Goryon-san, Surry Hills

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It feels like everyone’s visiting Japan lately so to make myself less sad I visited Goryon-san in Surry Hills, an izakaya serving yakitori.

We started off with grilled Hokkaido jumbo scallops with the most delicious konbu butter and a spicy potato salad.

We ordered a whole bunch of skewers from chicken skin with beautifully charred edges, Bangalow pork belly and Wagyu beef.

The tender chicken thigh with shallot was a highlight, as were the scallops wrapped in bacon with an anchovy butter. The prawn and pork belly was ok but I absolutely loved the quail eggs with pork belly.

Onto the wagyu sukiyaki, beef tongue and the week’s special of Miyazaki A5 Wagyu sirloin was incredible buuuuut was $35 for the skewer.

We also ordered the salt & soy corn and the brown mushrooms with ponzu and butter.

The yuzu miso marinated black cod was cooked so perfectly and went so well with the roasted leeks.

And finally the soul warming Hakata Taki Nabe, a rich tonkotsu soup that has been stewed for 3 days and 3 nights and is filled with noodles, gyoza and cabbage.