桝田

There are many choices for a kaiseki meal in Michelin-starred restaurants in Osaka. We chose Masuda based on prior reviews and its location in Shinsaibashi. This turned out to be our best meal in a 2 week trip to Japan that had only excellent and outstanding food throughout. Our omakase courses were... spectacular beyond expectations. Moreover the young sous-chefs diligently patiently explained each course’s offerings to us. They were overseen always by the owner and master chef who, if not behind the counter preparing the sashimi, was carefully watching his charges from behind the counter or in the seating area to ensure that his high expectations for preparation and presentation are met. Unlike the sous-chefs who spoke good-enough English and prepared everything except the sashimi, the master chef was the strong and silent type who only rarely spoke in Japanese to his staff, but never to the diners until the very end when when exchanged “Arigato’s”. I’ve no doubt that if you choose Masuda for your highlight meal in Japan, you will not be disappointed. My only warning is to give yourself plenty of time to find the restaurant so as to arrive promptly as expected and required by the owner. The entrance is a single door with small signage on the ground level of a side alley off of the street listed as the address. You have to climb a narrow stairwell and walk down a dark, narrow hallway to access the restaurant itself.

October 2024に訪問

Traveled to Osaka with my husband, our son and his girlfriend in April 2019. The found Masuda listed as a seafood restaurant on a website. Once we arrived at the restaurant we found out it was a 2* Michelin place. We were seated at the counter and proceeded to have the most fabulous 12 course meal. ...We had our only chef and sou chef provide us with anything we desired. The food we beautifully presented and was of the highest standard. The meal was very special experience!!!

April 2019に訪問

Masuda is tiny. There's room for about 10 at the counter and a few more in a private room...but that's it. Combine that with 2 Michelin stars and you can see why getting a seat here is a challenge. Having said that, the concierge at our hotel (Marriot) manged to snag us a spot at the counter for the... following evening...so we either got really lucky or the concierge has some serious sway!! The meal is not cheap (Yen 12,000 for the set menu kaiseki) but it's an experience hard to put a price on. It's all about the ingredients and they are treated with great care by the chefs you watch prepare your meals. We had about 9 or 10 courses and each was amazing. Beautiful flavours with immaculate presentation. They speak almost no English but went to the effort of bringing out books so that they could explain what we were eating. The restaurant is tucked away on the 2nd floor of a building up a tiny little alley just off the main Shinsiabashi shopping street near the Daimaru dept store. Google maps have it accurately.

January 2019に訪問

Had a great meal at Masuda and the prices are very reasonable. Food and service was impeccable and the chef even spoke some English and tried very hard to explain every dish, his name was uno. Only 12 seating at the bar and must reserve the table well in advance!

November 2018に訪問

Had a kaiseiki dinner with family early June and we booked early. This place is MICHELIN rated and is full when we turned up for dinner at this cozy little place on the second floor of a small office building near Shinsaibashi metro. Food is innovative, and we chose the ¥12,000 dinner option( aroun...d 9 course). Not overly expensive if you are talking about Michelin rated eateries. But, I feel the food lacks something that would make me say, I would come back again. Give it a try when you would like to try some authentic kaiseki in the Shinsaibashi area.

June 2018に訪問