Tacofini (タコフィニ / Tacos Del Infinito) offers authentic tacos and classic izakaya repertoire with a Mexican twist. It’s the only Jexican taco stand izakaya in Osaka.
Tacofini’s green wall and red lantern caught my eye. Two reasons: A; It’s unusual not to look like Christmas with those colors, and B; The red lantern says “Tacofini (タコフィニ)” which I never heard of. It was something.
A storefront of Tacofini.
A shop sign says “tacos (たこす)” mocking a retro enamel sign for a Japanese tobacco (たばこ) shop.
Tacofini has a Japanese izakaya vibe. But their interior designs (Mexican flag-like color palettes, pods of tall indoor cacti, and an indoor taco stand) speak their Mexican identity. Tacofini looks like the perfect amalgamation of a Mexican taco stand and a Japanese izakaya.
The indoor taco stand.
A food menu, left, a drink menu, right.
An order slip for tacos.
Menus at Tacofini show a well-curated list of Japanese comfort food with a Mexican twist. For tacos, there are order slips at each table for customers to check the box of tacos to order. I appreciated their options of herbs: green onions, cilantro, and oba/shiso.
Tacos de camaron, left, tacos de carne asada, middle, tacos de carnitas, right.
Edamame as a free appetizer (tsukidashi), left, jalapeno pickles, right.
A spit-roast of tacos al pastor.
Inside the indoor taco stand was a spit roast for tacos al pastor that is considered a Lebanese Mexican dish. My Japanese dinner companion said, “Is it Turkish?” She ate it and said, “muy bien” in Japanese.
A seemingly Japanese, retro woman savors a taco. Above the woman says “Tacofini (タコフィニ).”
Tacofini (タコフィニ) | 1 Chome-1-22 Ukida, Kita Ward, Osaka, 〒530-0021, Japan
Tacos : ¥360-420 / $2.50-3 / £2.30-2.60 / €2.40-2.80
Jalapeno pickles: ¥350 / $2.50 / £2.20 / €2.30
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