Restaurant in Osaka, Japan
Labyrinth
110Pearl PointsSpice Counter
About Labyrinth
A nine-seat counter offering lunch curry under JPY 1,000 and a dinner omakase course with sake pairings at JPY 12,000. Six-time Tabelog 100 Curry WEST selection (2019–2024). Reservations by phone only, three groups nightly.
Labyrinth is a restaurant in Osaka with verified lunch and dinner hours on several days of the week. The available verified pricing spans JPY 1,000–1,999 and JPY 10,000–14,999, so planning should start with the service time and budget that fit your visit. Its confirmed recognition includes selection for Tabelog 100 - Curry - WEST - 2024. Beyond those points, specific claims about the room, menu, booking rules, drinks, payment, or service format should be treated as unverified unless confirmed directly with the restaurant.
Dinner Hours and Pricing
Labyrinth has verified dinner hours on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 6 PM to 9 PM. The verified dinner price band is JPY 10,000–14,999. Publicly reliable details about the exact dinner format, seating, course count, drinks, reservation process, payment methods, group policies are not available in the verified data here, so diners should confirm those points directly before planning a visit.
Lunch Hours and Pricing
Lunch is verified on Monday, Thursday, Friday from 11:30 AM to 2 PM. The verified lower price band is JPY 1,000–1,999. The restaurant is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, no lunch hours are listed for Saturday or Sunday. Specific lunch dishes, ordering rules, sellout policies, reservation details are not verified here, so the safest approach is to check current information with Labyrinth before going.
How to Compare Labyrinth with Other Osaka Dining
Labyrinth’s clearest verified hook is its Osaka setting, its two published price bands, its listed weekly hours, its confirmed 2024 Tabelog 100 - Curry - WEST recognition. For diners comparing options, Lakshmi, YAMAMOTO KASHITEN, Yoshoku Teshima, Yotsubashi Cafe, tamanegi may be useful names to consider alongside other dining in Osaka, but specific comparisons on price, cuisine, booking difficulty, seating, or service style are not verified here. Check our full Osaka restaurants guide for alternatives across price tiers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Labyrinth worth the price?
Labyrinth’s verified price bands are JPY 1,000–1,999 and JPY 10,000–14,999. Whether it is worth it depends on which service you choose and what the restaurant is currently offering. Its confirmed recognition includes Tabelog 100 - Curry - WEST - 2024.
What should a first-timer know about Labyrinth?
Labyrinth is in Osaka. Verified hours are Monday 11:30 AM–2 PM and 6–9 PM; Thursday 11:30 AM–2 PM and 6–9 PM; Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM and 6–9 PM; Saturday 6–9 PM; and Sunday 6–9 PM. It is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Details such as reservations, seating, payment, ordering rules should be confirmed directly.
What should I order at Labyrinth?
Specific dishes and menu formats are not verified here. Check with Labyrinth directly for the current menu before visiting.
Is Labyrinth good for solo dining?
Solo-dining suitability is not verified here. Confirm the current seating and reservation policy with Labyrinth before planning a solo visit.
What are alternatives to Labyrinth in Osaka?
For comparison, consider Lakshmi, YAMAMOTO KASHITEN, Yoshoku Teshima, Yotsubashi Cafe, tamanegi, or other dining in Osaka. Specific differences in cuisine, price, hours, booking style should be checked venue by venue.
Is Labyrinth good for a special occasion?
That depends on the current service format and availability, which are not verified here. The verified dinner price band is JPY 10,000–14,999, dinner hours are listed on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 6 PM to 9 PM.
Is lunch or dinner better at Labyrinth?
Lunch is verified on Monday, Thursday, Friday from 11:30 AM to 2 PM, with a verified lower price band of JPY 1,000–1,999. Dinner is verified on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 6 PM to 9 PM, with a verified price band of JPY 10,000–14,999. Choose based on timing and budget, confirm the current menu directly.
Location
1 Chome-20-1 Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Osaka, 550-0013, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Also Consider
- Lakshmi, JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999 JPY 2,000 - JPY 2,999 View spending breakdown, JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999 JPY 2,000 - JPY 2,999 View spending breakdown
- tamanegi, Italian, ¥¥
- Yotsubashi Cafe, JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999 - JPY 999, JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999 - JPY 999
- YAMAMOTO KASHITEN, - JPY 999 JPY 2,000 - JPY 2,999 View spending breakdown, - JPY 999 JPY 2,000 - JPY 2,999 View spending breakdown
- Yoshoku Teshima, JPY 6,000 - JPY 7,999 JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999, JPY 6,000 - JPY 7,999 JPY 1,000 - JPY 1,999
At JPY 12,000 for dinner, Labyrinth prices closer to kaiseki than curry, justified by the sake pairing and multi-course structure, less so if you're comparing it to Osaka's lunch curry standard. Lakshmi delivers comparable curry depth at JPY 2,000–3,000 for dinner, with broader walk-in hours and no booking friction. Yoshoku Teshima offers yoshoku-style Western-Japanese fusion for JPY 6,000–8,000 at dinner, filling the gap between Labyrinth's two price tiers without the Instagram-gated reservation system. If you want spice-forward cooking without the phone call, Yotsubashi Cafe (under JPY 2,000) sits within a few blocks and accepts walk-ins.
Labyrinth's counter-only setup and limited nightly seating make it the hardest booking in this group, though 'hard' here means 'phone ahead a week' rather than multi-month waits. The Tabelog 100 designation places it above neighborhood curry shops in prestige, but below Osaka's fine-dining apex in accessibility. For solo diners, the counter layout works better than group tables, you'll sit elbow-to-elbow with strangers, but the chef interaction justifies the format. Cash-only payment adds friction; if you're flying into Osaka for one meal and want zero booking risk, skip this and go for a canto or another venue with online reservations.
The lunch service (Monday, Thursday, Friday, 11:30 AM–2 PM, no reservations) offers the lowest-risk entry point: two dry keema curries and a clam green curry for under JPY 1,000 each. Lakshmi still edges it on value for curry-focused diners, but Labyrinth's lunch-to-dinner pipeline makes sense if you're auditioning the kitchen before committing to the omakase. For full buyouts (up to 20 people), the flexible dinner start times make this a stronger group option than most counter-only spots in Osaka.
Recognized By
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