Osaka Craft Room Bar🍸, one of the top 50 bars in Asia, tasting Citrus Spritz and Cha-Wari

This year, I was obsessed with checking in at the top 50 bars in Asia, including COA in Hong Kong, the Temple Ice House in Guangzhou, and CRAFT ROOM in Osaka. I feel like I can go around Asia to drink there in the future. CRAFT ROOM Osaka is located at B2 of Umeda Station. I just had a barbecue nearby. The location is not very accurate based on the address. It is recommended to go to the ground. At Umeda Station, take any elevator that can go down to B2. After reaching B2, the route planned on the map is basically useless. Just go in the direction shown on the map. As long as the general direction is correct, you can go any way underground (Picture 4 is a picture of the store entrance). It is hard to imagine that such a small store is actually among the top 50 in Asia.

The entrance fee is 500JPY, the consumption tax is 10%, and the price of a glass of wine is about 10 US dollars. We arrived at about 8:30 pm on a weekday. The store is very small (6 people at the bar + 4 people at the round table) and can only accommodate 10 people. At that time, there were 3 empty seats at the bar and 2 empty seats at the round table. There were 4 of us, but we were told that there was no room. Maybe someone at the bar had made a reservation. In the end, another friend and I sat for a while, and then it was full soon. When we left at 10 o'clock, there was already a queue outside. There are two bartenders in the store. They have good English and can communicate in English without any problems.

The first 3 pages of the wine list are special cocktails, with many classic cocktails (pictures 7-9). CITRUS SPRITZ 1300JPY (picture 3 right). The alcohol is not strong, sweet, like a little sweet water to me. CHA-WARI 1500JPY (picture 1), like a highball made with tea, the body is very clear, and the tea aroma is very strong. I am not very tolerant of whiskey, but I think it tastes pretty good. WHISKY SOUR 1500JYP (left in picture 3), classic cocktails need no further explanation. There are many delicious yakiniku restaurants near Umeda Station. I highly recommend coming here to sit after dinner. I hope I can have the opportunity to come back and taste more cocktails when I have more time next time.

Name: CRAFT ROOM
Address: B2-70 Osaka Ekimae Daiichi Building, １-chome-３−1, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City)