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Sydney Morning Herald
19-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
It's matcha burnt cheesecake gelato, wagyu hot pot and more at this huge Japanese food precinct
Previous SlideNext Slide Japanese$ Find all the current hits of Japanese food and more at Omi 380, a five-in-one dining destination on Lonsdale Street. The market hall set-up lets everyone order what they want yet dine together, with most ordering done via QR code. A gelato bar with scoops including matcha burnt cheesecake are all made in-house. Beside it is a wall of self-serve, Japanese-inspired baked goods. There's melon pan, a bun with a cross-hatched streusel topping; French sweets such as financiers in flavours including matcha and hojicha; and sweet potato shio-pan (Japanese salt bread). All are baked on-site. At the back of the space, a sushi and sake bar offers three styles of rice wine – available individually or as a flight – plus sushi including the popular Sudoku platter – a segmented tray of nine kinds of sushi and sashimi. Meanwhile, the Wagyu Kitchen is the place for luxe hot pot featuring Japanese beef; kushiyaki (grilled skewers, from beef to pork belly); and rice bowls topped with wagyu short-rib, an onsen egg and pickles. There's also plenty besides beef, including karaage chicken and grilled unagi eel.
The Age
19-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
It's matcha burnt cheesecake gelato, wagyu hot pot and more at this huge Japanese food precinct
Previous SlideNext Slide Japanese$ Find all the current hits of Japanese food and more at Omi 380, a five-in-one dining destination on Lonsdale Street. The market hall set-up lets everyone order what they want yet dine together, with most ordering done via QR code. A gelato bar with scoops including matcha burnt cheesecake are all made in-house. Beside it is a wall of self-serve, Japanese-inspired baked goods. There's melon pan, a bun with a cross-hatched streusel topping; French sweets such as financiers in flavours including matcha and hojicha; and sweet potato shio-pan (Japanese salt bread). All are baked on-site. At the back of the space, a sushi and sake bar offers three styles of rice wine – available individually or as a flight – plus sushi including the popular Sudoku platter – a segmented tray of nine kinds of sushi and sashimi. Meanwhile, the Wagyu Kitchen is the place for luxe hot pot featuring Japanese beef; kushiyaki (grilled skewers, from beef to pork belly); and rice bowls topped with wagyu short-rib, an onsen egg and pickles. There's also plenty besides beef, including karaage chicken and grilled unagi eel.
Sydney Morning Herald
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Find matcha, wagyu skewers, sushi tacos and more at a new one-stop Japanese dining hall
Sushi. Gyoza. Fried chicken. Matcha desserts. You can find all the current hits of Japanese food and more at Omi 380, a new all-in-one dining destination on Lonsdale Street inspired by the multipronged dining of Melbourne's own Italian stayer Brunetti. '[They serve] everything from breakfast until supper,' says Omi 380 owner Ven Chin, who also runs a string of fast-casual Omi eateries across Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. 'We thought maybe we could do something similar, but Japanese.' Previous SlideNext Slide Omi 380 is the group's most ambitious venue to date, bringing five distinct offerings together under one roof for a Japanese extravaganza. Want sashimi but your pal is craving yakitori? The market hall set-up lets everyone order what they want yet dine together, with most ordering done via QR code. The space – charcoal-toned with timber accents and decorative Japanese maple trees – seats around 100 people. 'The most troublesome thing when we want to gather with friends is that most restaurants in the city are very packed and very small,' says Chin. 'We're pretty spacious for [our] price point.'
The Age
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Find matcha, wagyu skewers, sushi tacos and more at a new one-stop Japanese dining hall
Sushi. Gyoza. Fried chicken. Matcha desserts. You can find all the current hits of Japanese food and more at Omi 380, a new all-in-one dining destination on Lonsdale Street inspired by the multipronged dining of Melbourne's own Italian stayer Brunetti. '[They serve] everything from breakfast until supper,' says Omi 380 owner Ven Chin, who also runs a string of fast-casual Omi eateries across Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. 'We thought maybe we could do something similar, but Japanese.' Previous SlideNext Slide Omi 380 is the group's most ambitious venue to date, bringing five distinct offerings together under one roof for a Japanese extravaganza. Want sashimi but your pal is craving yakitori? The market hall set-up lets everyone order what they want yet dine together, with most ordering done via QR code. The space – charcoal-toned with timber accents and decorative Japanese maple trees – seats around 100 people. 'The most troublesome thing when we want to gather with friends is that most restaurants in the city are very packed and very small,' says Chin. 'We're pretty spacious for [our] price point.'
Time Out
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
From sweet matcha treats to saké: a new Japanese dining wonderland opens in Melbourne's CBD
Japanophile foodies, this one's for you. What would you do if we said you could now get premium Wagyu, artisanal matcha, picture-perfect baked treats and quality saké in Melbourne's CBD – all under the one roof? If the answer is call a friend and jump on the tram for a lunch date asap, then you'll want to keep reading. Cult fave eatery Omi has just opened its flagship destination, Omi 380, a multi-sensory space offering five distinct Japanese dining specialties: Wagyu, bēkarī (bakery), matcha, gelato and saké. Over at Omi 380's Wagyu station, tuck into a mouth-watering meal of your choice – from signature donburi and premium A5 Wagyu cuts to izakaya-style plates and steaming hotpots. This is where your journey begins, but it doesn't stop there. For dessert, you're spoilt for choice at the bakery; think tasty sweet morsels like the mini pan pan, just-baked shokupan and canelés made fresh daily. If a frozen indulgence is more your jam, don't skip a visit to the gelato station, where East-meets-West scoops celebrate inventive and matcha-inspired flavours. Note: there are three levels of intensity to dial up the matcha magic. Since we're on the topic of matcha, trust that true enthusiasts can enjoy the ingredient in drinkable form with traditional matcha lattes and 'grammable new creations like the Matcha Daydream, plus house-made speciality coffees like the Misty Forest. While Omi's much-anticipated saké experience is still yet to be unveiled, we're promised it won't be long before fans of the Japanese liquor are treated to an enticing array of tasting sets, infused cocktails and more.
