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Sono Portside

Hamilton

Updated: Aug 31, 2025

There are Japanese restaurants and then there is Sono at Hamilton's Porside Wharf.

In a large exquisitely designed space upstairs at Portside, diners can partake in the finest of Japanese cuisine from the teppanyaki bar or sushi bar, under the glow of box lights and the calming influence of water features, river stones, bamboo, and rich neutral coloured textures.

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

Groups are catered for with traditional paper screened rooms containing traditional tatami tables, while couples vie for the sought after river view tables (although there is a range of traditional or Western seating options for all).

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

Highly recommended, especially for the uninitiated, is a sashimi platter or perhaps the tasting menu – a compilation of six chef recommended dishes incorporating delectable morsels such as lime oyster, sushi, sashimi, crab meat croquette and a selection of warm dishes such as Kobe wagyu steak or duck teriyaki, and a dessert platter.

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

As well as sushi and sashimi, Sono also offers a divine a la carte menu, including nabemono (Japanese hot pots with a minimum order of two serves) and Chef's special dishes of the day.

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

Sono is a highly regarded, family-friendly Japanese restaurant in the popular Portside dining precinct with a fantastic reputation so bookings are definitely recommended.

The menu may have changed since our visit.

A full list of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane HERE

Sono Portside

Portside Wharf

39 Hercules St

Hamilton, Brisbane

Opening hours

Licensed

3268 6655

Map

39 Hercules St, Hamilton, Queensland

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