In the MIO shopping mall in Tennoji, there is a restaurant where you can enjoy Hokkaido ingredients, dishes, and sake! They offer set meals and various other dishes, with a wide range of menu options. The interior of the restaurant was spacious and comfortable! The craft beer was sweet and tasted like juice.

"Furano Kitchen" is a restaurant located on the 4th floor of MIO Plaza, directly connected to Tennoji Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, where you can enjoy Hokkaido gourmet cuisine. The lunch on weekends and holidays often has a long wait! This time, I had a seafood bowl which was packed with crab, salmon roe, sea urchin, tuna, squid, scallops, salmon, shrimp, and more! You can also get a large serving, so you'll definitely leave with a full stomach! Thank you for the delicious meal!"

I had some time before a lecture, so I stopped by for a quick drink♪ I ordered a wine pairing set with salmon carpaccio and cheese sticks for 1300 yen. I asked for a white wine. The Hokkaido wine was incredibly delicious, sweet and soft with a velvety texture that enveloped my palate. It seems this wine has won many awards as well! I was planning to savor the delicious wine slowly, but then I realized I had mistaken the time by an hour^^; I ended up finishing everything in 10 minutes, but that's our little secret (laughs). I hope to visit again and take my time next time^_^

JR Tennoji Station, located on the 4th floor of Tennoji Mio Plaza. The restaurant is themed around Furano, Hokkaido, but it doesn't really give off a strong Furano vibe. The video playing inside the restaurant showcases winter Hokkaido beer and fruit beer, with Sapporo's classic black label and red lager being desirable choices. Initially planning to order the crab chirashi and cream croquette set, I ended up ordering the Hokkaido Zangi with tartar sauce for 1,250 yen due to the low recognition of the former by the staff. The meal came with rice, red miso soup, side dishes, and pickles. After a 15-minute wait, the dish arrived - fried chicken thigh with tartar sauce, reminiscent of Hakata style. The taste was good, with a large piece of fried chicken thigh cut into pieces and served on top of a salad. The side dishes included simmered hijiki, red miso soup, swirl gluten rice, slightly firm in texture, yukari pickles, cucumber, and pickled cherry blossom. Overall, it didn't really feel like Hokkaido for 1,250 yen!

When spring comes, head to Furano for lavender. The newly opened Furano Kitchen in an Italian-style place specializes in Hokkaido cuisine! The staff, especially the ladies, are a bit hard to hear because they speak softly. The Macaroni Gratin Set for 930 yen seems like a hit with the ladies! The Macaroni Gratin is nice and hot, but the ingredients besides macaroni are a bit lacking - only one slice of potato and one piece of green asparagus. The set also comes with 2 slices of bread and a vegetable salad. Lastly, the strawberry ice cream is a great way to finish the meal - light and just right!

This restaurant opened in June last year. Due to the coronavirus, the inside of the restaurant was very empty. The gratin lunch set comes with gratin, bread, salad, and ice cream for 930 yen! The gratin was delicious with rich cheese. I recommend everyone to try it out!

I visited for lunch. This restaurant offers a variety of Hokkaido ingredients and drinks. The menu includes dishes like wakasagi tempura and shirako ponzu, which are perfect for pairing with alcohol, so it might be good to visit at night as well. This time, I ordered the "Hokkaido Zangi Set with Chicken Thigh" for 1250 yen, which comes with red miso soup, dried daikon radish, zangi, pickles, and rice. The red miso soup is soothing. The dried daikon radish has a nice flavor soaked in. The only thing I was a bit disappointed about was that I wish there was a bit more tartar sauce. I will definitely come back when I'm in Tennoji!

I tried the new Furano Kitchen. It seems to be affiliated with the Hokkaido cuisine restaurant in the main building. I had the Crab Chirashi for lunch. The fluffy crab and vinegared rice were refreshing. I could eat as much as I wanted. It might be a little unsatisfying for men though. I'm curious about the gratin, so I want to come back again. Thank you for the meal.

I visited this shop last month. It's easy to find for meeting up directly at the shop. It's located on the 4th floor of MIO Plaza. It's a new and clean shop with a nice atmosphere. They have a lot of Hokkaido dishes on the menu, which is great for those who can't travel these days. It's a Japanese restaurant with Hokkaido dishes, so it seems popular with older people. I saw elderly couples and friends enjoying their meals. The crab chirashi sushi and fish dishes were all delicious. There's another Hokkaido-style restaurant in the main building which is also good for lunch, but it's nice to have different options here too! I enjoyed a coffee and had a relaxing time. Thank you for the meal!

Above JR Tennoji Station, there is a complex building called Tennoji Mio Plaza building. The 10th and 11th floors of Mio's main building and the 4th floor of the Plaza building are dedicated to a restaurant area. The 4th floor of the Plaza building is especially convenient as it is just a short escalator ride up from the Tennoji pedestrian bridge. I decided to have lunch at a new Hokkaido cuisine restaurant that was supposed to open on April 27, 2021, but due to the state of emergency, it was delayed until June 22, almost two months later. The restaurant is operated by a company called Kobayashi Shokuhin, which also operates "Hokkaido Taste of the North Hokkaido Tennoji mio branch" on the 10th floor of Tennoji Mio main building. The interior of the restaurant is open and spacious, with around 30 table seats. The lunch menu mainly consists of Hokkaido seafood dishes such as salmon gratin, salmon sashimi rice bowl, croquette set meal, and herring set meal. I ordered the "Crab Chirashi Set Meal" (1,100 yen). It took a little while for the dish to be served, and when it arrived, it was presented on a tray with a crab chirashi sushi bento box, a side dish of dried daikon radish, and miso soup. When I opened the bento box, I saw crab meat scattered all over the rice, with crab legs placed on top. The chirashi sushi also contained thinly sliced lotus root, shredded omelette, snow peas, and sweet vinegar ginger. However, the vinegar flavor in the rice was lacking, and the crab flavor did not stand out. The vinegar was not mixed well with the rice, and the crab meat seemed bland. The most flavorful part of the sushi was the sweet vinegar ginger. The side dish of dried daikon radish was decent, and the miso soup was a red miso soup, which seemed more suitable for a seafood bowl than chirashi sushi. Overall, I was disappointed with my choice of dish. I couldn't help but wonder why there was a lack of Hokkaido essence in a restaurant that boasts about its seafood from Hokkaido, then I realized that the name of the restaurant "Furano" is actually inland.