Fabulous Izakaya Chouchou in Glen Iris
We were invited to experience top notch Japanese dining at Izakaya Chouchou, a fabulous Japanese izakaya local gem in Glen Iris with excellent credentials.
Izakaya Chouchou is a modern Japanese restaurant featuring a top chef and experienced restaurant team, serving up stunning super fresh sashimi, nigiri, small dishes and quality mains.
Loved by locals @izakayachouchou has high Google review scores and we can understand why after our stunning dinner.
Pumping on a Tuesday night it is intimate and great for a date with only 20 seats.
We enjoyed some of their signature dishes including -
✨Premium Sashimi selection - salmon, kingfish, scallop, tuna, bonito
✨Teba gyozas (chicken wing with gyoza)
✨Fried Prawns, prawn, rice cracker, chilli mayo 🍤
✨Baked Hokkaido Scallops with Ken’s escargot butter
✨Tofu hummus
✨Premium Nigiri selection 🍣
✨Pork Tonkatsu, panko fried, veggies, slaw
✨Special dessert incl Ken’s triple chocolate brownie
☀️Monkey 47 Gin and Tonic
This is high class yet approachable Japanese dining that is authentic and will take you back to Japan (ok I’ve been several times).
Kudos to Kenichi Okumura Owner/Chef (ex Head Chef Balgownie Estate, ex Head Chef Izakaya Den), and Yumiko (FOH) (ex Izakaya Den and Ocha) and the team.
Apart from the menu there are always several specials of the day, projected onto the wall.
They also feature a Chef’s Table omakase dining experience on a Wednesday.
Plenty of parking nearby is a bonus. All in all a highly rewarding dinner.