Explosion

Explosion is a popular dance club for mainly gay men located in Osaka's gay area, Doyama. This small, no-frills, underground bar, with it...

This is really a hometown kind of bar. The atmosphere is warm and casual, and besides a standard selection of cocktails and other alcohol...

Although music groups are the predominant live act here, you should expect just about anything - dance, one-man comedy shows and performa...

This high-class live house and restaurant hosts bands that play a selection of excellent Latin, blues and Jazz. The bands are good, the s...

This is a highly recommended branch of the Japan National Tourist Organization's national network of tourist information centers. English...

This eclectic cafe in the Umeda district serves a fine selection of imported teas and is a great place to relax or chat when you have ple...

This is one of the largest "live houses" in Osaka, with a standing capacity of around 1,000. The sound equipment and quality are also amo...

Although the accent is heavily on jazz, the Blue Note does present a wide range of acts from many other genres of modern music, including...

This wine bar and restaurant which is located about a seven-minute walk from JR Osaka Station shares a building with several other kinds...

Herradura is an all-encompassing Mexican experience. Mexican sarongs adorn the walls, salsa music reverberates, and the tang of tomatoes,...

This is one of the nicer establishments on the Hep Navio shopping center's restaurant floors, and is an excellent Japanese restaurant reg...

Bruno, located in the Hep Navio shopping center, is a curry restaurant whose dark, intimate interior is not brooding but more reminiscent...

Kineya is located on the seventh floor in the food center. There is a great view of Osaka here, so try to get a seat by the window. At ni...

Northern Indian curry recipes are recreated at this warm-atmosphered chain restaurant. Several dozen spices are used in the curry, making...

Although this bright, spacious restaurant makes only a vague attempt with its hues and limited pictures to suggest Russia, the food itsel...

Chanko Ryori is the staple fare of sumo wrestlers and is a kind of chowder. The Chanko Nabe at this restaurant contains...

Banjara is more than merely an Indian restaurant; it is an institution. Patrons come back to this restaurant for more and more. The reaso...

If you want to try ramen, the ubiquitous Japanese fast food of choice, there is no better place than Kamitora. The handmade Kagoshima-sty...

With an open kitchen, you can watch the several chefs prepare what they describe as 'French-fusion' from your comfortable table or booth....