Awarded best cafe in Melbourne by Timeout magazine this year, Ima Project Cafe transports patrons to the heart of Tokyo - the non robot-sparring, neon geisha touting, hedgehog petting part. Fusing tradition with innovation in a quintessentially Japanese manner, classics such as avocado on toast are elevated with seaweed and breakfast sets are heralded by plum sauce streaked rosy pork tonkatsu with panko crumb coats. Side roles also turn into starring ones with an unctuous eggplant perfectly glazed with a syrupy miso carapace and a humble onsen egg poached to silken and golden perfection. The hosts are uber environmentally friendly and reuse or recycle in a truly futuristic way. Definitely something different, something cool and something to talk about. Arigato! read more