Tsukiji, Prahran

When a restaurant is too cozy, that becomes a problem... who would like to sit next to a stranger while enjoying a meal? Especially if the person suffers from halitosis?

And what could be more awkward than sharing tables with a couple bent on showing how close they physically can be in public or have some hand action going under the table?

Do you find that the conversation stops for both the table sharer and table sharee because neither party want to reveal too many details of their lives? Or if there is a conversation going on at one side, the other side suddenly becomes quiet... eavesdropping perhaps?

What if the table sharee spots an empty table and abruptly leave? Would you as the table sharer be curious if there was more to the migration? Do you suddenly wonder if you were the one with bad breath, body odour or gassy stomach?

There is one benefit I can think of if one is sharing tables with a stranger.. and that is discretely snapping pictures of their food so one has more pictures to put on one's blog!

Let me end with some food pictures (all my own food!) from our visit to Tsukiji at High St, Prahran.

We bought prepacked pieces of fish from the shop which they then slice for us. There was salmon, trout and clam. Prices are reasonable for the amount and quality. It was delicious!

Tsukiji also serves hot food, such as the tempura udon we ordered, but the star is really the sashimi.