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Best Japanese Restaurants in Brisbane

From budget to high-end, the suburbs to the city, here are 30 of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane

Read On Best Japanese Restaurants in Brisbane

From budget to high-end, the suburbs to the city, here are 30 of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane

Read On Best Japanese Restaurants in Brisbane

Looking for the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane? From drive-thru sushi & sushi trains to hidden izakayas, katsu & don restaurants, exquisite omakase, traditional Japanese BBQ, and upmarket Japanese restaurants, the ultimate guide to Japanese dining in Brisbane: 

Entrance to Sunny Doll Japanese Restaurant, Hamilton
Hamilton
Sunny Doll Japanese Restaurant
This hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant in Hamilton offers diners an exquisite range of Japanese cuisine
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Hideki seating
In Brisbane

30 of The Best Japanese Restaurants

From sushi and ramen to katsu, teppanyaki and tapas, here are 30 of the best Japanese restaurants in Brisbane
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Ichiban Sushi
The Barracks, Petrie Terrace
Ichiban Sushi
Carefully crafted and sourced ethically; Ichiban Sushi is a must-do restaurant for a delicious lunch or quick bite to eat.
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Yoko, Howard Smith Wharves
Brisbane CBD
Yoko Dining
Yoko Dining is Howard Smith Wharves' stunning waterfront Japanese restaurant and bar
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Hako Sushi Eight Mile Plains
Eight Mile Plains
Hako Sushi Bar
Hako Sushi Bar is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant in a southside business park
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People seated at tables inside Yakiniku Hachi Brisbane CBD
Brisbane CBD
Yakiniku Hachi
This traditional Japanese barbecue restaurant is found upstairs in an historic warehouse in Brisbane City
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Interior of Taro's Ramen, Stones Corner
Stones Corner
Taro's Ramen
One of Brisbane's best ramen bars serving big bowls of slurp-worthy soup
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Shinbashi Yakiniku Underwood
Underwood
Shinbashi Yakiniku
A hidden gem of a slick Japanese restaurant tucked away on a service road in Underwood
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hôntô Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
hôntô
hôntô is a stunning dark moodily-lit Japanese restaurant and bar hidden away in a Fortitude Valley back street
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Shunsai East Brisbane
East Brisbane
Shunsai
Shunsai is a real slice of Japan in Brisbane - a pocket-sized upmarket Japanese restaurant and bar found tucked away
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Hatori Karaage Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Hatori Karaage
Hatori Karaage is a tiny bamboo-walled Japanese eatery and bar serving crispy fried chicken
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Bento box at Ariake on Grey South Brisbane
South Brisbane
Ariake On Grey
Ariake on Grey in South Brisbane is a slick little Japanese Izakaya style eatery where the focus is on quality fresh seafood
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Bird’s Nest Yakitori Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Bird's Nest Yakitori
Bird’s Nest Yakitori is a funky little slice of Japan in Fortitude Valley – a lively bar eatery that is a go-to for delectable yakitori and bar nibbles
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Brisbane's Hidden Japanese Gems

The streets of Brisbane are home to a smattering of some top little Japanese eateries and bars off the beaten track
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Exterior bar style seating at Zero Fox Craft Beer and Japanese Kitchen Teneriffe
Teneriffe
Zero Fox
Zero Fox Craft Beer and Japanese Kitchen is a funky bar eatery at the base of Teneriffe’s historic landmark London Woolstores
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Exterior of Hai-Hai Ramen Paddington
Paddington
Hai Hai Ramen
Hai Hai Ramen is a tiny Japanese ramen bar found in a black worker’s cottage on Paddington’s Latrobe Tce
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