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Table for one · Osaka, Japan
Osaka is built on counters: okonomiyaki on a griddle, kushikatsu and sushi at the fish market.
At a kushikatsu counter, no double-dipping in the sauce. It's the rule.
Shinsekai
A counter seat
Afternoon
Get: An assortment of skewers
A counter where fried skewers come one at a time, so one person orders as much or as little as they like.
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Dotonbori · 1-4-15 Dotonbori
A counter seat at the griddle
Weekday afternoon to avoid the line
Get: The yam okonomiyaki
A family okonomiyaki house where the counter is the best seat.
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Osaka Central Fish Market
A counter seat
Early morning, Monday to Saturday
Get: The five-piece set
A small sushi counter in the fish market since 1907; sit, order the set and watch the fish come in.
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Namba · 3-1-34 Namba
A small table
Lunch
Get: The meibutsu curry with a raw egg
A 1910 Western-style curry house with small tables, where a solo lunch takes fifteen minutes.
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Nippombashi
Standing at the stalls
Morning
Get: Grilled scallops and fatty tuna
A covered market of seafood stalls where you eat as you walk, ideal alone.
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Picked from Osaka's food guides and critics' lists and looked up on October 29, 2026. "When to walk in" is our advice; hours change, so check before you go. Places change; if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.
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