Yoshioka Magurobushi Center
Yoshioka Magurobushi Center. It’s a ramen shop in Hotarugaike, Osaka, but you don’t hear the term “magurobushi …
Fukutaro Main Store
In the lively drinking district known as Ura-Namba in Osaka, there’s an okonomiyaki restaurant called Fukutaro …
Gihan Gyoza
People in Kyoto are quite particular about gyoza, and in fact, Kyoto City consistently ranks among the top cit …
Chinese Noodles Fumoto
The other day, after visiting “Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto” in Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto, I learned that there’s a r …
Shokudo Days
There’s such a thing as “white omelet rice” out there… “White pork cutlet” was once all the rage, but will thi …
Mitsumame Coffee Kurakuen Main Store
I was walking around the Kurakuen area in Nishinomiya when I suddenly felt like having a cup of coffee. I did …
Menya Shinano
In Matsugasaki, a residential area rarely visited by tourists, there’s a popular ramen shop called Menya Shina …
Amam Dacotan Kyoto
There’s a hugely popular bakery in Fukuoka called Amam Dacotan, and on November 2, 2024, it opened its first l …
Daru Shokudo
In the Dojima Underground Shopping Arcade, which runs from Umeda in Osaka toward Higobashi, there’s a restaura …
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto. Lately, there seem to be more and more restaurants with straightforward names like thi …
Chapman
Apparently, there’s a restaurant in Kobe that bills itself as a “spaghetti specialty shop for solo diners”… Af …
Pizzeria Napoletana Da Yuki
I can’t remember exactly how I first heard about this place, but I knew there was a popular pizzeria called Pi …
Menya Gokkei Enmachi Branch
Menya Gokkei, a shop in Ichijoji—Kyoto’s nationally renowned ramen hotspot—known for its ultra-rich ramen so i …
Kyō unawa Main Store Shijō-Sakaimachi
It’s a well-known fact among foodies that hitsumabushi originated in Nagoya, but when I heard that “there’s ap …
Shinsaibashi Roastery
I heard there was a café in Shinsaibashi serving an extremely rare taiyaki breakfast set, so I went to check o …
Savoy
Don’t you find yourself inexplicably drawn to those small curry shops that have a distinct Showa-era vibe? Tho …
Kobe Ramen Daiichi Asahi Sannomiya Main Store
About three years ago, when I visited the Kobe Ramen Daiichi Asahi Kobe Main Store, I noticed something on the …
Miyagawa Ton-emon
One day, I suddenly thought, “Come to think of it, I haven’t had any good tonkatsu (pork cutlet) lately…” So I …
Chinese Restaurant Sangu
On the top floor of Umeda Sky Building, popular with foreign tourists for its rooftop Sky Garden Observatory, …
Nakamura Shoten Kyoto Ramen Alley Branch
Nakamura Shoten, the second brand of the Kinsei Group based in Takatsuki, Osaka, has opened a branch in Kyoto …
Hanikamu
I saw a post on social media saying there was a line forming early in the morning at a place called Hanikamu i …
Kirin Keller Yamato
One day while searching online for restaurants in Osaka serving huge portions, I found a place called Kirin Ke …
Menroku
When I visited Gion Duck Noodles in Kyoto’s Gion district a while back, I learned that there’s a ramen shop ca …
Motomachi Kissa
Kobe has a history of coffee culture dating back to the opening of its port in the late Edo period, and I get …