Lots of small cafes have popped up around Brisbane lately, and this one’s hiding inside QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. KYO Bakehaus was on my list mostly for the matcha, so we went to see if it held up. Shop 1, 88 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, in QUT’s X Block. Easy to walk straight past if […]
Fufu Sando, Sunnybank – Japanese Sandos at Market Square
Walked past Fufu once before and it hadn’t opened yet, so this time I went back on purpose. Small sky-blue shop in Market Square, close to the supermarket, and it looks a lot like one of those little kissaten tucked down a Japanese side street. Blue and white all over, hard to take a bad […]
Miyama Melbourne Reviews
I found Miyama Melbourne by accident. I was walking past and the window display pulled me in, the way a really well-styled shopfront does. Once I picked up the menu, I spotted something I hadn’t seen in years: London Fog. London Fog was something I used to drink all the time back when I was […]
Nana’s Green Tea Melbourne Review
Nana’s Green Tea on Swanston Street is a Japanese matcha cafe near RMIT, and I went there with a friend to try it out. I’d seen it come up a few times online and finally had the chance to stop in. It cost about $45 a head, which felt reasonable for the amount of food […]
Akipan Japanese Bakery Reviews
Akipan is a small Japanese bakery and toast cafe at Shop 3/2/14 Bunn St, Pyrmont. It bakes shokupan, the soft Japanese milk bread, and sells it by the loaf. I paid $28 for the Premium White, and the doors are open Thursday to Saturday, 7am to 6pm. I got there by accident. I’d had a […]
Sydney’s Newly Opened Japanese Tea Room Social Butterfly Tea
On social media, I came across this newly opened cafe several times. It completely grew on my aesthetic point. So on an afternoon with nothing to do, I brought a book and went there. Before going, I actually saw some bad reviews like waiting a long time for a seat, need to take off shoes […]
Japan handmade Onigiri in Sydney – Mogu Mogu
In Sydney, we didn’t know you actually can eat hand made Onigiri that makes you feel like you’re in Hokkaido! Didn’t expect passing by Sydney Place a few days ago, and we discovered this small Onigiri shop Mogu Mogu! Their Onigiri come in two types: the cheaper pre-made ones, and the pricier made-to-order ones. We […]
Japanese cafe in Melbourne city – NIJUUSAN
We visited a small cafe NIJUUSAN which we really really like in Melbourne city! Hidden at a small black-brick corner in Carlton, entering the shop feels like walking into a time machine. Hand-drawn sign at the door, green Godzilla poster on the wall. Retro TV playing Blu-ray cartoons. Table corners have food toys and handwritten […]
Newly Opened Japanese-Style Matcha Cafe in Melbourne – Matcha Kobo
There’s an actual matcha shop in Melbourne’s CBD, a milling stone, and an authentic Japanese-style setup with mats! They’ve soft launched, so they’re not very well-known yet, but on weekends, they’re already incredibly busy because word of mouth recommendations have spread. That’s why we recommend going on a workday. On Wednesday, we only waited 10 […]