Anekawa is owned and operated by Japanese chef Koki Anekawa (ex Rick Shores), who set out to create a culinary concept that applies traditional techniques from his hometown of Saga (a prefecture in Japan’s south) to ethically sourced local and Australian produce. Tucked in on the corner of Railway Street and Swan Lane, Anekawa’s menu overs small plates, raw delights, mains and a series of clay-pot rice dishes. The menu changes regularly with new and exciting dishes – think bonito-crusted bamboo shoots with lemon aspen and sancho salt, pan-fried ocean trout with green-pepper kosho, and rice pots with school prawns and snow peas. Behind the bar, there’s Japanese whisky, sake and a small series of cocktails, joined by a cellar list of mostly low-interventional wines.