Posted in Dinner, Japanese, Sydney, Surry Hills on 16 May 2010
Tagged with: cocktails, fusion, modern
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Right, so where do I start. I guess, Tokonoma for me is a breath of fresh air for decent modern/fusion Japanese or whatever you wan’t to call it. They nail it spot on in terms of service, ambience, design, food and drinks. It blends in perfectly with it’s sister store Toko on Crown st and is a great place to catch up with friends if you start a tab and not have to worry about the bill until the end.
Posted in Dinner, Japanese, Sydney, CBD on 6 March 2009
Tagged with: fusion, modern
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The Mandarin Club has undergone heavy renovations recently. One of the new additions is a modern japanese restaurant called Satsuma. I’m usually a bit skeptical with ‘modern’ and ‘fusion’ type restaurants, but Satsuma gets a little more than a pass mark for it’s effort.
Posted in Japanese on 17 September 2008
Tagged with: Darlinghurst, fusion
10 Comments
After hearing mixed reviews from many people about their experiences at Rise – some saying it was “SOOO GOOD and SOOO yummy!” however some saying “eh it was that great…” – so I just HAD to find out for myself what Rise was really like. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday nights, there is a 25% [...]
Posted in Degustation, Japanese, Sydney, East on 2 March 2008
Tagged with: Darlinghurst, Degustation, fusion, poultry, Seafood, soba, tofu
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Rise is situated on the side of a semi-steep hill and fakes you out with a “door” at the front of the restaurant. My friend, Sam, had been there before and so told me to keep walking to an unassuming closed door (topped with a little blue, curved awning). The interior’s quite nicely decorated, if a little awkwardly laid out I thought.
