MK Guide Recommends

Kashiwaya Senriyama is more than just a stop—it's one of Osaka’s most revered kaiseki restaurants, tucked inside a traditional tea house just north of the city center. The multi-course meal is served with restraint and clarity, inspired by classical Japanese aesthetics and the quiet seasonality of nature. Every dish is thoughtfully plated and served in private rooms overlooking a small garden, where silence and shadows shift gently through the hours. Formal but not stiff, Kashiwaya’s hospitality follows the rhythm of a tea ceremony: deliberate, dignified, and deeply personal. Reservations are essential, often made weeks in advance.