Osaka
in Japan

An eco-friendly multilevel concept store with a coffee shop and a rooftop garden restaurant stop on by for a browse at their made-in Japan denim. Selling everything from organic cosmetics to bonsai trees, grab a coffee before browsing the shelves. 

With 20 taps and a huge range of Japanese beer, this is the craft beer spot to settle down for a pint or two. Pull up a bar stool and make yourself at home; if there's a place to do it in it's here. 

Though the interiors are paired back, minimalist, and ever-so-simple, the food is anything but. In an experience where cameras are forbidden, Hajime is a restaurant as iconic as it gets. Perhaps best renown for the dish 'Planet Earth', this place is beyond sensational. Save it for that special occasion. 

It's unassuming and wonderfully unfussy, though like lots of our hidden spots Rodda Group serves one of the tastiest Sri Lankan curries we've had. You have to try their 'Plate Lunch'; it's the only way to sample as much as the menu as you possibly can.