Daikokuten

Best Known For

Forbidden Garden Poké Bowl: black rice, salmon sashimi, nori, avocado, pickled vegetables, cherry tomato, edamame beans, mixed leaves, sesame dressing, purple sweet potato croquette and sriracha mayo.

Inspired Japanese brunch and onigiri-style fare await discerning foodies at Daikokuten on Tooronga Road in Hawthorn East. Large windows invite natural light into this café creating the ideal spot to put life on pause for a while over a cup of coffee with family and friends amongst shiny black tiles, potted greenery and blond wood furniture. Stop in for a breakfast tuna onigiri set with Kransky, tamago, mixed salad, sesame dressing, pickled vegetables and miso soup, or brioche toast with sweet red bean, condensed milk, matcha sauce and butter on the side; the lunch gang wraps their hands around a signature fried chicken brioche sando with avocado, baby cos, cheese and sriracha mayonnaise. Perhaps opt for curry scrambled rice with potato, carrots, fried shallots, chilli, nori and egg.