Kuromon Sanpei — Restaurant in Osaka

Kuromon Sanpei, Osaka — Great Seafood without the Fancy fuss

If you are looking for white tablecloths and waiters in suits, Kuromon Sanpei is not for you. But if you want incredibly fresh seafood served fast and with zero pretension, pull up a plastic chair and get ready to eat.

Located inside the buzzing Kuromon Ichiba Market, Kuromon Sanpei is a no-frills, partly self-service spot where the focus is entirely on the food — and it delivers. Their miso soup is simple but deeply satisfying: a clean, umami-packed broth with generous pieces of wakame seaweed, the kind of bowl that tastes like it’s been made with real care, not from a packet.

The fish selection is excellent. The Norwegian salmon stands out. The fatty tuna (toro) was so tender it practically melted on the chopsticks, no wasabi needed.

At Kuromon Sanpei, you grab your food, find a seat, and dig in. It is not messy (we are in Japan), casual, and all about the freshness of what is on your plate. This is market eating at its best: lively, and full, but absolutely delicious.

Lastly the staff were very...

Extremely lively and popular seafood restaurant in Kuromon market. Order at the cashier first, then collect a number and find yourself a seat. I ordered the seafood kaisen don at 1650 yen which comes with a forgettable miso soup. The variety of seafood is excellent for its price. You get ikura, whitebait, prawn and slices of common fish like salmon and yellowtail. However, the quality of seafood leaves much to be desired considering it is at a food market. The seafood is reasonably fresh, but I find it a little chewy. The rice does not taste like sushi rice as well. Overall, considering the price, I find it a reasonable lunch option with potential upside if you were to combine with their other products offered in the...

Food is not bad but this shop has the worst attitude in all Japan. I bought sashimi and sushi for over 20,000 Yen and they wouldn’t give me extra wasabi and asked me to buy a tube of wasabi. I didn’t ask them when I paid as I asked half way thru the food so not to be wasteful. Also, it says credit card use for over 5000 Yen. After I bot over 20,000 the first time I went back to buy another 3500 but they refused to let me use credit card even I didn’t have enough cash. Said 5,000 each time. Business is too good for this shop so an attitude developed. All over Japan I have never seen any Japanese shops who will not give you more wasabi......I am guessing the boss is probably not...