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Dotonbori
Osaka's famous food and nightlife street — the Glico Running Man billboard is here.
Nipponbashi Denden Town
Neon electronics and arcade street — especially atmospheric on a rainy evening.
Sushi Kazenogi
Counter omakase: coal-seared mackerel, uni with caviar, whale nigiri, Dassai 23 sake. Mostly seafood — chef can barely adapt dishes.
と木と
Wagyu sando on Japanese milk bread, ~¥3,500, limited daily quantity — come early, no reservation needed.
大阪鉄板焼き 神戸牛ステーキ Zin 難波店
Book ahead via their Instagram, ask to swap out seafood courses; A5 wagyu omakase ¥12,000–16,000 pp, with a Dotonbori view.
Super Potato
Second-hand retro heaven: 40-year-old consoles, vintage Game Boy carts (¥19,000–¥32,000) and a giant playable Game Boy inside.
Karahori Shopping Street
Old-Osaka backstreets and alleys around Matsuyamachi, with hidden izakayas like tokito.
PABLO cheese tart
Get the 6 Pablo mini set (~$15): the brûlée tart is a 10/10 and the lemon cheese tart 8/10; the matcha-pistachio one disappointed.
Strawberry Mania
Candied strawberry skewers are addictive; also strawberry daifuku with chocolate or custard cream (¥500) and strawberry warabi mochi cup (¥600).
Brooklyn Roasting Company Kitahama
Quiet café with a canal-front terrace; drip coffee ¥550, pastries like carrot cake or bacon cheddar scone ¥460.
Melt Chocolate
Belgian chocolate cafe: get the hot chocolate with shaved chocolate curls — rich and tasty but not heavy.
Shinsekai
Colorful, nostalgic district known for kushikatsu and the Tsutenkaku Tower.
Truffle Bakery
Bakery specializing in truffle-laced breads and pastries; pain au chocolat ¥380, items ¥306–398.
りくろーおじさんの店 大丸梅田店
Watch Osaka's famous jiggly cheesecake baked and unmolded fresh at the stand inside Daimaru Umeda; opinions are split, he loves it.
黒門市場
Eat on the spot: sashimi, unagi sushi and skewers around ¥1,320–1,650; grilled king crab, uni and giant prawns at the stalls.
Glico Sign
The iconic Glico Running Man billboard, lit up over the Dotonbori canal.
Grand Front Osaka
Umeda complex mixing shopping, dining and art; Knowledge Capital inside has a Pepper robot greeting shoppers.
Tsutenkaku
The famous symbol of the Shinsekai district — the landmark to head for there.
Venchi
Well-known gelato in the mall right outside his hotel; he took mango with berries and called it dreamy.
難波八阪神社
One of Osaka's famous shrines — the torii gate marks it as Shinto, and inside is the giant lion-head stage.
@cosme OSAKA
The Osaka branch of @cosme, the 'Sephora of Japan'.
Ishida Links Umeda
His restaurant pick in Osaka - wagyu teppanyaki, located inside the Links Umeda complex.
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
You enter at the top and spiral down around a huge central tank, seeing it from a new angle at each ocean-themed level.
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street
Busy covered shopping arcade, walking distance from Dotonbori and his hotel.
Daimaru Umeda
Home to a Rikuro cheesecake stand where the cakes are baked in front of you.
Ebisubashi-suji Shopping Street
Lively shopping arcade in Namba he walked through on the way to dinner.
Umeda Sky Building
Visible right behind Grand Front Osaka in Umeda.
Universal Studios Japan
Book tickets ahead - otherwise you risk no availability or paying more.
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