Owned by Hisatake Kamori, +81 Sushi Kappo is the long-awaited sequel to Aizome Bar, which opened in late 2024. While Kamori has opened restaurants in Japan before, this is his first in Australia – and it’s quite a debut.

The 12-seat omakase sushi restaurant has a considered fit-out by designer Alexander Lotersztain, with a dark, minimalist counter, dim lighting over diners and a sharper focus on the chefs at work, highlighting the theatre of the counter.

The menu doesn’t come cheap at around $450, but consider the CV of head chef Ikuo Kobayashi, who trained at Kyubey, a revered sushi spot in Tokyo’s Ginza, before working at two-starred Sushi Kanesaka around the corner. For drinks, there’s a list of over 200 wines and around 100 different sakés, with pairing options available.