Best izakaya in Osaka
24 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated izakaya in Osaka on Tabelog are Sumisho Mikuriya, Noguchi Jiro, and Shokudo Tanoshii, and a typical dinner costs about ¥19,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 24
- ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (10 of 24)
- 25%book online in English (6)
1Sumisho Mikuriya¥15,000–19,999
2Noguchi Jiro¥20,000–29,999
3Shunten Shin¥15,000–19,999
4Shokudo Tanoshii¥15,000–19,999
5Kimiya Osaka Honten¥20,000–29,999
At the 10 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, about the same as the ¥14,300 median of all 131 izakaya in Japan; the lowest is ¥10,000 at Hareya Bettei. 10 of these 24 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. 6 of these 24 take bookings online.
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- 1
Sumisho Mikuriya炭匠 御厨
Yakitori, Minamimorimachi, Tenma & Tenjin, 6 min walk from Minami-morimachi Station
Bib Gourmand2026百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.99
- 2
Noguchi Jiro野口次郎
Izakaya, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 5 min walk from Watanabebashi Station
百名店2026- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.72
- 3
Shunten Shin旬天 伸
Tempura, Tsuruhashi & Uehonmachi, 4 min walk from Tanimachi Kyūchōme Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2025- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- ¥18,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 26% above the list median
Tabelog 3.64
- 4
Shokudo Tanoshii食堂 たのし
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 3 min walk from Ōebashi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.68
- 5
Kimiya Osaka Hontenきみや 大阪本店
Yakiniku, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 9 min walk from Nakazakichō Station
百名店2022- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥24,000 Popular NO1.*★Premium Filet C…
- ¥24,000 Special Tongue Included, Blac…
- ¥35,000 Supreme Course — September &…
- per person, tax incl. · 33% above the list median
Tabelog 3.63
- 6
Kitashinchi Yamato北新地 大和
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 4 min walk from Ōebashi Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥3,600 Reservations Only at 12:00, D…
- ¥17,600 Seasonal Special Kaiseki Cour…
- ¥22,000 Seasonal Exquisite Kaiseki Co…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 7
Sushi Fukushima寿司福島
Sushi, Fukushima & Noda, 4 min walk from Fukushima Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥9,878 Matsu Course: A course featur…
- ¥13,200 Kiwami Course +" A Plan to En…
- ¥19,800 VIP Course: A lavish plan to…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.50
- 8
Sushi Zen鮨し禅
Sushi, Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi, 5 min walk from Nagahoribashi Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥16,000 Soft Drink Free Drink Include…
- ¥18,000 Enjoy exquisite dishes and ni…
- ¥23,000 Enjoy exquisite dishes and ni…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.55
- 9
Sanma Hantachi Shokudoさんま半立ち食堂
Izakaya, Fukushima & Noda, 3 min walk from Tamagawa Station
- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.56
- 10
Yakitori Toki焼鳥 刻 TOKI
Yakitori, Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi, 5 min walk from Nishiōhashi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Thursdays
- ¥15,730 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 11
Tamakazura玉鬘
Izakaya, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 2 min walk from Kitashinchi Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.54
- 12
Oshokuji Osakana no Mise Mikado三門
Izakaya, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 6 min walk from Higashi-Umeda Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.52
- 13
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. · 30% below the list median
Tabelog 3.37
- 14
Kita Shinchi Hanayagi北新地 はな柳
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 4 min walk from Kitashinchi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥19,800 Koto Hogi Kaiseki Course - Pe…
- ¥22,000 Kiwami Course: Experience the…
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.37
- 15
Wa Fujimoto和 藤もと
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 3 min walk from Nakatsu Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥16,500 From January 2023, Reservatio…
- per person, tax incl. · 15% above the list median
Tabelog 3.21
- 16
Mikasa美加佐
Kaiseki, Namba, Dotonbori & Nipponbashi, 5 min walk from Nippombashi Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Thursdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.17
- 17
Matsu Miya松宮
Kaiseki, Tennoji & Abeno, 3 min walk from Abeno Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- ¥9,900 Course
- ¥14,000 Course
- ¥14,000 Dinner course
- +7 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.16
- 18
Osumitsuki Someya御炭樹 そめ家
Fugu, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 2 min walk from Kitashinchi Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- ¥11,000 Dinner course
- ¥13,200 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.10
- 19
Sushi Tsutsumiすし堤
Sushi, Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi, 6 min walk from Nagahoribashi Station
- Counter seats
- ¥22,000 Standard Sushi Tei Omakase Co…
- per person, tax incl. · 54% above the list median
Tabelog 3.09
- 20
Yasaka弥さか
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 2 min walk from Kitashinchi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥14,300 Dinner Course
- ¥16,500 Dinner Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.09
- 21
Sushi Masa鮨し雅
Sushi, Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi, 5 min walk from Nagahoribashi Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,000 MASA Course with All-You-Can-…
- ¥18,000 MASA Course with All-You-Can-…
- ¥23,000 VIP Course with All-You-Can-D…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.03
- 22
koryouri Yuikoryouri ゆい
Izakaya, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 2 min walk from Kitashinchi Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
- ¥11,000 Savor Sakamoto Beef. Omakase…
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Tabelog 3.01
- 23
Kushiyaki Sho串焼 将
Izakaya, Ikeda & Mino, 3 min walk from Ishibashi handai-mae Station
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
- 24
Izakaya Mami居酒屋真美
Izakaya, Nishinari-ku, 4 min walk from Dōbutsuen-mae Station
- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
How to book these 24, and what they charge
10 of these 24 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 6 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only, 11 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (10, in Japanese), TableCheck (5), Hot Pepper Gourmet (2, in Japanese), OMAKASE (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 5 | ¥10,000 · Hareya Bettei |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥18,000 · Shunten Shin |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 10 | ¥10,000 · Hareya Bettei |
| Hot Pepper Gourmet | Japanese only | 2 | — |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 11 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
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 izakaya in Osaka
There are 24 izakaya in Osaka in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 21 at ¥15,000–19,999, 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station (12), Shinsaibashi, Minami-Senba & Nagahoribashi (4), Fukushima & Noda (2), and Tsuruhashi & Uehonmachi (1).
6 of the 24 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 21 accept credit cards. 3 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end izakaya cost in Osaka?
Dinner at the 24 izakaya listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥19,000: 21 at ¥15,000–19,999, 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 10 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,300.
Which izakaya in Osaka have won awards?
Sumisho Mikuriya, Noguchi Jiro, Shunten Shin, and Kimiya Osaka Honten have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book izakaya in Osaka online?
Yes for 6 of the 24: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (5) and OMAKASE (1). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 11 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end izakaya 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.