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Chef Naoyuki Suzuki on the grill in the Yakitori Washokudo kitchen.
14/20

Griller tactics: Japanese yakitori experience is faithfully recreated in Perth’s CBD

Never mind wing-or-drumstick: this lively Japanese grilled chicken restaurant and open kitchen serves heart, gizzard, skin and other lesser-seen parts of the chook.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

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The “torotaku” hand roll.
14/20

This ‘fantastically affordable’ new sushi counter is the answer to our critic’s prayers

Why can you only get very cheap or very expensive sushi asks Besha Rodell. Nori Maki delivers high-quality sushi in a setting that feels special.

  • Besha Rodell
Miji Bar & Grill, North Sydney.

Self-serve sake bar opens in Sydney (and offers pour-your-own cocktails too)

It’s not a cost-cutting model, says the owner of Miji Bar & Grill, “It’s all about bringing fun”.

  • Scott Bolles
Sydney’s newest rooftop bar is perched atop the Cartier flagship store.
14.5/20

Sydney’s hot new rooftop bar is worth dressing up for – if you can get a table

Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.

  • Callan Boys
Original aburasoba bowl with chashu pork, seaweed and an ajitama egg.

A cult Japanese noodle shop arrives in Melbourne with summer-ready bowls

Everything you need to know about aburasoba, the “dry ramen” that ditches the soup but still packs loads of flavour into every squiggly bite of noodles.

  • Emma Breheny
Ginza Hachigo’s chasu soba ramen.

I ate at four Michelin restaurants in Tokyo and spent just $100

The city boasts the highest number of starred restaurants in the world. But what’s more surprising? You can eat at some Michelin-approved spots for just $10.

  • Jenny Hewett
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Prawn roll.

This airy zen-like corner cafe puts a Japanese spin on Australian brunch

The “pretty thrilling” menu at Marrickville’s Algorithm cafe includes banana loaf with earl grey caramel butter, hand-piped French crullers and roasted spam with egg, chilli aioli and tomato relish on an English muffin.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Future Future’s tuna nigiri with wasabi oil.

Future Future

A soy-spiked, wasabi-infused rabbit hole well worth falling into.

Sekka Dining

Modern izakaya offering complex ramen and tasty small plates.

Koji Bird is located in the Reed & Co gin distillery in Bright.
14.5/20

Koji Bird

Wood-fired izakaya in a glam distillery.

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