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Review excerpt: Osaka's Chao serves some of the most innovative chicken and beef doner kebabs, and there are other delightful items on the menu.

397.4 km

Review excerpt: Critters Burger is home to the best burgers in Osaka. Tabelog, the restaurant listings website, had Critters in its top 100 burger shacks in Japan for 2017.

397.4 km

At Hanakujira the person to watch is the cook holding the tongs; like a musical conductor he sets the rhythm and the tone of the restaurant, and it is from his vat that all good things come. Oden is a year-round food, but best ...

397.6 km

The dumplings here are either steamed, smothered in mayonnaise, soaked in soy sauce and scallions or garnished with pak choi and a sweet chili sauce — one of my favorites. 541+ also does a decent bowl of tantanmen (Szechuan spicy soup). Its version is ...

397.6 km

Review excerpt: Bokkoshi’s Niwatorisayu is unexpected, with a dissonance between taste and appearance unlike any other bowl of ramen I’ve had before. What you are left with is an umami-rich yet light broth with hints of creaminess. The soup is filled with slices of ...

397.7 km

The kamonasu takiawase (a Kyoto heirloom eggplant simmered in dashi) was served with sukiyaki-thin pork, and melded together in a lemon sauce. The futamono (covered dish) was a clear soup containing fish paste studded with sweet corn and Hokkaido scallop — a delicate combination ...

397.7 km

Review excerpt: Rakushin — the austere Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant that opened in 2018 — chef Katayama’s saba-zushi is a perfect balance of salt, vinegar and rice.

397.8 km

Review excerpt: As well as being small, Sushi Chiharu is busy. That’s because for ¥2,800, this is one of the best-value sushi lunches in Osaka.

397.9 km

Review excerpt: On paper, the setting for Liaison, a French-inspired restaurant that’s on the upmarket end of eateries of the ward, is ordinary.

397.9 km

Lunch opened with hotaru-ika (firefly squid). Fujimoto kept this dish simple, serving the half dozen squid with a sweet miso paste that tasted slightly of citrus. With the sashimi plate, Fujimoto brought the flavors down; the only addition to cuts of hirame (flounder), hotate ...