Future Future’s tuna nigiri with wasabi oil.SuppliedThere’s a transportive quality to this Richmond diner set in a cleverly renovated terrace.
The scene is part high-energy dinner party,part Tokyo bar,while the palette is all muted greens and greys with LEDs dangling overhead and enough polished concrete,exposed brick and trams whizzing by in the background to remind you of the inner-Melbourne setting.
Here your margarita might come laced with wasabi and sesame,your negroni with a dash of sea lettuce-infused gin.
A smoky dish of octopus with pickled banana chilli keeps the hibachi grill busy,as does wagyu:tender slices served with a smack of fermented karashi,the Japanese mustard.
Soft tofu is made in-house and combined with velvety pumpkin puree for a comforting jiggly agedashi tofu. Miso caramel bavarois is a lesson in salty-sweet balance.