Food & Dining— Page 7

A long-running Umeda ramen and tsukemen shop famed for its chicken-dashi double soup in the historic Shin-Umeda Shokudogai.

A Hong Kong dessert and dim-sum specialist in Hanshin Umeda's basement, bringing the 1991-founded Touchou sweets to Osaka.

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.

Cheese and honey cafe on HEP FIVE's TAMLO food floor

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.