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What are the best Modern Japanese restaurants in Australia?

There are 64 Modern Japanese restaurants across Australia listed on Food and Wine with Love, including Snow Monkey Ramen, Sara Craft Ramen & Bar and Izakaya Masuya. 60 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.

64 venues listed Cuisine: Modern 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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Sushi Jones Alexandria
Sushi Jones Alexandria

Sushi Jones Alexandria

Shop 8/2-10 Fountain Street, Alexandria NSW 2015

4.6 (531 reviews)

Sushi Jones Alexandria is a Japanese restaurant on Fountain Street, known for its dog-friendly courtyard.

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...

Misoya Sake Bar
Misoya Sake Bar

Misoya Sake Bar

165A Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056

4.5 (787 reviews)

Misoya Sake Bar is a Japanese ramen and sake bar on Sydney Road in Brunswick, known for its miso-based chicken stock ram...

Zushi - Surry Hills
Zushi - Surry Hills

Zushi - Surry Hills

2a/285 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

4.3 (743 reviews)

Zushi Surry Hills serves sushi, sashimi and contemporary Japanese dishes on Crown Street, with a menu designed for shari...

Zushi - Barangaroo
Zushi - Barangaroo

Zushi - Barangaroo

10/33 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000

4.4 (1,989 reviews)

Zushi Barangaroo serves sushi, sashimi, contemporary Japanese dishes and drinks from its waterfront location on Barangar...

GOTO Japanese Restaurant
GOTO Japanese Restaurant

GOTO Japanese Restaurant

Unit 3002/9 Lawson St, Southport QLD 4215

4.3 (472 reviews)

Traditional Japanese restaurant in Southport Central, led by a Nagasaki-trained head chef on the Gold Coast.

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What to know

The Modern Japanese venues listed here are spread across 37 suburbs, with the most in Melbourne, Sydney, Surry Hills, Mascot, Collingwood. Use the listings below to see which are closest to you, and what each one is serving.

Of the venues listed, 22 take table bookings online and 22 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.

60 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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