Gluten-Free Osaka: okonomiyaki, curry and rice-flour bakeries, for coeliacs

UPDATED=2026-09-29READ=15 MINREVIEW=HTGF EDITORIAL

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Gluten-Free Osaka

Osaka’s own dishes are wheat dishes: okonomiyaki and takoyaki are made from a wheat batter, kushikatsu is breaded and deep-fried, and soy sauce is in most sauces and broths. The good news is that Osaka has a small group of places where everything is gluten-free, including an okonomiyaki restaurant, and three of them are in Namba.

This is a short list on purpose: 14 places whose own website, menu or Instagram we read on 29 September 2026, each quoted in its own words. Six are entirely gluten-free by their own words; five more call themselves gluten-free cafés or a gluten-free bakery, and three are mixed kitchens with gluten-free food. Everything else we track in Osaka is on the live map, one link down.

EDITION 29 September 2026PLACES 14ATLAS ROWS READ 29 September 2026LANGUAGE EN

How to read this guide

We publish evidence, not vibes. Every card carries the venue’s own words about how it handles gluten, a street address from our records, and the date we last checked it. The ★ is set only by a person at How to Gluten Free: software never sets it, and a community report never earns it. Our four promises are public at howtoglutenfree.com/what-we-promise.

★ DedicatedA bakery, kitchen or shop with no gluten in it, in its own words and on our check.

GF-serving · written protocolA kitchen that also cooks with wheat and describes its gluten-free handling in writing.

Checked by us / Checked online“Checked by us” means a person at HTGF checked the venue in person. “Checked online · not visited” means we applied our rule to the venue’s own website or page; nobody stood in the room.

01 · ENTIRELY GLUTEN-FREE

Entirely gluten-free

Six places whose own words say everything they make is gluten-free: curry, okonomiyaki and savoury crêpes for a meal, and rice-flour sweets and bakes for the afternoon. Three of them are in Namba.

Spys Oasis

★ DedicatedCurry lunch & bar

A curry restaurant in Namba at lunch and a bar in the evening, where the gluten-free claim covers the drinks and the seasonings as well as the food.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «All products (from ingredients to beverages and seasonings) are 100% gluten-free and milk product-free».

Order

A curry at lunch. Its own words put the seasonings inside the gluten-free claim, so that includes the soy sauce and miso.

Watch out

It serves chicken and pork curries too, so it isn’t a vegan place. Its site gives lunch 11:30 to 15:00 and the bar 18:00 to midnight, closed Thursday, and posts its trading days each month.

1-5-8 Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka 542-0076Open in Google Maps ↗

Curry restaurant & bar (entirely gluten-free)·Chuo Ward · Namba

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · spys-oasis.com/english.html ↗

Gluten-Free&Vegan OKONOMIYAKI Vim

★ DedicatedOkonomiyaki

Osaka’s signature dish without the wheat: an okonomiyaki restaurant in Namba with gluten-free in its name.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «全ての料理とドリンクがグルテンフリーかつヴィーガンフードで、化学添加物を一切使用していません。» (every dish and drink is gluten-free and vegan, with no chemical additives).

Order

Okonomiyaki, the reason to come.

Watch out

Its site doesn’t say what the sauces are made with: ask whether the okonomiyaki sauce and the soy sauce are gluten-free (tamari). The street address isn’t on its own site; listings give 1-3-13 Namba. Its site links to the Spys Oasis Instagram.

1-3-13 Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka 542-0076Open in Google Maps ↗

Okonomiyaki restaurant (entirely gluten-free)·Chuo Ward · Namba

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · nanbavim.biz-option.com ↗

Etincelle Crepe (エタンセルクレープ)

★ DedicatedSavoury crêpes

A savoury-crêpe café that opened in 2026, making its crêpes from rice flour, koji and vegetables straight from the farm.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «Our crepes are made with rice flour, koji fermentation, and fresh local vegetables. 100% gluten-free and healthy.», on a «小麦を使わない米粉生地» (a rice-flour batter made without wheat).

Order

A savoury crêpe for lunch.

Watch out

Its site gives Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 17:00, closed Monday. It doesn’t say what goes into the seasonings, so ask whether any soy sauce in the fillings is gluten-free (tamari).

3-3-2 Nakazaki, Kita Ward, Osaka 530-0016Open in Google Maps ↗

Crêpe café (entirely gluten-free)·Kita Ward · Nakazaki

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · etincelle0117.wixsite.com/etincelle-crepe-1 ↗

Comeconoco Laboratory & Cafe

★ DedicatedSweets & café

A sweets shop and café baking with Japanese rice flour, for cakes to eat in or take away.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «All our products are gluten free !» and «All products are freshly cooked in our gluten-free kitchen.»

Order

Something sweet with a coffee, and a box of bakes to take back to the hotel.

Watch out

Four days a week only: its site gives Wednesday to Saturday, 11:00 to 17:00, for eating in and takeaway.

2-2-3 Shimamachi, Chuo Ward, Osaka 540-0034Open in Google Maps ↗

Sweets shop & café (entirely gluten-free)·Chuo Ward · Shimamachi

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · comeconoco.com/en/cafe ↗

FOLK cafe + bakery (FOLK茶菓)

★ DedicatedCafé & bakery

A café and bakery that is vegan and gluten-free throughout, by its own account.

The gluten-free angle

Its Instagram bio (read 29 September 2026): «cafe + bakery in osaka, japan / all vegan, all gluten free / すべてヴィーガン＆グルテンフリー» (the last part repeats it in Japanese: everything vegan and gluten-free).

Order

Bakes from the counter and a drink.

Watch out

Instagram is its only channel, so check opening days and news there before you go.

1-6-29 Fukushima, Fukushima Ward, Osaka 553-0003Open in Google Maps ↗

Café & bakery (entirely gluten-free)·Fukushima Ward · Fukushima

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · instagram.com/folksaka ↗

Naki Vegan Sweets

★ DedicatedCake shop

A vegan, gluten-free sweets shop in Namba for cakes, cookies and baked goods.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «卵・乳製品など動物性の食材を使用せずに厳選した植物性食材で作るヴィーガングルテンフリースイーツの専門店です。» (a vegan, gluten-free sweets specialist, made from selected plant ingredients with no eggs, dairy or other animal products).

Order

A cake, or cookies for the train.

Watch out

Its site gives 13:00 to 21:00, closed Wednesday, but its newest news item is from 2024, so check before a special trip.

1-5-5 Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka 542-0076Open in Google Maps ↗

Sweets shop (entirely gluten-free)·Chuo Ward · Namba

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · naki-vegansweets.com ↗

02 · GLUTEN-FREE CAFÉS AND A RICE-FLOUR BAKERY

Gluten-free cafés and a rice-flour bakery

Four vegan cafés and a bakery that call themselves gluten-free. On each card we say what their own words don’t cover and what to ask.

Buddha (ブッダ)

GF-servingPlant-based lunch

A plant-based lunch café whose own words say every meal is made without wheat.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «ALL vegan & Glutenfree お食事は全てプラントベース・小麦・卵・乳・白砂糖・添加物・保存料不使用。» (all meals are plant-based, with no wheat, eggs, dairy, white sugar, additives or preservatives).

Order

A weekday lunch plate.

Watch out

Weekdays only: its site gives Monday to Friday, 10:30 to 15:30. It doesn’t say anything about soy sauce, so ask whether it is gluten-free (tamari).

1-8-15 Nakamichi, Higashinari Ward, Osaka 537-0025 (金井ビル 1F)Open in Google Maps ↗

Vegan & gluten-free café·Higashinari Ward · Morinomiya

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · buddha-online.site ↗

My Bakery

GF-servingBakery

A bakery that bakes only with rice flour, for bread to stock the hotel fridge.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «My Bakeryは米粉100％使用のグルテンフリーベーカリーです。» (a gluten-free bakery using 100% rice flour), adding that it uses none of the eight major allergens, wheat included.

Order

A loaf or rolls for the next few breakfasts.

Watch out

Opening hours aren’t readable on its site; check before you go.

3-20-13 Noe, Joto Ward, Osaka 536-0006 (大安マンション 102)Open in Google Maps ↗

Rice-flour bakery·Joto Ward · Noe

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · mybakery.studio.site ↗

Shinsekai Paprika Shokudo (新世界パプリカ食堂)

GF-servingTakoyaki & kushikatsu

Takoyaki and kushikatsu, two Osaka classics, in a vegan restaurant in Shinsekai. Its own page puts it right behind Kushikatsu Daruma.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «パプリカ食堂は100%植物性、グルテンフリーにこだわっています» (Paprika Shokudo is committed to being 100% plant-based and gluten-free).

Order

The takoyaki and kushikatsu, which its menu marks vegan and gluten-free.

Watch out

Not everything on the menu carries the gluten-free mark: the vegan ramen section has none, and an enoki dish with butter soy sauce (えのきバター醤油) has no gluten-free note, so ask about the noodles and the soy sauce. The draft beer contains barley, as its drinks menu says. Its site gives 12:00 to 15:00 and 17:30 to 21:30, closed Wednesday and some other days (see its Instagram).

3-4-5 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka 556-0002Open in Google Maps ↗

Vegan & gluten-free restaurant·Naniwa Ward · Shinsekai

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · akr9846413439.owst.jp ↗

Vege DELI Sumiyoshi Taisha (ベジ)

GF-servingDeli & bowls

A small vegan and gluten-free deli by Sumiyoshi Taisha.

The gluten-free angle

Its Instagram bio (read 29 September 2026): «ヴィーガン & グルテンフリー / Vegan & Gluten Free», and «当店人気 No1 ブッダボウル» (our most popular dish: the Buddha bowl).

Order

The Buddha bowl.

Watch out

The bio doesn’t say that every dish is gluten-free, so ask, and ask whether the soy sauce is gluten-free (tamari). Listings give slightly different street numbers; check its Instagram before you go.

3-14 Nagaocho, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka 558-0044Open in Google Maps ↗

Vegan & gluten-free deli·Sumiyoshi Ward · Sumiyoshi Taisha

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · instagram.com/vegevegedeli ↗

Anosaki Konosaki (アノサキコノサキ)

GF-servingCafé

A café in Nakazakicho that calls itself a gluten-free café in its own account name.

The gluten-free angle

Its Instagram (read 29 September 2026): the account name «アノサキコノサキグルテンフリーカフェ/中崎町カフェ» (Anosaki Konosaki gluten-free café, Nakazakicho café) and the bio «グルテンフリー×低カロリー×発酵食» (gluten-free, low-calorie, fermented food).

Order

Lunch, after asking what is gluten-free today.

Watch out

Its own words don’t say whether the whole menu is gluten-free, so ask. Fermented food often means soy sauce or miso: ask whether they are gluten-free.

1-2-5 Nakazakinishi, Kita Ward, Osaka 530-0015Open in Google Maps ↗

Gluten-free café·Kita Ward · Nakazakicho

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · instagram.com/anosakikonosaki ↗

03 · SOBA, WAFFLES AND A CAFÉ WITH OPTIONS

Soba, waffles and a café with options

Three mixed kitchens with gluten-free food in their own words: 100% buckwheat soba near Hozenji, gluten-free waffles in Kitahorie, and a café with a gluten-free menu. Say the sentence every time.

Genji-soba (源氏蕎麦)

GF-servingSoba

A soba restaurant near Hozenji with 100% buckwheat noodles and a dashi soy sauce made without wheat.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «We also cater to health-conscious customers with gluten-free options, vegan dishes, and meals suitable for those with celiac disease», and «当店の商品には、グルテンフリーの十割そば（ 100% そば粉）と、小麦不使用のだし醤油があります。» (its gluten-free juwari soba is 100% buckwheat, and its dashi soy sauce is made without wheat).

Order

The juwari soba (十割そば) with the wheat-free dashi soy sauce.

Watch out

This is a soba and tempura kitchen with gluten-free options, not a gluten-free kitchen: ask whether your soba is boiled in its own water, and skip the tempura unless they can tell you the batter and fryer are gluten-free. Go to the new shop on Hozenji Sando; its site says the old shop at 4-5-8 Namba is closed for the time being.

1-2-19 Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka (法善寺参道店)Open in Google Maps ↗

Soba restaurant (mixed · gluten-free options)·Chuo Ward · Hozenji Sando

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · genjisoba.co.jp ↗

Café NoHo

GF-servingWaffles

A waffle and gelato café in Kitahorie where the homemade waffles are all gluten-free.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «オールグルテンフリーの自家製ワッフル» (homemade waffles, all gluten-free).

Order

A waffle.

Watch out

The waffles are gluten-free, the kitchen isn’t: its lunch menu has included couscous, which is wheat. Ask how the waffles are kept apart, and ask about the gelato before you order it.

1-3-17 Kitahorie, Nishi Ward, Osaka 550-0014Open in Google Maps ↗

Waffle café (mixed · gluten-free waffles)·Nishi Ward · Kitahorie

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · cafe-noho.com ↗

Cafe Mahana

GF-servingCafé lunch

A café with many gluten-free, low-sugar and low-calorie dishes on its menu.

The gluten-free angle

Its own site: «グルテンフリーや低糖質、低カロリーにこだわったメニューを多数取り揃えています。» (many dishes focused on gluten-free, low-sugar and low-calorie eating).

Order

The dishes it names as gluten-free.

Watch out

A café with gluten-free dishes, not a gluten-free kitchen: say the sentence and ask about soy sauce. Its own site says pets live in the café. It gives 11:30 to 18:00, closed Thursday and about two Sundays a month.

3-14 Zaimokucho, Chuo Ward, Osaka 540-0010 (ハイツ材木町 1F)Open in Google Maps ↗

Café (mixed · gluten-free menu)·Chuo Ward · Zaimokucho

Checked online by HTGF · not visited·Checked 29 September 2026·Open on our last check · cafemahana.jp ↗

04 · Plan your trip

Plan your trip

Where to base yourself

Namba (Chuo Ward): Spys Oasis, Vim and Naki Vegan Sweets (chapter 1), and Genji-soba on Hozenji Sando (chapter 3).
Nakazaki (Kita Ward): Etincelle Crepe (chapter 1) and Anosaki Konosaki (chapter 2).
Elsewhere in the city: Comeconoco and Cafe Mahana (Chuo Ward), FOLK (Fukushima Ward), Café NoHo (Kitahorie, Nishi Ward), Paprika Shokudo (Shinsekai, Naniwa Ward), Buddha (Higashinari Ward), My Bakery (Joto Ward) and Vege DELI (Sumiyoshi Ward).

We haven’t checked an Osaka hotel kitchen ourselves. When you book, ask about a gluten-free breakfast and pick a room with a fridge: My Bakery (chapter 2) bakes only with rice flour, and Comeconoco (chapter 1) is good for a box of sweets.

The one sentence to say

Show it before ordering, every time, dedicated kitchen or not. Coeliac disease in Japanese is セリアック病, and wheat is 小麦 (komugi).

私はセリアック病を患っています – 自己免疫疾患であり、食事の選択や好みではありません。小麦（スペルト小麦、カムット小麦、デュラム小麦、セモリナを含む）、大麦、ライ麦、一般的なオート麦は食べられません – それらを使ったもの（パン、パスタ、衣、パン粉、小麦粉）もすべて食べられません。

I have coeliac disease, an autoimmune condition, not a diet choice or preference. I can’t eat wheat (including spelt, kamut, durum and semolina), barley, rye or ordinary oats, or anything made with them (bread, pasta, batter, breadcrumbs, flour).

Get the dining card with the follow-up questions →

Two follow-ups that help in Japan. For sauces and broths: 「これに醤油、麦芽、小麦粉、パン粉、固形スープの素は入っていますか？確認していただけますか？」 (“Is there soy sauce, malt, flour, breadcrumbs or stock cubes in this? Could you check?”). For anything fried: 「これは共用のフライヤーや共用の油で揚げましたか？」 (“Was this fried in a shared fryer or shared oil?”)

Good to know

Japanese labels flag wheat, not gluten. Wheat (小麦) is one of nine allergens that must be declared on packaged food (Consumer Affairs Agency list, April 2026). Barley (大麦) and rye (ライ麦) are on neither the mandatory nor the recommended list, so look for them, and for malt (麦芽), in the ingredients yourself.
Rice-flour bread is not automatically wheat-free. The Consumer Affairs Agency warns that rice-flour products such as 米粉パン can contain gluten or other wheat ingredients, and tells shoppers to ask the staff at in-store bakeries that have no labels.
No “may contain” line does not mean no cross-contact. The Agency recommends, but does not require, a warning such as 「本品製造工場では…」 when contamination can’t be ruled out.
Soy sauce is the classic trap. Almost all shoyu (醤油) is brewed with wheat, and it goes into tare, tsuyu and marinades. Ask for tamari (たまり), and check that label too: not all tamari is wheat-free.
Okonomiyaki and takoyaki are wheat dishes by default. The batter is normally wheat flour, and the sauces that go on top (okonomiyaki sauce, Worcestershire-style sauce, soy sauce) usually contain wheat. Even where a shop makes a gluten-free batter, ask whether it is cooked on a griddle (teppan, 鉄板) shared with wheat batter.

Sources: HTGF Atlas rows (read 29 September 2026) · the venues’ own websites and pages, read 29 September 2026 · Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁), food allergy labelling page and sheet «アレルギー表示について» (April 2026) · Consumer Affairs Agency leaflet on rice-flour products and wheat allergy (19 June 2015).

Beyond the shortlist

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