Food & Dining at Umeda, Osaka— Page 6

A sundubu soft-tofu stew specialist in Whity Umeda's underground mall, an offshoot of the queue-forming Juroku bulgogi house.

A casual Korean restaurant in Kakudacho, Umeda, serving hearty Korean favourites close to the station.

A Japanese tea cafe on Daimaru Umeda's 11th floor, serving matcha shaved ice, parfaits and soft serve in a calm setting.

A legendary Umeda yakitori house founded in the early 1950s, grilling premium duck over binchotan charcoal with a secret house sauce.

A casual branch of the 1948 Umeda kushikatsu institution, with standing and seated skewer-picking steps from Osaka Station.

An Edo-style dried-sardine ramen shop in Shin-Umeda Shokudo-gai, related to Kanto's Tsukemen TETSU, serving clear, punchy niboshi broth.

A second-floor obanzai sake spot in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai pairing Kyoto-style home cooking with drinks.

Fisherman's tavern in Ekimarushie Osaka serving fresh seafood and sake in a lively izakaya setting.

A counter-only sushi institution in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai since 1951, serving seasonal nigiri and fish cookery.

A Korean deli counter in Daimaru Umeda famed for freshly rolled kimbap and bulgogi seaweed rolls.

A duck yakitori specialist since 1952, grilling over binchotan with a secret family tare and playfully named Neo skewers.