Update-date: Feb 15 2024
When thinking of a special meal, French cuisine is a must. Of course, you can enjoy fun in a casual atmosphere, but in this issue, we have highlighted five high-class French restaurants in Osaka that you should visit for a special occasion. Of course, all of them offer quality food, an elegant setting, and great hospitality. These are the restaurants that you should know about for your special day.
Kitahama - Macua
Offering exciting French cuisine with minimal oil and salt
Macua is located a 5-minute walk from Kitahama Station. Items on the menu use as little animal fat, including butter and cream, as possible. Moreover, use of salt is also limited so that customers can directly enjoy the original taste and flavor of the ingredients.
The restaurant is located on the first floor of the Fushimi Building, a designated Tangible Cultural Property that was built in 1923. The brick and stone walls are used as they are, creating a unique setting that combines history and modern touches. You can spend a special time, such as an important anniversary, in this elegant and clean restaurant with a white theme.
macua
Open: [Monday/Tuesday/Thursday - Sunday/national holiday/eve of national holiday] Lunch from 11:30-14:00, dinner from 18:00-21:00
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,500 JPY
Access: Take the Osaka municipal subway Sakaisuji line to the Kitahama station. It is a five-minute walk (327 meters from Kitahama station).
Address: Fushimi Bldg. 1F, 2-2-3 Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Map
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Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,500 JPY
Access: Take the Osaka municipal subway Sakaisuji line to the Kitahama station. It is a five-minute walk (327 meters from Kitahama station).
Address: Fushimi Bldg. 1F, 2-2-3 Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Map
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Osaka Tenmangu Shrine - Le Logis h
Offering unique and original French cuisine using herbs, spices, and seasonal fruits
Le Logis h is located a 5-minute walk from Osaka Temmangu Station. The concept behind the restaurant is "cuisine with herbs, spices, and fruits." You can enjoy highly original French cuisine combining spices and ingredients mainly from Kyushu as well as other parts of Japan. Only set meals are available. The menu changes about every three months, so you can taste different delicacies each season.
The restaurant is located one street away from the busy Sonezaki Street. The interior of the restaurant has a relaxing layout centered around the striking counter seats, which made from a single piece of wood. The furnishings, such as tableware from Limoges, France, are tasteful, making the restaurant a suitable place to spend a special time.
Le Logis h
Address: 1F, Kanaya Bldg., 1-2-3, Higashitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: 5 minutes walk from Osaka Temmangu Station
Access: 5 minutes walk from Osaka Temmangu Station
Kitashinchi - RESTAURANT LES SOUVENIRS
Innovative French cuisine in Kitashinchi
The Restaurant Les Souvenirs is located a 3-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station. Here, you can enjoy innovative French cuisine based on authentic French cuisine with added touches. The combination of the food and quality wines carefully selected by a sommelier will make for a blissful time that can only be enjoyed here.
Artists' works grace the entrance, creating a special atmosphere even before you enter the restaurant. The interior features walls covered in Japanese paper, and there are table seats and counter seats. In addition, the back of the restaurant has table seats that can be used as a private room for 6 or more people. As the name of the restaurant, "Souvenirs," suggests, you are sure to have a memorable time.
RESTAURANT LES SOUVENIRS
Address: 5F, Dai 3 Suzuki Bldg., 1-2-10, Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: Kitashinchi Station
Access: Kitashinchi Station
Kitashinchi - Wa France Kandagawa
Pioneering in creative French cuisine with over 40 years of history
A Japanese-French fusion restaurant, Kandagawa is located a 5-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station. Kandagawa is a creative French restaurant that fuses Japanese cuisine and French cuisine, and it has a history of over 40 years. Only a Chef's Choice meal is available. The restaurant offers unique dishes, such as cooking methods and seasonings tailored to each diner, as well as attentive hospitality.
The restaurant has two floors: the first floor has counter seating where you can enjoy talking with the staff, and the second floor has private rooms. The counter seating, which is preferred by many diners, offers a relaxing atmosphere with a Japanese touch. The restaurant offers a vast lineup of French wines, wines from elsewhere around the world, and Japanese sake, so why not enjoy a fine wine or sake and gourmet delicacies with someone special?
Wa France Kandagawa
Address: 1-1-22, Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: 5 minutes walk from Kitashinchi Station
Access: 5 minutes walk from Kitashinchi Station
Honmachi - Restaurant La cime
A world-renowned and ever-changing take on French cuisine
La cime is located 5-minute walk from Hommachi Station. The restaurant has been ranked among the "50 Best Restaurants in the World" and is highly acclaimed worldwide. The chef's originality is evident in his desire to always create dishes that are unique to the moment, using a host of quality domestic ingredients from Kagoshima and other prefectures, making you long for the next dish.
Passing through the classically designed entrance, you enter the restaurant, which was designed to have an unimposing atmosphere. Round tables are generously spaced in the elegant dining, which is decorated solely in black and white. The warmth of the hospitality that instantly greets a variety of diners is why you should know about this restaurant as a place to spend a special day.
Restaurant La cime
Address: 1F, Kawaramachi Usami Bldg., 3-2-15, Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: 5 minutes walk from Hommachi Station
Disclaimer: All information is accurate at time of publication.
