Namoo Izakaya

Late-night CBD izakaya serving Japanese sashimi and Korean hotpot till the early hours.

Cosy booth seating under warm, tree-inspired lighting gives a relaxed, date-friendly izakaya feel that turns buzzy later in the evening as the CBD after-work and post-night-out crowd arrives.

Trading hours stretching to midnight, 1:30am or later on weekends. rare for Melbourne's CBD. booth seating, and a two-hour table policy to manage turnover on busy nights.

Reviewers with Japanese and Korean backgrounds separately praise both the sashimi and the hotpot dishes as tasting genuinely authentic, not adapted for a Western palate.

Generally seen as good value and reasonably priced for the quality and portion sizes, though a handful of reviewers found it pricier than expected and noted the per-table dessert requirement adds to the bill.

Summary drafted with AI from public reviews.