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Italian dining — Osaka, Higashi-Tenma

ITO YOIYOI — Italian dining in Higashi-Tenma, Osaka

Italian food, and whatever you feel like drinking.

ito yoiyoi

Open
11:30–16:00 / 18:00–23:30
Tel
050-8896-7317
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Mangia bene,
bevi bene.

ConceptFor the kind of evening that makes it a good day.

Written 伊と酔々。 and read ito yoiyoi.
Both halves of the name mean three things at once.

ito
threadveryItalian
yoiyoi
goodeveningmerry

Ito is the thread that ties one person to the next. It also means very. And it begins the word Italian.
Yoiyoi is good, and evening, and pleasantly merry.
Very good Italian food, a good drink, a good evening — and a day you are glad you had.
That was the shop we wanted, so that is the name we gave it.

The two figures facing each other inside the circle of the logo are that thread.

An Italian kitchen does not have to mean wine.
Heineken, Jameson, shiso shochu — whatever you actually feel like.
Tell us what you like drinking.

DrinkWhat are you drinking tonight?

Seventy-one bottles — beer, whisky, gin, shochu, sparkling wine.
Not what an Italian restaurant is supposed to pour. What people actually ask for.
If you are not sure, just tell us how the day went.

Heineken, Guinness and Sapporo Lager in the fridge

Beer

  • Heineken
  • Guinness Draught
  • Sapporo Lager (Akaboshi)
  • Asahi Super Dry

Whisky14 in all

  • Jameson
  • The Busker
  • Glenfiddich 12
  • Wild Turkey 101
  • Redbreast 12

Gin16 in all

  • Monkey 47
  • Ki No Bi
  • Kozue
  • LoneWolf
  • Chikurin no Kaze

Spirits

  • Jose Cuervo Especial
  • 1800 Añejo
  • Wilkinson Vodka
  • Bacardí

Liqueur9 in all

  • Jägermeister
  • Campari
  • Cointreau
  • Mistiamuscat
  • Crème de Cassis

Shochu

  • Matsurikajasmine shochu
  • Tantakatanshiso shochu
  • Kuro Kirishima
  • Daiyame
  • Nikaido

Umeshu

  • Tantakatan shiso plum wine
  • Nojun plum wine

Sparkling8 in all

  • Moët & Chandon
  • Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label
  • Veuve Clicquot White Label
  • Ruggeri Prosecco Brut
  • Lambrusco di Modena Secco

Non-Alcohol9 in all

  • Himekan Shigoku no Shizukumandarin juice from Ehime
  • Tsukuba grape juice
  • MRI oolong / green tea
  • Nose sparkling water

* A selection. The line-up moves with the deliveries.

Gin bottles along the counter, glasses hanging above them
Liqueur and fruit-liqueur bottles on the shelf

FoodEveryday plates, made the proper way.

Carbonara the Roman way, with no cream at all. Bread crisp at the crust and chewy through the middle.
Unfussy food that still takes exactly as long as it takes.

  • Roman-style carbonara on a dark plate

    Roman carbonara

    No cream. Egg and cheese alone, the way it is made there.

  • Cream pasta with cherry tomatoes and beef

    Beef and cherry tomato cream pasta

    The sharpness of the tomatoes, wrapped in something richer.

  • Arrabbiata with pork and peppers

    Pork and pepper arrabbiata

    The chilli you expect, softened by pork and sweet peppers.

  • Summer vegetable and chicken ahijo with bread

    Summer vegetable and chicken ahijo

    Bread crisp outside, soft inside — and the oil is the best part.

  • Bruschetta with tomato and tuna rillettes

    Tomato and tuna rillettes bruschetta

    Smooth rillettes and bright vegetables on one piece of bread.

  • Pan-fried Danshaku potatoes

    Danshaku potato padella

    Crisp at the edge, floury in the middle. Hard to stop at one.

  • Potato galette with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil

    Tomato and mozzarella potato galette

    Shredded potato pressed thin and crisped, then cheese and basil.

  • Potato galette with pork and melted cheese

    Pork and cheese potato galette

    Crisp at the rim, soft in the centre, the pork caught in the cheese.

* The list moves with the deliveries. For what is good today, see Instagram.

See the menu
Ahijo with bread just out of the oven

SpaceDaylight by day, lamplight by night.

Bare concrete overhead, solid timber along the counter.
The big window onto the street lets the afternoon in.
At night the lights come down and the room slows.

The room by day, daylight through the big window
The counter at night, under the lamps

The whole floor can be yours

You can take the entire floor for your own party.
There is a 50-inch monitor, so meetups, screenings and match nights all work here.
Tell us your numbers and your budget and we will work it out.

Call usMore on private hire

Instagram

The day's specials, what just arrived behind the bar, how the room looks.
The freshest ITO YOIYOI is over here.

@ito.yoiyoi

InfoFind us

Name
ITO YOIYOI伊と酔々。 — ito yoiyoi
Address
2-1 Matsugae-cho, Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0037
Hours
Lunch 11:30–16:00
Dinner 18:00–23:30
Closed
Irregular holidaysplease call to check
Reservations
By phonePrivate hire also welcome
Hand-drawn map from Exit 9 of Osaka-Temmangu Station to the shopOpen in Google Maps
  • Osaka-Temmangu Station（JR Tozai Line）— 5 min from Exit 9
  • Minami-morimachi Station（Metro Tanimachi / Sakaisuji Line）— 8 min
  • From the Higashi-Tenma-nishi crossing on Route 1, head north — second corner.
  • Royal Host Higashi-Tenma is the landmark.
The ITO YOIYOI sign on a blue wall, and the stairs up to the second floor
Look for the sign on the blue wall, then take these stairs to the second floor.
Call to book050-8896-7317