Craftroom
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 Ekimae Daiichi Building.
Signature drink: Seasonal Japanese fermentation cocktail
Craft Beer Base Mother Tree is a bar in Umeda And Kita, Osaka.
A craft beer destination near Umeda with 30 rotating taps spanning Japanese microbreweries and a barrel-ageing programme for seasonal releases.
Address: 1-13-13 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-0076
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 Ekimae Daiichi Building.
Signature drink: Seasonal Japanese fermentation cocktail
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
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 Ekimae Daiichi Building.
Signature drink: Seasonal Japanese fermentation cocktail
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
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
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
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