30 May

The area around Box Hill central is a competitive one for restaurants and cafes; there's no shortage of places to choose from. Umaido is one of the few Japanese eateries within Box Hill Central, and is the chosen location for a quick dinner pit stop....

20:52 / Box Hill / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Umaido
25 Mar

Right on the edges of South Yarra, Ichi Ichi Ku has been an often-talked about Japanese restaurant that seems to be a favourite amongst many. They serve a Japanese-influenced breakfast menu in the mornings, but we visit for lunch. The interior is small, very cosy, and has an authentic izakaya type vibe. [caption id="attachment_11945" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Matcha Latte ($4.50)[/caption] Though not quite matching with the rest of our lunch, I want to try their matcha latte. It’s not quite as sweet as others I’ve tried, and there is a nice...

11:27 / Food / Ichi Ichi Ku / Japanese / Restaurants / South Yarra
05 Mar

Occupying a cosy little building in South Melbourne, Kuu is a Japanese café open for breakfast right through to dinner. The menu largely revolves around healthy, balanced food, but popular not-so-healthy things like katsu and karaage are also served. [caption id="attachment_11922" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Large Match Latte ($5)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11915" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Matcha Affogato ($5)[/caption] The matcha latte was milkier and less intense with the matcha flavour than Little Rogue’s version. Matcha affogato came with an intense matcha syrup to pour over the vanilla ice cream rather than the traditional coffee, and...

12:54 / Food / Japanese / Kuu Café and Japanese Kitchen / Restaurants / South Melbourne
27 Dec

Marketing itself as a traditional udon restaurant, Udon Yasan opened up quietly late last year and interestingly, is open for 24hrs on Friday and Saturday [caption id="attachment_11091" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Free Toppings Station[/caption] Udon Yasan is set out a like a canteen, and works similarly to Rice Workshop - all self-service. At the beginning of the line, you tell the staff which serving size and which soup/dip variety you'd like, then after receiving your udon you pick up tempura, sukiyaki beef, kitsune, ontama (soft-boiled) eggs etc, then pay for the total...

15:33 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Udon Yasan
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