EST Food Hall (Umeda)

EST Food Hall is a trendy youth-oriented eatery spot in the trendy youth-focused Chayamachi neighborhood in the Umeda area.

The inner entrance to EST Food Hall, coming from the EST Shopping area © Angelino Donnachaidh

The EST shopping center, built directly under the train tracks of the JR Kobe Line, has for decades been a core part of the trendy youth-centered shopping, dining, and entertainment neighborhood known as Chayamachi (literally translated: “teahouse town”).

Like much of the surrounding Umeda area of which it is a part, it got swept up in a flurry of renovations and redevelopment in the late 2010s. And its eatery area – the appropriately named EST Food Hall – emerged from these changes better than ever.

EST Food Hall is a central food court ringed by traditional sit-down restaurants, cafes, and dinner-and-drinks spots © Angelino Donnachaidh

The decor, restaurant options, and crowd skew young and fashion-conscious. This means food choices are eclectic and sometimes international, including Korean, Thai, and a Danish-style bakery cafe. Plenty of good homegrown Japanese bites like sushi and ramen are also on offer, though you’re not exactly likely to run into – for example – any hyper-traditional kaiseki cuisine. If you feel like a drink or two with dinner after a long day of shopping or sightseeing nearby, you’ll find suitable options in the outer ring of sit-down restaurants that surround the central food court area.

EST Food Hall packs a great variety of cuisines © Angelino Donnachaidh

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.

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EST Food Hall Information

Name in English:
EST Food Hall

Name in Japanese:
エストフードホール

English address:
〒530-0017 Osaka, Kita Ward, Kakudacho, 3−25 EST 1F

Japanese address:
〒530-0017 大阪府大阪市北区角田町3-25 EST 1F

Opening hours:
11:00am-11:00pm every day

Non-smoking area: Yes

Nearest transport:
3-minute walk from Osaka-Umeda Station on the Hankyu Kyoto, Kobe, and Takarazuka Main Lines
5-minute walk from Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro (Subway) Midosujii Line
5-minute walk from Osaka Umeda Station on the Hanshin Line
6-minute walk from Osaka Station on the JR Loop, Tokaido-Sanyo, and Osaka East Lines

Website: Official website (English)

Customer Reviews:
:: Read customer reviews of EST Food Hall on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
EST Food Hall 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.

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