With a menu in inverse proportion to its teeny physical footprint, Gaku roams a maze of Tokyo backstreets by way of raw, fried and grilled izakaya fare with a lick of French luxury. You might venture ...

As the chef takes you through a perfectly-planned meal, friendly staff can recommend pairings from a vast collection of sake.

The latest is Izakaya Tori’s new Mt Lawley outpost. The bar-slash-diner has been a Japanese go-to in Victoria Park in recent years, and is now expanding into Mt Lawley’s food scene. Here, it’s all ...