Taking a walk into Regent Place is like stepping into the world of Japanland. Just downstairs is a games arcade where you can play some arcade games (flex your basketball muscles hee hee) or show off your impressive claw machine skillz by winning some cute, scary-cute or simply weird stuffed toys. While upstairs is a foodies dream with not 1, not 2 but 3 shops owned by the respected Kimitaka Azuma. Walking in from George St we are first greeted by the newly renovated Azuma Patisserie (previously Cafe Azuma), then on the left is noodle bar Ton Ton and finally back on the right is Azuma Kushiyaki.

My first visit to Azuma Kushiyaki had left me a very happy man finally finding skewer heaven in Sydney. Although there are quite a few others places that serve skewers, their quality does not match that here of Azuma but then again the prices reflect this quality haha. They also have a extensive and impressive sake list! Sake and skewers XD is there a better combination? How about the addition of a Sugar Hit ?

Yes, I thought the tea was interesting enough to get 3 photos of it hee hee

I was excited when I read that Azuma Kushiyaki would be holding Sugar Hits and so on the first night of Good Food Month I made a spontaneous sugar run.

Here Comes the Food

East Meets West – Dessert Tasting Plate; vanilla cheesecake & Belgian chocolate mousse

You should had seen the huge grin I had on my face when I saw that each person got presented with TWO boxes. I was literally jumping with joy in my seat haha. The first Sugar Hit of 2009 seem to have totally upped the benchmark from last year. The vanilla cheesecake was ever-so-soft it was almost like a marshmallow and light and airy it was like eating a cloud sprinkled with happiness and sunshine in the form of colourful fruits. The chocolate mousse was more dense and rich but still had a very fluffy texture and smooth as silk. Each bite caused an involuntary smile to span your face mmmm pure bliss!

East Meets West – Dessert Tasting Plate; green tea rolled cake with chestnuts, mochi with kinako served with vanilla ice cream and Japanese brown sugar syrup & nori seaweed langue de chat biscuits

In the second box was the most irresistible ice cream with mochi and kinako combination. With the Japanese (Okinawa) brown sugar syrup being the icing on top. The warming rich sweetness of the syrup mixes beautifully with the ice cream, which is mostly melted, while the mochi gave a sticky and fun bite to this dessert. The green tea cake was also rich with green tea flavour and the chestnut added some texture and nuttiness to the cake. The seaweed biscuits were delightfully crispy and seemed to be lightly covered in sugar.

At 20 dora a pop this Sugar Hit is very worth it and I wouldn’t mind going back for seconds mmmm especially the ice cream… SO GOOD!

Previous Azumaing:

Azuma Kushiyaki – Regent Place, Sydney CBD

Cafe Azuma – Sydney CBD, Sydney

Azuma – Chifley Plaza, Sydney

Azuma Kushiyaki

Ground Floor Regent Place Shopping (next to KFC on George St – once inside it is past TonTon on the right)

501 George Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Ph: (02) 9267 7775

http://www.siff.com.au/_webapp_276112/Azuma_Kushiyaki

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1. L. Says:
   November 29th, 2009 at 2:05 am

   WOW the food looks awesome, do you still remember the prices? Prices would be helpful for further posts!

   Wonderful site. Ace.

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