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Japanese Restaurants in Osaka are related to a special term, kuidaore (eat till
you drop). This term sums up the people of Osaka. You can dine on the tightest
of budgets or you can splash out a month's wages on one meal. There are other
specialized Japanese restaurants at Osaka. Don’t hesitate to pay top prices
in these Japanese restaurants. Be assured that you will get the best. There are
waitresses in kimonos who will serve you a gorgeous selection of seasonal seafood
and vegetables at such Japanese restaurants.
Specialized Japanese Restaurants in Osaka
Many restaurants in Japan specialize in just one type of food. The restaurants
include:
Sushi-ya: these restaurants specialize in sushi. In most sushi-ya, customers
can sit either at a normal table or at a counter (sushi bar), behind which the
sushi chef is working.
Kaiten-zushi: sushi dishes are presented to the customers on a conveyor belt.
Customers can then freely pick the dishes that they like or order dishes which
are not available on the belt. In the end, the number of plates is counted to
determine the cost.
Soba-ya: this restaurant specializes in soba and udon noodle dishes. Most noodle
dishes come either cooled with a dipping sauce or hot in a soup with different
toppings.
Ramen-ya: here Chinese style noodles are served in a soup with various toppings.
Several other dishes of Chinese origin, such as gyoza and fried rice, are usually
also available at a ramen-ya.
Kare-ya: it specializes in curry rice (kareraisu) dishes. There is usually
at least one kare-ya inside or around any major railway station.
Tonkatsu-ya: serves tonkatsu, deep fried breaded pork cutlets. Korokke and
other deep fried dishes are also available at many tonkatsu-ya.
Gyudon-ya: specializes in gyudon (beef domburi). Gyudon-ya tend to be inexpensive
fast food style restaurants.
Okonomiyaki-ya: specializes in okonomiyaki and sometimes monjayaki. Customers
are usually preparing their okonomiyaki by themselves on a hot plate which is
built into the table.
Yakitori-ya: specializes in yakitori, grilled chicken skewers. They are particularly
popular among salarymen after work.
Tempura-ya: specializes in tempura dishes, such as tendon (tempura domburi)
and assorted tempura.
Unagi-ya : specializes in unagi (fresh water eel) dishes such as unajuu and
unadon (unagi domburi).
Sukiyaki-ya: specializes in sukiyaki and shabu-shabu. They tend to be expensive
and are not very numerous.
General Restaurants in Osaka
The following are some restaurant types that offer a broader range of dishes
than specialized stores.
Izakaya: these drinking places that offer a variety of small dishes is probably
the most popular restaurant type among the Japanese people.
Family Restaurant and Shokudo: they offer a variety of Western, Chinese and
Japanese dishes in order to please all family members.
Teishoku-ya: these sell teishoku (set menus). A set menu usually consists of
a main dish such as a fried fish, a bowl of cooked rice and small side dishes.
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