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Best Japanese Food in South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia
Miss Pearl Bar + Dining
Miss Pearl Bar + Dining is a modern Asian restaurant inside Southbank Theatre, offering pre-theatre menus and late-night share plates.
Chocolate Buddha
Japanese izakaya-style dining at Federation Square, with a 22-seat sushi and express train and skyline views.
Little Ramen Bar
Little Ramen Bar in Melbourne CBD serves Japanese ramen including tonkotsu, spicy miso and shoyu, with gyoza and karaage on the side.
Bincho Boss
Izakaya-style Japanese restaurant on Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, cooking over binchō-tan charcoal.
Mr. Ramen San
Mr. Ramen San serves authentic Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen from its flagship store in Melbourne's Mid City Centre.
Ishizuka
Ishizuka Melbourne delivers an intimate subterranean kaiseki journey—meticulous Japanese dining by Chef Hitoshi Miyazawa, awarded two hats.
Mensho Tokyo Melbourne
Mensho Tokyo Melbourne is the Australian outpost of the Tokyo-born ramen group at 166 Russell Street in Melbourne CBD.
Hakata Gensuke
Melbourne's original Hakata Gensuke ramen bar on Russell Street, serving Fukuoka-style tonkotsu since 2014.
Musashi Ramen
Musashi Ramen is a Japanese ramen and izakaya bar on Russell Street, near Melbourne's Chinatown, serving Hakata-style broths.
Yoyogi Sushi Train & Hand-Roll Bar
Yoyogi on Swanston Street features a 36-metre sushi train, hand rolls and Japanese dishes in the heart of Melbourne CBD.
Sara Craft Ramen & Bar
Sara Craft Ramen & Bar is a Japanese ramen bar on Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne's CBD, specialising in craft broths.
Wagyu Ya
Wagyu Ya specialises in Japanese yakiniku, premium Australian and Japanese Wagyu, Kobe beef, shabu shabu and sushi in South Yarra.