Osaka Bar Tour: Hidden Gems & Local Flavors

Experience the vibrant nightlife of Osaka on a bar hopping tour in Namba. Explore hidden local bars, taste traditional food, and immerse yourself in Osaka’s drinking culture.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dotombori District - Begin the Osaka Bar Hopping Tour
  • Dotombori - Kick off the Osaka Bar Hopping Tour
  • Dotombori Glico Sign - Discover the iconic landscapes of Osaka.
    This renowned giant billboard was established in 1935 as a promotion for the confectionery company Ezaki Glico.
  • Minami (Namba) - Explore 3 popular bars with a local…
What's Included
  • Photos during the tour
  • Hopping 3 local izakaya bars with a certified local guide by MagicalTrip
  • 3-4 drinks (you can choose from our selections)
  • Full Dinner (6+ tastings from our selections)
Additional Information

Join a tour with MagicalTrip, the proud recipient of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each tour is guided by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, who is professionally trained and carefully chosen to ensure both quality and authenticity.
◼︎ Discover Hidden Local Bars & Savor Local Cuisine in the Namba Area ◼︎
Begin this all-inclusive bar hopping tour,…

Location
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Right in front of the buidling, Namba HIPS 5-8 mins walk from the Namba station Your guide will be holding an orange sign saying "Magical Trip"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Trail58607540334
Oct 2, 2025
Magic tour - The tour was great 👍. We went to some interesting places and the food was delicious 😋. Taku-san is great and funny guide we really enjoyed the experience. Thank you.
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J8991gvamyf
Sep 30, 2025
Amazing Drinks Tour. Thank you! :) - We had a really good time on this tour. Our tour guide was Taku, he spoke very good English and took us to some lovely spots and kindly suggested other places to visit whilst in Japan. There was only four of us on the tour including Taku, but we think it made the experience better, as we weren’t waiting around for others. The bar he took us to at the end of the tour had such a great atmosphere, that we decided to go back again the following evening. Thank you Taku for such a great tour :)
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Seandt9132us
Sep 24, 2025
Bar Tour - The tour was a lot of fun and Mich was a great guide. Went to three very different locations. Highly recommend the tour as an experience in Osaka
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Porchapoo
Sep 21, 2025
Awesome Bar Hopping Tour - We had a great night out in Osaka, wandering around the Dotonbori area. We visited 2 places for food and drinks - the food was delicious and the atmosphere excellent. Then we finished at a bar. Yuto was our guide and the did an excellent job and was very friendly. We also met 2 lovely girls from London 😊
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Christophedi9333mt
Sep 18, 2025
Food, drinks and history in Osaka after dark - Our tour guide Mich was lovely! The food at the restaurant was great and she explained which are Osaka’s specialties so we could try them. Walking through hidden alleys showing the history of Osaka gave the tour something more than just drinking and eating. Definitely recommend, perfect for solo when you want to know some good spots!
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Donse2431gz
Sep 14, 2025
De-mystified the awesome chaos that is Dotonbori. - Nina was very friendly and knowledgeable. In addition to the scheduled stops, she took us on a walking tour of the area. It would be very intimidating for a first timer, but she guided us to very local areas.
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Benjamin_s
Sep 9, 2025
Amazing tour of back... - Amazing tour of back alleys of Oaska. Learned history and saw famous spots. Food and drinks were amazing. Would definitely recommend.
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Stay234120
Sep 26, 2025
Bar hoping & food tasting - Did the “ Osaka Bar Hopping Night Walking Tour in Namba (3 bars, 6 tastes)” with Nina. It was an interesting tour. Basically visited 3 bars with the 1st bar offering unlimited drinks, 2nd one with Japanese sake or some cocktails & the 3rd one offered a choice of- either whiskey or a cocktail. First 2 places also offered few food tasting options. Nina was engaging , sharing some interesting info regarding Sake drink.She also took some nice pics for us . All in all was a nice way to end our Japan visi.t
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Ethan_g
Sep 27, 2025
Book as a last resort. - I did a tour with this company in Tokyo for bar hopping around Shinjuku which was great so I was excited for this tour in Osaka at the end of our trip. However, the bars were much less unique and the food was okay at best. The tour guide was very sweet and knowledgeable about Osaka, Japan, and Asia generally, but I felt she would have been better suited for a history tour or a food tour as opposed to a bar hopping tour. The first place had an old-school vibe and we got a healthy serving of pretty good food. It was definitely a classic restaurant with people speaking quietly and not a fun bar, though. It felt like a poor choice for a "bar-hopping" tour. The second place we went had a lot of misunderstandings about how this tour company operated and it took a long time to figure out what we were actually entitled to order as members of this tour group because the employees were very confused. The food was only okay, and one dish was actually inedible because of how tough the meat was. The third place was a whiskey bar that had nothing special on the menu or about the location/ambiance that I couldn't find at any other place advertising whiskey around town. I understand that the restaurants/bars are different for each tour (they're chosen by the main office in Tokyo and each tour will be a different combination of places) so maybe we just got a bad selection but as it was, I would have had a better (and less expensive) time just exploring on my own and popping into any place that seemed interesting. There was some good info shared about the Dotonbori area as we walked through it, but I imagine any tour of the area would hit those points and spots as well (a separate tour we did hit the same spots, and they're not exactly hidden secrets) so I would only recommend this tour if there's no availability for other tours of the area. If you actually want to just bar hop, do it yourself for a better experience.
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Madison
Sep 17, 2025
Mich was a great host! - It was fun. The restaurants and bars were small hidden gems and the food was decent! We wish we would’ve gone to some more well known spots
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up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).