Food & Dining— Page 5

A no-frills Japanese diner in Sonezakishinchi popular for daily-changing lunch set meals and seasonal one-dish specials.

A tiny eight-seat mom-and-pop izakaya in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai dishing up handmade obanzai and winter oden.

The garden restaurant of Hearton Hotel Nishi-Umeda, serving buffet breakfast and a salad-bar lunch in a relaxed hotel setting.

An authentic Thai kitchen tucked into Osaka Ekimae Building B2, serving phad thai, green curry and basil stir-fries run by an all-Thai team.

A 1950 standing bar in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai famed for its warm egg and a world of foreign spirits.

A retro machi-chuka tavern in Chayamachi serving homemade dim sum and modern Chinese in a renovated old-house setting.

An Italian-style cafe-bar above JR Osaka Station serving sweets, gelato, coffee and Neapolitan dishes with open views.

A Showa-era counter serving fluffy akashiyaki and yakisoba in Shin-Umeda Shokudogai.

A lively tuna-focused izakaya in Chayamachi serving every cut from sashimi to karaage.

A Kyoto-origin tsukemen specialist inside Hankyu Umeda Station, famed for rich pork-and-seafood dipping broth.

Japanese grill eatery in the Shin-Umeda Shokudogai food alley near Osaka Station.

Tucked away on a quiet back street just three minutes on foot from Hankyu Umeda Station, Tonkatsu Kobayashi offers a nostalgic retreat from