As my holiday to Jakarta/Japan is just around the corner, my friends are organising a gathering for my homecoming:) The friends are my classmates from a college in Osaka, and most of them went to America to go to university after graduating the college. Some of them, including myself, chose to come to Australia. Everyone except me and one girl is now living in Japan and working happily 🙂
When they asked me “where do you want to go?”, I answered “Izakaya!” straight away. Izakaya is a type of Japanese bar and they serve Izakaya food. Izakaya food is more substantial than that offered in normal bars and snack bars. They have yakitori, salad, noodle, rice dish and some snack food to accompany the drinks. They also has dessert menu. Even though the place is supposed to be for drinking, people sometimes bring their children along as well. I think Izakaya is kind of Family Restaurant + Drink Bar ÷ 2 .
Izakaya Food
The reason why I love Izakaya is the atmosphere, as well as the food and the price. I don’t go to Izakaya by myself, but I always go there with a couple of friends. We talk loudly, lough loudly and eat & drink! All the stresses go away 🙂
Unfortunately there is no Izakaya In Perth:=( …Correction, actually there are few, but the food and drinks are very very very expensive. I have been to this Izakaya-like Japanese restaurant in Perth city once, and I was surprised by their price. One small tiny salad ( the plate was smaller than my palm) costs A$8.90 (>0<). In Japanese Izakaya this type of food is usually free (tsukidashi).
I know there are so many Izakaya (quite cheap) in Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne. But not in Perth 😦 …Perth is pretty isolated city compared with Eastern states. Is there Izakaya in other countries too?
Looking at the pictures makes me really really hungry! ↓↓↓
I love Chu-Hi 🙂
And cocktais.
Ume in Perth 