Namba’s Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma offers coffee and tea, balanced and nutritious lunch sets, a la carte and side-dish standards, and gourmet sweets.
Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma Namba, located on the 7th floor of the 0101 Namba Marui shopping center © Angelino Donnachaidh
Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma Namba is a great fusion of trendy upmarket cafe dining with family-friendly touches – and if you visit, you’ll see that attested in just how many families and groups of mama-tomo (mommy-friends) show up in its lunchtime crowd.
When you visit a restaurant with a small child, there’s no better sight than this © Angelino Donnachaidh
The overall execution is very much in the mold of cafes specializing in earthier fare with well-balanced options and retro hipster bent popular in such areas as Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa, Osaka’s Nakazakicho (e.g. Babyleaf on our Best Osaka Restaurants for Families with Young Children and Babies list), or much of Kyoto city.
The raised flat sofa seating area at Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma is great for small children © Angelino Donnachaidh
The Space
The dining room in Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma is divided into two areas: regular tables with chairs, and a raised, undivided flat sofa seating area with cushions and ultra low-profile tray-tables that fuses something like traditional Japanese tatami spaces with a modern minimalist take on an almost Moroccan- or Turkish-inspired dining area. The latter is an excellent choice if you’re dining with kids under the age of five – or even if you just enjoy the vibe.
When in doubt, the side menu at Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma has great child-friendly options © Angelino Donnachaidh
The Service and Amenities
Service is solidly standard, with a menu that’s mostly Japanese but has basic notes in English that cover the main idea of each item even if not catching every detail. Photos make it easy to point and order. Those with no Japanese ability at all might feel a very slight hurdle when it comes to specific details on the food, but nothing likely to disrupt the experience significantly. There is no separate kids menu, but sharing set meals or ordering for kids a la carte is easy enough.
Health-conscious sets inspired by kaiseki cuisine © Angelino Donnachaidh
The cafe’s location on the seventh floor of a large shopping center is handy for feeling somewhat removed from the hustle and bustle of life outside while still being readily accessible on a day of shopping (and providing an easy retreat from the restaurant into the shopping center’s child-friendly bathrooms or other areas if a quick diaper change or emergency cooldown is necessary).
Much like a casual modern take on kaiseki cuisine, the lunch sets are as much a delight to look at as they are to eat © Angelino Donnachaidh
The Food
As mentioned, the food at Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma leans toward earthier fare with a health-conscious and hipster-traditionalist bent. Every dish is delicious and a good representation of it in its Japanese classic modern form: from the sekihan red-bean rice, tsukemono pickles, miso soup, fried croquettes, minced cutlets, and japchae Korean-style glass-noodle stirfry. The sensibilities behind each set meal and the presentation with which they are served seem evocative of a casual modern take on traditional kaiseki cuisine.
Enjoy after-lunch coffee and desserts © Angelino Donnachaidh
If some of that sounds a little bit too exotic or adventurous for your little one, fear not: pizza, steak fries, and fried cheese sticks a la carte round out the menu for some fallback options.
Fried crab cream croquettes, a surefire family hit that are crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside © Angelino Donnachaidh
Cafe Chano-ma has 18 locations across Japan, including 3 in Osaka, 1 in Kyoto, and 1 in Kobe. The information above refers to the Namba location.
About Angelino Donnachaidh
Angelino Donnachaidh is a Mexican-American father, author, Japanese-English translator, and longtime resident of Osaka, Japan. His works include the middle grade (pre-)historical fiction novel Tamiu: A Cat’s Tale (Winner of the North Street Prize and CWA Muse Medallion), the YA post-cyberpunk heist adventure screenplay Brother (Winner of the HollywoodGenre 2025 Scifi Screenplay Competition), and the upcoming samurai scifi-fantasy action-thriller novel The Mayhem Protocols.
Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma Namba Information
Name in English:
Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma Namba
Name in Japanese:
和カフェyusoshi chano-ma なんば
English address:
〒542-0076 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Namba, 3 Chome−8−9 Namba Marui 7F
Japanese address:
〒542-0076 大阪府大阪市中央区難波３丁目８−９ なんばマルイ 7F
Opening hours:
11:00am-10:00pm (every day)
Non-smoking area: All non-smoking
Price:
¥1000-¥2000 per adult
¥500-¥1000 per child (ordering a la carte)
Nearest transport:
5-minute walk from Namba Station (exit #11) on the Osaka Metro (Subway) Midosuji, Sennichimae, and Yotsubashi Lines
5-minute walk from Osaka-Namba Station (exit #B9) on the Kintetsu Hanshin-Namba, Kintetsu-Nara, and Kintetsu Limited Express Lines
5-minute walk from Namba Station on the Nankai and Nankai-Koya Lines
Website: Official website (Japanese)
Customer Reviews:
:: Read customer reviews of Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma on TripAdvisor.
Near To Here:
Cafe Yusoshi Chano-ma is located in Osaka’s Minami district. See our complete list of things to do in the Minami district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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