Go on an International Food Tour at OSAKE & WORLD OBANZAI

Last updated Jul 1, 2025
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Venese is the founder of Flip Japan and a long-term Japan resident with over a decade of experience planning tailor-made trips across the country. With a background in travel, events, and cultural experiences, she specialises in creating thoughtful, well-paced itineraries that blend iconic sights with local, off-the-beaten-path moments.

Want to try out different cuisines and take your pallet on an international tour? Check out Osake & World Obanzai in Nihonbashi. This restaurant is sure able to take you on a journey!

Osake & World Obanzai offers an international menu based on local cuisines from all over the world, in order to foster a global perspective and interest in other countries’ cultures through food.

The menu is designed to encourage people to enjoy the food culture of the worl” by recreating the memorable flavours for the staff and the local dishes they have encountered on their travels.

The menu offers obanzai and sake based on the theme of world cuisines. Both the menu and customer service are basically English-based (in Japanese if you prefer). It is a restaurant that makes you feel like you are travelling abroad.

Some of the dishes you can try here includes:

  • Emma Datsi (vegetable stew with green chillies) from Bhutan
  • Tabbouleh (parsley salad) from Lebanon
  • Mini meat pies from New Zealand
  • Corned beef titters from the United States
  • Pittipanna (fried rice with potatoes) from Sweden
  • Zilziltips (fried beef with rosemary) from Ethiopia

おむすびとせかいのごはん

Come check out Osake & World Obanzai and get ready to take your pallet on an international journey!

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