Super chilled Japanese vibe in Leigh Street.
Shobosho is one of those hole in the wall venues that really nails the stated cuisine - brilliant Japanese dishes.
We stumbled in here a couple of years ago and chose poorly, this year not so much.
At 11.30am on a public holiday this place was humming, and James provided excellent service from moment one.
Whilst not a fan of booths, it worked out as we watched the kitchen run at what would seem a glacial pace. But the food was swiftly in front of us.
First up were the Prawn and Ginger wontons. Succulent and juicy in a fish dashi with chilli oil. Yum.
We tied this with Tasmanian Barringwood Cuvée and a Merchants “Natorius” sparkling from Margs. Both great palate followers for the wontons but the Marg’s number was winning – hands down.
Next up was a true winner - Blue swimmer crab with apple, radish yuzu mayo and nori dust.
A delicious dish, thankfully not overshadowed by the mayo, the sweet crab flesh was first and foremost on the palate. Just brilliant.
Wines were required so I opted for a William Fevre Chablis and the Uber also went French with a Des Ferrages Rose from Provence - both superb.
Grilled Snake Beans followed with fermented chilli and scorched nuts (main picture). Beautifully crunchy beans with an insidiously hot chilli dressing. Fab.
A bit of a breather while we decided on what was next. The gap was perfectly helped along by a nice, local Altamont Pinot Gris.
We decided on the Pork and cabbage potsticker dumplings and were rewarded with six luscious, burnt-sided dumplings swimming in a brilliant chilli\soy jus.
We finished with the baked blueberry cheesecake, mirin and black sesame meringue.
A superb, if very expensive, dive into Japanese cuisine.
Adelaide still has it…
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