JP-27 · sauce > looks
Two days, eight meals, zero Dotonbori queues. Kansai Foodie's actual route — Tenma alley, Sakuranomiya breweries, kushikatsu underground.
Tenma alley behind the station. 200+ izakaya, no English menus, locals 9:1.
Tenkomori in Janjan Yokocho. Double-dip ban is real. Skip the chains.
Wanaka Sennichimae. Crispy outside, batter still wet inside (the Osaka way). ¥600 for 8.
Mizuno is older, smaller, and the batter ratio is the real one. Be ready to wait 40m.