Leach Bar

Leach Bar is the main bar of the Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka, on the ground floor of the West Wing at 5-3-68 Nakanoshima. The hotel's dining listing gives hours of 16:00 to 00:00 on weekdays and 14:00 to 00:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, with last orders at 23:30. Tuesday is listed as a closed day, excluding holidays. The listing states that access is limited to customers over 18 and gives a starting price of JPY 1,012.

Time Out says the bar opened in 1965 and serves its gin and tonic in a copper mug. The hotel page does not mention a cover charge or a dress code, so ask when you book. The bar suits an early evening or a quiet end to a night rather than a late finish: the last order comes at 23:30, about the time the last trains leave. Nakanoshima is also home to 40 Sky Bar & Lounge at the Conrad Osaka, which makes the two hotel bars an easy pairing for one evening. Not for you if you want music, dancing or a table that stays open until the first trains; the clubs in Amerikamura and Soemoncho are the next move.