Hungry Osaka Street Food Tour : 15 Tastings with 3 Drinks
Description
Winner of the TripAdvisor 'Best of the Best' (2025 & 2026) and the Viator Experience Awards (2025), this local-led evening tour through Osaka takes you through the retro neighbourhood of Shinsekai. Join our experienced guides for an authentic Osaka street food adventure filled with history, culture, and laughs. You’ll explore hidden alleys, arcades, and eateries only locals know, stopping at five hand-picked spots we visit often. Enjoy 15+ dishes, 3 local drinks, and Osaka favourites like takoyaki, karaage, kushikatsu, udon, and oden among many others. Small group size keeps things fun and personal—great for solo travellers, couples, or friends. Learn about Osaka’s post-war past and lively food culture while meeting locals and getting stories and tips you won’t find in any guidebook. Our guides live and breathe the city, allow us to show you the real Osaka and its food scene.
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Time permitting, we’ll take a short stroll around Shinsekai—an often-overlooked area packed with hidden gems, fun facts, and sights to discover.
Walk past Tsutenkaku, the famous landmark tower that is the focal point of the area and see where kushikatsu all began. Walk through the streets that over a century ago, were designed to bring a western feeling to Osaka.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(3,048)
Great experience! Fun, interesting and tasty! Anna was the perfect host! 😎
We have one regret: we didn’t do this tour as soon as we got to Osaka. Our tour guide, Davin, was excellent. He was so knowledgeable, engaging, and genuine. He answered all of our questions about Japan, its history, the food, so thoughtfully. He blended history with personal anecdotes that made our understanding come to life. We also had a great time meeting other travelers and chatting about our time in Japan and our homes over delicious, beautifully curated meals. There’s no better way to meet people and learn about the world around you than over a wonderful meal, and this checked all of those boxes.
We had a great experience with Matt today, great food and a lot of knowledge shared!! Thank you Matt
Very great experience with a very knowledgeable and friendly guild Davin would come again just because of Davin
The latest mochi icecream fried is very great.
We had such a great tour. Anna was the best. She was so sweet and very good at explaining everything. We had such a good time!! The food choices were amazing. Definitely recommend this tour!!! And Anna of course!!
Scott was a memorable part of a very interesting food tour. Good portions of tasty food were provided and the eating establishments were run by a colorful cast of characters. I would highly suggest taking this food tour to experience the unique Osakan cuisine.
Scott was very knowledgeable, funny and we had a great time! There was a wide variety of food and it tasted fantastic. I highly recommend taking the tour!
Truly one of the best food tours we have taken across three continents! Davin is authentic, engaging, entertaining, and very informative. Highly recommend for an unforgettable evening in Osaka!
Thank you so much for this incredible review! We’re truly honoured to hear that you consider this one of the best food tours you’ve taken across three continents — what an amazing compliment! Davin will be absolutely delighted to hear your kind words. His authentic personality, enthusiasm, and knowledge are a huge part of what makes the experience special, and we’re so pleased that he was able to make your evening both entertaining and informative. Osaka has such a rich and fascinating food culture, and our goal is to give guests more than just a chance to try delicious dishes. We want them to experience the local atmosphere, learn about the neighbourhoods and traditions, and gain a genuine insight into what makes Osaka such a unique city. It’s wonderful to know that Davin helped bring all of that to life for you. Thank you again for choosing to spend an evening with us and for giving such a strong recommendation. We’re thrilled that the experience was an unforgettable part of your time in Osaka, and we hope you enjoyed many more wonderful food adventures during the rest of your travels in Japan!
Great fun few hours. Spots we would not have round and a brilliant way to acclimatise to the city and its great cuisine! Guide was fun. Communication excellent. All round excellent evening!
