"The dishes, postcard-sized menu, and everything else about this 20-seat sake bar might be tiny, but Kei Tokiwa extracts maximum joy from Amuro’s small dimensions, right down to the delightful chopstick rests shaped like miniature buttered toast slices, fried eggs, and Kewpie mayo bottles. Pickled tomatoes, held in protective shiso leaves and dusted with sesame seeds, are perfect one-bite snacks. Chawanmushi gets leveled up with smoked butter, sweet corn, and Yarra Valley salmon caviar. Grilled mochi is lavished with rich miso butter, while twice-cooked chicken karaage gets a warm, peppery hint of sansho powder and yuzu kosho mayonnaise. There’s a tight list of sake, including bottles from legendary brewer Noguchi Naohiko." - Lee Tran Lam
