Cocoro Japanese Pottery and Cafe, Fitzroy, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cocoro Japanese Pottery and Cafe
Attraction

Address: 117 Smith St
Fitzroy 3065
Phone: 03 94195216
Web: http://www.cocoro.com.au

Cocoro's owners, Kellie and Takamitsu Moriyoshi, are partners on and off duty and have made their marriage of 'east meets west' the theme of their restaurant as well. Expect a host of Japanese treats such as tsururi tofu, cucumber sticks with miso dipping sauce and Japanese potato salad to be served up for entree. After that, you might choose grilled sake and soy sauce oysters, or a deep fried tuna salad with mini lotus root buns on the side, or the pork hotchpotch (a diced pork belly and potato stew) for your main.

Be prepared for a dessert that comes out of left field. European-influenced flavours rule the roost, so look out for a chilled mango pudding or baked apple ice cream, or the grapefruit cup sherbet that comes with a dash of vodka. All of Cocoro's food is presented in imported pottery crafted individually by Japanese artists, so no two items are the same. The dishes are for sale and can be seen on display shelves down the side of the restaurant. Don't forget to have a peep out the back - there's a meticulous Japanese garden with white stepping stones for your feet.

Chef: Takamitsu Moriyoshi