Winestand Perche

Not just one of Osaka’s finest standing bars, Winestand Perche is also one of Osaka’s best wine bars. 

The owner Toshi focuses on natural wines, specifically French natural wines. He spent a year there, travelling from vineyard to vineyard by ringing up and offering to cook Japanese fare in return for the chance to immerse himself in the thing he loves most. 

Now, he brings that same passion to a bar that scarcely fits more than ten patrons at a time, but boasts a wine collection that has since become far too large for the bar itself and is also stored in fridges in his apartment. 

Toshi eschews a wine list to ask what you fancy and pours accordingly with all the class of a master sommelier. But there is a menu for food which is intentionally light and unsurprisingly French – think carrot rapée, croque-monsieurs, salamis and cheeses. 

Along with the ambiance, Toshi’s calming presence and midnight closing time, the handmade desserts also make a serious case for Winestand Perche being one of the best places in Osaka for a post-dinner nightcap.