The prawn toast with Chinese doughnut and chilli amazu.
14.5/20

Yugen Dining

Underground den where dishes draw on China and Japan.

Best new restaurant nominees for the Good Food Guide - (left to right) Julieanne Blum and Stephannie Liu,chefs at Julie Restaurant,Abbotsford Convent.

Victoria’s New Restaurant of the Year finalists are...

From a four-seat sushi den to a fine diner in the former stock exchange,the Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year finalists are far from formulaic.

  • Dani Valent
Yugen Omakase’s six-seat counter.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

Yugen’s omakase is one of the most thrilling dining experiences in Melbourne right now (if you can manage to snag one of six seats)

Forget the gilded birdcage table,this sushi counter is the precious jewel in the maximalist crown that is Yugen Dining.

  • Besha Rodell
A platter with tsukune (chicken meatball),wagyu and scallop skewers at Robata.

10 of Melbourne’s best Japanese restaurants

From a secret sushi bar with just 10 seats to an ever-expanding ramen empire,Melbourne is rich in pickings for excellent Japanese dining options.

  • Good Food Guide
The"private"cage hangs over the dining room.
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Does South Yarra's gilded Yugen Dining have substance?

From the moment I stepped into this subterranean Asian fusion restaurant,I hated it. But then…

  • Besha Rodell