Osaka Trading Co.

Have only had lunch here with a selection of ramen noodle bowls or rice bowls. The ramen was flavoursome & enjoyable. The rice bowls were tasty - the char siu pork was tender and loved the runny onsen egg. The poke bowl was so good with salmon, tuna & kingfish. The only negative for the poke bowl was that there was too much sauce/ dressing which over powered the taste if the seafood. The karaage chicken was crunchy & tender & edamame & gyoza can never go astray especially paired with a beer. Dinner menu looks & sounds appetising with lots of izakaya style dishes. Staff are friendly and attentive.

Luke Hanzlicek knows a lot about Japanese whisky. As well as being a former Suntory Whisky Brand Ambassador, Luke takes care of group beverage development across Tokyo Bird, Osaka Trading Co., and their forthcoming Haymarket sibling.

Last week I popped into the Tramsheds offshoot, Osaka Trading Co. to be taken through a bite-sized Japanese Whisky Appreciation ($45/head) class. Kicking off with a Suntory Kabukin whisky highball, the class gives you a bit of the story behind the development of Japanese whisky. While you’re not going to come out of this class a Japanese whisky expert, you might walk away with enough knowledge to ensure you’re not just choosing your whisky based on a pretty bottle. Now that’s ...read more