Arigato, East Sydney

15/20*

via @HuMun

A hipster Hyde Park picnic wouldn’t be complete without a Tokyo Bike, bottle of Pocari Sweat, some Swedish cider and take-away edamame from Arigato. Super-sweet and juicy peas are perfect for a game of who-can-catch-the-pea-in-their-mouth - an activity normally unbecoming of expected behaviour in a Japanese restaurant. The addition of fresh chilli made up for the lack of salt means this certainly beats the take-away edamame at Sushi Suma, Sushi Hero II and the Chinese New Year Markets, and is on par with take-away edamame in Japan - at the Fuji Rock Festival, Tokyo Dome Baseball and Muteki Mario in Shinjuku.