The world’s gourmet town, Tsutenkaku area “Nishinari” is now attracting the world’s attention… A special gastronomic tour with a local heavyweight!

Morning in Nishinari is not coffee, but “beer”!

Osaka has several heavenly drinking spots such as Tenma and Kyobashi, but recently, Nishinari seems to be hot. OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resort,” a hotel that opened in April 2010, and “Super Tamade,” the birthplace of Nishinari, which is popular among inbound tourists……it has become a “neo-gourmet town” where foreigners visit Japan on tours, and where the latest girls come all the way for a drink! The “Super Tamade” has become a “neo-gourmet town” where foreigners touring to Japan come to drink.

I thought, “I’m going to make my debut in Nishinari, too!　I thought, “I’m going to make my debut in Nishinari,” but many of the famous restaurants have already been introduced on YouTube and other media, so I asked one of Nishinari’s leading figures to show me the best places to eat.

Mr. Tatsuro Morisawa and his merry band of friends

That is Tatsuro Morisawa-san. Some may wonder who he is, but he is the owner of Nishinari’s famous bar “Drinking Place Hachifukujin” and is also active in welfare projects such as a children’s cafeteria and employment support. He is a charismatic figure in Nishinari.

We asked such a leading figure in Nishinari to take us on a special Nishinari eating (and drinking) tour.

1_Happoshin, a place where people in the movie industry and boxing professionals gather.

First of all, although it is not a discovery, let us start with “Hachifukujin” run by Mr. Morisawa. Located right in front of Shin-Imamiya Station, this world-famous restaurant is visited by foreign groups in tour buses.

Morning is not coffee, but sake

What is surprising is that when you order a morning meal, you are served sake, not coffee. At Yafukujin, sake is the restaurant’s staple as a morning and lunch set. You can choose from 10 different side dishes, including meat tofu, fried hormone, and Neapolitan, with rice, miso soup, and sake for only 500 yen (!!!). ～The set includes rice, miso soup, and sake for 500 yen (!!!).

The nikutofu (meat and tofu) is thickly seasoned, and the beef is so hearty that you might think it was sukiyaki. The rice and vegetables are grown in Toyono-cho, and the ingredients are uncompromising.

The new menu item, chilled horumon (cold hormone) 600 yen, is also thoroughly prepped so the pork chops do not smell bad. It is eaten while changing the taste with sesame oil with a dash of garlic, raayu, ponzu, etc. It is cold but not hard, and it is not gnarly and hard to bite through. It is a COOL new summer menu item!

Please excuse the photo with a sense of being on the verge of eating. This is the one I often buy at the side dish section of the supermarket these days. Deep-fried chicken skin is really tasty. The batter is also infused with garlic, and the oily potential of the skin, which releases its fat when you bite into it, is as good as chicken can get. The beer is as kinky as a Kaiji.