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[MICHELIN GUIDE JAPAN] OSAKA Yodogawa-ku BIb Gourmand 오사카편8

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Unagiya

4-5-22 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, 532-0011, Japan
4,000 – 9,000 JPY • Unagi / Freshwater Eel

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

This restaurant serves orthodox Kansai-style unagi. Quality fatty domestic unagi is procured from all over Japan. Grilled without steaming, it’s golden in colour with a fluffy texture and crispy, fragrant skin. The owner-chef dresses the live unagi and skewers it, grilling it whole over bincho charcoal. Getting to watch this whole process from your seat is unprecedented.

Air conditioning
Cash only
Counter dining
Non-smoking restaurant
Reservations not accepted

+81 6-6302-7200

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Shitennoji Hayauchi

1-12-16 Shitennoji, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0051, Japan
1,000 – 3,000 JPY • Soba

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The owner-chef visits the production area himself to procure choice buckwheat berries. He uses homemade flour exclusively and employs different milling methods depending on the buckwheat. The ‘Hosobiki Seiro’ is a toichi combination of marunuki flour and wheat flour, and goes down smoothly. Unpolished buckwheat is milled to make the rustic ‘Arabiki Inaka’. If you prefer sake to sweets, we recommend the soba-zen, which comes with a small seasonal dish.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Take away
Visa credit card

+81 6-6773-2858

http://shitennoji-hayauchi.com

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Au Soleil Couchant

1-14-25 Shitennoji, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0051, Japan
1,500 – 6,000 JPY • French

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The name of the restaurant comes from the area, which has been called ‘Sunset Hill’ for its beautiful evening landscape. Keeping the preparations simple, the chef wants his customers to enjoy the taste of freshly prepared ingredients. The standard menu includes ‘Smoked Salmon and Salmon Rillettes’ and ‘Braised Mochi Pork Loin with Cabbage.’ The portions are plentiful, with generous servings of vegetables.

Air conditioning
Booking essential
Cash only – lunch
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6776-8616

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Chiara

20-2 Shimpoincho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0041, Japan
4,000 – 7,000 JPY • Italian

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The owner-chef was drawn to the natural environment of northern Italy and studied the cuisine of the mountain regions. The menu has a lot of meat dishes, starting with home-style sausages and ham. For the handmade pasta, there is agnolotti del plin with the flavours of butter and sage, and tajarin of liver or mushrooms, to name a couple. Come here for the straightforward, powerful flavours of traditional Italian cuisine, delivered without affectation.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6777-9339

Bubu

2-32 Tamatsukurimotomachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0014, Japan
2,000 – 3,000 JPY • Okonomiyaki

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

This inconspicuous restaurant is in the back of an arcade in the Tamatsukuri neighbourhood. The owner-chef makes ample use of yam in the pancake mixture for extra lightness. Try the mochi and cheese okonomiyaki, which brings out the harmony of the ingredients, and the multi-ingredient Bubu Special; the sweet sauce goes well with them. The varied menu includes everything from à la carte dishes to seafood teppanyaki and original yoshokuyaki pancakes.

Air conditioning
Booking essential
Cash only
Counter dining
Non-smoking restaurant

+81 6-6777-1958

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Chasuiro Tokinoha

1-21-2 Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
1,000 – 8,000 JPY • Chinese

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The sounds of erhu and yueqin playing in the background, together with the decorations, create the feeling of actually being in China. The focus is on dim sum and Chinese tea. You can try familiar items like xiaolongbao and daikon cake to creative dishes like grilled gyoza dumplings with Chinese chives and dougan, and steamed mapo dumplings. Enjoy the meal with a selection of Chinese teas that differ in flavour depending on the degree of fermentation.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Cash only – lunch
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Take away
Visa credit card

+81 6-6532-6001

http://kuushin.com

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Comptoir15

1-29-16 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
5,000 – 8,000 JPY • French

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Of the 15 seats in total at this restaurant, those at the round counter are the special ones as you can chat with the chef. There are creative appetisers like smoked mackerel, foie gras and vegetables pickled in sake lees macaroons. For the main course, there are local dishes from different areas, selected for pairing with wine. While savouring them, ask him to tell the story of how he went to the locality and procured the wine you order.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card

Non-smoking restaurant
Particularly interesting wine list
Visa credit card

+81 6-4390-0005

https://www.comptoir15.com

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Chugokusai SHIN-PEI

1-1-18 Utsubohommachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0004, Japan
1,000 – 8,500 JPY • Chinese

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The owner-chef makes a feature of savoury fermentation flavours and foods that go with wine. His dishes bring Chinese cuisine, in all its variety, and Japanese ingredients together. Examples are wild spring vegetables dressed with liangpan, or, in the case of wild boar or duck in winter, cooking them together with fu ru and broth of suan cai. If you order the set menu, you get to taste traditional dishes like mapo tofu and sweet-and-sour pork with black vinegar.

Air conditioning
Cash only – lunch
Counter dining
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6447-7726

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UDONZIN Beat

1-16-17 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
1,000 – 3,000 JPY • Udon

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The signature dish here is the ‘Udon Eaten with 10 Vegetable Garnishes’, which uses in-season vegetables and condiments for enjoyable variations of flavour. A great thing is the number of dishes served here, which include, for example, ‘Wagyu Shabu-shabu Udon’, into which you pour hot dashi before eating, and the ‘Sea Bream Chikuwa Tempura Bukkake Udon’ with a fried tube-shaped tai paste cake on top.

Air conditioning
Cash only
Counter dining

+81 6-6616-9901

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Mrs. Yun

2-6-15 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0014, Japan
3,000 – 4,000 JPY • Korean

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Enjoy authentic Korean cuisine in a casual atmosphere. We recommend their signature gyoza , considered a lucky New Year dish in Korea, being round-shaped to signify money. Baked or steamed, they are eaten with a homemade-style sauce flavoured with ginger and garlic. The menu contains all sorts of creative offerings, such as the ‘Tuna & Cheese Chijimi’, and ‘Tofu Hot Pot’, containing glass noodles, pork, Korean mochi and vegetables.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6535-1078

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TAMANEGI

1-20-15 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
3,500 – 7,500 JPY • Italian

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The female chef honed her skills in Piedmont, and her dishes are authentic in both their potency and their delicacy. She brings about her unique flavours using Japanese ingredients, garnishing Wakayama katsuo with puréed onions and pairing Hokkaido raw uni sauce with tajarin to go with handmade pasta, for example. Her husband, who serves guests, will recommend a wine.

Air conditioning
Booking essential
Cash only
Counter dining
Non-smoking restaurant

+81 6-6536-0085

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Shuchuka Kushin

1-21-2 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
1,000 – 8,000 JPY • Chinese

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The appeal of the menu here is that it’s not bound to any genre and includes everything from traditional Chinese dishes to creative ones. For an appetiser, we recommend the Moriawase assortment, where you choose what you like, such as Sichuan spicy chicken and mizudako with hanasansho sauce. The pepper steak features wagyu aitchbone steamed rare and then sautéed with soy sauce. Don’t overlook the restaurant’s namesake, the salty sautéed Chinese water spinach.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Cash only – lunch
Counter dining
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Take away
Visa credit card

+81 6-6532-7729

http://kuushin.com

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Osteria La Cicerchia

2-3-4 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0003, Japan
4,000 – 6,000 JPY • Italian

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

It may be tucked away in a multi-tenant building with no sign but open the door of this restaurant and you’ll be instantly enveloped in the aromas of Italian cooking. The female chef was drawn to the charms of Marche cuisine, and the menu reflects her training there in that region. Popular is the handmade pasta, which uses fine-ground polenta, the meat dishes of rabbit, and the minestrone of cicerchia (beans) and vegetables, to name a few.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
JCB
Lift
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6441-0731

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Oribe

1-6-18 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
4,000 – 6,000 JPY • Teppanyaki

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Enjoy simple dishes that make use of the chef’s experience with French cuisine and teppanyaki made with seasonal ingredients. ‘Cabbage Steak with Gorgonzola’ has been the signature dish here since the restaurant first opened. The done thing is to order okonomiyaki or stir-fried noodles seasoned with salt or sauce after first trying scallops or clams grilled in butter. Your eye is drawn to the chef as he goes about efficiently preparing the food.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6532-8266

https://o-ri-be.com/

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Pizzeria da Tigre

1-18-13 Shimmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
1,000 – 2,000 JPY • Pizza

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

A firewood oven made by a Neapolitan craftsman sits at the back of this authentic-feeling restaurant. The flour used for the dough, the tomatoes, the garlic and other ingredients are all from Italy, and the chef faithfully reproduces the tastes he learned there. Named after the chef’s teacher, the ‘Attilio’ is the speciality pizza and features ricotta, salsiccia and mozzarella.

Air conditioning
Cash only
Counter dining
Non-smoking restaurant
Reservations not accepted

+81 6-6535-8624

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Edobori Kida

1-23-31 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0002, Japan
1,000 – 2,000 JPY • Udon

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The enthusiastic owner-chef brings the udon out himself and explains how to eat it. You might like to start with the ‘Kijoyu’ or ‘Kake’. The noodles are from dough that has been rested for several hours, and are cut right before being boiled so they have a wheaten fragrance and supple texture. We recommend the oden, featuring a bold dashi and miso mixed with mustard, and the takikomi-gohan made with 10 ingredients to go with your meal.

Air conditioning
Cash only
Counter dining

Non-smoking restaurant
Reservations not accepted

+81 6-6441-1139

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1-5-9 Utsubohommachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0004, Japan
1,500 – 5,000 JPY • Spanish

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

A place to casually enjoy traditional Basque cuisine. For first timers, we recommend the ‘Omakase Pincho Set Menu’ as it offers a generous selection that includes several pinchos, deep-fried foods, tapas and a main dish. Seasonal items are written on the blackboard inside. It’s a convenient place that’s great to just grab a snack in, or enjoy a meal with good friends.

Air conditioning
American Express credit card
Booking essential
Counter dining
Credit card / Debit card accepted
Diners Club credit card
JCB
Mastercard credit card
Non-smoking restaurant
Visa credit card

+81 6-6479-1506

http://www.etxola.com

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Hachidori

1-20-2 Miyakojimakitadori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0014, Japan
4,000 – 6,000 JPY • Izakaya

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

The owner-chef opened this restaurant out of a desire to broaden the appeal of sake, having trained in an izakaya run by a sake brewer. The menu consists mainly of seafood dishes that go well with sake. The chef is very fond of vegetables from Shōnai, so uses them, too. Popular is the ramen made with kombu dashi and sake lees, and the oden in winter. Enjoying mushikan (sake warmed by steaming) with your meal is the popular style here. The husband-wife team are warmly hospitable, and the drinks keep flowing.

Air conditioning
Booking essential
Cash only

Counter dining

Non-smoking restaurant
Notable sake list

+81 6-6929-8107

Naniwashusai Rojin

2-1-37 Katamachi, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0025, Japan
6,000 – 9,000 JPY • Izakaya

MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Enjoy seasonal shuko and junmai-shu. With the omakase assortment, you can try small portions of various items, including fukinoto, burdock root and fish with miso paste, and so: a cheese made in Japan in ancient times. The tsukuri features fresh fish that comes directly from Oshima, Ehime, and goes well with homemade hijiki seaweed salt. Emphasis is placed on warmed sake, as it goes well with fermented foods like miso and soy sauce.