Hokkyokusei (Shinsaibashi main shop)

北極星 心斎橋本店

Where omurice was born in 1925; eat it on tatami by a garden

⚠ No reservations

Hours

11:30–21:30 (last order around 21:00), open daily except Dec 31–Jan 1 (GLTJP, Mapple)

Budget

¥1,000–2,000 pp

Address

2-7-27 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku

Opened in 1922 and credited with serving the first omurice three years later. The story goes that the owner wrapped ketchup fried rice in an omelette for a regular who always ordered an omelette with plain rice. Inside the Showa-era wooden house, tatami rooms look onto a small Japanese garden. The egg is thin and tender and the rice lightly seasoned, which makes it an easy pick for kids and parents.