About Food & this Place :
This market is one of the prides of Osaka people and is popular with tourists from all countries. It is a place where you can find a variety of food, such as fresh seafood, rice bowls, premium meats, delicious desserts, fresh seasonal fruits and household goods.
Atmosphere :
It is a colorful, lively place with a variety of activities. If you visit Osaka, you should definitely experience it once.
Even if you don't like the hustle and bustle of people, I think you'll fall in love with the charm of this place.
Kuromon Ichiba Market (黒門市場)
Kuromon Ichiba Market, also known as Kuromon Market, is a bustling roofed street market popular with both tourists and locals. The covered streets make it a comfortable place to explore in any weather.
The market offers an incredible variety of goods, from fresh seafood like lobster and crab to soft-serve ice cream, fresh fruit juices, and traditional Japanese sweets. You’ll also find restaurants, fruit and vegetable stands, dried food vendors, supermarkets, and luggage storage facilities.
If you’re nearby, this market is a must-visit for food lovers and anyone looking for an authentic experience!
It’s probably a tad pricey, paid $6 for sweet potato chips. Very nice but compared to other areas you can eat far more for less. It’s a great experience though for tourists. Found the seafood on display very interesting.
Nice coffee shops in area too.
I expected better from this market, everything we tried wasn't that great or exciting. Many of the vendors were the same and the seafood looked better than it was. Not many vendors selling crab accepted credit cards despite the high prices (we were nearing the end of the trip and low on yen). The grilled crab we got was dry and bland. Strawberry daifuku and sweet potato chips ordinary. Beef tongue was a bit tough, unlike others we had elsewhere. We did find my husbands favorite Japanese soda at a vending machine here, so we made a couple of trips back to that particular machine.
During my 9 day Japan trip, this was one of the many street markets I visited. I find that the most popular ones are basically tourist traps and feature many of the same foods and vibe, so if you've been to one you've been to them all.
Still worth visiting if you haven't been to one yet. I had really good gyoza and shrimp tempura here.
