Leonie upstairs reviews

By Katya Wachtel. By Matheus.

Alternatively, you could just come here to soak in the serenity while tucking into Melbourne's best selection of temaki sushi. Alongside the impressive sake list — pay attention to the excellently curated flights — temaki sushi gets top billing. Temaki is the looser, cone-shaped style of sushi, made to order so the nori arrives crisp and with less constrained ingredients than the more familiar nigiri. There's a make-your-own option too. Or a brilliant chawanmushi, the silky egg custard generously punctuated with seafood and mushrooms. Or the not-to-be-missed house-made tsukemono, celery pickled with salted kelp is crisp, salty and sensational and boned-out chicken wings, stuffed with chicken and tofu farce and deep-fried. There's such attention to detail and balance here that even an odd-ish combination of tomato, risotto and camembert stuffed into a tempura zucchini flower may have you wondering why those ingredients don't get together more often.

Leonie upstairs reviews

Kantaro Okada wanted Melbourne to experience temaki sushi, a popular dish eaten at home in Japan. His new restaurant, Leonie Upstairs, serves it wrapped with premium Australian seafood and more than 50 sakes by the glass. While TikTok has been going mental over mochi-wrapped gelato at Hareruya Pantry, a Japanese bento and dessert takeaway store that opened in March , everyone missed the restaurant above it that opened a month later. The ingredients are usually prepared prior to mealtime, with everyone assembling their own. There are a dozen temaki to choose from, plus a nightly special. Fillings include otoro tuna belly, grilled eel with kinshi shredded egg and masago fish roe , soft shell crab with curry mayo and uni with sea grapes. Leonie is named after Leonie Gilmore, a 19th century American editor and journalist who was also the lover of Japanese poet Yone Noguchi. She raised his son, sculptor Isamu Noguchi, alone. He became an artist because of how she lived. They come fresh, baked with signature mayonnaise or steamed with ginger, rice noodles and spring onion. An unpasteurised ginjo-shu with a mushroom earthiness from father-son brewery, Abe-Shuzou, stands up against a platter of smoked ferments.

There's a make-your-own option too.

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Much like at Hareruya, the menu at Leonie is equal parts simple and considered. The focus is on topnotch, sometimes hard-to-find sakes and expertly crafted temaki sushi, or cone-shaped hand rolls. Expect around a dozen sushi options, including the umami roll creamy uni, or sea urchin, with sea grapes , the negitoro mashed tuna, spring onion and shiso and one rotating daily special. Snag a seat at the bar — right at the top of the discreet staircase — and get a front-row seat to all the kitchen action. Or go for the home-style DIY temaki set, which lets you mix and match your favourite seafood, vegetables and condiments. Never miss a Melbourne moment.

Leonie upstairs reviews

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Or a brilliant chawanmushi, the silky egg custard generously punctuated with seafood and mushrooms. There's a make-your-own option too. At the top of the stairs, the room is divided with a sheer, slate-grey curtain into walk-ins and bookings. Report an Error. Website: leonieupstairs. Leonie Upstairs. Enter through the unmarked black door in the left corner of the shop. By Katya Wachtel. The focus is on topnotch, sometimes hard-to-find sakes and expertly crafted temaki sushi, or cone-shaped hand rolls. Contact Details. He became an artist because of how she lived. Chefs' Recipes Kafeneion's Greek fillo orange cake with orange syrup portokalopita Feb 23, Leonie is named after Leonie Gilmore, a 19th century American editor and journalist who was also the lover of Japanese poet Yone Noguchi. Gift the experience of Australia's best restaurants, cafes and bars. She raised his son, sculptor Isamu Noguchi, alone.

Alternatively, you could just come here to soak in the serenity while tucking into Melbourne's best selection of temaki sushi.

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