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  • To Ichi- Ban Boshi 
Located on the top floor of the Galleries Victoria on George St (opposite the QVB and in short walking distance from Town Hall), the famed 'Ichi-Ban Boshi' Japanese restaurant could have easily gone unnoticed by prospective diners. In truth, I only "discovered" it after taking a visit to it's neighbour, Kinokuniya bookstore.

Once you have discovered it you'll be hard pressed not to be making return visits, for great value for money Japanese cuisine right here in inner city Sydney. The large restaurant is almost always full of people, which makes how quickly they serve their food surprising to say the very least. Their menu contains an exhaustive list of ramen, udon and green tea ice cream (yum!)

Worth the lunchtime wait!

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  • beanboy  Local Star   320 reviews
    Top Japanese restaurant, they have one of the best and well known Ramens in the city. Be prepared to queue, but its well worth the wait.
    My fav is the Udon Set, with Salmon Sashimi, rice, and Ramen.

    6 months ago - 11/12/2012

    • Joanne Lee Phin Local Star 
      Disagree with the "worth the wait" and "one of the best.. ramens" comment. What other ramens have you tried in Sydney?

      6 months ago - 12/12/2012

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  • hazmatt_05   5 reviews
    This is a great restaurant. Probably the best I've tried in Sydney so far outside of Japan in terms of taste. If an authentic taste is your priority (which I'm sure it is very important) then this is the place for you. The views and the environment isn't the greatest in the world, but that shouldn't matter when you're talking with friends or looking at the great food that's been served. Oh, and the waitresses there are Japanese, adding to the experience.

    27/01/2010

  • Matti Puckridge   69 reviews
    This is a great place to eat, the ticket for a table system is a little annoying but well worth it once you get a table. I'm a huge fan of Kaarage Don and Ichi-Ban Boshi do one of my favourites. while waiting for a seat have a wonder around the latest books at Kinokuniya.

    22/09/2009

  • MONBAB   19 reviews
    This place serves great ramens and rice dishes, especially tantanmen, aburi-chashu ramen and the curry rice. The food are worth the long lunch-hour queue.

    04/12/2008

  • CLEMSTAR   32 reviews
    This place is worth the wait, generally they always have long queues (which ths is a very good sign when going out to eat). The place speciallises not only in ramen but also some very good rice dishes. One of my favourit have to be the Tantantemen (one of the best in sydney).

    14/07/2008

  • MrT  Foodie   231 reviews
    Great food, but always a long wait to get in.

    21/09/2007

  • Monday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Friday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Saturday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM
  • Sunday:
    11:00 AM-9:00 PM

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