The famed Michelin-starred restaurant located near Minoo National Park.
Kushin Garando
空心 伽藍堂（くうしん がらんどう）
Osaka /
Chinese Cuisine
1 Star3 toques
Michelin-starred Chinese cuisine, filled with the spirit of a chef who creates unique Chinese dishes which cannot be found anywhere else.
- children 13up
- Counter Seat
- Solo Booking
Chef Hiroaki Osawa decided to become a chef after being inspired by his father who loved to cook,.
His journey to learn about Chinese cuisine took him to Shanghai, where he studied how to make xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). There, he realized that the Chinese cuisine he had eaten in Japan was completely different from authentic Chinese cuisine and this filled him with the desire to create Chinese dishes unlike any other. This culminated in him opening his own restaurant named “Sakechuhana Kuushin (酒中花 空心)”.
Chef Osawa’s restaurant focuses on à la carte dishes and offers creative cuisine. One of the chef’s personal memories was eating a simple yet outstanding dish of stir-fried water spinach (空心菜) in Shanghai, which left a profound impression on him and this inspired the restaurant’s name.
Chef Osawa noticed that Chinese cuisine in Japan often lacks a sense of seasonality. Thus, he decided to incorporate seasonal ingredients and move away from conventional Japanese Chinese cuisine, trying unique ideas with delicious ingredients which were not traditionally used. His vision led to the opening of his new restaurant, “Kushin Garando” (空心 伽藍堂) in 2022, and it represents the pinnacle of his culinary philosophy.
Kushin Garando is named after a hall where monks gather, and its concept is to create a space in where people can enjoy food together. The restaurant features nine counter seats and three tables, offering a lively Chinese dining experience. The renowned sommelier Masahiro Matsuoka, who won the Best Sommelier Award in the 2021 Gault & Millau guide, joined the restaurant and perfected the marriage of wine and Chinese cuisine.
The restaurant earned one Michelin star in the “Michelin Guide Kyoto/Osaka 2024”, as well as three toques in the “Gault & Millau 2024.”
Please come and enjoy the highly acclaimed Chinese cuisine which is acknowledged by all.
| Address | 4F Zero-Kitashinchi, 1-5-18 Sonezakishinchi, Kitaku, Osaka |
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| Business hours | Serving of courses starts simuteanously at 18:00 and 20:30 |
| Closed | Sundays and Mondays |
| Directions | 1 minute walk from 11-21 Exit of Nishi-Umeda Station of the Subway Lines and Kitashinchi Station of JR Line. 3 minute walk from D-27 Exit of Umeda Station of the Subway Lines. |
| Price | From ￥19,800 |
| Service Charge | 10％ |
| Seating | 9 counter seats 3 Tables ※ Please note that while requests will be considered, that the restaurant will decide the type of seating depending on seating situations. |
| Smoking | Prohibited |
| Children | Children who are 13 years-old and older who can eat an adult's course are welcome. |
| Wi-Fi | None |
| Language | None |
| Parking | None (Please use the coin-operated parking areas nearby) |
| Dresscode | Smart Casual required. Short pants, sandals and sportswear etc are not allowed. Wearing of perfume and cologne is not allowed. |
| Payment method | 【Advance payment for online reservation】 PayPal or Credit Card 【Payment for additional orders at the restaurant】 Cash or Credit Card |
| Cancellation Policy | ※ Cancellations made up to 15:00 JST of 3 days before the reservation date are eligible to receive a full refund. ※ Cancellations made after 15:00 JST of 3 days, or within 2 days before, 1 day before, or on the day of the reservation date are not eligible to receive any refund. ※ All changes to the reservation are required to be made at least 3 days before the reservation date. ※ Requests to change or cancel a reservation made after the specified days above will not be eligible for any refund and requests to change the reservation to an alternative date/time will not be accommodated. ※ Reservations will be cancelled and entry will be denied if more than 15 minutes late and no refund will be provided. |
4F Zero-Kitashinchi, 1-5-18 Sonezakishinchi, Kitaku, Osaka
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