Kushikatsu Daruma

Located near the base of Tsutenkaku tower in Shinsekai, Daruma is one of the area’s most popular kushikatsu restaurants. If it’s deliciously greasy, deep-fried meat and veg you’re looking for, your search ends here. Look for the large black and white sign.

[Kushikatsu Daruma - image © Florentyna Leow]

Do you like deep-fried, battered food? Do you like skewers? Then you’ll love kushikatsu. Invented as cheap fast food for lower-income workers around the Shinsekai area in the early 20th century, kushikatsu restaurants are popular today with diners of all economic stripes, and for good reason - kushikatsu is just delicious and fun to eat.

[Kushikatsu Daruma - image © Florentyna Leow]

Daruma is one of the area’s most popular restaurants in this genre, with several branches across the city. Anything can be made into kushikatsu, from vegetables to questionable meat parts to cheese. Even fruit can be battered and deep-fried. Everything is fried to order, and the panko breadcrumb batter is light and crispy when hot and fresh out of the kitchen. Try the 16-skewer set and let the kitchen surprise you with their choice of ingredients!

Daruma’s mascot, the ‘angry’ man holding two skewers in the shape of an X, is a reference to the cardinal rule of eating kushikatsu: under no circumstances should you ever double-dip your skewer into the tangy black sauce.

While you’ll find kushikatsu restaurants all over Osaka, it makes sense to try it in the area it was first created. Don’t forget to hit Daruma up the next time you’re in the Shinsekai neighborhood.

For more Osaka kushikatsu choices, see our Best Kushikatsu in Osaka page.

English name:
Kushikatsu Daruma

Japanese name:
串カツ だるま

English address:
2-3-9 Ebisu-higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, 556-0002

Japanese address:
〒556-0002 大阪市浪速区恵美須東2-3-9

Opening hours:
11am-10:30pm

Price:
cheap

Non-smoking section:
No

Reservations:
No Reservations

Nearest Transport:
Subway: 5-minute walk from exit 1 of Dobutsuen-mae Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji and Sakaisuji Lines.
Train: 7-minute walk from the east exit of Shin-Imamiya Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line and Nankai Main Line.

Telephone:
+81-6-6636-7729

Website:Official website (Japanese)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of Kushikatu Daruma on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
Kushikatsu Daruma is located in Osaka’s Tennoji and Abeno area. See our complete list of things to do in the Osaka’s Tennoji and Abeno area, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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