Monthly Archives: September 2017

Tanakaman Saketen 田中萬酒店

by Matt Kaufman Visited Tanakaman Saketen (田中萬酒店） in Nishinakajima Minamigata last month. The mama has been running it for 55 years. She said I was the first foreigner to set foot in the place, but her son corrected her: There was a drunken NOVA teacher who stumbled in back in the 90s. Get off atContinue reading “Tanakaman Saketen 田中萬酒店”

Kimuraya きむらや@ Kyobashi

by Matt Kaufman 大阪府 大阪市都島区 東野田町 2-8-28　Osaka-shi Miyakojima-Ku Higashi Noda Machi 2-8-28.  Open 17:00-24:00. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Price range ¥1,000-¥1,999Draft beer price: ¥350.  Bottled Beer price: N/A.Gyu Misuji Steak. ¥400 Rasberry Chuhai ¥300.  

Mukai Saketen 向井酒店

by Matt Kaufman Visited Mukai Saketen, an 80 year old tachinomiya near Temmabashi. Fantastic old relic. They have a 70 year old sake poster of a geisha on the wall. Like drinking in a museum. I noticed an interesting plant. The mama told me it was wasabi. They grow their own. Get out at JRContinue reading “Mukai Saketen 向井酒店”

Susumu すすむ Standing Yakiniku @ Temmabashi

by Matt Kaufman Had the best yakiniku meal at SUSUMU in Temmabashi. The first place I’ve been to that serves LAMBCHOP (¥500) in Japan. Everything was delicious. I also enjoyed YEBISU CREAMY TOP on tap. Good beer. While I was there two young ladies from Singapore came in and asked if I could read Japanese.Continue reading “Susumu すすむ Standing Yakiniku @ Temmabashi”