Sobakiri Karani
The dining room at Sobakiri Karani is as charming as its service and sake list — settle in at the communal table and watch the chef in action.
Restaurant Details
The swish locale in Fukushima nails the quirky restaurant brief and looks more like a fun-loving art studio than a soba joint. Sobakiri Karaini is brimming with cheerful casualness — there are the tile-punctuated walls and rustic brickwork, but the handpainted mural ceiling fixture and communal table with a view of the open kitchen could well be Osaka’s most photographed dining space.
That is to say that Karani’s owner-chef Hashimoto Kiyoshi may have opened one of Osaka’s most exciting restaurants. He plots a menu that segues from izakaya nibbles like miso-marinated tofu and crowd-pleasing duck with sake lees and spicy miso to an assured lineup of soba. Long-standing signatures like the arabiki soba — coarse-ground chilled buckwheat noodles — and soba topped with grated radish (oroshi) and hefty shavings of katsuobushi are prepared straight from the open kitchen and maintain their relevance in the slow and steady procession.
Sure, the buckwheat noodles have lots of tinkering to show, but Hashimoto’s hardcore love of sake has him lining the open shelves with local rice wine. If Hashimoto’s personable, unfussy service doesn’t round out the meal, tip back your head and look for the sake list that plays a cool sidekick to the food.
Sobakiri Karani is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant for 2024.
Sobakiri Karani Access Info
Sobakiri Karani is a 7-minute walk from Fukushima Station.
Sobakiri Karani Phone Number
Sobakiri Karani Business Days
Sobakiri Karani Address
2-chome-11-26 Sagisu, Fukushima Ward, Osaka, 553-0002, Japan
Sobakiri Karani Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Restaurant location
Osaka Prefecture is the birthplace of Kansai-style okonomiyaki and many classic Japanese street foods. Centered around Osaka (the prefectural capital), the clash of trade, traditions, and modern technologies contributes to the dynamic energy of this prefecture overlooking Osaka Bay.
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