Sokyo – The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont

Sokyo – The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont

Fantastic breakfast available at Sokyo with some real nice Asian flavours that you wouldn’t normally get at your typical brunch places in Sydney Service and coffee is excellent too It’s also the packaged breakfast if you star at The Star and opt for the hotel 

Flesh and Buns, Covent Garden (London)

Flesh and Buns, Covent Garden (London)

To be honest, I didn’t even know Flesh and Buns existed despite having been to its sister ramen joint, Bone Daddies quite a few times. One of my friends brought Flesh and Buns to my attention and I went to check it out shortly afterwards. 

Manmaruya Ramen, Ashfield, Sydney

Manmaruya Ramen, Ashfield, Sydney

Guest blogger editionOn a dreary rainy Saturday, we decided to head to Ashfield to eat lunch at one of their many Shanghainese dumpling restaurants. Unfortunately, every single one of them had a huge queue of people waiting outside of them. We were cold and starving 

Bone Daddies, Soho (London)

Bone Daddies, Soho (London)

Bone Daddies is a thumping ramen bar in Soho.  Surprisingly, for London, it is a good ramen bar.  Ouch, did I just say that? Yes, yes I did – because Japanese food in London is ridiculously overpriced and the overall standard falls far short of 

Bone Daddies, Soho (London)

Bone Daddies, Soho (London)

Bone Daddies is a thumping ramen bar in Soho.  Surprisingly, for London, it is a good ramen bar.  Ouch, did I just say that? Yes, yes I did – because Japanese food in London is ridiculously overpriced and the overall standard falls far short of 

Sokyo, The Star, Sydney

Sokyo, The Star, Sydney

Guest blogger edition As part of my birthday, I was lucky enough to be taken out to Sokyo – the one hatted restaurant at The Star! Sokyo is kind of a modern Japanese fusion cuisine and I had read a lot of good things about it and 

Tonkotsu, Soho (London)

Tonkotsu, Soho (London)

It was a bustling Friday night and we were headed to Soho in search of  Koya, a casual Japanese eatery that has great reviews for its udon noodles.  When we reached Koya, we were dismayed to see a gigantic queue. The thing about London is 

Momiji, Burwood

Momiji, Burwood

There is nothing better on these cold winter nights than a steaming hot bowl of ramen.  On one such cold night, we had just finished watching Despicable Me 2 (which I loved by the way) and we were feeling hungry.  I recalled reading about an 

Suminoya, Sydney CBD

Suminoya, Sydney CBD

Suminoya is one of my favourite places to eat with friends. Not only is there fun novelty value to try and order as much food as possible and cook it within the 90 minute time limit, but there is also a great variety of side 

Yebisu Izakaya, Regent Place

Yebisu Izakaya, Regent Place

In yet another example of the fast changing Sydney restaurant scene, there have been more changes to Regent Place.  Yebisu Izakaya has taken over the old location of Azuma Kushiyaki and remodeled with some pretty good graffiti art, hanging signs and bright lanterns.  Makes me