幸福川渝冒鸭冒肚（幸福四川マーラータン) at Dotonbori, Osaka

Dotonbori Sichuan malatang restaurant serving numbing, spicy broth on the riverfront.

Kofuku Sichuan Malatang, whose name translates to "happiness Sichuan malatang", is a third-floor riverside restaurant in Dotonbori that specialises in the spicy, numbing broth of Sichuan. The menu builds around build-your-own bowls where diners select ingredients to be simmered in a fragrant, pepper-laden soup. The riverside address on the Dotonbori main strip places it among the canal's most photographed stretch, and the third-floor room offers a perch above the neon below. The format is casual and quick, appealing to spice-loving visitors and late-night diners alike. For a warming, properly Sichuan-spiced bowl in the heart of Dotonbori, Kofuku is a flavoursome, no-frills choice.