Hozenji Yokocho Sake Counter
- ★ 4.8
- Izakaya
- ¥¥
- Dotonbori and Namba
The dozen izakayas lining Hozenji Yokocho are visible from Dotonbori but entered by only a fraction of tourists. Moss-covered walls and lanterns.
The places in Osaka the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Off the beaten plate
7 places
Tenma Izakaya Backstreets
Over 200 izakayas packed into the alleys behind Tenmangu Shrine; entered almost exclusively by local workers, largely unseen from Tenjinbashi-suji.
Izakaya tours and tastings in Osaka
3 of the hidden gems on this list serve izakaya.
Shin-Umeda Shokudogai
- ★ 4.4
- Japanese
- ¥
- Umeda and Kita
A corrugated-iron food alley under Umeda station, serving ramen and kushikatsu since 1945 at counters 30 metres from Osaka's most expensive street.
Nakazakicho Cafe Quarter
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- ¥¥
- Umeda and Kita
An enclave of vintage shops and independent cafes north of Umeda, where unchanged 1960s wooden shopfronts house a less Instagrammed coffee scene.
Tsuruhashi Korean Back Alleys
- ★ 4.0
- Korean BBQ
- ¥
- Tennoji and Abeno
The lanes behind the Tsuruhashi market arcade hold family yakiniku restaurants serving offal over charcoal at ¥150 to ¥300 per skewer from the 1960s.
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