When Kevin Pak says he wants to bring Tokyo nightlife to Melbourne, he is not fooling around. His new restaurant is a game-changer. It's open 24/7, 365.

“Ramen is not just for lunch and dinner. I want to bring the culture of eating late-night ramen with beer to Melbourne,” says Pak, the owner of a new mysterious ramen shop on Russell Street. So mysterious, that it has no English name. Because a ramen shop in Tokyo wouldn’t have one.

Phonetically the kanji reads “Menya Sandaime”, which translates to “third-generation noodle shop”. You might recognise the name, it’s an established chain in South Korea and the States. Open for business in Melbourne since late May, this is the 39th branch so far, the first in Melbourne, with further expansion planned for the next three years.