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What are the best Japanese restaurants in Australia?

There are 75 Japanese restaurants across Australia listed on Food and Wine with Love, including Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington, Snow Monkey Ramen and Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar. 71 of them carry Google ratings, with Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington rated 4.4 from 469 reviews. Each listing below shows the menu, opening hours, address and contact details, with links to book a table or order online where the venue offers them.

75 venues listed Cuisine: Japanese Updated September 2026

75 venues that answer this

Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington
Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington

Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington

1/96 Main St, Mornington VIC 3931

4.4 (469 reviews)

Lunar Dumpling Bar Mornington is a modern dumpling bar serving handmade dumplings, quality Asian food, and local wines a...

Snow Monkey Ramen
Snow Monkey Ramen

Snow Monkey Ramen

229 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (1,617 reviews)

Popular Fitzroy ramen bar serving rich tonkotsu, Tokyo-style broths and authentic Japanese comfort food in a casual sett...

Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar
Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar

Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar

Shop A3, 1-7 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs...

4.7 (546 reviews)

Lakefront izakaya-style Japanese restaurant and bar in Caroline Springs, offering sushi, sashimi and handcrafted cocktai...

Sara Craft Ramen & Bar
Sara Craft Ramen & Bar

Sara Craft Ramen & Bar

Shop 3/391-393 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 300...

4.5 (548 reviews)

Sara Craft Ramen & Bar is a Japanese ramen bar on Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne's CBD, specialising in craft broth...

Izakaya Masuya
Izakaya Masuya

Izakaya Masuya

12-14 O'Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000

4.0 (50 reviews)

One of Australia's earliest izakaya-style restaurants, tucked into a heritage building on O'Connell Street, Sydney.

Mensho Tokyo Melbourne
Mensho Tokyo Melbourne

Mensho Tokyo Melbourne

166 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (1,681 reviews)

Mensho Tokyo Melbourne is the Australian outpost of the Tokyo-born ramen group at 166 Russell Street in Melbourne CBD.

Little Ramen Bar
Little Ramen Bar

Little Ramen Bar

369 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (1,494 reviews)

Little Ramen Bar in Melbourne CBD serves Japanese ramen including tonkotsu, spicy miso and shoyu, with gyoza and karaage...

Oyama 24
Oyama 24

Oyama 24

73-75 Canadian Bay Rd Mount Eliza VIC 3930

4.5 (51 reviews)

Oyama 24 is a traditional Japanese restaurant in Mount Eliza, serving fresh sushi, sashimi and seasonal seafood.

Hakata Gensuke
Hakata Gensuke

Hakata Gensuke

168 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (3,614 reviews)

Melbourne's original Hakata Gensuke ramen bar on Russell Street, serving Fukuoka-style tonkotsu since 2014.

North Sydney Rengaya - Yakiniku & Sushi
North Sydney Rengaya - Yakiniku & Sushi

North Sydney Rengaya - Yakiniku & Sushi

shop 1/101 Miller St, North Sydney NSW 2060

4.4 (819 reviews)

Rengaya is a Japanese yakiniku restaurant on Miller Street in North Sydney, serving premium Wagyu since 1993.

Mr. Ramen San
Mr. Ramen San

Mr. Ramen San

200 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (355 reviews)

Mr. Ramen San serves authentic Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen from its flagship store in Melbourne's Mid City Centre.

Karé Curry
Karé Curry

Karé Curry

173 Victoria St, West Melbourne VIC 3003

4.1 (732 reviews)

Karé Curry at Queen Victoria Market serves authentic Japanese curry plus specialty drinks, coffee and cocktails in a cos...

Yoyogi Sushi Train & Hand-Roll Bar
Yoyogi Sushi Train & Hand-Roll Bar

Yoyogi Sushi Train & Hand-Roll Bar

269 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (563 reviews)

Yoyogi on Swanston Street features a 36-metre sushi train, hand rolls and Japanese dishes in the heart of Melbourne CBD.

Operator San
Operator San

Operator San

121 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.2 (476 reviews)

Operator San is a Japanese-inspired brunch café on Therry Street near Queen Victoria Market, combining Japanese flavours...

Etsu Izakaya
Etsu Izakaya

Etsu Izakaya

2440 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218

4.6 (1,714 reviews)

Moody izakaya-style Japanese restaurant on Gold Coast Highway in Mermaid Beach, built around a robata grill and sake lis...

Goryon San
Goryon San

Goryon San

47 Reservoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

4.1 (743 reviews)

Fukuoka-style yakitori and izakaya restaurant on Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, serving grilled skewers and sake.

Bincho Boss
Bincho Boss

Bincho Boss

383-385 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.5 (578 reviews)

Izakaya-style Japanese restaurant on Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, cooking over binchō-tan charcoal.

Musashi Ramen
Musashi Ramen

Musashi Ramen

181 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (2,056 reviews)

Musashi Ramen is a Japanese ramen and izakaya bar on Russell Street, near Melbourne's Chinatown, serving Hakata-style br...

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What to know

The Japanese venues listed here are spread across 45 suburbs, with the most in Melbourne, Sydney, Surry Hills, Collingwood, Mascot. Use the listings below to see which are closest to you, and what each one is serving.

Of the venues listed, 26 take table bookings online and 26 accept online orders. Where a venue offers either, the link appears on its listing and goes directly to the venue - Food and Wine with Love takes no commission on a booking or an order.

71 of these venues have Google ratings, averaging 4.5 out of 5. Ratings are shown on each listing alongside the number of reviews behind them, so you can see how much weight to give a score.

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