Craftroom ★ 4.8
Asia's 50 Best Bars-ranked Osaka cocktail bar by Ryu Fujii, experimenting with Japanese ferments and distillates in a discreet Umeda basement under Osaka.
Signature drink: Seasonal Japanese fermentation cocktail
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Osaka for grown-ups.
Where to drink
Bar Nayuta ★ 4.7
A ten-seat Amerikamura cocktail bar near Triangle Park where bartenders craft bespoke drinks to each guest taste from house-made syrups with no fixed menu.
Signature drink: Bespoke seasonal infusion cocktail
Ghost Ultra Lounge ★ 4.6
Amerikamura flagship basement electronic venue hosting Tokyo and international DJs on a Funktion-One sound system; open from 22:00 Thursday to Saturday.
Signature drink: Ghost signature sour
Good Times Reggae Bar ★ 4.5
An Amerikamura reggae bar open since 1992 with a Sound System from Jamaica, a rum-heavy cocktail list, and walls of vintage dancehall posters.
Signature drink: Dark rum punch
Ueda Saketen ★ 4.4
A Shinsaibashi standing sake shop selling direct-from-brewery junmai and daiginjo from smaller Kansai and Hiroshima breweries not widely distributed.
Signature drink: Seasonal junmai from Hyogo brewery
Hozenji Yokocho Izakaya Strip ★ 4.3
The lantern-lit stone alley parallel to Dotonbori: moss-covered walls, traditional izakayas, and the Fudo-son temple giving the alley its resonance.
Signature drink: House sake by the tokkuri
Yellow Ape Craft ★ 4.2
A Kitahama craft beer bar pouring around 20 rotating draught taps shipped direct from breweries across Japan, in a narrow Imabashi corner room.
Signature drink: Yellow Ape IPA
Craft Beer Base Mother Tree ★ 4.1
A beer complex north of Umeda combining a bottle shop, a beer hall and an on-site brewery, with Japanese and imported craft beer on rotating taps.
Signature drink: Barrel-aged Osaka porter
Shinsaibashi Bar District ★ 4.0
The five-floor walk-up buildings along Nishishinsaibashi hold Osaka's densest concentration of cocktail bars, DJ booths, rooftop terraces, nightclub floors.
Signature drink: Varies by bar
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