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Editor's note
Southbank omakase at its finest — seasonal menus, precision nigiri, Japanese-style hospitality.
Melbourne's 10 best upscale sushi & omakase, from $88 lunch counters to three-hat institutions. Curated from real reviews.
Melbourne's 10 best upscale sushi & omakase, from $88 lunch counters to three-hat institutions. Curated from real reviews.
Southbank omakase at its finest — seasonal menus, precision nigiri, Japanese-style hospitality.
Prahran's intimate sushi omakase from French-trained chef Arnaud — Tokyo-level quality with a creative modern spin at a lunch-only counter.
Melbourne's most lauded kaiseki experience — a hidden basement stage for seasonal Japanese precision.
Melbourne's three-hatted omakase shrine where every nigiri is a precise, reverent act.
Melbourne's most enduring Japanese institution — melt-in-mouth sashimi and sushi of exceptional freshness
Glen Waverley's theatrical uni specialist — dramatic décor and rice bowls worth the trip.
South Yarra's Two Hat omakase — intimate counter seats, local seafood, sake pairings that convert sceptics.
South Yarra's intimate 10-seat omakase where a 30-year master's knife work rivals Tokyo's best.
Counter omakase in the Melbourne CBD — chefs prepare each course in front of you, $98 at lunch.
Glen Waverley's 24-year omakase institution — counter-seat nigiri and grilled oysters that make the eastern suburbs feel like Tokyo.
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from every review we track.