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Chi-Fu

Name: Chi-Fu
Address: 4-4-8 Nishitemma, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0047, Japan, Osaka, Osaka, 530-0047, JP
Telephone: +81 6-6940-0317

Chi-Fu in Osaka's Kita-ku holds one Michelin star (2026). Traditional Chinese dishes are reworked with Western technique and served as multi-course menus with wine pairings.

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The story

Chi-Fu, Osaka: Michelin-Starred Modern Chinese Cooking in Nishitemma

Chi-Fu is a modern Chinese restaurant at 4-4-8 Nishitemma, Kita-ku, Osaka, awarded one Michelin star in 2026 for high quality cooking.

The name and the kitchen

The name joins Chinois-Fume, a Chinese aroma, with Chinese Futurism. It is read "Shifu" and written 師傅 in kanji, a word for teacher or cook. The kitchen takes traditional Chinese dishes and rebuilds them with Western cooking techniques. Gault&Millau gives it 15 points for 2026.

Courses and pairings

Lunch runs from the seven-course Copain to the nine-course Special, Degustation and Chi-Fu menus. Dinner offers Degustation or Chi-Fu, both nine courses. The house suggests a pairing of small pours matched to each dish. The set may include sake, Shaoxing wine or craft beer alongside wine.

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