Manmaru fuses fun and flavour in its dishes

Displayed in a grand-looking ice sculpture, the sushi moriwase is a testament of the chefs artistic prowess.

It sounds like a bad idea at first. But the marriage of two culinary worlds – especially ones with little in common like Japanese and Italian – seems gastronomically illiterate until a visit to a smart new “fusion” restaurant proves you wrong.

Located in a low-key corner of Atria Shopping Gallery in Petaling Jaya, Manmaru Robatayaki & Bar plys non-purist flavour combos with its distinctly Japanese menu peppered with slight Italian accents.