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Maedaya Sake and Grill
400 Bridge Road, Richmond
(03) 9428 3918
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The first thing you notice at Maedaya are the floor-to-ceiling ropes that make you feel a little like you’re on the inside of a ship. The second thing you notice is the wall of sake, where the array of bottles boggles the mind.

But that’s what this izakaya is all about: the sake. Named for its owner, Toshi Maeda (the name translates to Maeda’s Place), it’s fitting that he is also the resident sake master.

Sake tastings are available, complete with three premium shots, flavour notes and a matched dish. All the hard work has been done for you and there’s plenty of friendly advice on choosing the right sake, courtesy of the sake master himself. But izakayas also offer small plates of food to go with your drinks and there’s a huge menu here, specialising in open grill. You can watch the chef work on your skewers behind the bar, while dainty dishes stream from the kitchen and fellow diners toast each other with cheers of ‘kampai’. Upstairs, diners play at DIY BBQ and the toasting continues.

And if you order a bottle and can’t quite finish it? Well, Maedaya will keep it labelled and safe in a sake-locker. All you have to do is come back sometime soon to finish it off.

Cuisine:
Japanese
Features:
Dine at the Bar
Reservations Recommended
Bar Food
Notable Spirits Selection
Prices:
$$$$$$$$$$
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm, 6pm-11pm
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