We took ourselves around the perimeter, passing a couple of eateries I would've been happy to stop at, turning left at the second and diverting into one of the large retail outlets where I would've paused to take a photo of Alaskan King Crab (a touch under $50/kilo) to prove I wasn't hallucinating, but crowd and space constraints meant I gave the concept the flick pass.
But if that was crowded, we hadn't seen anything yet.
The waterfront arcade offered more space in the shared walkways but once you veered into the retail outlets there was the same population density, though there were places to sit and consumee what you've bought so the crowding wasn't quite as severe once you'd negotiated a purchase.
We took a loop around while Madam scoped out the sashimi, and once that had been done and the relevant decisions almost made, we repaired to the wine outlet, where a bottle of 2008 Devils Corner Riesling set us back a reasonable $23 and plastic takeaway glasses were $2 each.
In the end we chose Peter's for a dozen large Sydney rock oysters ($16) and tuna and salmon sashimi ($9.80 with chopsticks and soy sauce). The oysters looked better at the other place, but Peter's had seating. Sashimi involved queueing, and the line contained numbers of non-Japanese Asians and approximations of the Average Aussie.
The oysters were excellent, so I was forced to go back for another six, and the tuna finished a short half head in front of the salmon in the Sashimi Stakes. The Riesling was sublime, not quite the same slaty citrus notes in Clare and Eden Valley Riesling, but the wine, being Tasmanian and subsequently from a much cooler climate was never going to be quite in that style. I like Tasmanian Riesling, would buy more if it was easier to find and this one was a perfect match for the oysters.