Sakura Harbour

A small Japanese restaurant at the quieter end of the Jetty Strip, open only in the evenings and only a few nights a week, which lends it a considered, destination feel rather than a walk-in one. The kitchen leans on traditional Japanese technique and ingredients, with sushi and sashimi alongside cooked dishes, in an intimate room that rewards a booking. It runs Tuesday to Saturday from half past five, so it sits squarely in the dinner slot the town is short on. Independent and modest in scale, it is the kind of place locals keep to themselves: careful cooking, unhurried service, no pretension. Worth seeking out when you want something lighter and more precise than the pub-and-pizza default, and a change from the strip's Italian and modern-Australian rooms.