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21. Okonomiyaki Kiji
A tiny Bib Gourmand okonomiyaki counter in the old Shin-Umeda Shokudogai food arcade beside Osaka Station, with a sister branch under the Umeda Sky Building.
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22. Asakusa Imahan Kokusai-dori Honten
The flagship of Asakusa Imahan, a sukiyaki specialist founded in 1895, serving black Wagyu sukiyaki and shabu-shabu cooked at the table.
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23. Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten
The crab restaurant beneath Dotonbori's famous moving crab sign, serving seasonal snow crab as sashimi, grilled, in hot pots and in sushi.
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24. Katsukura Sanjo Honten
The main branch of Katsukura, a tonkatsu specialist founded in Kyoto, serving breaded pork cutlets made from selected pork on Sanjo-dori.
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25. Gion Yorozuya
A small Gion udon restaurant with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, known for its udon heaped with Kyoto's Kujo spring onion and its long history serving the teahouse district.
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26. Harijyu Dotonbori Honten
A wagyu specialist trading for more than a century at the Midosuji end of Dotonbori, serving sukiyaki courses in traditional private rooms.
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27. Komagata Dozeu
A restaurant near Asakusa serving dojo loach dishes since 1801, best known for dozeunabe, a shallow hotpot of loach simmered at the table.
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28. Dotonbori Imai Honten
A Dotonbori udon house founded in 1946, known for a delicate dashi broth made daily with Hokkaido kombu and for classic Osaka-style udon.
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29. Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi Golden Gai
A tiny, round-the-clock ramen counter up a steep staircase in Shinjuku Golden Gai, specialising in intense broth made from dried sardines.
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30. Sushi no Musashi Sanjo Honten
A Kyoto conveyor-belt sushi restaurant that opened at Kawaramachi Sanjo in 1977, offering inexpensive plates prepared by chefs behind the counter.
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31. Udon Shin
A small udon shop near Shinjuku Station's south side where noodles are cut and boiled to order, balancing firm bite with soft stretch.
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32. Ten-ichi Ginza Honten
The Ginza main restaurant of Ten-ichi, a tempura house founded in 1930, where chefs fry seafood and vegetables piece by piece in front of diners.
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