Though konbini culture is the inspiration, it still reads as a Melbourne lunch spot, with an extensive menu, food cooked to ...

Konbi specializes in three main sandwiches: the omelet, the katsu in both pork and eggplant, and, of course, the egg salad. Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery are the brains behind the operation.

Since those heady early days, Maisen has spread its wings throughout Japan with 13 restaurants and 60 takeaway stores while the brand’s famed katsu sando sandwiches are eponymous on ...