32 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9650 7020
‘Takumi‘ in Japanese literally translates as connoisseur, but to me it now just means a place to find some rather great Japanese food. The restaurant specialises in sumibi yakiniku (smokeless grill), and as mentioned previously, wagyu. So with friend Bria in tow, we decided to see what they did [...]
32 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9650 7020
Takumi is a newish authentic Japanese restaurant located at the top end of Bourke Street. Specialising in wagyu and yakiniku (Japanese BBQ), our first experience of Takumi was for lunch, although we were so impressed, we soon went back for dinner.
At lunch they have a couple of bento on [...]
165 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9663 8118
Izakaya Chuji is one of those ol’ perennial favourites that I am surprised I have never blogged. It has been a sporadic lunch spot for many a year, and an occassional dinner spot (when you can get in!). To be honest, it’s nothing much to look at, as I [...]
Shop 10, The Strand Arcade
250 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
The Strand Arcade is a small, bland, mall-like adjunct of Myer’s Lonsdale Street store. Home to a Dick Smith, Gloria Jeans, a fantasy bookstore, a couple of hairdressers, drycleaner and a juice bar, it is the last place you’d expect to find decent Japanese ramen.
Yet find it you [...]
247 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
Phone 03 9886 7755
Just thought I’d share a few delectable mouthfuls from my latest visit to Shira Nui. As always, Shira Nui does possibly the best nigirizushi in town. On this most recent visit, we got to try three different types toro (the fatty flavoursome underside/belly of a fish); salmon, swordfish [...]
5 Market Lane, Melbourne
Phone 03 9650 0848
I’ve lost count the number of times I’ve been to Shoya (check out some of our posts here), but it’s a perpetual favourite, generally for the quality and variety of their sashimi. They also do a rather fantastic lunch set (in the $25-$30 price range), that is excellent value [...]
Shop 3, 233 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9663 3996
Looks like a new izakaya might soon be giving the very popular Izakaya Chuji a run for its money. J-Pub Shogun sits on the corner of Tatterstalls Lane on Lonsdale, only a few short blocks away. The venue is still being fitted out, but I [...]
45 Keele Street, Collingwood
Phone 03 9077 3941
I quite like Cibi, and not just for its food. It’s a little bit off the beaten track, so you know the clientele are there because they know, and not because they just happened to walk on by. It is also designer-cool, in a Japan does Danish kind of [...]
88 Smith Street, Collingwood
Phone 03 9416 0588
This is the vegetarian Goma Udon ($12.90) from Wood Spoon Kitchen, a cute-as-a-button Japanese cafe in the funky end of Smith St. Apparently, the quality of udon (a thick white salted wheat noodle from Japan) can be measured in the sensory viscoelasticity of the noodle – it should be [...]
450 Malvern Rd, Prahran
Phone 03 9510 2528
The definition of the verb kazaru is ‘to decorate, to adorn’, which offers clue to the concept of Kazari Collectibles; a contemporary and traditional gallery space that showcases some amazing Japanese and Asian inspired works. So what does this have to do with food? Well, at the [...]
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