Shin Kushiya is my all time favourite Japanese restaurant. I ordered a few items namely Gyu Meatballs, Gyu Karubi and their jumbo oyster.

The Jumbo Oyster cost $9.80. Wasn't really bad, quite fresh but still lose to the one i've tried in Auzzie! I can taste the freshness and sweetness of the oyster also the taste of the sea You can eat this on it's own but it's still better to have it together with a little wasabi!

Gyu meatballs cost $3.20 is made of beef with black pepper. It's really delicious!! Soft and tasty. They marinate it really well! I wanted to order a few more sticks but sadly it ran out of stock

Gyu Karubi cost $3.80 is also beef in a rectangular shape. It's soft but a little hard to chew. Probably overcooked. Will go back for their meatballs again

For ramen lovers, this is a must-GO restaurant. While Tampopo's specialty is black pig ramen, try this Tonkatsu Ramen with Fried pork. Just look at the generous serving for one! There's a special taste within the soup that's familiar to me and i suspect that its added with some fermented tofus. Not to worry, its just a very MILD taste for it. Well, the spicy soup is tantalizing even with this unique taste. Paired it up with the fried pork and it makes a perfect ramen dish.

Opened by a group of friends who shares the same passion for design and good living, the Scandinavian-inspired furniture shop on Haji Lane radiates an unspeakable homely charm.

Its walk-up gastrobar Café Fables occupies a significant portion of the three-storey pre-war shophouse.


The bitter green tea flavour of the sponge of our Matcha Red Bean balanced out the layers of butter cream which would otherwise seem too heavy. The azuki layer on the other hand, lent a savoury sweet note to this pairing.

Both of us were taken aback by this samsui-hat-looking object (called Banana Surprise) when it first showed up on our table. For a moment, I thought someone had left a plasticine sculpture on my plate. This banana really surprised us by being a crêpe of some sort, but it was not something I would expect a banana-sounding item to be.


Made from white chocolate and other unknown sweet ingredients, the spongy outer layer of the cake itself resembled a yoga mat that had rolled gracefully out of the oven. Filled to plumpness was banana in heavy cream. Finally, the banana had made its appearance. A pleasant surprise.

As the name of the shop implies, everything here tells a story, whether be it the vintage handmade furniture or the one-of-a-kind art piece by Japanese sculptor Sumio Suzuki. Nothing short of stylish.

With its bar serving cakes and tailored cocktails with character, it's clearly café-type goodness for the sweet-toothed with not a single savoury item on the menu. I figure that they may need to include some light bites soon.

The next time you are at Haji Lane to check out your favourtie shop-stops, why not pop by level two of A Thousand Tales to see what it has to offer.

For the full write-up, feel free to drop by http://amasou-umasou.blogspot.com/2010/10/thousand-tales.html.

Just to add a few more pic since its covered by the previous OpenRicer

Lava Brownie, Strawberry and Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream lined with chocolate fudge and cookie crumbs…

Huge!

Nice!
Absolutely!

Pancakes all day, anytime of the day.