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La Cime

ラシーム

MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026Two Stars(as listed for 2026)

Context image — not a photograph of this restaurant: Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night — Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

No.
025
City
Osaka — Kawaramachi
Region
Osaka / Osaka
Cuisine
French
Guide
MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026 — Two Stars

03

Introduction

はじめに

Osaka French cuisine named for the peak.

A French restaurant in Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, whose name is French for "top" or "peak". It speaks of unravelling the spirit of "keiko shokon" through French cuisine. There are 20 seats and a private room for up to 6 guests, and the interior was renovated in February 2016.

  • The name 'La Cime' is French for 'top' or 'peak'. Source
  • The interior was renovated in February 2016. Source
  • 20 seats; the private room accommodates up to 6 guests. Source

04

Cuisine

料理

FRENCH

フランス料理

French technique in dialogue with Japanese produce and seasons.

More in this cuisine

Classification follows the wording of the restaurant's official website.

05

Chef

料理人

The chef's name and role are not shown because they could not be confirmed from official information.

Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo
Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons

07

Ingredients

食材

A general introduction to ingredients behind french cooking — not a statement of what this restaurant uses.

  • Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    VEGETABLES

    野菜

    Heirloom vegetables named for their places, and wild mountain greens that announce the season.

  • A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    FISH

    魚

    Fish from the seas around the archipelago, different by season and by water.

  • Highly marbled raw wagyu beef (BMS 8–9) for Japanese barbecue

    WAGYU

    和牛

    The word for Japan's beef cattle breeds, many carrying the name of where they are raised.

08

Seasonality

季節

Seasonal produce in Osaka varies with origin, climate and year. For menus and what is served, please refer to the restaurant's official information.
Story: Four seasons on a plate

Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

09

Space

空間

Location (as stated officially)541-0048 大阪市中央区瓦町 3-2-15 瓦町ウサミビル1F

Details of interiors and designers are shown only when confirmed by a source.

Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Context: Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka — Photo: Laitche / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

10

Tableware

器と工芸

An introduction to the crafts of the Japanese table — not the vessels used at this restaurant.

  • Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    CERAMICS

    Arita, Kyoto, Bizen — each place with its own clay, glaze and firing.

  • Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    LACQUER

    Wood built up in coats of urushi lacquer — Wajima-nuri among the best known.

  • Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    GLASS

    Edo kiriko and Satsuma kiriko cut glass — coolness for the summer table.

11

Guide History

ガイド掲載履歴

  1. 2026

    MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026

    Two Stars

    As shown on the official page: 「ミシュラン 二つ星: 素晴らしい料理」

    Verified 26 September 2026 — Source (MICHELIN Guide official page) (opens in a new tab)

  2. 2025

    Not verified — no record

  3. 2024

    Not verified — no record

  4. 2023

    Not verified — no record

This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Michelin or the MICHELIN Guide. Guide information is quoted as text only from each restaurant's page on guide.michelin.com, together with the distinction year and the date we checked it. Distinctions change from year to year — please refer to the official page for current information.

12

Location

所在地

Address
3-2-15 1F Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, OSAKA 5410048 JAPAN
City
Osaka
Prefecture
Osaka
Region
Osaka
Open in maps (opens in a new tab)

Map position from the coordinates on the official MICHELIN Guide page.

13

Official Information

公式情報

Status
Open (per official website)
Official site
www.la-cime.com (opens in a new tab)
Reservations
External booking page — Prime Dinners (linked from official site) (opens in a new tab)

The booking destination linked from the official website. This site does not take reservations; conditions at the destination may change.

Lunch
12:00 open / 15:00 close
Dinner
18:00 open / 22:00 close
Closed
Sundays, plus one other day a month; year-end and New Year; summer holiday
Reservations
Online (24 hours) or by phone; as a rule, up to the same date two months ahead.

Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: La Cime
Hours, closing days and booking conditions change. Always check the official website before visiting.

14

Gallery

ギャラリー

No licensed photograph of this restaurant has been found. The images below show its region and cuisine as context.

  • Context: Osaka Castle’s outer moat and Inui turret with the Osaka Business Park skyline — Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and black truffle on a crouton with Madeira sauce — Photo: Madalina Chicu / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

14b

Films

映像

Broadcaster / mediaThe 503 April 2020

Yusuke Takada of La Cime in Osaka receives the 2020 Chefs' Choice Award.

La Cime

Source: YouTube (embedded with the official player) — Watch on YouTube · Verified 26 September 2026

15

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16

Stories

関連する特集

17

Sources

出典

  1. 01OfficialLa Cime - ラシーム フレンチレストラン 大阪本町La Cime (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  2. 02Guideラ・シーム／La Cime — MICHELIN GuideMICHELIN Guide (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026

Last verified 26 September 2026

18

Photo Credits

写真クレジット

  1. Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night

    Dōtonbori, Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Martin Falbisoner

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  2. Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Syced

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    Asakusa, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Chainwit.

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  4. A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    City Foodsters

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  5. Highly marbled raw wagyu beef (BMS 8–9) for Japanese barbecue

    Photographer / creator

    Joditran

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Joditran, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  6. Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    Photographer / creator

    AnonymousUnknown author

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

    AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  7. Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    Photographer / creator

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希)

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  8. Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    Photographer / creator

    Nesnad

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

    Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  9. Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka

    Suita, Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Laitche

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Photo by Laitche

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  10. Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint

    Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto

    Photographer / creator

    Paul Keller

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  11. Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

    Photographer / creator

    Kentin

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  12. Osaka Castle’s outer moat and Inui turret with the Osaka Business Park skyline

    Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Martin Falbisoner

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  13. Tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and black truffle on a crouton with Madeira sauce

    Photographer / creator

    Madalina Chicu

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Madalina Chicu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  14. Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    City Foodsters

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment