Dotonbori, Osaka · Counter tempura
Crisp, golden, weightless
Kin Tempura fries each morsel in golden sesame oil and hands it to you the instant it is done, at an intimate Osaka counter.
The craft
Oil and batter
180°
Sesame oil, held to the degree.
Sesame oil at exactly 180 degrees. Batter mixed loosely, never beaten.
Sit close. Eat it hot.
The counter
Eight stools of pale cypress, and the pan an arm's length away.
Pairings
Dry junmai, chilled
Poured cold, it cuts the sesame and resets the palate.
Ten-tsuyu, grated daikon
A warm dashi dip, the classic way to take each piece.
“The lightest batter in Osaka.”
“Eight seats, and every one worth the wait.”
Eight seats
Eight seats. Two seatings a night.