Explore Osaka like a local, through the eyes of your Japanese-Australian tour guide, Andy-Kenji.
(This tour will be featured on the uber famous food Netflix show "Someone Feed Phil" on Season 7)
As a foreigner, you maybe hesitant to enter the tiny bars & restaurants tucked away in alleys.
I'll make this an unforgettable experience by featuring 5 stops, 13 delicious, local dishes(included in the cost). I'll include the most flavorful and iconic of Japanese food and some rare more local dishes.
Dobutsuenmae Station, Exit 1, at the top of the stairs
-Meeting location
- Local oden (broth infused with seafood, vegetables etc) PLUS
- Osakan large takoyaki “battered octopus balls”
- 6 x gyoza (2 types): the best dumpling you've ever tasted!!!....It's filled with ground meat & vegetables and cooked to perfection.
- “Maguro” Bluefin Tuna sashimi
- Mouthwatering Nikudoufu “beef and tofu stew” PLUS
- 2 x original yakitori skewered beef (sauce & salt options), PLUS
- 1 alcoholic/non alcoholic drink
- 6 x Osakan Kushikatsu which is lightly deep fried skewers (12 types available: asparagus, quail egg, prawn, kisu fish etc)
- Osakan kitsune Udon bowl PLUS
- Tonpeyaki (Pork omelete) PLUS
- 2 x Karaage (Japanese fried chicken with delicious spices)
- PLUS 1 alcoholic/non alcoholic drink
- Desserts: (Markets): Taiyaki (redbean filled sweet).
Dobutsuenmae Station, Exit 1.
Taking tourists to see a different angle of Osaka, going to parts of Shinsekai & the rarely visited, mysterious Nishinari. These are enclaves of amazing food & drink stalls, restaurants and establishments of all types. A food & drink lover’s paradise.
Guided in real Osaka, here you will fill the belly with some of the best food you will have in Japan and taste all those drinks you were always afraid to order. We have carefully chosen these hidden, original establishments in and around the markets serving totally traditional Osakan food & drinks (they don’t even have English menus). A genuine neighborhood den feel soaks in while the food & drinks penetrates the nostrils, tastebuds & stomach!
Remember our main objective is to feed your bursting appetite with delicious, local Osakan food and get you tasting some real tasty Japanese drinks….even getting you to try things you would have never had before (we’ll gauge how adventurous you are)…….you will leave feeling completely satisfied and full.
Osaka’s Shinsekai & Nishinari districts are a smorgasbord of tantilising food and drinks: exciting, fresh and a mix of old and new. Combine this with the history and culture….you’ll have a night to remember with us.
Get an inside look with our professional tour guide Andy.
Andy who is 38 y.o half Japanese & half Australian (spent more than a decade of his life in Osaka).
He has extensive knowledge of Osakan food, drinks, history and culture.
We hope this tour will be the absolute highlight of your Japan trip!:)
Tour Highlights:
1. Walk down quaint off the beaten paths, streets & arcades.
2. Eat the most unique, tasty food amongst friendly Osakans.
3. Taste some infused, rarely known Japanese drinks.
4. Witness a region almost untouched by the western world.
5. See bizarre, quirky, retro “only in Japan” establishments.
6. Traverse through the interconnecting maze of alleys.
7. Set foot in one of Japan’s famous knife shops (extensive range).
8. Discover every bit of ingredient of all the food you'll taste.
-ALL the stated food IS included!!! A total of 13 dishes at 5 different eateries with 2 drinks along the way.
(from a selection of craft beer, sake, sochuu, highball, haichuu, cocktails, non alcoholic drinks)
-A guide giving you a very indepth look at authentic food and Japanese culture.
Transportation fees.
We can guide you everyday.
-We cater for vegetarians but please let us know in advance.
-Unfortunately we don't cater for vegans on this tour.
Absolutely, this is a food tour, so we'll tell you what's in every bite:)
Yes, at every stop we have varieties of vegetarian friendly food (BUT please tell us in advance…there is a space to write you food restrictions when your booking)
Yes, at every stop we have varietes of non seafood items, please just let us know about in advance.
Unfortunately we can’t ensure you a great variety of food. So the answer is no.
Yes, most places are fine (just tell us in advance by email)
Small groups. But we do cater for large private group bookings of up to 30 people.
Yes, for sure. Absolutely, we will make sure of this….you will not leave without a full belly!
YES of course. Kids 6~11years pay the "children" rates. There is un unlimited amount of exciting activities to do in this non touristic region of Osaka that the kids would thoroughly enjoy:) We can adjust the food if kids are fussy too
Yes, our guides are very familar with all the drinks on the list and all bars/ restaurants we go to. Ask a lot of questions
There is a huge variety: craft beers, sake, chuhai, plum wine, shochu, cocktails as well as non alcoholic drinks.
We will walk for 1.2km in 3hrs. Just wear walking shoes or sneakers is fine. No special shoes required.
Actually we didn't do the tour with Andy as he was seek and he proposed us to go with another guide, Taka. As it was very late in the evening (around 10 pm) before the tour day when Andy wrote me he got a cold which is fully understandable. He recommended us Taka and arranged the meeting. Coming to the tour Taka did a good job showing us the landmarks in the centre of Osaka and also other places according to our interests. We really appreciated his understanding of our interests and the way he made a flexible tour. I rate this tour (only) good because I expected more from the tour and from GoWithGuide in terms of value of the tour (price/ quality). Even now, I'm not sure what I'm actually reviewing : the tour with Taka or the tour with Andy.
There are not enough words or time to express the awesome time we had enjoying all the delights Osaka has to offer. Thanks for coming through Andy. You made it happen better than expected.
A stellar experience in deep Osaka! Thanks for making it happen. A definite highlight of our adventures through Japan.
Did the tour with Adam because Andy was under the weather the day of our booking. I had requested a custom tour because I was with my 88 year old parents and it was the peak Sakura week and I was concerned about crowds. Andy and Adam made sure we hit the main highlights requested by my family and customized accommodating the pace of the tour and navigating with two wheelchairs. Highly recommend!