Midori by Tao's

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Closed nowOpens 11:30amSunday: 11:30am - 3pm, 5:30pm - 9pm
268 Doncaster Rd, Balwyn North VIC 3104

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Australia's first plant-based sushi train downstairs, a refined vegetarian kaiseki tasting menu upstairs. both without a scrap of meat.

Calm, elegant and serene downstairs around the rotating sushi train, with a quieter, more considered mood in the upstairs kaiseki dining room. polished without feeling stiff.

Two formats in one venue: a rotating vegan/vegetarian sushi train downstairs and a $78pp six-course contemporary vegetarian kaiseki tasting menu upstairs; convincing plant-based 'seafood' (konjac sashimi, mock salmon and tuna) is a signature technique.

Reviewers highlight the kaiseki tasting menu's whole-ingredient approach. mushroom, tofu skin and root vegetables rather than mock meats. as a genuine, non-gimmicky take on plant-based Japanese cooking.

The $78pp kaiseki tasting menu is repeatedly called excellent value for the creativity and presentation; a couple of reviewers felt the sushi train's per-plate pricing was on par with non-vegetarian sushi trains despite cheaper ingredients.

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268 Doncaster Rd, Balwyn North VIC 3104

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Balwyn North

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