Tsutaya Ebisubashi

I’ve never hung out or revisited a bookstore so many times in one day than when I stayed in Osaka. It was the last full day in Osaka before my friend and I left for Tokyo, so we had plenty of time to waste before leaving.
Located in Dotonbori in the basement level of the corner Starbucks, the space is brightly lit, small and quiet. There were plenty of chairs and tables for people to work at, but we mainly used the space to power up our dying mobile devices. The communal tables all had outlet ports on the side in between each chair.
There was a small gift shop in the corner, but it was mostly stationary and some keychains. The bookstore seemed to be open on a first come basis, but Starbucks also seats people. Not sure how it works, but a Starbucks employee came down and placed a few reserved signs on a couple seats. Shortly after, a customer arrived with her order and the employee came back to retrieve the reserve sign.
It’s a super chill spot to hang out, power up or get some work done. However, there are no bathrooms, which is how we stumbled upon this gem haha