Sokyo - The Star

4.4

703 Reviews

$40 and under

Japanese

Good for special occasions
Innovative
Romantic

Sophisticated dining at its best, relax into Sokyo’s rich, dark wood interior and textured velvet lounges at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Absorb the unparalleled Japanese-style menu, developed with the finest seasonal produce by culinary genius, Executive Chef and founder Chase Kojima. Open seven days, you can start your day with Breakfast by Sokyo and enjoy an exciting mix traditional and contemporary Japanese-inspired a-la-carte dishes and a continental breakfast buffet. Slip into Sokyo by night and explore the extensive menu, more than 80 unique, hand-crafted dishes, while the house Sake Sommelier selects the perfect accompaniment to enrich your experience. For the perfect end to the day, move into the Sokyo Lounge and enjoy a delicate after dinner cocktail with a Japanese twist. The 150 seater Sokyo caters for all dining options from large groups to private dining rooms and more intimate settings at the sushi bar. Sokyo is not to be missed, book today.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Breakfast: Daily: 7:00am - 10:30am Lunch: Friday - Saturday: 12:00pm - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Wednesday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Thursday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Phone number
(02) 9657 9161
Website
http://www.star.com.au/sydney-restaurants/signature-fine-dining/pages/sokyo.aspx
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Chase Kojima

Location
80 Pyrmont Street, Sydney, AU-NSW 2009
Neighborhood
Pyrmont
Parking details
The Star Car Park
Public transit
Sydney light rail, stop at ""The Star""

Ocean Trout Umami SanshoA$20.00
Nikiri soy, sweet sansho pepper, lime
Tai NoriA$20.00
Shio konbu lime salsa, crispy Koasa "Diamond" nori
Tuna Crispy riceA$20.00
Spicy tuna, spicy mayo, crispy Hokkaido "Yumepirica" rice
Kingfish FurikakeA$18.00
Kingfish Furikake, citrus paste, tosazu
Salmon Belly AburiA$20.00
Spicy daikon oroshi
Ooma Premium Bluefin Toro
Blended wasabi, nikiri soy
- Market Price

Traditional Nigiri Or Sashimi

Minimum 2 Pieces

Tuna (South Australia)A$5.50
Chu-Toro (South Australia)
- Market Price
Toro (Japan)
- Market Price
Ocean Trout Ikijime (Tasmania)A$4.50
Salmon (Tasmania)A$4.00
Salmon Belly (Tasmania)A$6.00
Saikou Salmon (New Zealand)A$6.00
Kingfish (South Australia)A$4.50
Kingfish Belly (South Australia)
Red Snapper Ikijime (New Zealand)A$4.50
Alfonsino Kinmedai (New Zealand)A$5.50
BBQ Freshwater Eel (Taiwan)A$6.00
Prawn (New Caledonia)A$4.50
Scallop (Japan)A$4.50
Abalone (South Australia)A$9.50
Scampi (New Zealand)A$8.50
Salmon Roe (Japan)A$5.00
Sea Urchin (Tasmania)A$12.00
Cuttlefish (South Australia)A$4.00
Sokyo Omelette (Tamago)A$4.00

Sashimi

Bonito KunseiA$21.00
Hay smoked bonito, raw mountain potato "Yamaimo", ume, yuzu kosho, ponzu
Salmon TatakiA$21.00
Cucumber, feta cheese, lemon shiso soy, caramelized peanuts
Kingfish Miso CevicheA$22.00
Green chilli, crispy potato, miso ceviche
Maguro TatakiA$29.00
Seared tuna, carbonized leek aioli, pickled mushrooms, asparagus, smoked ponzu
Hokkaido Scallop Yuzu HoneyA$18.00
Onion, capers, crunchy miso, yuzu honey
Wagyu 9+ Short Rib TatakiA$29.00
Pickled grapes, pumpkin puree, tarragon, chilli oil, tosazu
Snapper & Spanner Crab Spicy SoyA$22.00
Dried shiso, capers, spicy white soy
UsuzukuriA$28.00
Ikijime snapper thinly sliced, shio konbu, micro herbs, lime soy vinaigrette
Pacific Oyster (minimum 3 pieces)A$5.00
Plum Wine & lime granita, spicy ponzu
Sashimi PlatterA$60.00
Chefs choice 24 pieces of mixed traditional sashimi

Sokyo Sushi Rolls

QueenslandA$22.00
Spanner crab, spicy aioli, avocado, soy paper
Prawn TempuraA$20.00
Asparagus, spicy aioli
Japanese BarbequeA$21.00
Karubi short rib, Gochujang sauce, white kimchi
Spicy TunaA$21.00
Tenkasu, spicy truffle mayo

Traditional Rolls

Tuna RollA$12.00
Negi Toro RollA$22.00
Salmon Avocado RollA$14.00
Veg RollA$8.00
Umeboshi Cucumber Shiso RollA$8.00

Tempura

Red SnapperA$20.00
Coriander salad, black pepper chilli vinegar
CuttlefishA$17.00
Chilli de arbol, tarragon ponzu sauce
Moreton Bay BugA$28.00
Green papaya pomelo salad, sambal mayo, black pepper amazu
Scallop & Yasa Caviar
Scallop, truffle konbu butter, tarragon ponzu
- per pcA$15.00
AsparagusA$12.00
Truffle poke sauce, edamame dip
PumpkinA$12.00
Rocotto, poblano sauce
Green BeanA$12.00
Pickled mustard and olive tosazu

Robata

BeefA$10.00
(minimum 2 skewers) Wagyu tri-tip, caramelized eshallots, BBQ teriyaki
Corn-fed ChickenA$7.00
(minimum 2 skewers) Shallots, yakitori jus
Kurobuta Pork BellyA$8.00
(minimum 2 skewers) Daikon, sansho, mustard aioli
PrawnsA$8.00
(minimum 2 skewers) Chilli, garlic, mizuna, spicy ume kosho
Lamb ChopA$11.00
(minimum 2 chops) Charred eggplant purée, aka miso, basil
Jurassic QuailA$26.00
Iberico jamon, endive salad, creamy ponzu and kalamansi teriyaki
King Brown MushroomA$15.00
Lime, coriander, truffle soy
Spicy EdamameA$9.00
Shichimi nikiri soy, shaved katsuobushi

Essential Dishes

Binchoutan Saikou SalmonA$32.00
Yuzu miso, slow grilled zucchini
DengakuManA$42.00
Caramelised miso cod, japanese salsa, cucumber salad
Riverina Lamb RumpA$39.00
Shiso salsa Verde, warm eggplant salad, goma ponzu
Master Kobe Wagyu Beef Tenderloin +7A$55.00
Braised Japanese mushrooms, scorched cos lettuce, Katsuobushi
Wagyu +9 Rangers Valley Scotch FilletA$150.00
Sokyo dipping sauces, 600 g
Sea ScallopsA$30.00
Shio Koji sauce, wood ear mushroom, coriander

Salad

Edamame SoybeanA$8.00
Edamamejio
Mixed GreensA$8.00
Spicy garlic vinaigrette
Spicy Sashimi SaladA$22.00
Cherry tomato, cucumber, smoked poke vinaigrette
Grilled Cos and Asparagus SaladA$12.00
Pickled shallot, pumpkin furikake, shiso dressing

Soup

Kyoto Clear SoupA$7.00
Enoki mushroom, citrus drop
MisoshiruA$7.00
Blended miso, dashi, tofu, daikon
Sokyo Spicy BouillabaisseA$26.00
Tofu, white miso, mixed seafood

What 703 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.2Service
4.1Ambience
3.8Value

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703 Reviews

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AoifeS
Sydney
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Reviewed on December 10, 2019
1. Overall 5
All round amazing. One of my favourites. Can’t wait to go back
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VAPS
Sydney
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Reviewed on July 1, 2019
1. Overall 4
One of the best Japanese restaurants in Sydney! Great food and a sophisticated sexy atmosphere.
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IreneW
Sydney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 20, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
It's all about the food for me. This is the second time I have been to this restaurant and it didn't disappoint. I left a second time wanting to go back a third time. Can't wait fir my next visit. Any excuse will do.
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string
64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on December 7, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food is very good. Surprised and disappointed at so many young people taking photos of dishes - seems to be a must do thing / Instragram must venue which spoils atmosphere for diners. Also music volume increased during the evening converting it to an atmosphere more like a bar than a restaurant. Service - lots of staff present but average service. Overall - good food but the experience was not to the standard I expected.
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string
64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on December 1, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Average food, average service. Got kicked out even though we didn't finish our food. Was told they needed the table back for the next reservation but the table next to us was dirty. The table next to us was so close, you can hear their conversation and it was extremely noisy
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string
64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on November 27, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The loss of your sommelier has let the restaurant down ... we asked for 2 glasses of Phillip Shaw Pinot noir and the girl returned about 15 minutes later with two glasses of Pinot Gris ... waiting so long and then wrong wine was annoying ... then waited another 5 minutes only to be told they had run out of Pinot Noir ... the food was great but the loss of the sommelier really let this hatted restaurant down ... no drama but not what you would expect in a hatted retaurant
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on November 24, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food, service, atmosphere, timing of how the food arrived was pretty good, just when you think your ready for the next one it came out. Never have to worry about calling for service cause they are always alert. Will come back.
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on November 24, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent restaurant. Food spectacular and impeccable service. Rachel and the sommelier were so helpful.
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64013 reviews
3.0
64013 reviews
Dined on November 24, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
I was neither wowed or disappointed. The food is nice and extremely interesting but for me the overall experience was let down with a poor ambience and being asked for a tip, when declined our eftpos receipt simply dropped on the table.
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string
64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food was great but we were constantly rushed by the waiters and consistantly reminded about the time restraint of our table, when clearly there were other empty tables by the time we finished, and we didn't see anyone waiting to use our table. In the end we only sat in the restaurant for 1 hour and 25 minutes then left, as we were told we had to move to the bar area if we wanted desert. Given it was my wife's birthday, it really wasn't a pleasant experience for an upscale establishment.
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80 Pyrmont Street, Sydney, AU-NSW 2009

Additional information

Neighborhood
Pyrmont
Hours of operation
Breakfast: Daily: 7:00am - 10:30am Lunch: Friday - Saturday: 12:00pm - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Wednesday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Thursday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
The Star Car Park
Public transit
Sydney light rail, stop at ""The Star""
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chase Kojima

Website
http://www.star.com.au/sydney-restaurants/signature-fine-dining/pages/sokyo.aspx
Phone number
(02) 9657 9161

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Sokyo Nigiri (4 Pieces)

Ocean Trout Umami SanshoA$20.00

Tai NoriA$20.00

Tuna Crispy riceA$20.00

Kingfish FurikakeA$18.00

Salmon Belly AburiA$20.00

Ooma Premium Bluefin Toro

Traditional Nigiri Or Sashimi

Tuna (South Australia)A$5.50

Chu-Toro (South Australia)

Toro (Japan)

Ocean Trout Ikijime (Tasmania)A$4.50

Salmon (Tasmania)A$4.00

Salmon Belly (Tasmania)A$6.00

Saikou Salmon (New Zealand)A$6.00

Kingfish (South Australia)A$4.50

Kingfish Belly (South Australia)

Red Snapper Ikijime (New Zealand)A$4.50

Alfonsino Kinmedai (New Zealand)A$5.50

BBQ Freshwater Eel (Taiwan)A$6.00

Prawn (New Caledonia)A$4.50

Scallop (Japan)A$4.50

Abalone (South Australia)A$9.50

Scampi (New Zealand)A$8.50

Salmon Roe (Japan)A$5.00

Sea Urchin (Tasmania)A$12.00

Cuttlefish (South Australia)A$4.00

Sokyo Omelette (Tamago)A$4.00

Sashimi

Bonito KunseiA$21.00

Salmon TatakiA$21.00

Kingfish Miso CevicheA$22.00

Maguro TatakiA$29.00

Hokkaido Scallop Yuzu HoneyA$18.00

Wagyu 9+ Short Rib TatakiA$29.00

Snapper & Spanner Crab Spicy SoyA$22.00

UsuzukuriA$28.00

Pacific Oyster (minimum 3 pieces)A$5.00

Sashimi PlatterA$60.00

Sokyo Sushi Rolls

QueenslandA$22.00

Prawn TempuraA$20.00

Japanese BarbequeA$21.00

Spicy TunaA$21.00

Traditional Rolls

Tuna RollA$12.00

Negi Toro RollA$22.00

Salmon Avocado RollA$14.00

Veg RollA$8.00

Umeboshi Cucumber Shiso RollA$8.00

Tempura

Red SnapperA$20.00

CuttlefishA$17.00

Moreton Bay BugA$28.00

Scallop & Yasa Caviar

AsparagusA$12.00

PumpkinA$12.00

Green BeanA$12.00

Robata

BeefA$10.00

Corn-fed ChickenA$7.00

Kurobuta Pork BellyA$8.00

PrawnsA$8.00

Lamb ChopA$11.00

Jurassic QuailA$26.00

King Brown MushroomA$15.00

Spicy EdamameA$9.00

Essential Dishes

Binchoutan Saikou SalmonA$32.00

DengakuManA$42.00

Riverina Lamb RumpA$39.00

Master Kobe Wagyu Beef Tenderloin +7A$55.00

Wagyu +9 Rangers Valley Scotch FilletA$150.00

Sea ScallopsA$30.00

Salad

Edamame SoybeanA$8.00