Okazu Izakaya Kuu
A warmly lit Hozenji Yokocho izakaya serving Osaka obanzai small plates and house sake; hidden beside the moss-covered Fudo-Myoo altar in a lantern-lit alley.
Order: ['Obanzai set', 'Dashimaki tamago', 'Sake flight']
CuisineRamen
Price¥
NeighbourhoodDotonbori and Namba
Must order: ['Tonkotsu ramen with flavour-concentration slip']
Location
Address: 1-4-16 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0071
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Okazu Izakaya Kuu
A warmly lit Hozenji Yokocho izakaya serving Osaka obanzai small plates and house sake; hidden beside the moss-covered Fudo-Myoo altar in a lantern-lit alley.
Order: ['Obanzai set', 'Dashimaki tamago', 'Sake flight']
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