Canberra Centre's newest expansion isn't just all about beauty – it has also made way for a new restaurant.
The theatrics of Japanese cooking will be on display at RAKU, a sleek new venue opening on Bunda Street.
Trained sushi chefs will work their magic at a sushi bar, and an open plan kitchen at the centre of the room with a flaming robata grill will mean diners get to watch on in an ampitheatre-like setting.
The restaurant offers up a huge selection, with a menu of around 70 dishes – expect scampi and truffle, kingfish sashimi, Moreton Bay bug tempura and gyozas for dinner, and whiskey-flavoured chocolate fondant for dessert.
Drinks include a huge selection of Japanese whiskey, beer and sake.
Venue manager Marcellus Heleta said the restaurant is accessible to anyone, and, "will incorporate Japanese izakaya with a local Canberra twist – it's fun, engaging and charming".
The fitout has touches that represent different cities in Japan and their intimate hidden streets – from handmade tiles to washi paper made by a seventh-generation Japanese family, flown to Australian especially for RAKU.
Open daily 11am-3pm, 6pm-late.
148 Bunda Street, Canberra, 02 6248 6869, rakudining.com.au
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