Robata, or robatayaki, literally translates to “cooking with an open flame.” What makes Katana’s approach special is their use of Binchotan charcoal—a premium Japanese charcoal from the ...

Kaiseki leans heavily into seasonal ingredients and traditionally follows a course structure that, at the Counter, will be “cold dishes, steamed dishes, grilled dishes, a robata charcoal dish ...

Binchotan is a specific type of charcoal that’s widely used in Japanese restaurants. It’s the traditional choice when cooking in a pair of tiny Japanese grills called konro or robata. Sometimes more ...

The name points to the grill focus ("robata" is short for "robatayaki", cooking small bites over a charcoal hotbox), but the menu extends beyond that, including sashimi, sushi and accomplished ...

But now they have reason to rejoice at the opening of Blue Fin Sushi & Robata Bar at the same location. This small, comfortable restaurant offers good-quality sushi at great prices, grilled robata ...

A Robata grill is a similar to barbecue. The ingredients are first skewered and then cooked over white oak, binchotan charcoal — a hardwood-type of charcoal. There’s little smoke or flame ...

Darlinghurst ramen and robata (charcoal grilled) diner, Gaku Robata Grill has built a dedicated following since it opened in 2018. So when co-owners Haru Inukai (Bilson’s, Ramen Ikkyu, Blancharu) and ...

and now Nikkei Robata, bringing things back to a home-and-hearth experience, enhanced by smoky flavors, grilled textures and the intoxicating smell of charcoal-cooked foods. The BGC location ...