New openings, closings, relocations and renewals around Umeda, Namba and Tennoji
New restaurants, cafés and shops opening, closing, relocating or reopening in Osaka, listed by date. Each entry is checked against the official announcement and updated as new information comes in.
Yamada Store, a supermarket chain best known in western Hyogo, Kobe and Nishinomiya, is set to open its first Osaka branch on December 12, 2026, on the second basement floor of Daimaru Umeda. At about 800 tsubo (roughly 2,600 m²) including back-of-house space, it will be the chain's largest store. Yamada Store is known for produce sourced directly from growers and for its own private-label goods.
Sushi Toka, a sushi counter built around mould-aged tuna, opens on October 31, 2026 in Sonezaki-Shinchi 1-chome, Kitashinchi. It is a collaboration between mould-ageing researcher Papachel and Taniguchi, a sushi chef from Kyoto Saeki. Tuna is aged under refrigeration with mould for about two weeks to two months, and you can compare tuna aged for different lengths of time side by side. Eight counter seats, around ¥20,000 per person, two evening seatings, bookings via TableCheck. Closed Sundays.
GAPAO MONSTER, a gapao (Thai basil stir-fry over rice) specialist, opens at 11:00 on October 27, 2026 in Fukushima 2-chome. It comes from the team behind Modern Thai CIEL, a Tabelog Top 100 Thai restaurant, and offers seven versions: chicken, pork, beef, duck, prawn, squid and tofu. It runs straight through from 11:00 to 22:00, switching to sommelier-picked wine and Thai dishes from 17:00, with takeaway and Uber Eats available. On opening day, the first 100 gapao orders come with a free Thai milk tea.
Ito Yoi Yoi, an Italian bar in Matsugae-cho on the Minamimorimachi–Higashi-Tenma side, had its grand opening on October 18, 2026. It pairs Italian food with a wide range of drinks: lunch 12:00–14:00 (reservation by the day before), dinner 18:00–21:00, and a bar from 21:00. Five minutes on foot from Osakatemmangu Station. Private bookings are taken by Instagram DM.
HANBAGU HOUSE GRAVY, a hamburg steak shop on the Sakura-dori shopping street near Miyakojima Station, closed that location on July 26, 2026, and reopened in Nakazaki, Kita-ku, on October 13 under a new name, Niku Ryori GRAVY. With the move, the menu widened from hamburg steak to meat dishes in general. It is about 120 m from Nakazakicho Station on the Osaka Metro.
Timo Bagels, the bagel shop that used to be in Miyakojima, moved to Andojimachi in Chuo-ku and reopened on October 13, 2026. The new shop is on the second floor of the Kyoei Building, about 160 m from Tanimachi 6-chome Station on the Osaka Metro. Hours are 11:30–19:00, and credit cards are accepted.
Pai Pai Pine, a bar-restaurant pairing Japanese-style Western dishes (yoshoku) with drinks, held its grand opening on October 11, 2026, after a soft opening from October 1. It is on the second floor of the NAMBA Muse Building in Namba 4-chome and stays open from 18:00 until 2:00 a.m., so it works for a late bite in Namba. Closed Tuesdays.
Bonjour Shirako, a wine spot that ran as a pop-up at horie store in Nakazakicho for about a year, opened its own shop on October 10, 2026, down a narrow lane near Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome. It is a small, mostly standing wine bar with a few chairs and some small plates to go with the wine. About 3 minutes on foot from Exit 11 of Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station.
Haruto, an oden izakaya in Obase-cho near Tsuruhashi Station, reinvented itself as the ramen shop Mendokoro Haruto on October 10, 2026. There are two broths, a rich chicken paitan and a clear chicken chintan, each offered with a shoyu or shio base. Open 11:00–14:00 and 17:00–1:00, making it a late-night option in Tsuruhashi.
The second branch of Tsuruhashi's Wakan Sakaba Kirameki opened on October 8, 2026 in Tenjinbashi 1-chome, reached through the Tenjinbashisuji shopping arcade about 5–6 minutes on foot from Minamimorimachi Station. It is an izakaya that blends Korean cooking with Japanese touches. Open 17:00–2:00, and the shop plans to stay open every day of the year.
The second branch of Kaisen Futabaya, a seafood izakaya in front of Nankai Imamiya-Ebisu Station, opened on October 2, 2026 in Shikitsu-nishi, Naniwa Ward, near Osaka Metro Daikokucho Station. Assorted fresh fish and crab dishes are the draw. Dinner runs 17:00-23:00, lunch service started on October 5, and the restaurant is closed on Sundays.
SEGA STORE OSAKA, the first permanent SEGA flagship in the Kansai region and the brand's second after SEGA STORE TOKYO in Shibuya, opened on October 2, 2026, on the 6th floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO. It stocks merchandise from Sonic the Hedgehog, Like a Dragon, Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, plus Osaka-only items such as a shopping bag printed with a Tsutenkaku street scene (¥1,100) and takoyaki-themed Jack Frost and Morgana rubber straps (¥1,320 each). Open 10:00–20:00.
ICORIBI, a robata-style Italian restaurant that cooks over an open irori hearth, opened its Umeda Shibata branch on October 1, 2026, on the ground floor of the New Kyoei Building, a 3-minute walk from the Chayamachi exit of Hankyu Osaka-umeda Station. All 14 seats wrap around the hearth in a U-shaped counter, so you watch the grilling up close. Dinner is the nine-course ICORIBI course with sommelier-selected free-flow drinks (¥10,000); lunch is a seven-course set (¥4,000, drinks extra). Dinner runs in two-hour seatings that all start together. Closed Wednesdays (the following Thursday when Wednesday is a holiday).
Maruya, a standing bar in Daikokucho known for its oyster hot pot, has moved to Showacho in Abeno and reopened on October 1, 2026, as Samyuku, a Korean-style izakaya one minute on foot from Showacho Station on the Midosuji Line. Lunch centers on live abalone: rice porridge with a whole abalone (¥1,848) or kalguksu noodles with abalone and wakame (¥1,738). In the evening the menu adds abalone sashimi, abalone grilled live at the table, house kimchi and jeon pancakes. Closed Mondays; dinner only on Sundays.
Yakitori Porc, which already runs shops in Shinsaibashi, Namba and Tennoji, opened its fourth branch on October 1, 2026, on the second floor of the Koei Building in Awajimachi, near Kitahama. The signature is "shoyu yakitori": Tajima chicken from Hyogo glazed with sweet Kyushu soy sauce and grilled over binchotan charcoal. Skewers such as seseri (neck) with soy and negima with salt are ¥280 each, tsukune meatballs ¥350, and seared Kawachi duck loin sashimi ¥1,480. Courses with two hours of free-flow drinks start at ¥5,500. Open 17:00–23:00 (last order 22:30).
GODIVA's shop on the 1st floor of Namba CITY's main building reopened on September 30, 2026, as the first Kansai location of its "My Style GODIVA" format, following two stores in the Kanto region. At the Joyful Mix counter you fill your own box from 18 chocolates and 4 baked treats at ¥17 per gram, and Chocolixir drinks and soft-serve can be customized with extra sauces and toppings, ordered from your phone or an in-store terminal. Open 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:45), irregular closing days.
24/7 restaurant, a DD Group brand, opened its first Kansai location on September 29, 2026, on the 5th floor of HERBIS PLAZA ENT in Umeda, with modern Italian as the theme. Lunch sets are ¥2,500 and ¥3,800, and the lunch course is ¥5,500. Other courses run from an 8-dish ¥5,000 menu featuring Iwate duck prosciutto with cheese-mousse monaka and eel risotto scented with Niyodo River sansho, up to a 12-dish ¥11,000 course with wagyu fillet (tax included).
Yakitori Kibitaki Matsuyamachi, a sister shop of Sumibi Yakitori Kibitaki in Shinsaibashi, opened on September 29, 2026, in Kozu, Chuo Ward, between Nipponbashi and Tanimachi 9-chome near Matsuyamachi-suji. Reservations through TableCheck are for seats only, and you order from the menu on the night. There is a ¥500 seating charge per person and a one-drink minimum. Open 18:00–23:00 (last order 22:00), closed Wednesdays and Sundays.
Yamaya, the Fukuoka mentaiko (spicy cod roe) maker, opened its first Kansai set-meal restaurant, Hakata Mentai Yamaya Shokudo, on September 28, 2026, on the 8th floor of Yodobashi Umeda Tower in LINKS UMEDA. Set meals include grilled salted mackerel with fried chicken (¥2,068), Hakata-style sesame mackerel (¥2,178) and motsunabe offal hot pot in ago-dashi soy broth (¥2,508), and every set comes with free refills of mentaiko, spicy takana greens, umadashi broth and rice. Open 11:00–23:00 (last order 22:30).
nent, a French restaurant that opened in Shibata near Umeda in 2021, moved to Uehonmachi and reopened on September 26, 2026. The new room is in Org Uemachi, a 3-minute walk from Kintetsu Osaka-Uehommachi Station, and serves set courses built on French technique, seasonal Japanese produce and a careful hand with spices. Seatings start 12:00–12:30 for lunch and 18:00–19:30 for dinner. Just 10 seats; closed Wednesdays and some other days.
Unagi to Nihonshu Takeuchi, a small eel and sake restaurant in Akutagawa-cho, Takatsuki, opened on September 26, 2026. Live eels from wholesalers are split in-house, grilled plain, steamed after ordering and finished over charcoal in the Kanto style. Owner Kazuya Takeuchi stocks sake he chose after visiting breweries. Eight counter seats and two tables; eel bento for takeaway. Lunch 11:30–14:00 (last order 13:30), dinner 17:30–21:00 (last order 20:15), closed Mondays.
Nannsyo Douhua, a shop specialising in traditional Taiwanese douhua (soft tofu pudding), opened its second branch in Tenjinbashi 1-chome, Minamimorimachi, in September 2026. The owners come from Tainan and have been in Osaka for seven years; the douhua is handmade. Open 11:00–18:00 (last order 17:00), closed Mondays and Thursdays, cash only.
Kushiage MOKU, a deep-fried skewer restaurant from the team behind the wine bar L'occas, opened on September 4, 2026, on the ground floor of the Plaza Umeshin Annex in Nishitenma, a 6-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station. The 15-seat room pairs kushiage with wine and other drinks. Omakase skewer courses run ¥5,500 for 14 items and ¥7,700 for the 18-item chef's selection. Open 17:30–22:00 (food last order 21:00), closed Sundays and Mondays.
ALCHEMIST, a counter restaurant built around aged beef and aged tuna, opened on September 1, 2026, on the fifth floor of the Shin-Nihon Shinchi Building in Kitashinchi. Wagyu, including Tajima beef from Usunaga Farm in Kobe, is dry-aged under the supervision of Jukuseiniku Tsumugu, and head chef Yutaro Nogame serves fresh and mold-aged tuna nigiri side by side. There are two courses: ¥27,500, and ¥44,000 featuring Usunaga beef. Just six counter seats, reservations only. Open weekdays 18:00–23:00, closed weekends and holidays.
Bekkai Curry:03, a shop devoted to what it calls "third curry," opened in Sennichimae 2-chome on September 1, 2026. It is run by reor Inc., the Osaka company behind the Shokuetsudo and Sakatoke restaurants. Hours are 10:00–14:00, then again from 17:00. The only days off are New Year's Eve and January 1–3.
Unagishi Gensai, an eight-seat counter restaurant devoted to eel, opened on August 31, 2026, on the second floor of the Zoom Building in Higashi-Shinsaibashi. Owner and grill master Masakazu Terai cooks the eel over charcoal. A whole-eel unaju rice box ("fuwa-pari", soft inside and crisp outside) is ¥6,600, and the premium course with unaju is ¥9,900. Open straight through from 12:00 to 21:00; reservations are taken for 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00 and 20:00, and walk-ins are welcome. Closed on irregular days.
Omoware Coffee opened on August 1, 2026 in Nishinakajima, a short walk from Shin-Osaka. It serves specialty coffee, house-made focaccia sandwiches and baked sweets made by a pastry chef, with morning service from 7:00 to 11:00 and lunch from 11:00 to 14:00 (last order 13:30), which started on September 21. Takeout and delivery are available, and its canelés are a signature item.
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