Terrace & Dining Zero at Dotonbori, Osaka

Cross Hotel Osaka's urban-nature restaurant with breakfast buffet and a relaxed lunch set.

Terrace & Dining Zero is the principal restaurant of Cross Hotel Osaka, a mid-Midosuji property steps from Shinsaibashi and Namba. The room is conceived around an "urban nature" theme, a light-filled retreat from the city's noise, and serves as the venue for the hotel's well-regarded breakfast buffet. Mornings bring a spread of colourful salads, roast beef and steamed chicken, alongside local Osaka touches such as doteyaki, mixed juice and kushikatsu, with live-cooking omelettes made to order. Lunch runs from 11.30am, pairing a buffet of starters, soup, bread and dessert with a choice of meat, fish or pasta main. For a polished hotel meal in central Minami, Terrace & Dining Zero delivers comfort and craft in equal measure.