Tempura Tsunahachi Abenobashi (Osaka, JAPAN) ★★★☆☆

They have been keeping up their mojo by following the footsteps of Tempura Tsunahachi who opened the first shop back in 1924. Their vision was simple - to offer "the greatest tempura at an affordable price".



The number of dining options in Abenobashi is simply incredible but somehow we all agreed that tempura would be the game today and Tempura Tsunahachi (天ぷら新宿つな八 あべのハルカスダイニング店) was the easy choice for us (because of the shortest lineup!).



Another easy choice for me was this one, prawn tempura with rice (1728 yen). Look at those BIG prawn tempura. Love the bouncy texture and the thin batter was just amazing. The eggplant tempura and sakura shrimp pancake were both pretty good too. It was so better than the one I had at Ten-ichi Ginza Ikebukuro (銀座天一).



Some of our sets came with a small bowl of sashimi. Well, we all know better to expect great sashimi from a tempura restaurant so.....



Now, I know why they have got such good prawn tempura. They're making them with live prawns right from the fish tanks in the open kitchen.







Food Rating: 5/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: 13/F Abeno Harukasu, 1-1-43 Abenosuji, 545-8545 Osaka, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Abenobashi
Tel: +81 050-5872-6862
Website: www.tunahachi.co.jp