Their menu features a constantly evolving selection of dishes and ingredients that push the boundaries and play with century-old techniques, delivering the purest and most delicate flavours. Consisting of three levels including a sushi bar, fine dining area and traditional tatami seating, Shoya on Market Lane is driven by their passion for delivering contemporary, authentic and traditional Japanese fine dining. Decorated with elegant Japanese paintings and calligraphy, Shoyu’s interior immediately captures your senses. At 1st Floor, we offer a set menu “Kaiseki” to take our diners through a journey which has been carefully constructed by our chefs. This experience includes a range of exciting and modern dishes with fresh local products that has been matched with Japanese sensibility.
The team behind Toji Sake delivers hibachi-grilled yakitori skewers, Wagyu with truffle mayo, and pork “doughnuts” alongside sake-based cocktails and cold Japanese beer. Neil Perry's Japanese diner serves up a unique version of contemporary Japanese cuisine. The room is sleek, sushi south yarra the menu – which is very seafood heavy – is fun and the drinks list is too. Izakayas are Japanese bars where the eating is just as important as the drinking. There's a selection of drinking-friendly dishes that accompany the excellent sakes and Japanese-influenced cocktails.

There are over 80 sakes at this slick Japanese bar and eatery, which is housed in a former bank. Unlike many izakayas – which can get quite dark – Kumo's space is light, open and airy. A charming little Japanese restaurant with a cluttered interior that feels a bit like being in Japan. Dinners here are great but everyone loves the lunch deals, which involve bento boxes or sushi and miso sets.
Sake in several styles and from several prefectures, plus wine and cocktails selected by Rosie Kim (ex-Ten Minutes By Tractor), will complement the $245-a-head nine-course menus. Pubs and Clubs welcomes Yoshi Japanese Restaurant in South Yarra VIC 3141, we provide a friendly relaxing restaurant and bar. Yoshi Japanese Restaurant is a great place to unwind with a cold drink, an ideal place to watch and forget about the hustle and bustle while you enjoy a freshly brewed coffee or a snack from our affordable specials menu. Friendly service, flavourful cuisine and spectacular sushi make Sakana Japanese one of the best restaurants on Chapel Street, and all of Prahran. If you’re looking for a Japanese restaurant to wow your friends or clients, then head over to Tempura Hajime in South Melbourne. On the outside, it’s just a wooden door with a small sign located under an office building.
This is established through the use of long narrow spaces with a balance of dark hardwood, dim lighting and cement interior. Whether it’s for a late-night snack, grabbing a drink or taking in the unique aesthetics while enjoying a delicious Japanese meal, Izakaya Den 2029 is your ultimate destination. There’s also a new vegan menu for those less into the fish dishes.

This playful Taiwanese-Japanese restaurant in South Melbourne (no relation to Fitzroy's Peko Peko) is a fun eatery that doesn't take itself or its delicious menu too seriously. Before he came to Australia, the owner of this humble Glen Waverley omakase bar and eatery spent 13 years cheffing in Japan. Take a seat at the stone counter for a 10-course sushi degustation, or order an assortment of sashimi, miso-marinated black cod and savoury steamed custard topped with foie gras à la carte. Come for Korean-style barbequed meats, Shanghai dumplings and Melbourne’s most famous lobster roll. In 2018, this Euro-Japanese fine diner moved from its home in Daylesford to Carlton.
We are located on Claremont Street in South Yarra which is tucked away, in between Punt Road, Toorak Road & Chapel Street. We are in a super convenient location within walking distance to South Yarra train station, Trams 58 & 78 and several bus routes. Depending on the dish, it can be delicate enough for a light lunch or pack enough punch as a hearty dinner—come at me karaage chicken.

Melbourne is home to a huge variety of incredible Japanese restaurants, whether you’re wanting to indulge in a decadent fine dining experience or catching up with friends over a bowl of ramen in a side street. Kazuki’s Restaurant feels more like entering a home than a restaurant, providing the perfect place to spend quality time with a loved one while enjoying some of the most delicious Japanese cuisines Melbourne has to offer. From sushi and ramen, to izakaya and sake bars, Melbourne has a full gamut of spots to get your fix. All budgets welcome, whether you’re after a cheap eat or a fine dining experience, you can find it in our guide to Melbourne’s best Japanese restaurants for 2021. At Saké Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall, premium produce and precise Japanese craftmanship underscore menus that are designed to be shared and impossible not to enjoy. Make a booking and enjoy fresh sushi & sashimi menu drawing from this as well as the izakaya and sushi bar style of dining.
With a strong dedication to providing his guests with an enjoyable experience through the art of sushi, each minute detail is extensively catered for. Fresh local produce is used whenever possible to bring the strong traditional flavours of Japan straight to your plate. Their omakase menu offers an elegant selection of handcrafted nigiri sushi that effortlessly showcases Minamishima’s expertise and technique. San Telmo Groupare stepping into Japanese territory for the first time with their new venture,Robata Japanese Grill. From the end of Melbourne’s lockdown, they’ll be offering two set menu options for dinner and one for lunch, featuring fresh sashimi, grilled skewer-based dishes, pork katsu, wagyu beef, pork belly and plenty more. As for drinks, we’re keen to try their toasted sesame whisky highball.
Search for the ideal place to dine in South Yarra with Japanese cuisine. View images, compare prices, choose a location and book online with the 10 of the Best! Our menu offers a wide range of Japanese specialties such as Sashimi, Maguro, Moriawasa and many more. An all-you-can-eat Japanese barbeque joint where you’ll be cooking wagyu over the coals and sipping ice-cold matcha beer.

Because when don’t you want a bargain donburi and an ice-cold beer? It’s one of North Melbourne’s best kept secrets but we’re giving it a well-deserved shoutout. Is the epitome of ramen spots and it’s one you have to add to, then subsequently check off, your list. Chicken ramen is in no short supply, but they’ve also got a veggie soba which is topped with sauteed tomato and fried mushrooms. Find IPPUDO on Artemis lane in QV—just follow the ramen aromas, or the crowds of people that flock to this institution of a Japanese restaurant.
There are at least half a dozen restaurants that could lay claim to the title. But in 2021 this one is still rightly deserving of a spot at the top. You can order online from us by clicking the ORDER ONLINE button and we will deliver our delicious food directly to your front door.

For the perfect ending to your meal, don’t forget to try their mouthwatering sparkling sake and sakura sorbet. Their menu consists of mouthwatering dishes such as crispy pork and kimchi gyozas, kakiage prawns with mushroom and asparagus, and foie gras with grass-fed beef tenderloin splashed with yakiniku soy sauce. As a strong contender for the best sushi in Melbourne, Kisumé’s scallop nigiri and kingfish sashimi are an absolute must-try for anyone’s first visit. Consistent with its interstate Saké Restaurant & Bar siblings, the stylish Melbourne location offers the full spectrum of Saké’s classic dishes and others with a more Melbourne-centric focus and flavours. Two private dining rooms, Hachi and Hotaru, accommodate eight and 16 guests respectively.