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“Yakitori” is a popular Japanese dish that goes well with beer and a typical snack that is loved by children and adults. Yakitori, savory and juicy, has bite-sized chicken on…

Western food is the unique evolution of Western food into a Japanese style. Among them, a typical dish is Tonkatsu. Tonkatsu is a culinary dish made by cutting thick pork…

What is “Umi no Ie” (or Houses of the Sea)? “Umi no Ie” are stores which open only during the sea-bathing season. These stores are filled with elements to make…

In Japan, Izakaya-style bars can be found everywhere, from business areas to rural towns, and are frequented by office workers, students, and even families. There is a typical flow of…

What is izakaya? Izakaya is a Japanese style tavern that offers alcoholic beverages and cuisine that matches it. In Japan, there are so many izakaya from small family owned izakaya…

Finally! Credit card / EFTPOS is now available at Sydney City Shop. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

At Ichibanboshi Sydney City Shop, we have a wide selection of drinks, sake and non alcoholic cocktails, as well as a variety of other snacks to match, aside from meals…

You can drink at the Sydney City Shop. Boasting a rich lineup including carefully selected craft beer and Japanese style cider. Compatibility with homemade Japanese style tapas is outstanding. Please…

Do you like a thinly sliced beef? Sukiyaki is a dish which enjoys the top popularity and recognition even among the dishes of the Japanese cuisine. Thinly sliced beef is…

Sculpture by the Sea, a festival of sea and art, is being held on Bondi Beach from October 18 to November 4. “Sculpture by the Sea” is one of early…

Ichibanboshi Sydney city shop has reopened after renovation today!! Our Ichibanboshi lantern by craftsman who made lantern of Asakusa Kaminarimon are a must-see! We are looking forward to seeing you….

Born in Sichuan Province! What is “Tantanmen”? “Tantanmen” is a noodle dish born in Sichuan Province of China which combines spicy minced beef and sliced Sichuan pickes and has a…

Thank you everyone for waiting a long time! The renewal opening of the Sydney City store finally approached next Tuesday! Since Sydney City stores have a liquor license, it is…

Bondi Junction shop limited dishes! “Cha-Han” = vegetable, pork & red ginger in fried rice with miso soup. It’s common for Japanese to have Cha-Han for weekend lunch ???? Ichibaboshi’s…

The Ichibanboshi curry base gets stronger with the daily usage and darkening of the pot, which results in an experience unavailable at any other outlet. What we would like to…

We have opened monthly update feature page on the Ichiban-boshi website! We will update monthly the information on best recommended specialty, seasonal menu and Japanese traditional food and ramen. Don’t…

The seafood and pork ramen as well as the spicy ramen, which are very popular in Japan, are also available on the menu at Ichibanboshi. The seafood and pork ramen…

Ichibanboshi Sydney city shop is currently undergoing refurbishment. We will coming back around early Oct 2018. Trivia about the Sydney city shop: These are the hot and sour soup noodles…

Do you like the Katsu-don? In general, Katsu-don (pork cutlet on rice) is a dish in which pork fried at high temperatures is placed on the rice in addition of…

Yakisoba (fried buckwheat noodles) is a classic dish at Japanese food stalls. Medium thick Chinese noodles, pork and vegetables are fried at once at high temperatures on an iron plate…