Izakaya Den
(03) 9654 2977, basement, 114 Russell St, Melbourne. VI 3000 Japanese $$ +
http://www.izakayaden.com.auOpen Mon-Thu & Sat 5.30pm-late Fri noon-12am, ; Licensed; Cards AE MC V, Seats inside 95
Chef: Yosuke Furukawa & Yuto Shibata (23-06-14) Owner: Simon Denton, Miyuki Nakahara & Takashi Omi (23-06-14)
Other Published Opinions
The Age August 27, 2013 Score: 14/20 "
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The Age Good Bar Guide 2012 June 09, 2012 "
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The Age Good Food Guide 2013 Score: 14/20
Read full review ...Gourmet Traveller 2013 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: 1 Star "It's not surprising that a basement joint channelling Tokyo with industrial-chic good looks, room-length blackened timber bar, specials projected onto a wall and a cool, sometimes booming, soundtrack would pull an edgy, fashionable crowd"
Age Good Food Guide 2013 Score: 14/20
Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: One Star "So . . . walk downstairs towards the clothing store; hang left through a glass door; go under the black curtain. And there you'll find it: this dark, gleaming basement tavern, a slick version of the post-work hang-outs of Shibuya or Shinjuku"
Age Good Food Guide 2012 Score: 14.5/20
Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 14.5/20
Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011
Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "In the tradition of Melbourne bars, white-hot Izakaya Den is tricky to find but rewards the intrepid. Look for the anonymous glass door halfway down the stairs in the old Australia Post HQ"
John Lethlean, 07-05-2010 Score: 4/5 "Very Japan; very Melbourne; very good"
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Age Larissa Dubecki, 26-01-2010
Age Melbourne Magazine Best bars of 2009