Best Alcohol,Sake Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Unagidokoro Umami

うなぎ処　美味美

Tenmabashi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl) / Sake

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Lunch 11:00 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and the Chuo Line / 3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the JR Line

Sumiyaki Unafuji Daimaru Kyoto Bettei

炭焼うな富士　大丸京都別邸

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

11:00 am - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It's on the Store 8th floor of the Daimaru Kyoto Store, directly connected to the underground passage.

Gyukatsu & Wagyu Beef Cutlet BANZAI

和牛かつ万歳　 Gyukatsu & Wagyu Beef Cutlet BANZAI

Honmachi/Sakaisujihonmachi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

General, Western / General / Beer / Sake

2,750 JPY

2,750 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm *Last entry 11:00 pm

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7-minute walk from Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station, 9-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station

GION Yamaneko

GION　山根子

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

1:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O.10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

502m from Gion-shijo Station

Sushi Hasegawa Shinsaibashi Main Branch

寿司　はせ川　心斎橋　本店

Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Sushi, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Sake

15,000 JPY

15,000 JPY

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Exit No.6 of Shinsaibashi station on Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Kitashinchi Sushi Senkoudo

北新地　鮨　千功堂

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sushi / Sake

Dinner: 14,999 JPY / Lunch: 9,999 JPY

Dinner: 14,999 JPY / Lunch: 9,999 JPY

[Weekdays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) (L.O. Food 10:00 pm, Drink 10:30 pm) / [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) (L.O. Food 2:00 pm, Drink 2:00 pm) / Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) (L.O. Food 10:00 pm, Drink 10:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

223m from Kitashinchi Station

Unagi Sansho Gogyou

鰻山椒五行

Nijo Castle, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl) / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm)

Thursday

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Nijojo-mae Station on the Subway Tozai Line

Kappou Mutsugorou

割烹むつごろう

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,200 JPY

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,200 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), [Monday - Friday] Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays

English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station on JR Tozai Line / 4-minute walk from Nishi-Umeda Station on Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line

Shin Asakusa

新浅草

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm), [Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station on JR Tozai Line

Waraiya Uratenma Tenjin Yokocho Branch

わらいや　裏天満天神横丁店

Tenjinbashi/Tenjinbashi-suji, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Seafood, Japanese / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am) / [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 1:00 pm - 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Head towards Chochin Dori, it's located on the second floor of the Uratenma Tenjin Yokocho, the building on the side

Shabuzen Umeda Branch

しゃぶ禅　梅田店

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Sake

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday - Saturday] Lunch 11:45 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) [Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:45 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu available.

It can be accessed from various lines at Umeda Station. 162m from Kitashinchi Station

Unagi no Masa

うなぎのまさ

Kamihonmachi, Tennoji/Shinsekai/Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm) **Depending on stock, it will close before closing time.

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Exit 3 of Tanimachi 9-chome Station. In front of Tanimachi 9-chome bus stop.

Seiwasou

清和荘

Fushimi/Daigo, Fushimi/Yamashina, Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm (L.O. 3:15 pm) Last entry 1:30 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) Last entry 7:00 pm

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

15-minute drive from JR Kyoto Station/ 5-minute walk from the city bus stop, Nishi-Sumizomedori

Nihonshu to Obanzai no Kyosakaba Kensui Nishiki

日本酒とおばんざいの京酒場　けんすい錦

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

Dinner 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

Go north on Sakaimachi-dori Street from Exit 14 of Karasuma Station. Turn left on Nishikikoji Dori, and the building is on the left.

Ryoubou

両忘

Amerikamura, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Yakitori/Kushiyaki (grilled skewers), Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Sake

14,000 JPY

14,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Dinner : 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (Part 1 starts at 5:30 pm / Part 2 starts at 8:15 pm), [Saturday] 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Part 1 starts at 12:00 pm / Part 2 starts at 5:30 pm / Part 3 starts at 8:15 pm), [Sunday, National Holidays] 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Part 1 starts at 12:00 pm / Part 2 starts at 4:00 pm / Part 3 starts at 7:00 pm)

Irregular

English-speaking staff available.

2-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station on Midosuji Line

Enman Izakaya Kougetsu

縁満居酒屋　皓月

Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:00 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station/ 6-minute walk from Exit 7 of Sanjo Station

Fukuyoshi

ふく吉

Kyotogosho/Nishijin, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sake / Sushi

Dinner: 28,000 JPY / Lunch: 11,000 JPY

Dinner: 28,000 JPY / Lunch: 11,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) *Only Japanese tatami room is available at lunch time. / Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Wednesday

Unknown.

18-minute walk from Imadegawa Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line

Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma

日本酒バル・米屋　イナズマ

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

French, Italian/French / Kaisen Nabe (seafood hot pot) / French / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Wednesday

English-speaking staff available.

Come out the north side of the east exit of Motomachi station and walk east for one minute, turn left at the 7-Eleven, and from there it is a 2-minute walk.

Ryowa Daido

料和　大道

Shin-Kobe/Kitano, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Shochu

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 0:00 am

Irregular

Unknown.

5-minute walk north of Sannomiya Station on JR, Hankyu, and Hanshin lines.

Hareya Bettei

はれや　別邸

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Japanese, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Crab / Sake

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner from 6:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

30 seconds walk from Exit 11-21 of Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tozai Line