This tranquil sushi bar has a captivating origin story. Its owner, classically trained French chef Arnaud Laidebeur, hook-turned after training under a sushi master. Landing in Melbourne, he initially offered private omakase meals before launching a takeaway sushi business, which blossomed into this lunch-only restaurant.

It offers two distinct experiences: a 13-course omakase at the kitchen-side bar, and a la carte at the table. Both focus on pristine sushi and sashimi, presented with flair. Thinking a la carte? The chirashi is a snapshot of the kitchen’s style. At least six kinds of dry-aged seafood, including plump Hokkaido scallops and lightly seared Ora King salmon, are artfully fanned over rice with nori sheets, ginger and other seasonings – all the fixings for DIY sushi cones.

Dessert nods to the chef’s French roots: a hot-cold layering of raspberry granita, vanilla custard and warm hazelnut-chocolate mousse.

Good to know: Refined takeaway sushi remains part of the mix. Three hou

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