Sunday, June 04, 2023

Shimbashi Soba II

May 18, 2023

   

Our second visit to Shimbashi was much like the first: we wanted something easy and local for dinner after work, and we even ordered exactly the same dishes. With that lovely meal fresh in my mind, I volunteered to cycle over and grab some of Shimbashi's lunch offerings for us the next day. While it's still possible to eat in a la carte, daytime Shimbashi opens up a small display cabinet by the door with grab-and-go options, mostly sushi rolls and a few bento.

The vegan sushi and tofu bento ($13) captured all of the meat-free options that day. Samples of the tempura zucchini avocado, spicy tofu, and spicy soy sushi were present, along with an assortment of tender vegetables and soft, comforting potato salad. I ordered the zucchini-avo and spicy tofu sushi as full hand-rolls ($4.50 each) to round out a meal for two. All these dishes were lightly chilled and satisfying, with the varied flavours and textures of gently-tended vegetables and judicious spices - I barely even used the soy sauce tubes that I'd packed into the paper bag, and could happily have skipped them entirely.

   
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You can read about our last visit to Shimbashi here.
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Shimbashi 
344 Rathdowne St, Carlton North 
8060 6595 

Accessibility: Shimbashi has a flat entry. Furniture is a mixture of high benches and regular height tables, all with hard wooden backs and densely packed. I ordered and paid for my takeaway at a high counter.

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