Osaka, Japan｜Kitashinchi Kushikatsu Bon

When it comes to quality of foods, when you are exploring the place you’ve never been to in Japan. i can give you one tip. The smaller restaurant sign or the simpler sign, the better. This Kushikatsu restaurant is no joke. Frying batter is so nice and thin, you can feel zero oiliness of the Kushikatsu even though it is deep fried. Frying batter is not overpowering and giving some extra crispiness and crunchness depending on the ingredients which is so good! You don’t have to worry about the smell lingering in your clothes. Their frying utencil and system is creative and geniously perfect!

An amazing kushikatsu experience. It is downstairs at Basement 1, with very little signage so look at the photos if you can’t read Japanese. Try to book as it is a small restaurant but well worth the Michelin star. Each small lightly battered skewer is a taste sensation including Fois Gras, different fish, pork, chicken and even ice cream. One of the best meals in Osaka once you find it.

Kushikatsu at its finest. Although I don't have a comparison, I've had many a katsu during my time and the batter here is light, with the focus on the produce. We managed to finish all 25 courses, and also the supplementary items - salad, miso soup with soba, wagyu sando and the dessert course. The highlights for us were - the first course, crab, all the Wagyu pieces, fish eggs with uni and caviar, bear meat and finally the tomato and cheese with proscuitto. The fried chocolate was also superb. Not easy to find, in the basement amongst a bundle of restaurants, and when you go downstairs second restaurant on your right. Not a lot of transparency with pricing but we had the full 25 course menu + a bottle of Hakkaisan sake + a cocktail for about ¥43,000 (for 2 people). Hopefully this gives you a ballpark.