Brekkie @ Tokyo Canteen

One of the great joys of travel is getting to try interesting and diverse foods, often at unexpected times. I especially enjoy exploring Asian breakfast options. They're so much more exciting that what's on offer in Australia. The breakfast curries and sambals in Colombo were fabulous, the roti canai and chocolate fondue (!) in Kuala Lumpur delightful, and the keema and chapati at Azmi in Singapore sublime.

There are very few Asian cafes and restaurants open for breakfast here in Canberra. Kopiku in O'Connor has some delicious Indonesian offerings, and until today that was the only place I'd found offering a spicy brekkie (as compared to brunch, lunch or dinner). Anyway, recently I read a review for Tokyo Canteen, part of the new Eyre Street precinct in Kingston, and realised we had to go there! We spent two weeks in Japan in 2016 and it was magnificent. Foodie heaven. Today's outing to Kingston didn't disappoint.

We started with coffee:

then I ate:

Agedashi tofu, accompanied by a salad, house pickles and rice

while Andrew had:

Tokyo toast, with berries, red beans and matcha ice cream

It was all delicious. We'd recommend arriving early (if breakfast is your thing) as the place was pretty full by the time we finished eating.