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Many places in Japan try to capture the feel of an Irish pub, but few are as successful as this one in the Nishi-shinsaibashi area. Small...

More a take-out stall than a cafe, this establishment in Nishi-shinsaibashi offers to the Japanese public what has long since become extr...

This cosmopolitan nightspot features house music on Friday and Saturday nights put on by some of the best local DJs. Among patrons it is...

Underlounge is Osaka's hottest new club—an expansive sophisticated space with a main dance floor and a chill-out lounge. It serves food a...

This grungy, urban club with steel and concrete decor actually rents itself out to various groups, meaning you can never be quite sure wh...

Gross is an unusual choice for a name given that the bar is rather trendy and clean, and that the customers, mostly in their 20s or early...

Rodeo is not an all-out Wild West-style outfit, but has just enough leathery brown decor and Terra cotta bits and pieces to make the conn...

Newly renovated, Kirin Plaza is now even better than it was in the 1990s. At this ever-popular place four types of beer are brewed right...

Give the fickleness of the area, many places in Ame-mura go up and come down before most have noticed. Not this restaurant; it has been i...

This gritty, all-standing live-house frequented by Japan's Generation X has been the launching pad for many a famous band in Japan. It is...

Established over 70 years ago, this shop has been making ('omrice') omelet rice the same way for generations of customers. There are 10 d...

High-end Japanese beef is breaded, deep fried and served with a demiglaze sauce (clear beef gravy) alongside steamed seasonal vegetables...

Open only in the evenings, Wakamatsu is an unpretentious old-style dinner spot in Shinsaibashi with traditional Japanese matting on which...

Conveniently located on Midosuji (across from Daimaru Department Store), Mango Shower Cafe is a quaint, colorful little place that specia...

Eating sushi in Japan can be an expensive experience, so it comes as a pleasant surprise to step into this restaurant. Oddly enough for a...

If you have an appetite for spicy sub-continental food, then this may be the place for you. When you want more, the waiters will bring wh...

The menu at this somewhat classically decorated and romantic Italian restaurant consists of about 10 pasta dishes which change depending...

This chic and popular restaurant in Yotsubashi offers lunchtime specials centered on couscous, a Mediterranean specialty that originated...

Shooby Dooby actually occupies four floors but this is not immediately apparent from street level. You can walk into the big modern resta...

Kushimaru specializes in serving high-quality Japanese beef grilled over charcoal; diners can enjoy their meals on an open patio. Despite...