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Izakaya

Asian, Izakaya, Japanese, Just A Bit Special ($25-$50), Melbourne CBD
Udon Izakaya Maedaya

Maedaya was the OG izakaya in Melbourne, and to say that I was heartbroken to find that it had closed is an understatement. But its spirit lives on in Udon Izakaya Maedaya…

21/06/2023
Asian, Best Of Sydney, Hatted, Izakaya, Japanese, Mr. Moneybags ($75 Plus), Newtown, Tapas
Ante

Within months of opening, Ante has scooped itself the title of NSW Bar Of The Year in the Good Food Guide; no biggie right, doesn’t everyone do that? Sake and Sounds is…

15/02/2023
Asian, Bar, Izakaya, Japanese, Mr. Moneybags ($75 Plus), Potts Point, Tapas
Chaco Bar

Chaco Bar is the place to get your yakitori on. And I’m talking real-deal yakitori, meticulously smoked over an open charcoal brazier, as opposed to whatever it is they do at most…

12/10/2022
Asian, Bar, Haymarket, Izakaya, Japanese, Just A Bit Special ($25-$50), Tapas
Nakano Darling

I’m always up for an izakaya meal. There’s really not much out there better than a parade of plates and nibbles, ordered over a long meal with great conversation, and maybe a…

02/12/2020
Asian, Izakaya, Japanese, Just A Bit Special ($25-$50), Sydney CBD, Tapas
Yakitori Yebisu

One of the things I was most disappointed to have missed out on during my Japan trip was the authentic izakaya experience. I was so keen to chase up that perfect bowl…

02/09/2020
Asian, Izakaya, Japanese, Just A Bit Special ($25-$50), Surry Hills
Gogyo

Sydney is a city full of good ramen and discerning noodle-slurpers, so for a bowl of ramen to stand out, it really has to be something special. And in late 2017, that…

02/10/2019