The Group behind Hochi Mama 3000, Kiss & Tell, Windsor Wine Room, and Suzie Q have just opened their seventh venue in Melbourne’s CBD – Disuko, a Japanese day-to-night restaurant and cocktail bar built around an ’80s Tokyo disco aesthetic.
CEO and Director of MAMAS Dining Group, Thai Ho says the inspiration for Disuko was born from years spent visiting family in Shibuya, Tokyo.
“Japan instantly captivated me – its theatre, cuisine, hospitality, and energy of the city is electric. Disuko is our way of bringing a slice of Shibuya life to Melbourne, think neon, nostalgia, and nothing but good times. We wanted to create a space where the disco era of 1980’s Tokyo can live again, but this time, with a distinctively Melbourne heartbeat”, Ho said.
Bar Manager Joshuiea Scott leads a cocktail program centred on Japanese spirits, highballs, and house signatures. Key drinks include the Hana Nashi – featuring Roku gin, rose water, lemon, pear, and cloudy pear soda, the Ginza Girl – with red shiso–infused Grey Goose, Burmutton sake, and dry vermouth, and the Shogun – presenting a green tea flavour profile, with lemon, yuzu syrup, and ginger beer.
The interior uses Japanese red timber, terracotta tones, lacquered surfaces, and cherry-red leather seating. Booths and nooks sit around the main room, designed as a low-lit Tokyo-style lounge. A terracotta terrace offers city views, and above it sits a 30-seat private dining space, the Tokyo Sky Mezzanine.
On weekends, the venue runs a disco, Japanese soul, and hip-hop program through custom boombox speakers. Music is quite literally the core of the venue’s soul with Disuko meaning Disco in Japanese.
Food is izakaya-style from Creative Culinary Director Stolley and Head Chef Hoa (ex-Nobu and Kisumé). The menu includes hibachi items, nigiri, and Japanese comfort dishes, with an optional set menu, and an eight-seat omakase bar offering a 12-course sushi and sashimi experience.