During the coldest season of the year, warm oden is the best treat of all. Oden is also a dish that can feature all types of ingredients, from the standard ones, such as radish, konnyaku, and eggs, to the more unusual ones. Here, we have selected five restaurants in Osaka where you can enjoy delicious oden. Enjoy this warm dish unique to winter!
Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome Station - Konabe no Oden KEI
Feast on a wide variety of creative oden dishes served in small pots.
Konabe no Oden KEI is a restaurant specializing in oden served in small pots and is located just a 1-minute walk from Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome Station. The restaurant prides itself on creative oden dishes served in a choice of two types of oden broth: white chicken soup stock and spicy soup stock. Perfect for single diners or couples, Oden in a Small Pot is served in an earthenware pot on a tabletop stove, so you can enjoy it while hot.
The interior of the restaurant has a warm, homey atmosphere with a lot of natural wood. There are only nine seats at the counter. The cozy setting increases the closeness among diners. The restaurant always has a lineup of 8 to 10 brands of sake that go well with the signature oden dishes. They also recommend you try Broth with Sake, which is oden broth mixed with sake.
Konabe no Oden KEI
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY
Access: 141m from Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station
Address: Renga street, 6-3-26, Tenjimbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Map
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Shinsaibashi - Jidori to Toridashi Oden Takajin Minami Senba Branch
Oden in Chicken Broth prepared by a chicken restaurant specializing in chicken dishes.
Located a 4-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station, Jidori to Toridashi Oden Takajin Minami Senba Branch is a restaurant specializing in oden with local chicken and chicken broth. Here, you can enjoy a menu featuring local chicken from Daisen that was prepared that morning. In addition to the grilled chicken, another specialty of this restaurant is oden in chicken broth. The chicken is cooked in a broth full of chicken flavor, so the ingredients soak up the flavor of the chicken.
Jidori to Toridashi Oden Takajin Minami Senba Branch
Access: 4 minutes walk from Shinsaibashi Station
Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Dashimaru
Enjoy affordable oden and deep-fried skewers with sake.
Dashimaru, located a 4-minute walk from Tanimachi Yonchome Station, is a homey Japanese-style pub where you can enjoy oden and deep-fried skewers at reasonable prices. The Assorted Oden is perfect for cold days and includes standard items such as radish, deep-fried tofu, and eggs, as well as a wide variety of ingredients such as cheese and tomatoes, as well as lettuce. Another appeal is that you can assemble several ingredients into a pot and make oden out of them.
The restaurant has tables with plenty of space. There is plenty of room between seats, so strollers can be accommodated, making this restaurant a great place for a family with small children to enjoy delicious food. You can enjoy oden and deep-fried skewers made with fresh ingredients purchased directly from the market in a relaxed atmosphere.
Dashimaru
Access: 4 minutes walk from Tanimachi Yonchome Station
Esaka - Yamato Kuroudo
Warm oden with a refined broth that you can't get enough of!
Yamato Kuroudo
Access: 6 minutes walk from Esaka Station
Nakatsu - Joyato Toyosaki Honke
Kansaidaki, a favorite of the people of Naniwa.
Located a 5-minute walk from Nakatsu Station, Joyato Toyosaki Honke is a restaurant with a long history, having opened in 1945. Named by the famous actor Mr. Hisaya Morishige, Kansaidaki is made of broth containing sea bream head, Rausu kelp, and white miso, as well as carefully prepared ingredients, and this is the only place where you can find it. It has a humble flavor that the people of Osaka love.
Joyato Toyosaki Honke
Closed: Sundays
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 800 JPY
Access: 5-minute walk from Exit #1 of Nakatsu Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway - Midosuji Line
Address: Toyosaki 2-8-14, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Map
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