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Best Japanese Restaurants in Brisbane

From budget to high-end, the suburbs to the city, here are 25 of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane

From budget to high-end, the suburbs to the city, here are 25 of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane

Looking for the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane? From drive-thru sushi & sushi trains to hidden izakayas, katsu & don restaurants, exquisite omakase, traditional Japanese BBQ, and upmarket Japanese restaurants, the ultimate guide to Japanese dining in Brisbane:

Yuzu & Co Milton

Yuzu & Co is a modern Japanese restaurant in Milton serving contemporary and classic Japanese cuisine

Honto Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

Honto is a stunning dark moodily lit Japanese restaurant and bar hidden away in a Fortitude Valley back street

Shunsai East Brisbane

Shunsai is a real slice of Japan in Brisbane - a pocket-sized upmarket Japanese restaurant and bar found tucked away

Hatori Karaage Camp Hill

Hatori Karaage is a tiny bamboo-walled Japanese eatery and bar serving crispy fried chicken

KU-O at the Gabba

Ku-o At The Gabba

Ku-O at the Gabba serves large, high-quality sashimi plates and traditional Japanese dishes

Cheeky Poké Bar

Cheeky Poké Bar is serving up locally-sourced seafood poke bowls and other Asian inspired delights in Newstead’s Haven precinct.

Taro’s Ramen is changing the way we do ramen – with big bowls of MSG-free broth that’s customised to suit your taste

Bird’s Nest Yakitori Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

Bird's Nest Yakitori

Bird’s Nest Yakitori is a funky little slice of Japan in Fortitude Valley – a lively bar eatery that is a go-to for delectable yakitori and bar nibbles

Brisbane's Hidden Japanese Gems

The streets of Brisbane are home to a smattering of some top little Japanese eateries and bars off the beaten track

Hai-Hai Ramen Paddington

Hai Hai Ramen is a tiny Japanese ramen bar found in a black worker’s cottage on Paddington’s Latrobe Tce.

Japanese style dining area inside Wagaya restaurant in Brisbane's fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

The traditional and futuristic collide in Wagaya, a fabulous upstairs Japanese eating house overlooking Chinatown Mall.

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

There are Japanese restaurants and then there is Sono, exquisitely styled with Japanese cuisine to match

Osaka Japanese Dining, Ashgrove

Osaka Japanese Dining Bar

Nestled in the far corner of the little Ashgrove West shopping centre is this slick modern Japanese eatery

Mizu's shop front with palm trees at the front

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

Harajuku Gyoza

Harajuku is a traditional Japanese beer and dumpling bar straight out of Tokyo's Shibuya ward

Japanese croquettes with sauce

Dami Japanese Restaurant

You've probably driven past it many times and never noticed it; the unassuming Japanese restaurant on Logan Road surrounded by car yards

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