Japanese
- Recommended
- Melbourne
Move over ramen, there’s a new Japanese broth in town
The Ishizuka team have opened Oden on Bourke Street, where the hotpot dish of the same name stars.
- Quincy Malesovas
- Exclusive
- Just open
First look: A surprising ingredient takes centre stage at this new Japanese restaurant
This Melbourne first is a casual spot that celebrates the simmering stews found on the streets of Japan – and the broth that powers them.
- Quincy Malesovas
Noodle your way through three new city spots dishing bowls of goodness
One spot serves wallet-friendly favourites, another has queues for knock-your-socks-off ramen, and a third goes well beyond pho.
- Quincy Malesovas
A field guide to Melbourne’s top sushi rolls, from splash-out to a suburban gem
After three decades, this lunchtime staple might finally be moving beyond brittle rice and mushy seaweed. Here are five places to go, and how to spot a great roll.
- Thomas Beecher
- Review
- Murrumbeena
Japanese fusion cafes have swept Melbourne, but this suburban sushi spot goes back to basics
Find affordable omakase and comfort food items at Orianna Sushi Cafe in Murrumbeena.
- Dani Valent
The next venue from this two-hatted Japanese restaurant will be totally different
The creator of trailblazing basement fine-diner Ishizuka is opening a casual restaurant specialising in one of Japan’s most beloved, yet little-known, soul food dishes.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Fitzroy
Obanzai Mama
For Kyoto home-style ‘grandma food’ and make-your-own bento boxes.
- Emma Breheny
- Recommended
- Prahran
Umami Tokyo
Late-night izkaya serving disco-friendly ramen and Japanese drinking snacks.
- Dani Valent