We last posted about the pending opening of Japanese place, Sushi Yachiyo, back in May 2009.

Well, the location is yet to prove itself un-haunted as we are still waiting for the doors to open for business.

It must be soon though, as I noticed take-away menus affixed to the door, with a voucher for free edamame, when walking past yesterday.

And this morning, a workman was busy inside, before 7am.

A new Japanese place, Harumi, has just opened up on Darlinghurst Road. We dined there on the weekend, and it is pretty good, although what I really crave is a local ramen house. Harumi occupies a space which has seemed doomed in the past couple of years. It was recently vacated by Pasion cafe. Before this, it was a burger joint and further back, a fish and chips place. Let’s hope Harumi can make this work.

In other exciting (and optimistic) news, a second Japanese restaurant, Sushi Yachiyo, is set to open on the haunted corner of Kirketon Road and Craigend Street.

Weirdly, the menu and prices all look pretty similar to that of Harumi.

RAMEN PEOPLE! WHAT WE WANT IS RAMEN!