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Okonomiyaki Kiji Honten

Rating87SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
A landmark of Osaka okonomiyaki culture, this Shin-Umeda Shokudogai institution has been firing its griddles since 1950 — over 75 years — while retaining an atmosphere so steeped in Showa-era nostalgia it feels almost cinematic.
1950年に新梅田食道街で開業して以来75年以上、JR大阪駅から徒歩2分の立地でありながら昭和の空気をそのまま残す、お好み焼き界の大看板。
Rated 3.67 on Tabelog with over 2,000 reviews, it has earned a spot on the Tabelog Top 100 Okonomiyaki list in 2018, 2022, and again through 2025, and its legacy runs so deep that a protege branch has thrived even in Tokyo.
食べログ3.67・2005件の評価を誇り、お好み焼き百名店に2018年・2022〜2025年と複数回選ばれ、のれん分けした若手が東京でも成功を収めるほどの実力を持つ。
All of this is just two minutes from JR Osaka Station, yet the price stays between 1,000 and 2,000 yen — a figure both locals and first-time visitors call almost unfairly cheap.
1,000〜2,000円という価格で梅田のど真ん中にこのクオリティがあるのは「安すぎる」と地元民も観光客も口を揃える。
Expect queues on weekends; aim for opening time or after 2 p.m.
週末は行列必至のため、開店直後か午後2時以降を狙うのが賢明だ。
Popular Dishes
Mixed Modern Yaki
ミックスモダン焼き
Buta-dama
豚玉
Ika-dama
イカ玉
What kind of place?
Fake reviews removed

Long-established okonomiyaki restaurant founded in 1950, in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai 2F. 2-min walk from JR Osaka Station. Authentic Osaka-style okonomiyaki with meticulous iron plate temperature control. Okonomiyaki Top 100 (2018, 2022-2025 consecutive). Tabelog 3.67, 2,005 reviews. Over 75 years of history proven by successful Tokyo noren-wake.

Praised as the best Showa-era okonomiyaki experience under the Umeda overpass and the top mixed modern in Osaka. Over 75 years of history proves its authenticity.

Business Hours
Mon – Sat11:30-21:30
SunClosed
Regular HolidaySunday
Phone06-6361-5804Call
Access
Shin-Umeda Shokudogai, 2nd floor. About 2-minute walk from JR Osaka Station and Hankyu Umeda Station. Stairs only (no elevator).
2F Shin-Umeda Shokudogai, 9-20 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
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Okonomiyaki Kiji Honten

Rating87SCORE
Popular Dishes
Mixed Modern Yaki
ミックスモダン焼き
Buta-dama
豚玉
Ika-dama
イカ玉
Business Hours
Mon – Sat11:30-21:30
SunClosed
Regular HolidaySunday
Access
Shin-Umeda Shokudogai, 2nd floor. About 2-minute walk from JR Osaka Station and Hankyu Umeda Station. Stairs only (no elevator).
2F Shin-Umeda Shokudogai, 9-20 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka
Phone06-6361-5804
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
A landmark of Osaka okonomiyaki culture, this Shin-Umeda Shokudogai institution has been firing its griddles since 1950 — over 75 years — while retaining an atmosphere so steeped in Showa-era nostalgia it feels almost cinematic.
1950年に新梅田食道街で開業して以来75年以上、JR大阪駅から徒歩2分の立地でありながら昭和の空気をそのまま残す、お好み焼き界の大看板。
Rated 3.67 on Tabelog with over 2,000 reviews, it has earned a spot on the Tabelog Top 100 Okonomiyaki list in 2018, 2022, and again through 2025, and its legacy runs so deep that a protege branch has thrived even in Tokyo.
食べログ3.67・2005件の評価を誇り、お好み焼き百名店に2018年・2022〜2025年と複数回選ばれ、のれん分けした若手が東京でも成功を収めるほどの実力を持つ。
All of this is just two minutes from JR Osaka Station, yet the price stays between 1,000 and 2,000 yen — a figure both locals and first-time visitors call almost unfairly cheap.
1,000〜2,000円という価格で梅田のど真ん中にこのクオリティがあるのは「安すぎる」と地元民も観光客も口を揃える。
Expect queues on weekends; aim for opening time or after 2 p.m.
週末は行列必至のため、開店直後か午後2時以降を狙うのが賢明だ。
87SCORE
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A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

Long-established okonomiyaki restaurant founded in 1950, in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai 2F. 2-min walk from JR Osaka Station. Authentic Osaka-style okonomiyaki with meticulous iron plate temperature control. Okonomiyaki Top 100 (2018, 2022-2025 consecutive). Tabelog 3.67, 2,005 reviews. Over 75 years of history proven by successful Tokyo noren-wake.

Praised as the best Showa-era okonomiyaki experience under the Umeda overpass and the top mixed modern in Osaka. Over 75 years of history proves its authenticity.

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