551蓬莱

551 Horai

Osaka's most famous nikuman shop

Operating Hours

10:00 to 21:30 (Daily)

Budget

551 Horai is a specialty shop that is one of Osaka's most popular food . Most of their stalls are typically takeout stands, selling their butaman, either freshly steamed or in a frozen form.
You'll often find many Japanese in long lines queueing up to buy some, waiting even before the shop opens up.
Exterior of 551 Horai in Namba in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Credit: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima (CC BY-SA 4.0)

551 Horai's Story

551 Horai was founded in Namba, Osaka in 1945 by Luo Bang Qiang (羅邦強) and two other friends. The shop's name Horai (蓬莱) was a reference to Taoyuan Township (桃源郷) in Chinese, and the shop was launched as Horai Shokudo (蓬莱食堂, Horai Cafeteria), beginning with selling and then selling their butaman for the first time in 1946.
Eventually, the three founders split and pursued their own business individually, with Luo Bang Qiang leading up Horai by himself. In 1974, in order to make the shop's name more catchy, it was renamed to 551 Horai. Luo Bang Qiang inspired by the cigarette he was smoking, with the brand "555", where he realized that simple numbers were easy to remember. Additionally, the shop's phone number at the time was 64-551, and so he decided to rename the shop to 551 Horai.

551 Horai Menu Recommendations

豚まん (2個入)

Butaman (2 pcs)

¥420
The signature item at 551 Horai is their Butaman, a steamed bun with and diced inside. The bun's skin is thick and fluffy, and there is a sizeable chunk of meat in the center that is well-seasoned and juicy.
The buns are made fresh each day, using the same recipe and method from when they were first sold in 1946.

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Getting to 551 Horai

From

難波駅

Namba Station

NK

01

南海本線

Nankai Main Line

NK

01

高野線

Koya Line

M20

御堂筋線

Midosuji Line

S16

千日前線

Sennichimae Line

Y15

四つ橋線

Yotsubashi Line

Take Exit 11

Walk
1 min
110m
From

日本橋駅

Nippombashi Station

堺筋線

Sakaisuji Line

S17

千日前線

Sennichimae Line

A02

奈良線

Nara Line

Take Exit 5

Walk
11 mins
750m

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