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Cafés in Osaka toast and egg with the blend
Kissaten off the Senbayashi arcade, row-house cafés in Nakazakichō, roasters around Horie, river decks in Kitahama.
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42Specialty & roasters
Osaka runs on the kissaten (喫茶店, a coffee house). In 2021 Osaka Prefecture had 6,758 of them, more than any other prefecture, ahead of Aichi with 6,171 and Tokyo with 6,121.1 Junkissa American has poured coffee on Dōtonbori since 1950, four years after the family started out under another name.23 Madura, under the Osaka Ekimae Daiichi Building, still keeps the look of 1970, the year the building above it was finished.4
The specialty side is younger. Mill Pour opened in 2010 with a focus on espresso,5 and LiLo Coffee Roasters started roasting in 2014 as the coffee corner of a hair salon upstairs in the same Shinsaibashi building.6 Glitch, a Tokyo roaster founded in Jimbōchō in 2015, chose Nakanoshima for its only shop in Kansai.7 At the cheap end, Seven-Eleven raised a regular hot coffee from its self-serve machines from ¥120 to ¥140 in July 2025.8
Start with Kita or Minami
Osaka by area
Osaka has 24 wards, but its center splits in two: Kita, around Umeda and Osaka Station, and Minami, the Chūō Ward districts of Namba, Shinsaibashi and Dōtonbori.16 Osaka's specialty roasters cluster in the strip between Nakazakichō and Namba; the kissaten spread much further, out to Jūsō and Senbayashi.
Nakazakichō
Prewar row houses north of Umeda, turned into cafés one room at a time.
127 cafés
Nakanoshima & Kitahama
Riverside terraces on the Tosabori and coffee among Kitahama's old brokerage buildings.
119 cafés
Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
Midōsuji shopping, Amerikamura's old warehouse lanes and Horie, home to Mill Pour and LiLo.
313 cafés
Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
The canal street, Den Den Town and a kissaten that has served Dōtonbori since 1950.
166 cafés
Umeda & Kita
Osaka Station's towers and underground malls, with a 1970 space-age kissaten in a basement.
358 cafés
Jūsō
The Hankyu junction across the Yodo River from Umeda, with station-front alleys and small coffee rooms.
55 cafés
Tennōji & Shinsekai
Tsūtenkaku's old amusement quarter and the towers around Tennōji Station.
149 cafés
Asahi & Senbayashi
Northeast Osaka's long shopping arcade and Takadono's run of neighborhood kissaten.
94 cafés
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スペシャルティコーヒー
Specialty coffee
Roasters and coffee bars for hand drip, light roasts and single origins.
42 cafés
夜カフェ
Open late
Kissaten and night cafés open past 22:00, from Namba to Umeda.
37 cafés
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Wi-Fi
Cafés with Wi-Fi, plus how the city's free network works now.
25 cafés
テラス席
Outdoor seating
Terraces, river decks and pavement tables, best in spring and autumn.
22 cafésNew in Osaka
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Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
Denchu
Tennōji & Shinsekai
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Nakanoshima & Kitahama
EMBERAMENT Coffee
Nakanoshima & Kitahama
FRENCH BAGUETTE CAFÉ
Umeda & Kita
LOHE
Nakazakichō 127 cafés
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Haiku Coffee Roasters
ハイクコーヒーロースターズ
- Outdoor seating
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
- Specialty
hibinomame
La Granda Familio
- Takeaway
All 127 cafés in Nakazakichō
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EMBERAMENT Coffee
FRENCH BAGUETTE CAFÉ
graf studio
- Bakery café
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See the full listUtsubo & Kyōmachibori 78 cafés
Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 313 cafés
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APPLEJAM
- Smoking allowed
Denchu
Granknot
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See the full listNamba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 166 cafés
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Cafe Annon
- Bakery café
- Open late
Cora Coffee
e-maid
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See the full listTenma & Tenjinbashi 121 cafés
NOSTRA
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Smoking allowed
- Open late
Sanwa Coffee Works TENMA Main Shop
Aya Au Gre du Vent
Umeda & Kita 358 cafés
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cafe de Clever
COCODOCO
- Wheelchair access
- Smoking allowed
- Open late
GRACE MAN CAFE
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See the full listJūsō 55 cafés
Cafe yutte
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Cash only
- Wheelchair access
茶淹
Bon
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See the full listShin-Ōsaka 96 cafés
ANTICA
APPLE HOUSE
- Takeaway
サーカス サーカス
Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 115 cafés
OSA Coffee Parks
- Outdoor seating
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Smoke-free indoors
Sa Salu
- Wheelchair access
SÖT COFFEE
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Smoke-free indoors
Karahori & Uehonmachi 211 cafés
Tennōji & Shinsekai 149 cafés
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éclat de paix chocolat
スワン
Swan
- Smoking allowed
- Open late
ねことカフェ大阪天王寺店
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和光
Wako
- Takeaway
- Air-con
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
喫茶シフク
Yoko Coffee Osaka
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South Osaka 220 cafés
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Doutor Coffee
Show 51 locations
- Asahi & Senbayashi 1
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 11
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 5
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 5
- Shin-Ōsaka 5
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 6
- South Osaka 1
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 3
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 2
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 1
- Umeda & Kita 11
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Starbucks
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- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 5
- Kujō & Bay Area 1
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 7
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 7
- Shin-Ōsaka 2
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 5
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 5
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 1
- Umeda & Kita 16
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Tully's Coffee
Show 39 locations
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 6
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 7
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 5
- Shin-Ōsaka 1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 1
- South Osaka 1
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 2
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 2
- Umeda & Kita 13
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Kohikan
Show 27 locations
- Asahi & Senbayashi 1
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 2
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 2
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 3
- Shin-Ōsaka 2
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 2
- South Osaka 5
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 2
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 3
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 1
- Umeda & Kita 3
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori 1
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Komeda's Coffee
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- Jūsō 1
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 3
- Kujō & Bay Area 1
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 3
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 4
- Shin-Ōsaka 1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 3
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 2
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 1
- Umeda & Kita 4
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori 1
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St. Marc Café
Show 20 locations
- Jūsō 1
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 4
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 3
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 2
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 2
- Umeda & Kita 6
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Holly's Cafe
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- Jūsō 1
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 4
- Kujō & Bay Area 1
- Shin-Ōsaka 1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 1
- South Osaka 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 2
- Umeda & Kita 5
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori 2
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Pronto
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- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 4
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 1
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 1
- Shin-Ōsaka 2
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 1
- Umeda & Kita 5
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英國屋
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- Nakanoshima & Kitahama 1
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi 5
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi 1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie 1
- Tennōji & Shinsekai 1
- Karahori & Uehonmachi 1
- Umeda & Kita 3
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Seattle's Best Coffee
Show 10 locations
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- シアトルズベストコーヒー肥後橋Welinahotel店
- Bingomachi, 3 Chome−6−2 大雅ビル １階
- 北浜四丁目 7-28
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi
- シアトルズベストコーヒー, 7-31 B2 大手前１丁目
- 中央区大手前4-1-20
- シアトルズベストコーヒー, 城見通
- Umeda & Kita
- シアトルズベストコーヒー イオンスタイル野田阪神店
- Umeda, 1 Chome−10−1 梅田ＤＴタワー1F
- シアトルズベストコーヒー Ddハウス店, 北区芝田1丁目8-1
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori
- シアトルズベストコーヒー 江戸堀センタービル店, 西区江戸堀2丁目1-1 江戸堀センタービル1F
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Ueshima Coffee
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- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- 上島珈琲店, 中央区北浜1丁目8-16大阪証券取引所ビル1F
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- 上島咖啡店 0101 namba marui
- 上島珈琲店, 大阪府大阪市中央区日本橋1-18-3日本橋旭ビル別館1・2F
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi
- 上島珈琲店, ツイン21MIDタワー 大阪府 大阪市中央区城見2-1-61ツイン21MIDタワー38F
- Shin-Ōsaka
- 上島珈琲店, 淀川区宮原4丁目3-12Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- 上島珈琲店, 中央区南船場3丁目8-13Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00
- 上島珈琲店四ツ橋店, 新町2丁目19-23
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi
- 上島珈琲店, 北区天満橋1丁目8-30, OAPタワ-2F
- Umeda & Kita
- 上島珈琲店, 北区芝田1丁目1-3
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori
- 上島珈琲店, 西区新町1丁目10-2
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Café de Crié
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- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 福島区福島2丁目4-1
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi
- カフェ・ド・クリエ
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- カフェ・ド・クリエ ホピタル, 阿倍野区旭町1丁目5-7
- Umeda & Kita
- カフェ・ド・クリエ毎日インテシオ, 北区梅田3丁目4-5
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 北区芝田1-1-3
- カフェ・ド・クリエ北梅田店, 北区豊崎3丁目20-9 三栄ビル 1F
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 西区西本町1丁目7-21
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 西区阿波座1丁目6-13
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Caffè Veloce
Show 8 locations
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- カフェ・ベローチェ, Kitahama, 3 Chome−1−22 １階～２階
- カフェ・ベローチェ 平野町三丁目店, 中央区平野町3丁目6-1
- ベローチェ, 中央区本町2丁目3-6
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- カフェ・ベローチェ, Nanbanaka, 2 Chome−1−18 丸丹ビル １ＦDaily 07:00–21:00
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 浪速区難波中1丁目10-4
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 中央区谷町2丁目3-1
- Shin-Ōsaka
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 淀川区西中島1-12-7Daily 07:00–21:00
- Umeda & Kita
- カフェ・ベローチェ 西天満店, 北区西天満5丁目16-3
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Hoshino Coffee
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- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- 星乃珈琲店, Sennichimae, 2 Chome−8−17 1F ＆ダ・オーレ
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- 星乃珈琲店
- 星乃珈琲店, 3 Chome-10-11 Minamisenba
- 星乃珈琲店, 西区北堀江1丁目2-19
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi
- 星乃珈琲店, 北区天神橋6丁目4-9
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- 星乃珈琲店, 阿倍野区阿倍野筋1丁目2-30
- Umeda & Kita
- 星乃珈琲店, 北区堂山町梅田地下街3-1
- 星乃珈琲店, 北区芝田1丁目1-3
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丸福珈琲店
Show 8 locations
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- 中央区淡路町1丁目7-3
- 北区中之島3-3-23
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- 丸福
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- 丸福珈琲店大丸心斎橋店, 中央区心斎橋筋1丁目8-3
- Karahori & Uehonmachi
- 天王寺区上本町6-5-13
- Umeda & Kita
- 北区梅田2-5-25
- 丸福珈琲店 ルクア イーレ店, 北区梅田3丁目1-3
- 北区角田町8-7
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Ciao Presso
Show 5 locations
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- Imabashi, 3 Chome−3−13 １階
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- カフェチャオプレッソDue
- Karahori & Uehonmachi
- CP&ch上本町駅店（カフェチャオプレッソ＆クックハウス）
- カフェチャオプレッソ×コナ 難波駅店
- カフェ チャオプレッソ＆クックハウス上本町駅店, 天王寺区上本町6-1-55
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Deli Café Kitchen
Show 5 locations
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi
- デリカフェキッチン 京橋店, 都島区東野田町3-2-7
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- デリカフェ・エキスプレス天王寺, 天王寺区悲田院町10-45
- Umeda & Kita
- デリカフェ・キッチン, Umeda, 3 Chome−1−1 JR大阪駅構内イーストコートDaily 07:00–22:00
- デリカフェ・キッチン, 北区梅田3丁目1-1
- デリカフェ エキスプレス大阪, 北区梅田3丁目1-1
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Mondial Kaffee 328
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- Kujō & Bay Area
- Mondial Kaffee 328 Tugboat, Sangenyanishi, 1 Chome−1−14 TUGBOAT_TAISHO
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- 西区北堀江1丁目6-16
- 西区南堀江1丁目1-20
- Umeda & Kita
- MONDIAL KAFFEE 328 Gold Rush, 2 Chome-8-22 Fukushima
- Utsubo & Kyōmachibori
- 西区京町堀2丁目14-1
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Fujio Coffee
Show 4 locations
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi
- フジオ珈琲, 北区与力町4-8
- フジオ珈琲花星合, 北区天神橋2丁目5-16
- Umeda & Kita
- フジオ珈琲, Umeda, 1 Chome−1−3 Osaka Station 3 Building, Ｂ１Ｆ ７４－１号
- フジオ珈琲, 豊崎3丁目17-12
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Kiefel Coffee
Show 4 locations
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- Namba, 2 Chome−1−12 虹のまち 一番街北通り
- Namba, 5 Chome−1−60 なんばCITY 2F
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- Kiefel Coffee Cafe le Pin, Abenosuji, 1 Chome−1−43 あべのハルカス 近鉄本店ウイング館6F
- Umeda & Kita
- 北区曽根崎新地1 堂島地下街2Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00 · Sat 11:30–16:30
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The Coffee Market
Show 4 locations
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- The Coffee Market Lab, Kitakyuhojimachi, 2 Chome−2−11 1F
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- The Coffee Market 145, Dogashiba, 2 Chome−14−5 エレガントライフ堂ケ芝 1F
- Coffee Market Katsuyama, 天王寺区勝山4丁目12-21
- 天王寺区大道3丁目3-2Daily 09:00–19:00
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Excelsior Caffé
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- エクセシオールカフェ, 中央区伏見町4丁目1-1
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- エクセルシオール カフェ, 中央区 心斎橋筋2-3-23
- エクセルシオール カフェ, 中央区久太郎町2丁目1-25
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Ourlog Coffee
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- 4 Chome-7-5 AwajimachiMon–Fri 08:00–22:30 · Sat–Sun 10:00–19:00
- Nakazakichō
- 1 Chome-24-7 Honjohigashi
- Karahori & Uehonmachi
- 3 Chome-8-11 Momodani
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Antico Caffè Al Avis
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- Antico Caffe Alavis, 浪速区難波中2丁目10-70
- Umeda & Kita
- 梅田二丁目 2-22
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Elmer's Green Café
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- エルマーズ グリーン カフェ, 中央区高麗橋1丁目7-3
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- エルマーズグリーンカフェ インザパーク, 浪速区難波中2丁目10-70
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Streamer Coffee Company
- Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie
- 1 Chome-10-19 Nishishinsaibashi
- Tenma & Tenjinbashi
- 菅栄町3-5
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UCC Café Plaza
- Namba, Dōtonbori & Nipponbashi
- Nipponbashi, 1 Chome−18−3 旭ビル 別館 1・2F 大阪市
- Tennōji & Shinsekai
- 阿倍野区阿倍野筋1丁目1-43
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観音屋
- Umeda & Kita
- 北区梅田3-2-2
- 観音屋 JR大阪駅店, 北区梅田3丁目1-1
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Blue Bottle Coffee
- Umeda & Kita
- Chayamachi, 15−22 アーバンテラス A棟Daily 08:00–21:00
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Gloria Jean's
- Osaka Castle & Tanimachi
- 城見通
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Hayama Coffee
- Umeda & Kita
- 葉山珈琲 ドンクール, 北区曽根崎2丁目15-23
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Sakura Coffee
- South Osaka
- 桜珈琲, 東住吉区長居公園1-1Daily 08:00–22:00
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SOT Coffee Roaster
- Nakanoshima & Kitahama
- シークレフ北浜, 1/F, 1 Chome-5-7 Awajimachi
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倉式珈琲店
- South Osaka
- 巽南3丁目11-17
Before you sit down
How coffee works in Osaka
At a kissaten, the plain order is the house blend, burendo (ブレンド): ¥700, tax included, at Junkissa American.10 Across Osaka city a cup of coffee averaged ¥441 in 2024 in the national retail price survey, so the classic rooms sit well above the middle.9 Older Osakans once ordered iced coffee as reikō (冷コー); the word has nearly disappeared since the Heisei era began in 1989, partly because so many kissaten have closed.13
Before lunch, many kissaten turn a drink order into mōningu (モーニング, a morning set). In Kansai the set is a breakfast served at coffee shops, usually from opening until about 11:00, at a modest price.11 At one Kita café reviewed in March 2025, drinks started at ¥550, and ¥300 more added thick butter toast, a boiled egg, salad and a small portion of ketchup spaghetti.12
Leave no tip. Japan's national tourism organization says tipping is not common in bars, cafés, restaurants, taxis or hotels.14 Smoke is rarer than it was: since 1 April 2025, Osaka Prefecture's secondhand-smoke ordinance has made eateries with more than 30 m² of seating non-smoking indoors as a rule. That ended the choice that existing small businesses with up to 100 m² of seating had kept under national law.15 Junkissa American bans smoking inside and out.3
What coffee costs in Osaka
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| コーヒー (kōhī) Cup of coffee, Osaka city average | ¥441 Retail price survey, 2024 average |
| ブレンド (burendo) House blend at a postwar kissaten | ¥700 Junkissa American, Dōtonbori, 2026 |
| モーニング (mōningu) Morning set: toast, boiled egg, salad | Drink + ¥300 One Kita café, March 2025 |
| ハンドドリップ (hando dorippu) Pour-over at a specialty roaster | From ¥500 LiLo Coffee Roasters, 2023 |
| ホットコーヒー R Regular hot coffee, convenience store | ¥140 Seven-Eleven, from July 2025 |
The city average is the 2024 figure from the national retail price survey, as published in Osaka Prefecture's Data Osaka 2025.9 The blend is Junkissa American's menu price, tax included, as listed in October 2026.10 The morning set is from Time Out's March 2025 review of a café in Kita,12 the pour-over from Walker Plus's October 2023 visit to LiLo Coffee Roasters,6 and the convenience-store cup from Seven-Eleven's July 2025 price change.8
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Cafés in Osaka: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Osaka?
A cup of coffee in Osaka city averaged ¥441 in 2024, according to the national retail price survey. Classic kissaten charge more: Junkissa American on Dōtonbori lists its house blend at ¥700, tax included. LiLo Coffee Roasters served drip coffee from ¥500 in 2023, and a regular hot coffee from a Seven-Eleven machine has cost ¥140 since July 2025.
Which neighborhood of Osaka has the most cafés?
Umeda & Kita and Shinsaibashi, Amerikamura & Horie have the most cafés, followed by South Osaka. Umeda's cafés fill the station towers and the basements of the Ekimae buildings; Shinsaibashi's run west from Midōsuji into Amerikamura and Horie.
What is a morning set at an Osaka kissaten?
A morning set, or mōningu, is breakfast added to a drink order at a coffee shop. In Kansai it usually runs from opening until about 11:00 at a modest price. At one Kita café in March 2025, ¥300 on top of a drink from ¥550 bought thick butter toast, a boiled egg, salad and a small portion of ketchup spaghetti.
Can you smoke in Osaka cafés?
Less often than before. Since 1 April 2025, Osaka Prefecture's secondhand-smoke ordinance has made eateries with more than 30 m² of seating non-smoking indoors as a rule. Before that, existing small businesses with up to 100 m² of seating could choose to allow smoking under national law. Junkissa American on Dōtonbori is non-smoking inside and out.
Do you tip in Osaka cafés?
No. Japan's national tourism organization says tipping is not common for services in bars, cafés, restaurants, taxis and hotels, and Osaka's kissaten and coffee bars are no exception. Pay what the menu or bill says. The one case the organization mentions is a private guide or interpreter used to overseas customs, and even then a tip goes in an envelope.
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