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  1. Oribu

    Japanese

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    A live olive tree strung with fairy lights sits at the center of the room, which tells you immediately that Oribu is playing a longer game than your average Japanese restaurant. This is fine dining, rooftop, Parramatta's first of its kind, built around omakase platters and wagyu with choppped wasabi and sansho salt. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat. Theatrics are part of the deal, and the bar is a reasonable place to start.

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    • Hiramasa kingfish carpaccio

      “Stop by the bar for a cocktail and snack of hiramasa kingfish carpaccio or popcorn prawns and creamy spicy sauce, yuzu and macadamia”

      Australian Good Food Guide
    • Popcorn prawns

      “Stop by the bar for a cocktail and snack of hiramasa kingfish carpaccio or popcorn prawns and creamy spicy sauce, yuzu and macadamia”

      Australian Good Food Guide
    • Wagyu beef sirloin

      “Perhaps Wagyu beef sirloin entices with chopped wasabi, sansho salt, spicy miso and sides of charred sweet corn, crispy eggplant, broccolini and steamed rice; or toothfish with cured sweet miso, wakame and ginger.”

      Australian Good Food Guide
    • Toothfish

      “Perhaps Wagyu beef sirloin entices with chopped wasabi, sansho salt, spicy miso and sides of charred sweet corn, crispy eggplant, broccolini and steamed rice; or toothfish with cured sweet miso, wakame and ginger.”

      Australian Good Food Guide

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