Curry Yakumido — Restaurant in Osaka

[DEC 2018] Simply the best Japanese curry in Japan! Small cozy (5 seat bar counter) restaurant/watering-hole. Owner-Chef-Musician Kaz is a great conversationist. Speaks English fluently and has great stories of his travels to share. Has a nice whisky list too..actually the bottles are on the wall. Ask for his secret spice to add to his already delicious curry for an additional kick! We liked it so much we changed our itinerary so we can drop by 1 more time on our way to the airport!

[DEC 2023] So good to be back! And a great catch up after a Covid interrupted 5 years! The curry is as good as ever! Our boy wolfed down 2 servings in no time 😂 Would have stayed to drink and chat till closing time, but it wouldn’t have been fair to the family who were waiting outside in the cold for a chance to taste Kaz’s curry and hospitality. Already looking forward to the next visit!

[DEC 2023] Walked by today just before Kaz’s afternoon break - our hotel this time is a 2min walk away - and were lucky to be seated immediately. Kaz found out our girl recently picked up guitar playing and he was kind enough to share some guitar/music tips while jamming along to Tatsuro Yamashita as we enjoyed the curry. Yup, Kaz is an accomplished...

One of the highlights of our entire Japan trip :) We arrived close to opening time so were able to grab seats immediately - upon walking in we were received by the friendly owner (Kaz), good music and the aroma of delicious curry. We had been reading reviews of this place online and my husband especially was looking forward to trying the “half and half” curry - a large plate of fluffy rice sandwiched on one side with the most savoury beef curry and the other side with spicy vegan curry.

Both curries were really yummy, and the price was really good value too. But the thing that will make this experience memorable was definitely the genuine and heartfelt conversations we had with Kaz — my husband and I found this place to be one of the most charming places we’ve been to! :)

TLDR; come for the yummy and comforting curry, great value, and even greater personality that is Kaz!! This place is quite easy to get to from Namba as well so I highly recommend coming here for a good and...

I am writing a late review from my visit in March, but I want to share my experience at this fantastic place I discovered while heading back to where we were staying. It definitely did not disappoint. The owner was a wonderful person; I couldn’t speak any Japanese, but his English was superb. We had a great conversation about Australia, and it made the food taste even better.

He also provided plenty of suggestions for viewing cherry blossoms, including some lesser-known spots where I could avoid large crowds of tourists. I found the curry a bit puzzling, as there wasn’t much meat in it, but I believe that’s how it’s meant to be. I have no complaints on my end—the owner has truly mastered the dish. The flavors warmed me up on a chilly winter day.

I’m not sure if you remember my visit, but thank you for...