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How we read reviews →Collingwood's retro Japanese izakaya where chilli oil gyoza meets a Godzilla-topped cocktail bar.
A maximalist, retro-Tokyo bar-restaurant crammed with vintage Japanese toys, games and trinkets sourced from op-shops. playful, loud and genuinely immersive, right down to a talking bathroom speaker.
Walls and bathrooms covered in vintage Japanese ephemera and collectables; signature Hamamatsu-style ring gyoza; house-made chilli oil and yuzu hot sauce sold at the counter; a rotating Godzilla turntable centrepiece.
Decor and gyoza style (Hamamatsu-region ring presentation) draw on genuine Japanese references the co-owner sources on yearly Japan trips, though some reviewers flag individual dishes as reinterpreted rather than traditional.
Share plates run $20-30+ and add up quickly on a group order. several reviewers flag it as pricey for the portion sizes, plus condiment and weekend surcharges that catch some off guard.
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