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Finding sushi heaven (again)

When I first moved to Melbourne in 2000, I stumbled across the delights of Jamon Sushi quite accidentally. I then made it a personal rule to eat at Jamon before enjoying a gig at the legendary Continental, a short distance up the street. Then the Continental closed. Then Jamon moved to Richmond. When I finally got around to visiting the new Jamon, it was closed. Then it vanished again. Last week I did some digging around the internet again and found new references to it in South Yarra. A quick check of the White Pages indicated that yes, now it existed again. Hurrah! My Saturday night dining plans needed no further organising.

So what's so good about Jamon? His name is Charles. He's the one behind the bar preparing all of the food as you look on. He's the one who'll ask you if you've tried a particular delicacy, and when you say no, he'll place a sampler in front of you. He has a menu but you don't feel like you need to see it because he'll soon figure out what you like and prepare exactly what you want. On this visit, he left me flabbergasted: he not only remembered that I had once brought my parents in to sample his food, he even remembered my name, despite not having seen me for almost 3 years. This is a guy who cares about his customers almost as much as he cares about sushi.

So if you're in Melbourne and craving some good sushi, make your way to Jamon in Murphy St, South Yarra. You won't be disappointed. Posted by david at July 10, 2005 12:22 AM