If you are in Osaka and looking for a good grocery store (one that isn’t a family mart or lawson) you might end up wandering around a bit. I decided today’s excursion should be Kuroman Market. It was pretty great. You can find meats, veggies, fruits, fresh fish, tempura, okonomiyaki, red bean cakes, green tea, pots and pans, tee shirts – basically anything you need. The prices are decent, unlike Hanshin and Hankyu which are overpriced department stores.
To get there get off Nippombashi on the Sakasuji line, take exit 8 or 9. Outside the exit, turn away from the main street and go one block (Don’t cross the large street). The market is one block from the exits on the right. If lost just ask for “marketo?” and someone will point you along the proper direction.
One of the vegetable stands had this life-size doll on the roof… kinda bizarre but…
Myself I was very pleased with the trip because I managed to find the best Japanese fruit there is – peaches. It has to be said that I’m not a huge fan of American peaches, but the ones here are fantastic, amazing, scrumptious, delicious, oishii! I got also beef and came home to make shabu shabu, some okonomiyaki, and my favorite sandwiches. Along the way I saw some other places I simply must investigate — Osaka Pool? Hmmmmm…..
