Guenpin Umedahigashidori

On a covered shopping arcade near Osaka Station is a Japanese blowfish restaurant run by one of the top blowfish companies in Asia for 38 years, with a total of 88 restaurants! As a leading authority on the fish, they’re able to source the best premium torafugu catches, and to serve it at a very reasonable price. At Guenpin Umedahigashidori, you can enjoy a 5 course meal with fugu sashimi, hot pot, charcoal grilled fugu, boiled skin fugu sashimi, deep fried fugu, then sake with pufferfish fin to finish. Each is served with a lovely artisan presentation, in a bright and modern space with traditional elements like pufferfish art emblazoned on the wall in gold. This is a classy space with traditional dishes, where you can try this Japanese delicacy, along with delicious crab dishes too. Osaka is probably the best place to try fugu, and Guenpin Umedahigashidori is one of the best places in the city to do so.