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25 of The Best Japanese Restaurants

In Brisbane

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Discover Brisbane's top 25 Japanese restaurants serving up everything from sushi and ramen, robatayaki and katsu, to teppanyaki and tapas. Whether you're on a budget or seeking high-end omakase experiences, this list of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane has got you covered.

Ippin Japanese Dining

Ippin Japanese Dining West End

Ippin Japanese Dining is a stunning fine diner taking Japanese cuisine to the next level

Mista Boo

Mista Boo, Yeerongpilly

Mista Boo sushi bar and Japanese restaurant has opened in Yeerongpilly, dishing up fresh sushi, sashimi and

KatsuCo Japanese Restaurant

Katsuco Sherwood

This Japanese restaurant specialises in katsu - panko-crumbed, deep fried, premium cuts of meat and seafood

Izakaya Haiiro

Izakaya Haiiro, Hawthorne

This hidden gem of a Japanese robata restaurant & bar offers a unique dining experience unlike any other in Brisbane

Komeyui

Komeyui Japanese Spring Hill

A stunning, minimalist chic Japanese restaurant offering a superb dining experience like its renowned Melbourne sibling

Uncle Don South City

Uncle Don Woolloongabba

A slick Japanese restaurant specializing in donburi (Japanese rice bowls), located underneath Angelika Cinemas

Honto

Honto Fortitude Valley

This moodily-lit, hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant and bar takes traditional dishes and re-imagines them

Mista Boo Drive Thru

Mista Boo

Queensland's first drive-thru sushi restaurant, offering fresh sushi rolls, rice bowls, karaage chicken and

Shunsai

Shunsai East Brisbane

Shunsai is the go-to for a divine degustation-style multi-course dinner served on artisan Japanese crockery

Sono Portside

Sono Restaurant, Portside, Japanese dining, Brisbane, Hamilton, special occasion, family friendly

Partake in the finest of Japanese cuisine at Sono, which features stunning river views

Mobo

Mobo Japanese Kangaroo Point

A contemporary Japanese restaurant and tapas bar tucked away in a Kangaroo Point side street

Yuzu & Co

Yuzu & Co Milton

This contemporary Japanese restaurant serves classic Japanese fare along with more creative cuisine like sashimi tacos and

Mista Boo Japanese Tapas Bar

Mista Boo Japanese Tapas Bar, Bulimba

Mista Boo brings a distinct fusion of Japanese flavours and tapas-style dining to Bulimba

TakashiYa

TakashiYa South Brisbane

A splendid and exclusive Japanese omakase, whiskey & sake bar, tucked away under the Emporium Hotel

Taro’s Ramen

The renowned ramen bar by Brisbane’s own ramen master, Taro Akimoto, dishes up steaming bowls of slurp-worthy noodle soup and

Sushi Room

Sushi Room Fortitude Valley

This bespoke Japanese fine dining room occupies an exquisite minimalist architectural space in The Calile Hotel

Boom Boom Room Izakaya

Boom Boom Room Izakaya

A heritage-listed bank basement has been converted into a stunning Japanese restaurant and bar

Yoko Dining

Yoko, Howard Smith Wharves

Yoko Dining is Howard Smith Wharves' stunning waterfront Japanese restaurant and bar

Shimo Yakiniku

Shimo Yakiniku Milton

A traditional Japanese BBQ restaurant tucked away down a lane in the Savoir Faire precinct of Park Road

Uncle Don

Uncle Don Rosalie

Uncle Don is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant specialising in donburi (Japanese rice bowls)

Izakaya Publico

Izakaya Publico Brisbane

A stunning contemporary Japanese restaurant located off the beaten track via a hidden entrance

KatsuCo

KatsuCo Toowong

A stunning, minimalist chic Japanese restaurant offering a superb dining experience in Spring Hill

Mista Boo Sushi & Izakaya

Mista Boo Sushi & Izakaya

This contemporary pink neon-lit sushi and izakaya bar offers an array of authentic Japanese fare

Mono Dining

Mono Dining Milton

A slick contemporary Japanese kitchen and bar with a delectable menu, tucked away just off Milton's Park Road

Mizu Japanese

Mizu's shop front with palm trees at the front

Mizu dishes up excellent Japanese cuisine in a fusion of contemporary and traditional

Uncle Don

Uncle Don West End

A dedicated donburi (Japanese rice bowl) restaurant, serving up more than 20 variations of the delicious dish

Still hungry for more suggestions on where to eat out in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Happy grazing!

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