Sushi Harasho 鮨 原正 @ Osaka Uehommachi, Osaka

I've been trying to get Sushi Harasho for years. This 2 Michelin star sushi ya is one of the most popular, or should I use the word famous, restaurants in Osaka. Anyway, ever since the chef and owner, Ishikawa-san, started opening his restaurant for lunch, reservations definitely became a lot easier. However, when I say a lot easier, you still have to book at least a month in advance. What I like about Sushi Harasho is that the chef and his sous chefs are friendly, the food is great as expected of a 2 star michelin restaurant, and the cost performance/price performance for this place is really good. By the way, he serves the same for lunch and dinner, and yes the prices are the same for both at around 16000 Yen per person.

Let's have a look at the photos:

Naniwa Kappo Kigawa 浪速割烹 喜川 @ Nipponbashi, Osaka

Kappo Kigawa is an old and very established Kappo restaurant located in a small alley in Nipponbashi. It is foreigner friendly and extremely popular (especially among tourists) for their lunch courses which are moderately priced at 5000, 8000 and 12000 yen. Dinner starts at 15000 yen and can go up to 30000 yen which I feel is a little on the ridiculous side since Kappo is supposed to be like a sister version of Kaiseki (i.e. supposedly cheaper too). Anyway, this is my first visit here and my parents and I decided to order the 12000 yen course since we intended to come here only once.

Our 8 item course consisted of the following items: