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Editor's note
Southbank's benchmark omakase — precision nigiri, seasonal tasting menus and Japanese 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's benchmark omakase — precision nigiri, seasonal tasting menus and Japanese hospitality.
Prahran's lunch-only sushi counter, where a French-trained chef plates omakase nigiri and chirashi with Tokyo-level precision.
Melbourne's most acclaimed kaiseki experience — a hidden basement stage for seasonal Japanese precision.
Melbourne's only three-hatted Japanese restaurant, where an intimate sushi counter turns each nigiri into quiet theatre.
Melbourne's most enduring Japanese institution — melt-in-mouth sashimi and sushi of exceptional freshness
Glen Waverley's theatrical sea urchin specialist known for roeburi bowls and gold-flake flair.
South Yarra's Two Hat omakase counter — chef-led courses and standout sake pairings.
South Yarra's intimate 10-seat omakase counter — a 30-year chef's nigiri rivals Tokyo's finest.
Melbourne CBD sushi counter where chefs sear nigiri tableside, from $38 lunch sets to $220pp dinner omakase.
Glen Waverley's veteran omakase counter — nigiri and grilled oyster sushi at affordable prices.
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from the reviews we track.