3 popular sweets of long-established shops to get while exploring Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Archade in Osaka

Lots of shopping streets were born in Osaka because daily necessities such as rice and local products were gathered between the 1600s and the 1800s. This time, we focused on “Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Archade (心斎橋筋商店街)” located in one of Osaka’s downtowns ‘Minami.’ It is about 580-meters shopping street with approximately 180 shops and leads to Shinsaibashi Station from Dotonbori famous for Gulico neon sign. It has not only trendy shops popular among young people but also long-established confectionery shops. Through this article, we’re going to introduce 3 popular sweets of long-established shops from among ones you can get at Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Archade.

Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Archade is about 13 minutes’ walk from Hotel Gracery Osaka Namba and 1 minute’s walk from Shinsaibashi Station on the Midosuji line and Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi line.

You’re sure to be addicted to the mild sweetness and fluffy and moist texture. -Castella Ginso’s “Kamadashi Castella” made by craftsmen everyday

Having 70 years of history at Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Arcade, ‘Castella Ginso (カステラ銀装)’ is a brown brick building with a retro signboard. They carefully select materials with considering the balance between health and nutrition, such as high-quality syrup made from domestically-produced sticky rice, their original blended flour and fresh eggs directly sent from the production area. Moreover, they make castella in their traditional way: craftsmen complete making dough, baking and wrapping by themselves. “Kamadashi Castella (窯出しカステラ)” is hand-baked one by one every day, and has a fine and fluffy texture. The original mild sweet flavor of ingredients spreads in your mouth. You can enjoy shopping on the 1st floor and eating castella desserts added their original touch on the 2nd floor. Why not stop by here to take a break?

Opening Hours	10:00AM – 7:30PM　Open all year round ※The cafe on the 2nd floor opens from 11:00AM to 7:30PM (LO 7:00PM)
Address	1-4-24 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Access	About 150 meters away from Shinsaibashi Station
URL	http://www.ginso.co.jp/

Eat Dango without sticking to your fingers! – “Mitarashi Komochi” offered by Osaka’s famous confectionary shop ‘Mankado’

‘Mankado (万菓堂)’ is located in the south side of Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Arcade near the gulico signboard. Osaka’s famous items that have been loved for 30 years are lined up. In such Mankado, “Osaka Mitarashi Komochi (大阪みたらし小餅)” is the ever-popular one: you can eat this bite-sized confection without sticking to your fingers because a soy-and-sugar syrup is wrapped with rice cake. By the way, the chewy rice cake uses domestically-produced rice.

Opening Hours	10:00AM – 10:00PM　Open all year round
Address	2-3-19 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Access	A 7-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station A 4-minute walk from Namba Station on the Midosuji line, Yotsubashi line and Sennichimae line
URL	https://tabelog.com/en/osaka/A2701/A270202/27093548/

The sweets combining authentic Matcha and chocolate in a box with adorable design -“Matcha Nama Chocolate Okame” offered by Ujien

‘Ujien (宇治園)’ is a teahouse that opened in Kyoto about 80 years ago and has a store at Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Arcade. They continue to pursue possibilities of Japanese tea and produce various unique items such as Bottling Tea like wine and their original blended medicinal tea. You should also check sweets using tea leaves and get “Matcha Nama Chocolate Okame (抹茶生ショコラ 小佳女, Matcha Ganache).” Skilled craftsmen mix Matcha with a rich flavor and white chocolate from Belgium. The moment you take a bite of it, mild sweetness and elegant Matcha flavor explode in your mouth. Its box has adorable designs, so it might be a good idea to buy them as gifts.

Opening Hours	10:30〜21:00　Open all year round
Address	Ujien Building, 1-4-20 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Access	About 120 meters from Shinsaibashi Station
URL	https://www.uji-en.co.jp/