Looking for group dining in Shinsekai, Osaka? This guide covers six restaurants that comfortably seat parties of six or more — from 200-seat kushikatsu halls with private floors to all-you-can-eat-and-drink banquet courses. Most are within a five-minute walk of Tsutenkaku Tower, and all take reservations. For more ideas, browse the best food in Osaka.
MICHI’s Pick — Selected by our Osaka-based team, based on places we’ve visited and on research using Tabelog and Google Maps ratings. In Japan, a Tabelog score of 3.4+ is genuinely high — Japanese reviewers are famously strict, and most locals consider anything above 3.4 a place worth a detour. We feature venues meeting at least one of: Tabelog 3.4+, Google Maps 4.3+, or 100+ reviews — the kind of spots locals quietly trust.
Tabelog and Google Maps scores are accurate as of the time of writing.
1. Nihon-ichi no Kushikatsu Yokozuna — Shinsekai Honkan (日本一の串かつ 横綱 新世界本店)
📍 2-3-9 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Mon–Thu & Sun 11:00–23:00 (last order 22:30); Fri–Sat & holiday eves open 24 hours (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥1,500–¥3,000 per person (food only) / ¥2,500–¥4,000 (with drinks)
🚃 Dobutsuen-mae Station (3 min walk)
⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.54 / Google 4.2 (3,800+ reviews) (as of writing)
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What to order: Beef kushikatsu (¥110–¥180 per skewer); chanko nabe (from ¥880 per person)
The third floor is a tatami-style ozashiki room with moveable tables — ideal for large groups — while the first floor runs counter and table seating. The restaurant is also famous for its mega-size sharing platters — an 8-person takoyaki and a 10-person omurice are both on the menu, which makes ordering for a crowd genuinely fun rather than logistically painful.
2. Naniwa no Kushikatsu Shichifuku (なにわの串カツ 七福)
📍 2-6-21 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Daily 11:00–23:00 (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥1,500–¥2,500 per person (food only) / ¥3,000–¥4,500 (with all-you-can-drink course)
🚃 Dobutsuen-mae Station (4 min walk)
⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.42 / Google 4.1 (500+ reviews) (as of writing)
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What to order: Beef skewer (¥88); New Sekai Set — kushikatsu + charcoal-grilled horumon + doteyaki (¥1,200 per person)
Shichifuku holds up to 120 guests and the entire third floor can be hired out as a private room — book it for eight or more and you get the 3-hour all-you-can-eat-and-drink course from ¥3,850 per person. The kushikatsu is fried in rice oil for a noticeably lighter finish, and the house sauce is made by slow-cooking vegetables until the umami concentrates. Thirty seconds from Tsutenkaku Tower, so the location is hard to beat.
3. Tsurukameya (名代 鶴亀家)
📍 3-4-8 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Daily 11:00–23:00 (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥1,500–¥2,500 per person (food only) / ¥2,500–¥4,000 (with drinks)
🚃 Shin-Imamiya Station (5 min walk)
⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.41 / Google 4.2 (400+ reviews) (as of writing)
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What to order: Kushikatsu assortment (from ¥110 per skewer); doteyaki beef tendon stew (¥480)
Tsurukameya has a total of 250 seats, including a tatami room that fits over 100 guests — reservations make large-group access straightforward. The giant crane-and-tortoise sign out front is a Shinsekai landmark in its own right, and the Showa-era interior — all retro wood panelling and neon — gives the room a lot of character for a group dinner. Kushikatsu, doteyaki, and nikusuii (Osaka-style beef broth soup) all on the same menu means nobody goes home hungry.
4. Kushikatsu Gifuya Honke (串かつ ぎふや本家)
📍 2-4-2 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Mon–Fri 12:00–22:30; Sat–Sun & holidays 11:00–22:30 (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥2,000–¥3,500 per person (food only) / ¥3,500–¥5,000 (with drinks)
🚃 Dobutsuen-mae Station (3 min walk)
⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.52 / Google 4.3 (350+ reviews) (as of writing)
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What to order: Seasonal kushikatsu omakase course (from ¥3,000 per person); nikusuii (¥680)
Founded in 1916, Gifuya Honke uses fresh breadcrumbs and carefully selected frying oil, with each skewer prepared individually by trained cooks. Counter seats, table seats, and semi-private booths make it workable for groups of varying sizes, and the 90-minute all-you-can-drink option (from ¥1,100 on weekdays) keeps the bill manageable. This is the pick if your group wants something a step above the standard tourist-strip kushikatsu experience.
5. Kushikatsu Daruma — Shinsekai (串かつだるま 新世界店)
📍 2-3-9 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Daily 11:00–22:30 (last order 22:00) (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥1,500–¥2,500 per person (food only) / ¥2,500–¥3,500 (with drinks)
🚃 Dobutsuen-mae Station (4 min walk)
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⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.55 / Google 4.2 (2,000+ reviews) (as of writing)
What to order: Beef kushikatsu (¥165); pork belly skewer (¥165); doteyaki (¥480)
Kushikatsu Daruma is the name most visitors already know, and the Shinsekai branch has long tables that work well for sharing. Founded in 1929, it’s the chain that codified the no-double-dipping rule now observed across the entire neighbourhood. Groups should book ahead — walk-in waits at peak hours can stretch to 40 minutes. If you want to explore more of Shinsekai before dinner, the Tsutenkaku Tower is literally across the street.
6. Nonkiya (のんき屋)
📍 3-4-13 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002
🕐 Daily 17:00–23:30 (as of May 2026)
💰 ¥2,000–¥3,500 per person (food only) / ¥3,000–¥5,000 (with drinks)
🚃 Dobutsuen-mae Station (5 min walk)
⭐ Rating: Tabelog 3.44 / Google 4.3 (200+ reviews) (as of writing)
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What to order: Doteyaki beef tendon stew (¥550); nabe hotpot course (from ¥3,500 per person)
Nonkiya is the first stop in Shinsekai for doteyaki, and the izakaya near Tsutenkaku Tower is well known for its hotpot courses. The sit-down tatami room handles groups comfortably, and the nabe course — beef tendon, tofu, and konnyaku simmered in miso and mirin — is the kind of communal eating that makes a group dinner feel like an event rather than just a meal. Dinner-only hours mean this one is strictly an evening option. Check out the MICHI Osaka travel guide for more neighbourhood picks nearby.
FAQ
Q: What is the best group dining restaurant in Shinsekai, Osaka?
A: For sheer capacity and group-friendliness, Tsurukameya (名代 鶴亀家) is the strongest all-round pick — 250 seats, a private tatami floor for 100+, and a menu that covers kushikatsu, doteyaki, and nikusuii. If your group wants a step up in quality, Gifuya Honke’s banquet courses are worth the slight premium.
Q: How many group-friendly restaurants are in Shinsekai?
A: Shinsekai has well over a dozen restaurants that can seat parties of six or more, with the highest concentration running along Ebisuhigashi street between Tsutenkaku Tower and Dobutsuen-mae Station. Most of the larger venues — Yokozuna, Tsurukameya, Shichifuku — can handle parties of 20 to 120 with advance notice.
Q: Do Shinsekai restaurants have English menus?
A: Several of the bigger tourist-facing spots — Kushikatsu Daruma and Yokozuna in particular — have English menus or picture menus. Smaller izakayas like Nonkiya are Japanese-only, but the dishes are simple enough that pointing and ordering by number works fine.
Q: What should I order at group dining restaurants in Osaka?
A: Kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) is the obvious starting point — order by the stick and work through beef, pork belly, prawn, and lotus root. Add doteyaki (beef tendon simmered in miso) as a side, and if the restaurant offers it, a nabe hotpot course is the best way to keep a large table eating and drinking together for a full evening.
Last updated: July 14, 2026 · Corrections: [email protected]
