma Tsukiya, and Canigene Kitashinchi, and a typical dinner costs about ¥40,000 per person.

Our analysis of these 11

  • 27%book online in English (3)

3 can be booked online in English, 2 online in Japanese only and 6 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (4, in Japanese), TableCheck (2), the restaurant's booking form (1). 5 of these 11 open on Sundays, when many restaurants in Japan are closed.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

Ranked list

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 3 of these 11 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    Ikeda Kozo池田紘三

    Crab, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 5 min walk from Ōebashi Station

    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥33,000 Snow Crab Omakase and up (Pri…
    • ¥38,000 Snow Crab and Matsutake Omaka…
    • ¥45,000 Snow Crab and Hairy Crab Omak…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.78

  2. 2

    Nishi-Tenma Tsukiya西天満 つきや

    Crab, Minamimorimachi, Tenma & Tenjin, 5 min walk from Naniwabashi Station

    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • ¥40,000 Live snow crab omakase course…
    • ¥45,000 Live king crab omakase course…
    • ¥50,000 Extra-large hairy crab omakas…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.69

  3. 3

    Canigene Kitashinchiかにじぇんぬ 北新地

    Crab, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 5 min walk from Ōebashi Station

    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥30,000 Kanijenne Seasonal Kaiseki Co…
    • ¥45,000 Live Hairy Crab and Ise Lobst…
    • ¥60,000 Live Matsuba Crab Course [Ava…
    • +6 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥40,000–49,999

    Tabelog 3.65

  4. 4

    Kanizen蟹善

    Crab, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 4 min walk from Kitashinchi Station

    • Private rooms

    ¥40,000–49,999

    dinner per person, about $270–330

    Tabelog 3.61

  5. 5

    Hareya Betteiはれや別邸

    Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 1 min walk from Kitashinchi Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥10,000 Steamed Hairy Crab - Seasonal…
    • ¥18,000 *Seasonal Limited* Special Cr…
    • ¥20,000 Freshly Prepared Live Crab Co…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.37

  6. 6

    Oyogi Torafugu Ikegani Ryori Ajihei Sonezaki泳ぎとらふぐ活蟹料理 あじ平 曽根崎

    Crab, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 7 min walk from Higashi-Umeda Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Sundays
    • ¥7,500 Oyogi Torafugu Course 【Jun
    • ¥9,800 Oyogi Torafugu Course "Miyabi
    • ¥10,000 Oyogi Torafugu Ajihei Creativ…
    • +6 more · per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.38

  7. 7

    Matsuba Tei松葉亭

    Crab, Toyonaka, 17 min walk from Shōji Station

    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.14

  8. 8

    Kasumi Kani Ichiban香住蟹一番

    Crab, Namba, Dotonbori & Nipponbashi, 4 min walk from Nippombashi Station

    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥12,800 Seasonal Limited Luxury Cours…
    • ¥13,800 Kasukabe Crab Enjoyment Cours…
    • ¥14,800 Kasumi Crab Full Course ◆ Ind…
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥1,000–1,999

    Tabelog 3.06

  9. 9

    Kappou Mahoroba Kani割烹まほろば 蟹

    Crab, Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi, 3 min walk from Nagahoribashi Station

    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥44,000 Mahoroba Crab Course
    • ¥55,000 Winter Limited, Sek crab Incl…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥40,000–49,999

    Tabelog 3.09

  10. 10

    Shinsaibashi Kanizen心斎橋 蟹善

    Crab, Namba, Dotonbori & Nipponbashi, 7 min walk from Nippombashi Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥44,000 Shinsaibashi Kanizen Recommen…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.08

  11. 11

    Ashiyaあしや

    Crab, Ikeda & Mino, 10 min walk from Minoh-kayano Station

    • Cash only
    • Private rooms

    ¥50,000–59,999

    dinner per person, about $330–400

    Tabelog 3.04

How to book these 11, and what they charge

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
TableCheckEnglish2¥10,000 · Hareya Bettei
the restaurant's booking formEnglish1—
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only4¥7,500 · Oyogi Torafugu Ikegani Ryori Ajihei Sonezaki
By phone only—6—

Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.

About crab in Osaka

There are 11 crab restaurants in Osaka in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 3 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 7 at ¥40,000 or more. The neighborhoods with the most are Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station (5), Namba, Dotonbori & Nipponbashi (2), Toyonaka (1), and Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi (1).

3 of the 11 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 10 accept credit cards. 4 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end crab cost in Osaka?

Dinner at the 11 crab restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥79,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥40,000: 3 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 7 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

Can I book crab in Osaka online?

Yes for 3 of the 11: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2) and the restaurant's booking form (1). 2 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 6 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end crab restaurants in Osaka?

It depends on the restaurant: 5 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.