Japanese food in Village Grocer @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

Village Grocer located in Citta Mall in Ara Damansara is among the best Village Grocer outlet with bakery, Japanese food section and wine shop attached. Quite like this place as they sell quality and fresh food at reasonable price. You can get fresh Japanese food which is prepared daily here. The choice are plenty such as rice bowl, unagi, scallop, sushi, sashimi, vegetarian based sushi and vinegared pressed sushi.

Taste:7/10(Moderate. The sushi and rice bowl were fresh. The thickness of sashimi on sushi still can't beat those prepared in the restaurant. I do like their pressed sushi which taste good and with grilled soba fish).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Each pack of sushi set price between MYR6.00 to MYR28.00. They also have value for money promotion set which range from MYR13.00 to MYR17.00).



Vinegared pressed sushi - soba fish.


Japanese food options.

Raw fish (sashimi) based sushi.

Plenty of sushi set to choose from.

Unagi rice bowl.

My style of eating sushi with some wasabi on each pieces.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.112171, 101.579145
Address: LG-01, Lower Ground Floor, No 1, Jalan PJU 1a/48, Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Okame Sushi @ Tsukiji Market, Tokyo

Okame serving great sushi without waiting in a long queue if you want to savour fresh sushi of Tsukiji market. Just located beside two famous sushi restaurant - Sushi Dai and Sushi Daiwa, Okame is surprisingly less queue if compared to both. In term of quality, Okame does serve fresh sushi with even more pieces when compared to Sushi Dai and Sushi Daiwa. Having tried Sushi Daiwa before, I can tell the difference between both. I ordered "Omakase" course which was assorted sushi combination selected by a sushi chef, and quite like the taste of a few pieces of sushi. Some of the pieces with some salt on top of it which creates an intense saltiness and adds flavour to the sushi. This sushi restaurant is good and it is one of better the sushi bars in Tsukiji market area. If you have limited time and don't want to queue in long line, Okame is simply an option to consider and it will never disappoints you in taste.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. The sushi were very fresh and the taste is great. The sushi here is a bit different as some of the sushi have soy sauce ready and some is not. Also, some of the sushi have some salt on top of it which is quite unique. Their sea urchin, toro and fresh prawn is taste the best. Buttery and creamy. Sushi Daiwa taste better than Okame but it's not that far off. The difference is Sushi Daiwa have their sushi ready with correct amount of soy sauce and wasabi which makes the sushi taste better).
Price:2/10(Expensive. The restaurant does not accept credit cards and make sure you have enough cash. Their omakase set - chef choice price at 3,600 Yen. The price includes 10 pieces of sushi, a tuna roll and a choice of 2 extra pieces of sushi).



Long queue outside Sushi Daiwa and Sushi Dai.

Looking for other good sushi option which have shorter queue.


Came to this sushi restaurant. Okame.

Similar environment inside Okame compared to other sushi restaurants.

There are two chefs preparing fresh sushi.

You can see that the queue start to build outside.

My first 5 pieces of sushi.

The broiled tuna comes with dash of salt. It does enhance the taste of sushi.

Scallop, broiled tuna and raw ebi prawn.

Horse fish sushi.

Ikura or fish roe.

Delicious sea urchin with dash of salt.

Tuna roll.



Last two pieces of toro or fatty tuna.

Delicious hot miso soup.

Satisfied breakfast.

GPS/Coordinate: 35.663705, 139.769599
Address: 5-2-1 Tsukiji | Tsukiji Fish Market Bldg. No.6, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture.
Public transport: Tsukiji station on Hibiya line Tokyo metro or Tsukijishijo station on Toei Oedo line.

Budget shopping at Paddy Market @ Sydney, Australia

Paddy Market located at Haymarket area of Sydney just opposite Chinatown is a well known place to get cheap fruits, vegetables, fish, clothes and giftware. The environment in Paddy Market is more like a traditional flea market which specialising in cheap imported goods, clothes, souvenirs, Australia local produced products such leather hats and kangaroo furs. The Paddy Market is popular with tourist as they sells cheaper souvenirs. Most of the shop keeper here seems to be from Mainland China and most of the shops selling low quality phone covers and souvenirs.


Paddy market located at ground floor of Market City, Sydney.

Flea market type of environment. Here you can see many shops selling football jersey and Australian themed souvenirs.

Variety of souvenirs on sale.

Some hanky panky stuff. Pictures of sexy ladies.

Waterproof crushable leather hats.

Children and ladies clothing.

Black carrot.



Vegetables locally produced.


Australia is a multi cultural country with even herbs and spices are easily available from the market.

Animal furs shop.

Remote control helicopters.

Cheap sunglasses from China.

GPS/Coordinate: -33.879513, 151.203292
Address: 9-13 Hay Street, Haymarket, Nsw, 2000, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Public transport: Paddy's Markets Light Rail

Namdaemun Market @ Seoul

Namdaemun Market is the largest street market in Seoul. You can get cheaper stuff here compared to other places in Seoul. There are many variety of items here and the price of some items may differ from shop to shop. I would recommend to buy your souvenir here and there are a lot of choices here and the price is reasonable. This is also a place for you to saviour Korean street food from seafood, pork knuckles, snacks and Korean dessert. Do come here during early afternoon or late evening. You can buy most Korean items here such as Korean cookware and souvenirs. You able to purchase the black clay bowl that all shops used to serve bibimbap here. This type of clay bowl able to maintain its heat at longer period. The side alleys are great places to eat local food and most menus are in English. The street food is fantastic and I recommend going in the evening if you want to see more unique foods although it can get quite crowded.


Stalls selling underwear and clothing.

You can get cheaper souvenir in Namdaemun market compared to other markets in Seoul.

Dried food such as squid and anchovies.

Plastic items and gloves also available.


Having vegetable pork bun.


Vegetable pancakes.

Street food - fried fish fillet.

Crowded with shoppers during late evening.

Preserved vegetables and food. There are one item which is very smelly here (bottom left) but I don't know what it is.

Souvenirs. Plates, pictures, chopsticks, mask, beauty products and much more...

This shop basically just selling all the photos and pictures of famous Korean actors and singers.

Key chains, letter opener and mirrors.

Nice dolls in Korean costume.

Variety of seaweed to choose from.

Abundance of selection of winter clothing and leather jackets available in Namdaemun market. These items however are unbranded.



Pork knuckles. It looks good but I don't have chance to try it as I don't know that they also serve single portion. According to my friend who went to the same shop, she said the pork is good and worth to try.

This is the stall selling pork knuckles.

If you like seafood. Sit down and order your favourite dish.

Another street seafood stall. You may get your soju alcoholic drink here as well.

Variety of Korean street food. Mostly are seafood.

Fish Cakes: This is a great snack. Fish cakes are cooked in a rich broth. After eating two or three, you are full. Plus, the broth that is served with the cakes is nice. Price range between 500 Won to 1000 Won per cake.

Variety of fried stuff and Tteokbokki.

Just pick which screwer that you want.

GPS/Coordinate: 37.558303, 126.977190
Public transport: Hoehyeon station (Subway line 4) exit 5.