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Sydney’s Cho Cho San is a restaurant inspired by Tokyo drinking culture, so you can be absolutely certain it has all the ingredients for a great night out. Located in Potts Point (on a ridge above the bright lights of the CBD), it specialises in a food concept called izakaya, which has many different interpretations but loosely translates to ‘a bar serving shared plates with saké’. In Japan, an izakaya is a place for after-work drinking, but in Sydney that can also mean a cold beer or cocktail.

The owners of Cho Cho San are Sam Christie and his business partner Jonathan Barthelmess, and both have form

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