Spring Dining Delights: 5 Restaurants Perfect for Welcome and Farewell Parties Discover Oishii Japan -SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Reservation Guide-

Update-date: Apr 11 2024

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Spring Dining Delights: 5 Restaurants Perfect for Welcome and Farewell Parties

Welcome and farewell parties are standard events for the spring season. Such parties are held throughout Japan, both for people to deepen friendship with newcomers, and to show appreciation for colleagues leaving. Here are 5 restaurants that are perfect for welcome and farewell parties in Osaka, the food capital of Japan. An exciting and lively time with colleagues is the perfect start for spring!

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Shinsaibashi - YAKINIKU KITAN - Yakiniku

A Japanese BBQ restaurant where guests can enjoy the deliciousness of Wagyu beef, including matured tongue.

YAKINIKU KITAN is in an area with excellent access at a 2 minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station, which boasts one of the liveliest areas in Osaka. Guests can enjoy high-quality Japanese BBQ in a space with a relaxing atmosphere. All seats in this restaurant are in private rooms. They can accommodate various group sizes, including with rooms that can be used in groups of up to 15 people.

Great for eating out in spring! 5 restaurants with delicious foods that are perfect for welcome and farewell parties

The Casual Course (7,700 JPY), which mainly focuses on red meat, is recommended for welcome and farewell parties. This course features a kimchi assortment, salad, 2 excellent kinds of matured tongue, sauce and salted Japanese BBQ, grilled vegetables, as well as cold noodles and dessert to finish things off. In addition, they have a rich variety of a la carte items, and courses that differ in volume and content.

YAKINIKU KITAN

TEL: +81-50-5263-5298
Address: B1F, 4-11-22, Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: 2 minutes walk from Shinsaibashi Station

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Nipponbashi - Yakiniku Gyogyu - Yakiniku

Guests will smack their lips at the A5-ranked Japanese Black Wagyu beef from all over Japan, with special care taken in choosing production areas.

Yakiniku Gyogyu is a 5 minute walk from Nippombashi Station. At this restaurant, one can enjoy high quality beef ordered from all over Japan. They are located along the Dotonbori River, and guests can see it flowing from outside the restaurant windows. The interior has table seats in semi-private rooms, and changing the partition turns them into rooms that can be used as 2 or 1 private room.

They only deal in the highest quality beef, including Kobe, Matsusaka, and Omi. Their Gyogyu Discount Course (6,050 JPY) lets guests enjoy salt-grilled tongue, chopped medium kalbi and upper skirt steak grilled in sauce, the red meat of the day, as well as meat sushi and offal. All-you-can-drink options can be added, making this course perfect for welcome and farewell parties!

Yakiniku Gyogyu

Open: [Sunday,Saturday,Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (last order 2:00 pm)Dinner 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (last order 1:00 am)
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 8,000 JPY / [Lunch] 3,000 JPY
Access: 5 minutes walk from Nippombashi Station

Address: 2F, Iwashin Riverside, 7-12 Soemoncho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

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Takojizo - Kanidonya - Japanese Cuisine

Enjoy red king crab and snow crab cooked in a variety of styles.

Located an 8 minute walk from Takojizo Station. Kanidonya is a restaurant that lets one enjoy red king crab and snow crab prepared with various methods, including tempura, charcoal-grilling, and hotpot. The crabs are freshly taken out of the corfs. All seating in the restaurant is sunken kotatsu-style, so guests can take off their shoes and stretch their feet, and enjoy a comfortable and relaxing meal.

Their Charcoal Grilled Snow Crab and Crab Hotpot Course (9,020 JPY) can be reserved for both dinner and lunch time. Guests can thoroughly enjoy vinegared crab, charcoal-grilled crab, crab hotpot, and rice and vegetable porridge. Groups of 4 guests or more can use the all-you-can-drink option. Regular customers drop by from far away to enjoy the satisfying tastes.

Kanidonya

Open: [Sunday - Tuesday,Friday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (last order 9:00 pm) / Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (last order 1:30 pm)
Closed: We will be closed on December 31st and January 1st.
Average price: [Dinner] 9,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,000 JPY
Access: 8 minutes walk from Takojizo Station

Address: 2-23-1, Minamiuemachi, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka

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Kitashinchi - Toriyoshi Chaya - Japanese Cuisine

A Japanese restaurant where guests can enjoy a rich variety of a la carte items, including the specialty Toriyoshi Hotpot.

Toriyoshi Chaya is located a 5 minute walk from Kita-Shinchi Station. At this popular restaurant, guests can enjoy items such as the specialty Toriyoshi Hotpot. The restaurant can be used by up to 90 people, and they have counter seats in addition to tatami seating and private rooms. These private rooms can accommodate from 2 to 80 guests, so they can be flexibly used by both small and large groups.

Their New Year Private Room Plan Single Assortment “Celebration Meal with Small Hotpot” is limited to 50 people per day and can only be reserved by groups of 4 guests or more. This is a great deal, with the 6,500 yen course including all-you-can-drink reduced to 5,500 yen, and the meal menus can be set in single servings. Among the excellent lineup of 11 items in total, the specialty Toriyoshi Hotpot can be enjoyed with a small hotpot and udon.

Toriyoshi chaya

TEL: +81-50-5384-6698
Address: 2-1-9, Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access: 5 minutes walk from Kitashinchi Station

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Abiko - Kinoko Nabe Osadaya - Izakaya　

An excellent selection of menu items that use high-quality ingredients stocked by the restaurant head himself.

Kinoko Nabe Osadaya is located a 5 minute walk from Abiko Station. The interior has a calming atmosphere unified with a Japanese style. Guests can enjoy conversation with the restaurant head on 1F, and on 2F, can stretch out their legs and enjoy a relaxing meal with the tatami seating that can be used by up to 12 people, making this restaurant perfect for welcome and farewell parties.

The Luxury Artisan Course (5,500 JPY) is the most popular one in this restaurant. As the restaurant name indicates, guests can enjoy healthy hotpot that uses plenty of mushrooms (“kinoko”), and all-you-can-drink can be added for 2,000 JPY. They also have an excellent selection of a la carte items, including the fresh Minced Daio Chicken and Fresh Kumamoto Horse Sashimi 3 Variety Platter, delivered from the restaurant head's hometown of Kumamoto.