Negiyaki Yamamoto Umeda Est

Comfy all-ages dining and a craft beer menu, with a spotlight on okonomiyaki’s scallion-stuffed sibling.

[Yamamoto’s pork negiyaki - image © Angelino Donnachaidh]

While Negiyaki Yamamoto serves up a solid selection of okonomiyaki, it also ranks as one of the best places in Osaka to eat negiyaki — a close sibling of okonomiyaki featuring most of the same elements, but with the cabbage filling replaced entirely with sliced scallions.

In addition to the difference in taste, this also makes for a thinner and crispier griddle cake. Unlike okonomiyaki, the more delicate negiyaki is usually served without mayonnaise. It is sometimes eaten with a glaze of okonomiyaki sauce, and sometimes instead with a light coating of soy sauce.

Highlights

English menus are available.

[The Yamamoto English menu - image © Angelino Donnachaidh]

Negiyaki Yamamoto’s batter and frying technique produce a truly delightful combination of crispiness and fluffiness that is tasty enough in the shop’s okonomiyaki but really shines in its masterful negiyaki. There, it takes advantage of the light soy sauce glaze and absence of mayonnaise and bonito flakes to really let the scallions, batter, beni-shoga (plum-pickled ginger), and toppings shine through.

[Yamamoto’s negiyaki texture is a delight - image © Angelino Donnachaidh]

Negiyaki Yamamoto’s menu takes a fairly standard approach, with no big twists or surprises in toppings or combinations. This plays to the strengths of its execution of the classics, and speaks to well-earned confidence in letting its quality speak for itself.

[The restaurant’s small rotating selection of craft beers on tap - image © Angelino Donnachaidh]

[The Negiyaki Yamamoto Umeda EST shopfront - image © Angelino Donnachaidh]

Locations

Negiyaki Yamamoto has locations in Umeda, Juso, and Shin-Osaka. The information in this article refers to the Umeda EST location.

Negiyaki Yamamoto Umeda Est Branch Information

Name in English:
Negiyaki Yamamoto Umeda EST-ten

Name in Japanese:
ねぎ焼やまもと 梅田エスト店

English address:
E27 EST, 3-25 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0017 Japan

Japanese address:
〒530-0017 大阪市北区角田町3-25 エストE27

Opening hours:
11:30am-10:00pm
Closed irregularly

Non-smoking area: Yes

Price:
Butaniku-negi (pork negiyaki) ¥1100

Nearest Transport:
3 minutes walk from Umeda Station (Whity Umeda exit H28) of Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Website: Official Website (Japanese)

Near To Here:
Negiyaki Yamamoto is located in Osaka’s Kita and Umeda district. See our complete list of things to do in the Kita and Umeda district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

Where Is This Restaurant Located?

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More Information

• Insider’s Guide to Osaka Okonomiyaki Restaurants
• Best Osaka Restaurants

About the author: Angelino Donnachaidh is a translator/interpreter, food lover, history enthusiast, and longtime resident of Osaka, Japan. He is also the author of the middle grade historical fiction illustrated novella Tamiu: A Cat’s Tale, the forthcoming YA post-cyberpunk AI heist adventure Brother, and the forthcoming sci-fi samurai epic The Mayhem Protocols. Find him on the web at saica-creative.com/angdonn.

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