Takomasa Chikusuitei, a Luxurious Takoyaki Restaurant

The one food all tourists insist on trying when they come to Osaka is takoyaki. However, if you’d like to elevate your takoyaki experience from snack to exciting dinner, head to Sakai City for a real takoyaki restaurant called Takomasa Chikusuitei. This takoyaki restaurant has taken the concept of “takoyaki” and made it into a real dining experience.

Takomasa Chikusuitei

Takomasa Chikusui-tei has two locations where you can enjoy their course menu; one in Hamadera and another in Otori. Both are roughly 30-45 minutes away from Osaka City and are easy to access. We went to the Hamadera restaurant, which is near Ishizugawa Station off the Nankai Main Line.

If the name “Takomasa” sounds familiar, that is because it is one of most well-known takoyaki vendors in Osaka! They are so popular that you can even find frozen versions of their takoyaki sold in major airports and Shinkansen stations throughout Japan!

Dinner at Takomasa Chikusuitei

Normally, takoyaki restaurants are just a couple hundred yen, but Takomasa Chikusui-tei offers several full course meals. These courses range from 3,000 to 4,000, so they are still pretty affordable and you do indeed get a lot of food. They also have a similar takoyaki course meal for lunch, which is naturally cheaper than the dinner courses.

 These takoyaki are of course very nice and the absence of the standard barbeque sauce and mayonnaise lets the flavors of the seafood and the dumpling come through.

Our final savory dish was kamamesh packed with octopus. Then, the dessert was a small serving of fruit and some green tea ice cream. In keeping with the theme of this dinner, there was even a small piece of octopus in the ice cream! 

This is a little ways off, but it is really worth it to come here. As I’ve said, Takomasa Chikusui-tei offers interesting new takes on takoyaki. I’ve never been to another takoyaki restaurant that offers similar dishes. It’s a truly one-of-a-kind experience!

Tako cham

There is one drink we really recommend if you come here: tako cham. Tako cham is a sparkling wine specially made to pair with takoyaki.

Tako cham is made by Katashimo Winery, the oldest Kansai winery, in Kashihara Osaka.