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Nobu, Melbourne
It’s the name that’s almost instantly recognisable as an icon of Japanese cuisine. The Melbourne location of the famed restaurant empire is one of only two places in Australia where you can sample Nobu Matsuhisa’s internationally renowned ‘new style’ Japanese cooking.
Yayoi, The Galeries
Yayoi is not just another Japanese restaurant. Yayoi is a restaurant specialising in Teishoku – a Japanese set meal that consists of a number of smaller dishes, often served on a tray with steamed rice and miso soup. The restaurant sits on the upper level of The Galeries, with large windows framed by timber beams…
Washoku Lovers | Menya Mappen, Oiden + Dera-uma
Mappen, Dera-uma and Oiden are three sister eateries well known among those with a hankering for cheap Japanese food. They’re prime examples of the fact that one can eat well on the cheap, without compromising quality or size. If you are of the belief that it’s hard to find a delicious, satisfying hot meal for under…
Getting our BBQ on at Rengaya, North Sydney
Fire. It’s perhaps the most primitive form of cooking there is. Watching flames dance around and cook your food – whether it be meat on the barbeque, dough in a woodfired pizza oven or a even simple toasted marshmallow – is always enticing and exciting. While fire is usually associated with the great outdoors, the…
Ramen Rules at Manpuku, Kingsford
A good bowl of ramen is like a piece of art. Every element adds something unique to the finished piece – the noodles, broth, toppings – and all work together in harmony. Creating the perfect ramen is a laborious labour of love, and there is no shortage of contenders for the title of the best…
Osaka Bar, Potts Point
While Tokyo may be the most famous Japanese city among tourists, Osaka is just as popular when it comes to Japanese food. Named by some as the culinary capital of Japan – and perhaps even the world – it is home to unique, eye-catching, mouth-watering fare that arguably rivals that of any other Japanese city….
Sushi bonanza at Sushi Train, Cremorne
There’s something just so theatrical about sitting at a sushi train and watching all those plates of delicate, artfully crafted sushi trundle past your wondrous eyes. The sushi trains I remember when I was younger were more about the experience rather than the ambience, but it looks like they’ve undergone a contemporary makeover of late….
Izakaya Samurai, Neutral Bay
It used to seem to me that Japanese restaurants fell into either the higher-priced, contemporary dining category (Sokyo and Sakecome to mind) or were fast, cheap eateries which offered sushi trains and bento boxes. Izakaya Samurai falls into neither of these stereotypes. With traditional classics on the menu alongside fusion, east-meets-west style fare, it is…
Dera-Uma, Sydney CBD
The term ‘comfort food’ means different things to different people. Some might immediately think of a steaming stew or an oozy, melted cheese toastie. For me, comfort food almost always involves rice. Growing up in Sydney and coming from an Asian background, my childhood was full of a sort of hybrid cuisine. Vegetable stir-fries would…
Maddie Loves Food 