WEEKLY DIGEST 124 | 4 OCT 2024
Lots of Japanese food this week.
It feels like it's been a while since I last wrote one of these. Life got in the way recently hence the absence of the newsletters. This week we'll cover off what we've been eating since our last newsletter.
We'll be eating at Jigoro, The Gogi, Hifumiya (or Woojeong) and Romulus Enoteca this weekend.
Over the last two weeks we've checked out:
Warabimochi Kamakura
Katzu Katzu
Les Dimanches
Artem Coffee
Senchan
Sanco Japanese Cuisine
Shot on Ricoh GR IIIx (Katzu Katzu) and Sony A7iii with Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 (G1) (everything else). Edited in Adobe Lightroom Classic.
Visit count
Note travel related eats haven't been added in yet. There will be a handful to add from Singapore and we'll add a select few from Japan.
As of 4 October 2024:
First time visits: Warabimochi Kamakura, Les Dimanches & Senchan (3)
Revisits: Katzu Katzu, Artem Coffee & Sanco Japanese Cuisine (3)
Total first time visits: 46+3=49
Total revisits: 90+3=93
Total visits this year: 49+93=142
ICYMI 📱
If you have any new fantastic food finds, we'd love for you to let us know via DM or email. If you have different opinions to us on food, that's fine - let us know too! We love to chat all things food.
Eddy & Paige
The Best Thing We Ate ⭐️
Warabimochi Kamakura
📍 810 Albany Hwy, East Victoria Park WA 6101
Unsurprisingly, Warabimochi Kamakura comes up on top as the best thing we ate over the past two weeks. Since it opened last Friday, lines (as expected) have been out of the door. They've even sold out too. We've got dinner planned in Vic Park next Friday and a friend wants to try Kamakura out. So we'll see how we go!
Their kakigori will make for an excellent summer dessert, once the weather heats up.
For more on Kamakura Warabimochi, check out our article (it has been getting some good traffic since Friday 😎).
Eddy Pekopeko.eats
What We Ate 🍴
Katzu Katzu
📍 861 Albany Hwy, East Victoria Park WA 6101
Finally! After four visits I was able to get my hands on a serving of their mega pork katsudon. I probably should've taken a photo of each piece of katsu, as each piece was around 5 cm thick (as advertised).
Is it something I'd get again? Probably not. It was a bit of a novelty (and I suppose I knew that going in). Reason being, the cut of pork was a little more athletic (lean), so I'd stick to ordering the usual tonkatsu here, which is a good balance of fatty to lean (based off our two previous viists).
Still glad I was able to try it though.
Les Dimanches
📍 19A Broadway, Nedlands WA 6009
Thank you to Claudia for inviting us a couple weeks back! After operating at the Freo Markets for some time, Les Dimanches has opened up a cafe near UWA.
We got treated to an array of delicious pastries. More on this later. From memory, their matcha and hojicha are whisked in store (it was good).
Artem Coffee
📍 Shop 1/769 Canning Hwy, Applecross WA 6153
Back at one of our favourite cafes in Perth, Artem Coffee. It's been a while since we've visited. And it's also the first time we've visited their new, bigger branch too.
I couldn't not get my usual - Reuben sandwich. The sandwich now comes with well seasoned side of French fries with a light spray of vinegar. Reuben was still delicious as ever.
Paige got her usual - the prawn roll.
London fogspanner $6
And to wash it down, an Earl Grey based London fogspanner.
Senchan
📍 Shop 13/23 Junction Blvd, Cockburn Central WA 6164
Not just Perth, but Australia recently got the first machi-chuka style Japanese restaurant. Machi-chuka refers to Japanese-style Chinese restaurants, which are found throughout Japan. Essentially, it's Japan's interpretation of Chinese food.
Growing up with parents in the Cantonese food scene, it was definitely fun to try machi-chuka a number of times in Japan. The food has some familiarity, but also is a little different, as it's adjusted for local tastes.
We'd come back for the chahan (the pickled raddish was quite refreshing) and we also enjoyed the soy ramen.
Menu screenshotted from their Instagram
Sanco Japanese Cuisine
📍 2/19 Douro Rd, South Fremantle WA 6162
Sanco Japanese Cuisine is a "if you know, you know" type of spot. It's also a place we've been going to for years. We dropped in last weekend after seeing their sukiyaki special on Facebook earlier in the week.
Unfortunately by the time you read this, the special will be over. But hopefully we see more specials like this (we're hoping for shabu shabu next) from husband and wife team - Ken-san (one of the OG sushi chefs at James Parker) and Tomo-san.
Eddy Pekopeko.eats
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