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Komeyui

True to tradition, executed with precision.

Choose from assorted nigiri at Komeyui.
1 / 9Choose from assorted nigiri at Komeyui.supplied
Inside Komeyui, South Melbourne.
2 / 9Inside Komeyui, South Melbourne.Supplied
Assorted dishes.
3 / 9Assorted dishes.Supplied
Choose from assorted nigiri.
4 / 9Choose from assorted nigiri.Supplied
Tamago on rice.
5 / 9Tamago on rice.Eddie Jim
Wagyu beef.
6 / 9Wagyu beef.Eddie Jim
Chawanmushi with foie gras.
7 / 9Chawanmushi with foie gras.Eddie Jim.
Black cod.
8 / 9Black cod.Eddie Jim
The hottest seats are at the wooden omakase bar.
9 / 9The hottest seats are at the wooden omakase bar.Eddie Jim

Good Food hat15/20

Japanese$$$

The hottest seats are at the wooden omakase bar, but ordering a la carte in the minimalist dining room is an adequate consolation. Either way you’ll experience classic dishes pushed somewhere new through refined Japanese technique.

Lifting the lid on a bowl of agedashi tofu reveals the oceanic aroma of powerful dashi broth. Wagyu tataki with fried leek-and-potato ribbons gets kick courtesy of yuzu kosho. Grilled eel is delicate and tender, lacquered in a sweet soy glaze and paired with smoked pickled daikon.

Desserts are playful. Matcha creme brulee materialises as a stick of toasted, caramel-coated shokupan ready to be dipped into moss-green custard. Sake fiends can dive into a selection of more than 20 bottles, including the vibrant, unpasteurised nama style.

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