No. 25 in the world · November 2026
Usami-tei Matsubaya
No. 25The one bowl to order
The kitsune udon: sweet fried tofu in a light Osaka dashi
Credited with inventing kitsune udon, in 1893; the dashi is pale, clear and gentle.
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Kitsune udon in clear dashi, with sweet fried tofu
40 min · 2. Osaka's comfort bowl: thick, chewy udon in a light dashi with a sheet of sweet-simmered fried tofu. Frozen sanuki udon is excellent and how most Japanese homes do it.
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