OSAKA
Osaka’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food & drink tours in Osaka. The ones worth building a day around, with what they cost, how long they run and who you book through.
Osaka’s Shinsekai food crawl packs 13 dishes across five local spots, with two drinks and an English guide in 3 hours.
Most Popular“BOOK THIS TOUR. Excellent tour, amazing food, great conversations. Taka is an absolute legend. Even if you’ve been to Osaka before, do this tour. Wife and I had an excellent time. Well worth the time and money.”
Osaka Shinsekai food tour with 13 dishes at 5 local eateries, 2 drinks, and a small-group guide over about 3 hours.
“We do a food tour in almost every city we visit. This one was disappointing. The food was ok. There was a lot of it. Unlike other food tours we've done, drinks at every stop weren't included in the price. Despite only ordering non-alcoholic drinkRead more”
Hungry Osaka Street Food Tour through Shinsekai: 15+ tastings, 3 drinks, and local neighborhood stories in about 3 hours.
“It is a great tour of a really cool area of Osaka that is authentic. We had Adam as a tour guide and he was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable about the food, Japanese history and customs. This is definitely worth the price and something we thoroughly enjoyed.”
Hungry Osaka Street Food Tour in Shinsekai: 15 Osaka dishes plus drinks with an English guide, from kushikatsu to oden and udon.
“We had an amazing time touring the local spots with Anna. This tour did a great job of touring different spots that represented Osaka. Anna was so friendly, kind and made us feel welcome all the way. If you are travelling through Japan for the first time, this is a wonderful way to meet other…”
Osaka Kuromon Market food tour with 6 stops and 6 tastes, plus Doguyasuji kitchenware and a walk through Namba and Dotonbori.
“This was a fantastic way to be introduced to the many delights of the market by a local. Nina was increadibly warm, friendly and knowledgable. She spoke perfect English (better than us but we are Australian!). The whole family had a wonderful experience. Thanks for the photos and memories Nina!”
Osaka in 2.5 hours with 12 dishes across 4 local spots, including sake bars and plenty of guide-led tips to eat like a local.
“This food tour was such a great introduction to osaka’s food scene as it is my first time here.”
Absolute Osaka Food Tour hits Dotonbori street eats, shopping alleys, and a secret shrine feel, with 4 tastings plus dessert and drink.
“We loved our food tour with Melissa as our guide! The food was amazing and Melissa was able to find vegetarian options at each stop for my partner. Not only was the food and experience amazing at each restaurant, Melissa supplemented the tour with Osaka history! Would recommend this experience to anyone, it was delightful…”
Make mochi the old-school way in Osaka with a small-group class, hands-on pounding, and tasting with kinako, nori, sweet soy, and more.
“Made authentic mochi!!! My absolute favorite dessert! Learned about the history and origin of the dessert! Great teachers, great practice and excellent variety of choices for eating mochi!”
Osaka’s Kuromon Market food walk delivers 5–6 tastings, local history, and souvenir ideas in a 2-hour street-food route.
“Yusuke was a great guide and gave us loads of interesting local knowledge about the area. His English is excellent and his food recommendations were all brilliant. He also went out of his way to accommodate my baby son on the tour. I would recommend to anyone who wants some insider knowledge on central Osaka…”
Osaka After Dark is a small-group night food walk through Tenma and Kyobashi with dinner, 3 drinks, and local streets.
“I was looking for a tour that didn't go through the usual touristy areas like Dotonburi and this tour with Alejandro was perfect. We got to explore a few standing izakayas around Tenma, eating as the locals do.”
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A private 3-hour Osaka street food night with local-only spots, guide translation, and included takoyaki plus one drink.
“Great experience roaming around the local places trying food and drinks with a local guide. Would recommend!”
2-hour night walk from Dotonbori to Kuromon Market in Osaka, with an English guide and street food like takoyaki.
“Great tour with Nako, very interesting and friendly. Nice walking tour around Namba, markets and more. Thank you!”
Homemade takoyaki and 10+ Japanese sake in Osaka Namba with Momo, a former brewer and sake sommelier. 2-hour small group.
“This was one of the best activities my partner I did in Japan. Momo was such a great guide and taught us so much not only about sake and cooking but also answered all the questions we had about life in Japan. It was great to have a guide and cooking class to ourselves and…”
Small-group Osaka class with sake tastings led by Momoko and a hands-on takoyaki cooking session using a secret recipe.
“This was the best experience of our trip by a wide margin. Passionate guide, amazing food and drinks, and very cool ambience. Would highly recommend.”
5-hour Osaka street food walk blending Tenmangu Shrine, Kuromon Market, and Dotonbori. Small group, guided Umami lessons, tastings incl.
“What an incredible journey with Miyo and the team at Culinary Backstreets. This tour company came highly recommended, and while I usually like to plan our own itinerary, I love to do things like this. This was less of a tour and mRead more”
The whole city and the Kansai day trips, by neighbourhood and by craving.
