21 of The Best Japanese Restaurants

In Brisbane
Takashi Ya

Discover Brisbane's top 21 Japanese restaurants serving up everything from sushi and ramen to katsu and yakitori, teppanyaki and tapas. Whether you're on a budget or seeking high-end omakase experiences, this list has got you covered:

Ippin Japanese Dining
Ippin Japanese Dining West End
Ippin Japanese Dining is a stunning fine diner taking Japanese cuisine to the next level
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Mista Boo Japanese Tapas Bar
Mista Boo Japanese Tapas Bar, Bulimba
Mista Boo brings a distinct fusion of Japanese flavours and tapas-style dining to Bulimba
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KatsuCo Japanese Restaurant
Katsuco Sherwood
This Japanese restaurant specialises in katsu - panko-crumbed, deep fried, premium cuts of meat and seafood
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Kenjin
Kenjin Fortitude Valley
The glamorous Japanese restaurant and bar in Fortitude Valley has a secret night club out back
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Honto
Honto Fortitude Valley
This moodily-lit, hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant and bar takes traditional dishes and re-imagines them
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Mista Boo Drive Thru
Mista Boo
Queensland's first drive-thru sushi restaurant, offering fresh sushi rolls, rice bowls, karaage chicken and
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Shunsai
Shunsai East Brisbane
Shunsai is the go-to for a divine degustation-style multi-course dinner served on artisan Japanese crockery
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Sono Portside
Sono Restaurant, Portside, Japanese dining, Brisbane, Hamilton, special occasion, family friendly
Partake in the finest of Japanese cuisine at Sono, which features stunning river views
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Mobo
Mobo Japanese Kangaroo Point
A contemporary Japanese restaurant and tapas bar tucked away in a Kangaroo Point side street
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Yuzu & Co
Yuzu & Co Milton
This contemporary Japanese restaurant serves classic Japanese fare along with more creative cuisine like sashimi tacos and
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Mizu Japanese
Mizu's shop front with palm trees at the front
On the cusp of Teneriffe and New Farm, Mizu is a slick little restaurant serving excellent Japanese cuisine
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TakashiYa
TakashiYa South Brisbane
A splendid and exclusive Japanese omakase, whiskey & sake bar, tucked away under the Emporium Hotel
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Taro’s Ramen
The renowned ramen bar by Brisbane’s own ramen master, Taro Akimoto, dishes up steaming bowls of slurp-worthy noodle soup and
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Sushi Room
Sushi Room Fortitude Valley
This bespoke Japanese fine dining room occupies an exquisite minimalist architectural space in The Calile Hotel
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Boom Boom Room Izakaya
Boom Boom Room Izakaya
A heritage-listed bank basement has been converted into a stunning Japanese restaurant and bar
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Yoko Dining
Yoko, Howard Smith Wharves
Yoko Dining is Howard Smith Wharves' stunning waterfront Japanese restaurant and bar
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Shimo Yakiniku
Shimo Yakiniku Milton
A traditional Japanese BBQ restaurant tucked away down a lane in the Savoir Faire precinct of Park Road
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Uncle Don
Uncle Don Rosalie
Uncle Don is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant specialising in donburi (Japanese rice bowls)
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Izakaya Publico
Izakaya Publico Brisbane
A stunning contemporary Japanese restaurant located off the beaten track via a hidden entrance
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Komeyui
Komeyui Japanese Spring Hill
A stunning, minimalist chic Japanese restaurant offering a superb dining experience in Spring Hill
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Mista Boo Sushi & Izakaya
Mista Boo Sushi & Izakaya
This contemporary pink neon-lit sushi and izakaya bar offers an array of authentic Japanese fare
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