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Best of 2022

Our favourite meals from the 70+ new places we visited in 2022.

We visited over 70 new restaurants this past year. Here are our favourites. Be sure to click the links for more information.

Angelo's Seafood

Sashimi served on a plastic tray with chopsticks resting across
Approx. $50 of sashimi (taken December 2021)

Our go-to for sashimi.

Angelo’s Seafood (South Perth)
A specialist fishmonger in South Perth serving up customisable in-store sliced sashimi platters and a range of fresh, local seafood.
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Marubang BBQ

A Korean BBQ hot plate full with meat with the exhaust fan on-top
Exhaust fans are on every table which help to reduce how smoky smelling you are after

Our go-to for Korean BBQ.

Marubang BBQ (Northbridge)
A two storey Korean restaurant where you’ll find KBBQ on the top and typical Korean fare on the bottom floor.
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Mellow Coffee

🐓 Buldak Wings $20 - 9 lollipop friend wings, chilli sauce, house made pickle, rocket & mozzarella cheese fondue

Our favourite brunch cafe of the year.

Mellow Coffee (Wembley)
A petite brunch cafe serving up Korean and Asian inspired dishes and your usual bunch favourites.
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Kou Sushi

Aburi Don - grilled fish (salmon, tuna, prawn & scallop), avocado, lemon, omelet, fish roe, spring onion, onion, snowpea & seaweed

The Japanese restaurant we frequented the most in 2022 (and probably our most popular page on the website too!).

Kou Sushi (Rivervale)
A suburban Japanese restaurant that has quickly become a new favourite of ours offering well executed and plated dishes with generous servings.
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Namsan

One of our favourite meals from our mid year Melbourne and Sydney trip (especially that massive donkatsu!).

Namsan (Melbourne)
A vibey Korean restaurant in the Melbourne CBD serving up generously portioned Korean street food and drinks, open late into the evening.
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LoDe Pies

Manicured nails pouring sauce into a pastry
Lumi Pithivier - Emilio's butchery pork, shiitake mushroom, chicken and cream glaze

Some of our favourite pastries this year.

Twenty Seats

Close up of quail egg with white asparagus
White Asparagus, Quail Egg, Butter Milk

Lots of restaurants started serving degustation, chef's selection style menus this year. Twenty Seats served our favourite.

Twenty Seats (Highgate)
An exclusive booking only restaurant serving up a changing 10 course tasting menu taking inspiration from over the world.
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Omakase Haku

Chef pointing to a chunk of tuna with chopsticks
Chef Young with a beautifully coloured piece of tuna

The most memorable meal of the year.

Omakase Haku (Victoria Park)
A private 6 seater omakase which was one of the best meals of 2022 and one of the top Japanese meals we’ve had.
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DJ's Lunch Bar Willagee

Overhead shot of banh mi
The MIghty Banh Mi - roast pork + cold cuts, fresh salad, coriander, chilli (optional), housemade mayo & pate

2022 was arguably the year of banh mi and boba. Our favourite banh mi to date, is from DJ's Lunch Bar in Willagee.

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