Time Out Market Osaka announces two new kitchens

Fresh off celebrating its first anniversary in March, Time Out Market Osaka has established itself as a foodie and cultural hub of the city. Bringing together some of the Kansai region’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs in a stylish basement space just steps away from Osaka Station, the market has also won fans for its diverse programme of music and arts events and family-friendly happenings.

The market’s first major move in its second year in business, however, sees the focus placed squarely on food. Two new kitchens will start business in the coming months, and the just-announced entrants sure look enticing.

First up is ramen restaurant Tenmei, which will open at the market on May 1. A collaborative effort between venerated Osaka noodle shop Jinrui Mina Menrui (aka ‘Human Beings Everybody Noodles’) and sake sommelier Keita Akaboshi, Tenmei pledges to upend the city’s ramen scene with a subversive soup that contains nothing but pure water and the finest soy sauce.

Doing away entirely with dashi broth – an essential Osaka ingredient – while offering sake pairings curated by Akaboshi, the shop looks to treat Time Out Market guests to a next-level ramen experience. And chances are it’ll be successful: after all, Jinrui Mina Menrui’s proprietor Takahiro Matsumura already runs nearly 100 noodle joints across Japan and once sent ramen ingredients into space to test the effects of cosmic rays on them (yes, really).

In June, the market’s line-up of kitchens will be further reinforced by the addition of beloved Thai restaurant Krungthep, a Dotonbori fixture certified as authentic by the Thai embassy. The restaurant’s outpost at Time Out Market will serve a daily selection of affordably priced lunch sets, in addition to a range of refreshing Thai drinks and fruit-based desserts.

And there’s more on the horizon: additional new kitchens are set to be unveiled as we move towards summer. Watch this space – and keep an eye on what’s on at Time Out Market Osaka in the meantime.

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