Best Japanese Food around Kansai Restaurants List

This is a well established unagi (eel) restaurant that has been in business for over 300 years and specializes in unagi grilled in the Kansai style. Osaka Mamushi (from 2,880 JPY), which contains rice and unagi in two layers, is a popular dish. During lunch time, guests with a reservation are served first (you may have to wait even if you made a reservation). Dinner is bookings only. When making a reservation, you need to let the restaurant which items you would like to eat.

This is a Japanese restaurant in a hotel, where a talented master chef prepares the dishes. If you visit the restaurant for lunch, be sure to try the Yamato nabe gozen (2,400 JPY) that's served in a small pot for one person. The Yamato nikudori (chicken) and Yamato imo (Japanese slimy potato) fried dumplings are stewed in the soup made of chicken stock with soy milk and cow's milk, providing the delicious, mild taste that will keep you coming back for more.

This is the second shop of the ramen restaurant Marui, which serves ramen piled high with chopped green onions. The store is brightly lit like a café and is popular among women, too.