Melbourne is a place with a cosmopolitan crowd and so there has always been a need for multi cuisine restaurants, which serve Japanese cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Italian cuisine and much more. Melbourne has also been a pretty active city and thus many restaurants here provide people with a variety of tastes, when they wish to explore something interesting. The history of cultural migration All this has been possible because of the city's population. Thanks to four major waves of migration, the population in Melbourne consists of residents from 140 different nations including neighbouring New Zealand, the Asian countries of India, the Philippines and Korea, the United Kingdom and Italy in Europe, and the African nation of Somalia. And, the best part is all have been living harmoniously, greatly contributing to the vibrant cultural skyline of the city. Who prefers exploring a new taste? Japanese cuisine has always been one of the most preferred tastes in Melbourne. It is always a bit of mystery for people as they think Japanese cuisine to be one that consists only of raw fish, something Japanese would never want to eat. But, there are several varieties of Japanese cuisine and most of them involve “cooking”. These restaurants have a décor that is seductively dark with twinkling tea lights on the tables. Once your table is ready you will be taken downstairs and greeted in a wonderful Asian way. Because most people are unaware of what exactly does Japanese cuisine consist, the waitresses here explain in detail, each dish so that you can make a better choice. Apart from restaurants providing Japanese cuisine in Melbourne, there are sake bars here, where you can relax with your friends. “Sake” is a traditional Japanese alcohol made from rice. For those who want to enjoy the traditional Japanese food and drinks must visit one of such restaurants in Melbourne. Because of Melbourne’s activeness, people here like to spend evenings with friends and family, celebrating. Therefore, most of the restaurants that provide the facility of Japanese cuisine and sake bar in Melbourne also provide function rooms for celebration. The best among all are the function rooms at St Kilda. Most Asians and others, as well, enjoy the restaurants providing Japanese cuisine in Melbourne. To take a break from the routine life and always visited common bars, people have started exploring sake bar in Melbourne. And the best place, people believe, to celebrate with friends and families are the japans traditional style function rooms at St Kilda which provide you a feel of low wooden seating with bamboo stick gardens and chopsticks to eat the variety of Japanese cuisine.