Cantina Rima — Restaurant in Osaka

Had a meal with kids here this afternoon. It's tiny, so if we'd gone at a regular eating time instead of 3:45 pm, it probably would've been tough to get a table on a Saturday. But we did, and it was a very good experience. I've lived in Osaka for nearly a year and a half and hadn't been able to find fish tacos anywhere before Cantina Rima. They aren't perfectly authentic because the fish could be crispier, but they're very tasty. Everything we ordered was great, all made by a sole chef / waiter. Caution: his...

This is our go-to Mexican restaurant and probably the best we have had in Japan.

While we haven’t always needed a reservation, I recommend you make one because you could be turned away from this small restaurant due to other bookings.

We have loved everything that we have ordered but we always get guacamole, quesadilla and some sort of taco. Recently had a fish taco and it was delicious.

Only one person working but the service is great and the food is delicious. Highly recommend...

The chef doesn't talk much but that's because he's seriously cooking. Japanese guy but goes to Mexico a lot and wow.. Gotta try his quesadilla! Revised after a few years, and unfortunately wasn't blown away by the food. Carne asada was chewy and definitely not cooked over fire. Beans were undercooked and just not the little niche hole in the wall amazing food I remembered.. quesadillas were still on point tho! Wish they also had some summery frozen drinks other than just...