We've heard a lot about the roof of the new Sydney Fish Market – as well as being wave-like in structure (a 200m floating canopy), it will be a platform for colourful light shows. But what about what will be inside the new multi-million dollar construction when it opens? There are some sagoi Japanese restaurants featuring in the new mix, and there's one in particular we're pretty excited about – the highly lauded Japanese restaurant, Sushi Oe.
Sushi Oe is currently a miniscule (six-seater) eatery in Cammeray, headed up by chef Toshihiko Oe. He'll be transporting his traditional fine-dining fare to the much, much larger venue of the new-look Sydney Fish Market when it opens early 2026.
The scale-up from a tiny space to the bustling halls of Sydney Fish Market might make a fledgling chef's gills stand up, but Oe is taking it all in his stride. “I want to make sushi for more people,” Oe told Good Food. “It won’t change, same style.”
It has also been announced that chef Toru Ryu of Restaurant 16 in Neutral Bay will also be opening an eatery at the new Sydney Fish Market, serving a traditional Japanese haute cuisine menu.
Then there's Takao Muramoto, who owns Ichie restaurant in Hokkaido – he'll be opening a barbecue- and ramen-focused restaurant of the same name with Libras Ting (a Sydney restaurateur) and Hide Tsuboi (Tokyo-trained chef-owner at Haymarket’s Hakatamon Ramen).
Up until recently, details around which restaurateurs will be coming to the Sydney Fish Market have been tight lipped – now we’ve got more than enough to whet the appetite.
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