Near the southeast corner of Osaka Castle Park, this restaurant serves a very decent bowl of curry udon, a spicy and filling dish that’s perfect for powering you through a day of sightseeing. Look for 得正 (Tokumasa) on the sign.
Tokumasa Udon - image © Florentyna Leow
If you need a lunch place near Osaka Castle Park, Tokumasa Udon might be one of your most convenient options: it’s located right opposite the southeast corner of the park, and happens to serve a pretty decent bowl of curry udon to boot.
Run by an elderly couple, Tokumasa is most famous for their beef curry udon. It’s reasonably fragrant, flavourful and tasty, though if pressed we would argue that there are other bowls in the city at the same price point that are equally good or better. Dishes like pork cutlet over rice and crab croquettes are also available and are perfectly decent.
Because of its location, Tokumasa does see queues at lunchtime. Both tourists and local salarymen frequent this place. Though noodle restaurants often have fairly fast turnover, you might not want to stand in line for a while. If that’s the case, an alternative would be to visit Udon Ippuku in the Tanimachi-Yonchome neighbourhood - they also serve a great bowl of curry udon. Check out our review of it for more.
For more Osaka udon choices, see our Best Udon In Osaka page.
English name:
Tokumasa Morinomiya
Japanese name:
得正 森ノ宮店
English address:
1-16-22 Morinomiya-chuo, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, 540-0003
Japanese address:
〒540-0003 大阪市中央区森ノ宮中央1-16-22
Opening hours:
11am-3pm, 5pm-10pm
Price:
Non-smoking section:
Completely Non-Smoking
Reservations:
No Reservations
Nearest Transport:
Subway and Train: 2-minute walk from exit 2 of Morinomiya Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo and Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Lines and JR Osaka Loop Line.
Telephone:
+81-6-6942-1903
Website:
Official website (Japanese)
Customer Reviews:
:: Read customer reviews of Tokumasa Morinomiya on TripAdvisor.
Near To Here:
Tokumasa Morinomiya is located in Osaka Castle area. See our complete list of things to do in the Osaka Castle area, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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