Hanakyo

It was finally May, and I decided to celebrate the beginning of summer by going to Kyobashi to get ramen with a friend. Kyobashi is a dirty place, filled with love hotels, pachinko parlors and karaoke joints. Fortunately that means it's full of restaurants and bars too. We first trekked to nearby Sakuranomiya to eat at famous kotteri chicken shop Koryumasu. Upon finding out that they were closed, we went to a shop I first went to shortly after arriving in Osaka two years ago. Hanakyo is a small place that fits no more than ten, known for its shoyu and tonkotsu ramen. Fast and delicious, it's the perfect place to make the first stop on a night of drinking. I ordered the kotteri tonkotsu ramen.

ようやく夏になったので、友達と一緒にラーメンを京橋に行くことにしました。京橋はめっちゃ下町の感じがするのでパチンコ屋さんとかラブホテルがある上にレストランもバーもいっぱいあります。まず桜ノ宮にある有名な光龍益に行ったんですが、たまたましまりました。それで、初めて大阪についてから行った花京という店に行きました。花京は狭くて、醤油と豚骨ラーメンを提供されています。私はこってり豚骨にしました。

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中華そば 花京
3 Chome-10-4 Higashinodamachi

The Bowl
Having this bowl of tonkotsu ramen shoved in front of me but a few feet from the bustling arcade made me feel like I was back in Fukuoka. The broth I got when I ordered at the food stalls in Fukuoka was light, but this was rich and fatty. The noodles were similar, though; thin and hard, the way they taste best in tonkotsu. In case that alone didn't fill me up, the chashu melted like butter in my mouth, ensuring I wouldn't be hungry for hours.

にぎやかな商店街の近くに豚骨ラーメンを急いで食べるのが福岡の屋台に似ていて懐かしくなりました。博多ラーメンが飲みやすいですが、このほうが濃かったです。麺がおいしく細くてかたかったです。チャーシューがとろけて、店を出てから何も食べられませんでした。

Would I Go Again?
Yeah, this was my second time and it's good enough to try a third.

二回でしたけど、もう一回行きたいです。

Should You Go?
Yeah, it's the perfect place to use as a jumping point to explore Kyobashi.

京橋にいろいろ遊んだら、花京で食べてください。