Robata Japanese Grill, Melbourne CBD

The Robata Japanese Grill, the newest venture of the San Telmo Group, which also operates Pastuso, Asado, Palermo, and, of course, San Telmo, has already created quite a stir as Melbourne's newest hot restaurant. Robata (meaning "fireside"), located in the Herald Sun building on the corner of Exhibition and Flinders street, specializes in its own unique interpretation of the classic Japanese grilling style known as "Robatayaki" (meaning "fireside cooking").

Robata's cuisine will take you to ancient Japan with dishes like tonkatsu with cabbage and fried pork cutlet, beautifully grilled fish with a side of Japanese mustard miso, and chirashi handrolls filled with caviar, salmon, tamari soy sauce, and avocado. You must also taste their yakitori (grilled chicken), which comes with your choice of chicken breast, wing, thigh, or heart flame-grilled with spring onion, cured yolk, shio koji, yuzu salt, and other ingredients. Robata's drink menu includes sweet potato amber ale, sparkling sake, cider, a vast range of Japanese whiskey, beer, and wine, as well as some inventive cocktails. Don't forget to enjoy their delicious sparkling sake and sakura sorbet for the perfect end to your meal.

Address: 2 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Website: https://robata.com.au/