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I can’t find the berries in my Chocolate Berries Ice-cream. Can you?

Nic and I should just quit our day jobs and work as waiters at Aoyama, our favorite Japanese restaurant in Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur. We went there for dinner again, and as before, were blown away by how unique and delicious Japanese food can be.

This time, we didn’t blow the bank account though. Instead of getting the chef to plan our menu, we took matters into our own hands. We picked and chose from the extensive menu.

Despite that we ate until we couldn’t eat anymore, the bill only came up to about RM60 per person.

After the dinner, we asked a young waitress for our favorite dessert - the Cherry X.O. Ice Cream. She informed us that they were out of Cherry X.O. ice-cream and recommended that we try their Chocolate Berries ice-cream, instead. We did.

But after scrutinizing the Chocolate Berries ice-cream over and over again, we unanimously agreed that we couldn’t see any sign of berries in this ice-cream.

Then we tasted it, why, it tastes just like chocolate ice-cream drenched in Bailey’s.

The Best of the Best of the Best Japanese Food In Kuala Lumpur

Aoyama Japanese Restaurant Address
Last Monday, Nic and I traveled north for three days. The first night, we stopped at Melaka for dinner on the way. The second night, we were blessed with dinner at our favourite Japanese restaurant in the whole wide world!

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We were first introduced to Aoyama by Chris of Geek Terminal who is a die-hard Japanese food connoisseur some time last year. aoyama-tofu.jpg
We learned from Chris that when you get here, you won’t even need to look at the menu. Just tell Chef Jovy you want his very best. The chef will ask you for a budget, you can expect him to floor you with a totally unexpected combination of flavors in every dish that he serves.
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In fact, Chef Jovy enjoys it when you trustingly request for him to plan and serve your entire meal. He even took the liberty to serve only one portion of the larger and more filling dishes so that we have more room in our stomachs to try more variety of his foods.

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Above: crab meat, straw mushrooms and goodies that Chef Jovy had expertly combined, baked under a shell of cheese

Below: An interior view of the same decadent dish

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Below: Chef Jovy’s twist to the traditional sushi. This dish got me speechless for a few seconds.

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We oohed and aahed at how duck meat could be so tender

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We snacked on vegetable fritters

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With a side dip of coarsely ground chili-peppers

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One of Nic’s favorite japanese dish is garlic rice so even though Chef Jovy did not include it in our meal, we ordered it individually. Just look at the chunky dried garlic Chef Jovy sprinkled on for extra oomph!
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We ate a few other indescribable dishes which I forgot to photograph. (Sorry!)

For dessert, we had Cherry Rum ice-cream which totally stole our hearts. If you haven’t been to Aoyama, I urge you to GO. You MUST make a trip here at least once in your lifetime.

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It is not difficult to get here at all. If this map is not helpful enough, feel free to email me via my contact form or simply leave a comment here. It is my life’s mission to make sure you successfully get to Aoyama, I’ll be more than happy to help.