In Osaka, the city of foodies, it’s common for sushi restaurants to be cheap and delicious! ! As someone who loves sushi restaurants and drinks, I have selected 6 sushi restaurants that are not conveyor belt sushi restaurants but are made by artisans and are typical of Osaka: cheap,”delicious,” and “interesting.” to introduce.
Popular sushi battlegrounds in Osaka city: Sonezaki, Tenma, and Shinsekai
There are many cheap and delicious popular sushi restaurants in Osaka, but the
three areas of “Sonezaki, Tenma, and Shinsekai”
are particularly competitive areas where many such popular sushi restaurants gather. This time, I would like to introduce
two sushi restaurants in each of these three areas that I recommend.
Sonezaki Area ① “Kame Sushi Sohonten” founded in 1950
The first restaurant in the Sonezaki area is “Kame Sushi Sohonten.” It’s a long
-established sushi restaurant founded in 1950. It’s
popular, but it has the atmosphere of a long- established restaurant
, and it has a nice atmosphere.
The shop has two counter seats, and the capacity of the shop is large.Also , most of the customers tend
to pick up some sushi and leave quickly, so in order to increase the turnover rate, the shop has a large capacity. There are 4 to 5 chefs at all times and 2 to 3 staff in charge of the floor, which is quite a system.It’s amazing how they work at full capacity during busy times during the day and at night.
It’s a popular sushi restaurant and the prices are low, but I
think they have decent toppings considering the price.
My personal recommendation is the lean tuna,
especially the tekkamaki, which is cheap at 350 yen and consistently delicious.
An interesting point about Kamesushi is that they use color-coded plastic tags instead of
paper to record what they eat.When you see the plastic tags piled high, you often feel like you’ve eaten too much. However, it’s a popular sushi restaurant , so even if you eat normally and have a light drink, it will cost around 3,000 to 4,000 yen, so you can eat with peace of mind.
Kame sushi
budget：night¥4,000～¥4,999 noon¥2,000～¥2,999
holiday：Mondays and 2nd Tuesdays (If Monday is a holiday, Tuesday will be closed) Year-end and New Year holidays (12/31~1/3)
address：2-14-2 Sonezaki, Kita Ward , Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Sonezaki Area ② “Nawa Sushi Main Store” founded in 1952
The second restaurant in the Sonezaki area is Nawa Sushi Honten, which was founded in 1951.
Actually, there is a shop next to the first one, Kame Sushi Sohonten. So, I always have trouble deciding
whether to go to Kame Sushi or Nawa Sushi .
Nawa Sushi Honten
is interesting because there is a boardroom in the middle of the restaurant, and there are counter seats in a circle surrounding it.
The great thing about Nawa Sushi Honten is
that if you enter the store before 7pm, you can get a free draft beer (small).
Therefore, we recommend that you arrive at the store by 7pm.
*For those who cannot drink alcohol, “red soup” will be provided free of charge.
Also, like Kame Sushi Sohonten, we use colored plastic tags to record what we eat .
This system is only seen in the Sonezaki area in Osaka, but
it’s quite an interesting system.
Nawa Sushi’s interesting item is the original sushi called “Umaki”, which is an unusual sushi
made with finely chopped cucumber and eel
wrapped in egg and placed on sushi rice.
Of course, the eel and egg go well together, and
the finely chopped cucumber is a great accent.
Nawa Sushi
budget：night¥3,000～¥3,999 noon¥3,000～¥3,999
holiday：Monday
address：2-14-1 Sonezaki, Kita Ward , Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Tenma Area ① The popular “Harukoma Main Store” where there is always a line
The first store in the Tenma area is ” Harukoma Honten”, which is located on the side street of Nakatenjinbashi 5-chome
in Japan’s longest shopping street “Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street”.It is one of the many popular sushi restaurants in “Tenma”. This area is particularly crowded with sushi restaurants, and there are popular sushi restaurants across the street and diagonally across the street. Just by looking around, there are four popular sushi restaurants within a 30-second walk. Among the fiercely competitive sushi restaurants for the masses, the most popular one is Harukoma Honten. No matter when you go, there’s always a line in front of the restaurant, so if you’re going to eat, be sure to wait in line.
Harukoma’s ordering method is unique; you write down what you want to eat
on a memo pad provided at your seat .
It’s also fun to apply the soy sauce on your sushi yourself using the brush provided at your seat .
By the way, this style of using a brush to apply soy sauce on sushi is
not Harukoma’s original style, but is a very common style
often seen at popular sushi restaurants in Osaka .
If you go to Harukoma-san, be sure to order
the store’s specialty, the Asari Red Dashi”, which is filled with heaps of clams! ! The soup stock also has a strong clam flavor. Also, theseclams” make a pretty good accompaniment to sake.
It’s only 500 yen, so it’s cheap! !
The appeal of Harukoma is its low prices,
with two pieces of sagiri ranging from 100 yen to 400 yen, comparable to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.
What’s interesting is that
the most expensive item at Harukoma, priced at 400 yen,
is neither fatty tuna nor abalone, but “upper eel.”
*Tro and abalone are 350 yen.The
thick eel becomes melty when lightly grilled. is.
This goes really well with Shari.
Harukoma Main Store
budget：night¥1,000～¥1,999 noon¥2,000～¥2,999
holiday：Tuesday
address：5-5-2 Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Tenma area ② “Sushimasa Naka branch” popular for its lunchtime nigiri service
The second store in the Tenma area is right in front of the first Harukoma store! ! Sushi Masa Nakaten is one of the top two popular sushi restaurants in the Tenma area
, but it’s not as big as Harukoma, but there is often a long line . As stated on the signboard next to the entrance, the most popular item at the restaurant is the “lunch service nigiri.’ ‘ It comes with 7 pieces of nigiri, 2 pieces of tekkamaki, and red soup stock, and the price is a whopping 500 yen . What’s great about the nigiri service is that they serve it not only during weekday lunchtimes, but also on Saturday lunchtimes. I think about 80% of the customers at lunch time eat this “service nigiri”. I think this is the best restaurant to eat quick sushi.
Like Harukoma-san, he uses a brush to apply the soy sauce
on his sushi, which is typical of popular sushi restaurants in Osaka .
The 500 yen price of the lunch nigiri is exceptionally cheap, but
at Sushimasa, the regular nigiri prices range from 100 yen to 400 yen, which
is about as cheap as conveyor belt sushi.
My personal favorite is
the shop’s signature product, “Daimyo Maki,”
also known as Seafood Maki.” The ingredients aretuna, eel, egg, cucumber, pickled radish, and perilla leaves.” The tuna is
chewy, and the eel is full of ingredients. It also tastes good.
Also, the pickled radish adds a crunchy texture, and
the shiso leaves give it a nice aroma at the end.
We also recommend the restaurant’s specialty, the sea bream soup.
This soup with one giant sea bream
in it costs only 300 yen, so it’s cheap! !
Sea bream kama has plenty of fat and has a melty flesh.
The soup stock is light and salty and brings out the flavor of the sea bream.
Sushi Masa
budget：night¥2,000～¥2,999 noon¥1,000～¥1,999
holiday：Monday
address：5-6-19 Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Shinsekai Area ① “Yuzushi” like a popular izakaya
The first restaurant in the Shinsekai area is Nakura Sushi” located next to the south entrance of the Shinsekai tourist spotJanjan Yokocho”.
The restaurant has a very Showa-era atmosphere
and is very Shinsekai-like.The interior of the restaurant has only U-shaped counter seats,
so it feels more like a bar for the masses than a sushi restaurant.
Also, when you look at the menu, it’s interesting to see that it has a lineup that looks like a normal drinking restaurant, such as “Atsuage, Shishamo, Yakitori,” etc.
The most recommended item on the izakaya menu
is the restaurant’s specialty, “Yudofu,” which is
interestingly served in a steamed clay pot.
The strong bonito soup is delicious.
Also, the toppings include hamo,
which makes it fluffy and delicious.
The most expensive menu item in the restaurant is the “raw sea urchin side dish.”
Well, even though it’s expensive, it’s only 700 yen.It
comes on a small board, but
it’s even more delicious than I expected. is.
The scent of alum is minimal, and considering the price,
I think it’s a very good value sea urchin.
It looks like a popular izakaya, but of course it’s a sushi restaurant
, and they also serve sushi.
The price of sushi is very cheap.
However…the taste…honestly…the price…(^^;
However, the thing that shines among all the sushi is the “egg”.The
egg is grilled after the order is placed. It may take some time, but
freshly baked tamagoyaki is fluffy, soft, and
has a slightly sweet flavor, making it delicious.
Yuzushi
budget：night¥1,000～¥1,999
holiday：Every Wednesday and another day
address：3-3-6 Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Shinsekai Area ② “Sahei Sushi” is famous for…
The second store in the Shinsekai area is
The south entrance of Shinsekai’s Janjan Yokocho
“Sahei Sushi” is located right after entering.
When you enter the restaurant, the first thing that catches your eye is the staff who are
characters from the manga written on the menu , and they are unusually good at it! !
Generally, at sushi restaurants, “Nigiri” is served with 2 pieces per plate, but
in Shinsekai sushi restaurants, it is standard to have 3 pieces per plate.
Of course, the soy sauce on the sushi comes in a jar and you apply it yourself with a brush.
When you come to Sahei Sushi-san, you should definitely try the
specialty dishes Anona Maki” and
Anone Maki”.
Anemaki” is a high-grade product that isAnonamemaki” with “herring roe” added.Incidentally, the ingredients are
shrimp
, conger eel, shiitake mushroom, dried gourd, thickly baked egg, thinly baked egg,
Koya tofu, cucumber, perilla, denbu,
and herring roe. Lot.
This is quite delicious and
can also be used as an appetizer for alcoholic drinks.
The restaurant’s hidden popular menu is
“Sea Chicken,” which you don’t often see at regular sushi restaurants.What’s surprising is that when an order is placed, they take out the tuna from the toppings case, cut it up, and throw
it
into
a pot of boiling water.
That’s right.
By the way, it’s seasoned
with plenty of mayonnaise and sesame oil
and wrapped with lettuce.
When you eat it, it smells like sesame oil
, and the mayonnaise is very mild.It’s not
homemade tuna, but sea chicken.It
‘s a very interesting menu.
Sahei Sushi
budget：¥2,000～¥2,999 ¥2,000～¥2,999
holiday：Wednesday
address：3-4-18 Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka City , Osaka Prefecture
*This article was updated on November 13, 2014. The contents, prices, menus, etc. may differ from the current ones, so please be sure to call or confirm in advance when visiting.
