A long-established sweets shop operating for over 70 years in Takatsuki Center Shopping Street. The signature 'Double Curry (Koi no Hajimari)' features two pork cutlets in a dashi-based curry sauce—an unchanged recipe from the Showa era that has become Takatsuki's soul food. Lines form at lunchtime, with regulars filling every seat. Actor Tatsumi Takuro has praised it as 'Takatsuki's nostalgic taste.' Tabelog 3.49, 295 reviews, 6,895 saves; Yahoo! Maps 4.33.

'Every time I come back to Takatsuki, I always come here. The Double Curry is the only food you can call a Takatsuki specialty.' 'Regulars order without looking at the menu—I love the unchanging atmosphere.' 'There's a queue but turnover is fast. For 800-something yen, this volume and flavor is extraordinary.' 'Sweet dashi-flavored curry with an egg and two cutlets—a one-of-a-kind taste you can't find anywhere else.'