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What are the best Japanese restaurants in Melbourne?

There are 13 Japanese restaurants in Melbourne listed on Food and Wine with Love, including Snow Monkey Ramen, Sara Craft Ramen & Bar and Mensho Tokyo Melbourne. 13 of them carry Google ratings, with Snow Monkey Ramen rated 4.5 from 1,617 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.

13 venues listed Area: Melbourne Cuisine: Japanese Updated September 2026

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Chocolate Buddha
Chocolate Buddha

Chocolate Buddha

Federation Square, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.4 (1,741 reviews)

Japanese izakaya-style dining at Federation Square, with a 22-seat sushi and express train and skyline views.

Temaki Sushi Melbourne
Temaki Sushi Melbourne

Temaki Sushi Melbourne

15 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

5.0 (302 reviews)

Temaki Sushi is an intimate Japanese hand-roll restaurant on Little Collins Street, seating just ten guests.

Ishizuka
Ishizuka

Ishizuka

Basement B01/139 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.7 (420 reviews)

Ishizuka Melbourne delivers an intimate subterranean kaiseki journey—meticulous Japanese dining by Chef Hitoshi Miyazawa...

What to know

Melbourne has 13 venues listed on Food and Wine with Love, covering restaurants, cafes. Opening hours and contact details are kept up to date on each listing.

Of the venues listed, 5 take table bookings online and 3 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.

13 of these venues have Google ratings, averaging 4.4 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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