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Hanabishi
Ph: (03) 9670 1167; 187 King St, MELBOURNE 3000 www.hanabishi.com.au
Japanese, $$$, *** for Food
Open Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm, 6-9.30pm, Closed All public holidays; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFT, Seats inside 80, Private rooms 16, 8, 6, Kids welcomed
Chef Akio Soga & Kangi Ito (7-11-07) Owner Akio & Eiko Soga (7-11-07)
Mietta's Review
A mixture of classical and minimalist Japanese design, this is one of Melbourne's finest Japanese restaurants. With the right advice, some excellent and unusual dishes can be tried. For a real treat book a small private room and order a special banquet in advance. Everything is done to the highest standards and is quite perfect.
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14/20 "Sure, other Japanese restaurants might outdo Hanabishi in the cool stakes, its tired, neutral interior needs attention and the staff might be a bit matter-of-fact"
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 15/2 1 Hat "Time and time again the Guide has claimed Hanabishi to be Melbourne's best Japanese restaurant. ... At lunchtime, when businessfolk are ploughing into set-price bento boxes, Hanabishi gives little away, It's only when you sit down to dinner - and the more extensive menu - that you realise why people rave."
Gourmet Traveller 2006 Australian Restaurant Guide "The two-level restaurant with its timber floors, bright-blue upholstered chairs and flattering lighting may look a little tired, but the exquisite Japanese food is always sparkling. The simple lunch menu caters to a time-poor business crowd, but it's at night when the knives at Hanabishi really shine."
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 score 16/20 Two Hats "SLIGHTLY seedy King Street may not be the first location that springs to mind for top-notch Japanese food, unless you already know of the beautifully nuanced and often sublime food at Hanabishi."
Gourmet Traveller 2005 Restaurant Guide "The simple furnishings and stark wooden flooring belie the rich dining experience at one of Melbourne's premier Japanese restaurants. The daytime menu is good, but the evening dining has the real flair."
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, 1 Black Star, Good vegetarian options,'By day, it's a good if undistinguished Japanese restaurant feeding the city suits.By night, a hand-drawn menu of specials emerges, aimed at foodie ex-pats and other discerning eaters-and this is where the action is...has a reasonably priced wine list'
The Age Good Food Guide 2004- 2 hats, score 16/20
Herald Sun, weekend, eat, Bob Hart, 21/6/03. One of Melbourne's best Japanese restaurants has an efficient laid back lunchtime atmosphere which, by evening, has become a rather luxurious establishment.
The Age Good Food Guide 2003. Best Japanese.
The Age, A2, 23/8/03, John Weldon
The Age, Sunday Life, 31/8/03, John Lethlean
The Age, Epicure, Restaurants, 28/1/03, John Lethlean, Score (lunch) 13/20, (dinner) 16.5/20
The Age, Sunday Life, Eat Streets, 28/7/02
The Herald Sun, 09.03.99, Stephen Downes Score: 10 out of 20."
Or perhaps ...
Hanabishi Victoria
A mixture of classical and minimalist Japanese design, this is one of Melbourne's finest Japanese restaurants.
Kenzan Victoria
Watch a real master prepare your sushi at the bar or sit back and enjoy excellent table service or the seclusion of one of the private rooms.
Shoya Japanese Restaurant Victoria
A Japanese eating and drinking complex with a bewildering array of options. You'll have to find something you like in this good value establishment.