02 Aug

Still only a year old, Shizuku recently revamped its menu and has been rebranded by BTP Design to highlight its focus on ramen and craft beer. Shizuku is probably best known for being the first restaurant to introduce ramen burgers to Melbourne. One of the first things I noticed when I walked in was its rather funky set-up and intriguing light fixtures, which were designed and created by Earl Pinto in Collingwood. The menu has an extensive selection of dishes to share (zensai), which go well with their...

14:35 / Abbotsford / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Shizuku
01 Aug

[caption id="attachment_6017" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Corn Ball; Miso Black Cod[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6018" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] White Fish Maki, Kingfish Sashimi, Sweet and Sour Squid and Vegetables[/caption] We came to try out Apertivo Fridays, which takes place every Friday from 5-7pm. After ordering a drink from the menu, a variety of 'tapas' are served while you enjoy your drink (hopefully with some company). Today's offerings were white fish maki, kingfish sashimi, sweet and sour squid and vegetables, corn balls and miso black cod. Unsurprisingly, the black cod was the highlight of the five...

20:32 / Cuisines / Food / Japanese / Nobu / Restaurants / Southbank
23 Jul

With a wide range of dishes on offer, often sharing plates as a group is the best way to enjoy food at izakayas. Just as well Izakaya Hachibei has plenty of seating for groups! Our order today consisted of: - Salmon skin roll ($14) - Wakame salad ($7) - Small sashimi platter ($17) - Buta Syogayaki ($14.30) Slices of pork fried in ginger - Yakitori ($2.80 each) - Gyutan Shio ($8.2) Braised Ox Tongue Of what we tried, my favourite was the salmon skin roll. It was tasty and wonderful with the crunchy salmon skin...

19:58 / Food / Izakaya Hachibei / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
22 Jul

Being a cold winter's day I wanted something to warm me up, but still wanted to enjoy Shimbashi's wonderful soba. As a compromise, I had the Kamo Seiro Soba, which is cold soba served with a warm broth with duck slices ($19). This is different to Kamonan Soba, which is where soba is served in the warm broth with slices of duck. Also in the broth were some pieces of tofu and mushrooms. Like on my previous visits, the soba noodles were enjoyably nutty with a slightly chewy...

19:57 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shimbashi
30 Jun

Wagaya is a restaurant chain from the same group that brought us Sushi Hotaru and to celebrate its opening, it was offering 50% off the whole menu. Wagaya is also located in Mid City Arcade and it's accessed via elevator through to level 3. The restaurant spans two levels with the lower level filled with private booths and the upper mezzanine level having a mix of both booths and open table seating. As the restaurant got busier with eager bargain-hunters the noise level rose and echoed through the...

19:51 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Wagaya
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