It’s only ever on the most miserable and gloomy of days where I’ll sit down to a warming bowl of Jipang’s finest udon noodles. I guess there’s also those mediocre days where I’ll take a seat on their little stools, at their yellow tables, in their pigeon-occupied alfresco dining area and take advantage of their ever-changing weekday lunch specials. Oh and then there was also that period of time during the Summer where I ordered their ramen every single day for an entire week. So there is absolutely no surprise that Jipang has held residence of arguably the best Japanese in Manly for over 30 years now. Staff are greeting your every arrival, gyoza’s are sizzling in pans wafting off a delicious ambience and if you’re lucky, a counter seat gets you a glimpse at their renowned broths brewing away. Every visit of mine has been a good visit at Jipang.