Locals’ recommendations best 9! Sea food restaurants in “KUROMON MARKET”- Full of local gourmets

KUROMON MARKET is popular as a sightseeing spot. Every day, many people are visiting there. Of cause, the purpose is eating delicious food.

Needless to say, it’s a place that you can buy various kinds of foods and souvenirs. It has a history of about 200 years, and thanks to the high quality ingredients there, Osaka has been keeping its reputation-called “Capital of gourmet”.

It’s appreciated as a treasure place for gourmet by tourists　and by Osaka locals, too. This time, let me introduce the recommendations focused on seafood!

Minami:Talking of Osaka, you can’t miss FUGU (puffers)! This shop is for eating fresh Fugu.

As it’s a Fugu specialty shop having a lot of kinds selection, you can enjoy high quality Fugu dishes with lower price.

The staff here are kind and cheerful. They gave us the explanation about not only Fugu but information of other shops!

The popular menu is KARAAGE (deep-flied Fugu). Although Fugu is usually being served “Nabe“ or “Sashimi”, at this shop, you can enjoy deep-fried fresh Fugu.

It’s also good as snacks while walking. As being sold out so quickly, you should visit there in the morning.

You shouldn’t miss “Fugu-sashi” (sliced raw Fugu). The sliced Fugu looks like petals, the beautiful looks make us feel craftsmanship by the licensed chef.

Flesh “Fugu-sashi” is served at the shop as the puffers are swimming in the water tank just before being cooked. （Fugu-sashi：1,700~2,500Yen ※The price varies depending on the year.）

Uomaru Shoten:Japanese people really love raw tuna! This is a special store dealing with Pacific blue-fin tuna.

The shop has good reputations of the freshness and quality. It’s a special shop for specialists like Sushi-chiefs, etc.

The shop is also selling tuna even small quantity packs for households. The selected tuna is so delicious that amateurs like me can feel the difference.

The characteristic of “Otoro” blue-fin fatty tuna (fattest part of the abdomen) is its melty fat.

Its fatty part tastes sweet and not greasy though. (Otoro Sashimi:1,300Yen)

“Kama Toro”(part of the abdomen adjacent to gills) is popular, too. It might be fun to try the both. Maybe you can enjoy the differences of the tastes. (Kama Toro Sashimi:1,500Yen)

If you don’t care about the looks and parts, I recommend that you should buy some shaved tunas, which come out when tunas are sliced and shaped. (shaved blue-fin tuna:800Yen) Of cause, the shaved tunas have the same level of freshness and taste.

※The price varies depending on the year.

Sengyo Kawasaki:This shop is an old shop providing seasonal fishes which has more than 60 years history.

The shop mainly provides natural fish of the sea near the shore in each season.

Although aquaculture technologies have developed in recent years, is making it possible to eat delicious fish all year around, I realized once again the deliciousness of seasonal natural fish.

At the shop, customers can taste its special selection of seafood with cheap price. The kind owner gives some advice for you.

Sea urchin is very popular, which is possible to be eaten any time throughout the year. The very fresh one is particular. (Sea urchin:1,500Yen)

Big size oysters are also popular. They are providing the fresh on each season. (Oyster：500Yen-)

※The price varies depending on the year.

Fujino Sengyo:The Grilled seafood is exquisite! This is the Japanese seafood BBQ!

Customers are supposed to choose what they want to eat from fish products being displayed at the shop and have those grilled in a charcoal fire. The skewered grilled ones are suitable when you want to eat while walking. Although it’s narrow space, you can sit and eat at the eat-in-corner there.

Of course, popular menu is Sea urchin and oyster. Very flesh ones which are edible with raw at the shop.

It depends on the time and size but the prices are reasonable. (Sea urchin:800-3,000Yen/oyster:500-1,000Yen)

※The price varies depending on the year.

Uofuku:We can see the staff removing the shell of Sea urchin, it’s like a performance show.

Everyday, the shop has fleshly sea urchin. The staff will be removing the shells when receiving orders. Many customers take videos while the staff is removing them.

If you don’t like raw one, you can ask to have it grilled sea urchin. Of course you can eat flesh one, too. (Sea urchin:1,000-3,000Yen)

Scallop is also popular item at the shop. Same as sea urchin case, it is going to be removed the shells. People must be crazy for grilled ones in a charcoal fire with butter and soy source.

You may have a chance to eat especially big size one in February and March. (scallop:500-1,500Yen)

※The price varies depending on the year.

Entoki:This is the place that you can enjoy high quality sushi.

There are 30 seats in the eat-in space, customers can take some times to enjoy eating seafood dishes.

Various kinds of seafood is there like Pacific blue-fin tuna, salmon, Sea urchin, etc. It’s good for customers that they can eat these flesh seafood by favorite ways　like Sushi, Sashimi, seafood bowl.

Of cause, Sea urchin is popular. The shop always stocks the best one of each season. (Sea urchin:1,500Yen)

Salmon is the popular ingredient for sushi. (Sushi-salmon:1,000Yen)

As you know “Otoro” blue-fin fatty tuna is popular part of them, you can eat it with reasonable prices. (Otoro:1,500-2,000Yen)

※The price varies depending on the year.

Kuromon Sampei:The real pleasure of market! You can eat flesh seafood at this shop.

Inside the shop, it’s spacious and various kinds of seasonal seafood are there and eat-in space is fully provided so that you can eat the dishes there.

You can also choose the favorite way of eating from following; sushi, grilled, sashimi, donburi, etc.

Throughout the year, crabs are popular and other seasonal flesh fish are always there anytime you visit.

※The price varies depending on the year.

KUSHISEI:The shop where you can enjoy “Hama-yaki”-grilled seafood.

Although the large amount of shops are in the market, the Red color of crabs lined up at the shopfront draws our attentions. They will start cooking after get orders, you can eat freshly grilled.

Why don’t you find your favorite one among various kinds of seafood in stocks?

The popular menu is extra-large-size-crabs. The price depends on the size. Your stomach and eyes would be satisfied.

※The price varies depending on the year.

Takagi Suisan:The original source is the key to its deliciousness. The shop is Unagi (an eel) restaurant that has good cost performance.

“Japanese eel” has an image as the special dish for Japanese but you can eat them with low price.

The secrets of the taste are both quality of the eel and sweet boiled-down source. The NOREN at the entrance of the shop gives good impression.

The special lunch menu, “Una-donburi” (Bowl of eel and rice) is especially popular. We often see customers making a long line wanting for its reasonable priced una-donburi. (special lunch menu:850yen)

※The price varies depending on the year.

There are about 150 shops in KUROMON MARKET, we guess you might be able to find your favorite ones except the shops & stores we have already introduced this time. All the staff at the market are dealing with you cheerfully and frankly. Their powerful and positive service to you is so called “city of merchants -Osaka” makes us forget the language problem. Why don’t you enjoy your conversation with staffs there in addition to eat delicious foods?

*The information herein is as of January 2020.