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The Best Japanese Restaurants in Sydney to Satisfy Your Sushi Cravings
Eat your heart out, Tokyo! These Sydney Japanese restaurants are giving Tokyo a serious run for her money.
Sydneysiders go absolutely crazy for Japanese food. Whether we’re chowing down on traditional dishes made with time-honoured techniques or fusion meals that bring fresh takes to the classics, Japanese food is a sure-fire hit.
The chefs behind these Sydney Japanese restaurants are some of the best in the game, serving up everything from delicately plated sushi to steaming bowls of ramen.
Pass the chopsticks and pour out the saké as you read on to discover the best Japanese restaurants in Sydney.
Chaco Ramen
Tucked along one of Darlinghurst’s many nondescript streets lies Chaco Ramen. Look for the Noren-covered door and enter a cosy space packed with fellow ramen lovers. The curated menu focuses primarily on ramen with some fun modern spins like chilli coriander and yuzu scallop. This petite spot is rather popular so be prepared to wait a little during peak dining times.
238 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
Oborozuki
Oborozuki is the kind of dining experience that leaves you feeling pleasantly full (but not too full) and sated in a sense that surpasses appetite. Serene, intimate, old-world and new – you’ll find an amalgamation of fine dining delights here. Details are considered right down to the hot towels that signal the beginning of your meal. The menu, which gently fuses French and Japanese cuisine, subtly explores flavour in a way that won’t slap you in the face but that will leave you delighted at the way each delicate dish unfolds, each of which is impeccably plated and presented with care and respect by the knowledgeable staff. Add in floor-to-ceiling harbour views and you’ll be hard-pressed to top a night here.
Sitchu Tip: Order a sake and you’ll get to select a handcrafted class of your choice from a leather trunk that will be yours for the evening. An extra special detail!
71 Macquarie Street, Sydney
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Besuto
Brace yourself for one of the the most magical dining experience in Sydney. This intimate 8-seater omakase restaurant from head chef Hirofumi Fujita is simply out of this world. Serving a single omakase menu for $250 per person, you simply arrive, let the worries of the world fade away and allow the talented and generous chefs to hand you plate after plate of deliciousness!
Besuto’s menu is decided each day based on the freshest produce that the team can source at their early morning fish market run. So there will be no pre-dinner menu stalking, and you’ll never know what you’re getting until you show up—but trust us—you won’t be disappointed! Bookings open on the first of each month, so you’ll need to get organised if you fancy dining here.
3 Underwood Street, Sydney
Zushi
No matter what your tastes are there will be something at Zushi that satisfies. Their set menus make for the perfect sushi date night and their bento boxes the ultimate weekday lunch.
Barangaroo & Surry Hills
Sokyo
Smack bang in the middle of The Star you’ll find Sokyo, a Japanese restaurant that is the perfect marriage of cutting-edge Tokyo-cool and Sydney’s stylish foodie scene. An ode to contemporary Japanese flavours and their unrivalled aesthetic sensibilities, Sokyo is where you’ll find some of the most beautiful sushi in the game with plates loaded up with luminescent jewel toned fish and adorned with flowers. Plus, it’s in a casino so of course the tempura comes with truffle and you can add caviar to almost anything!
The Star, Level G, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont
Cho Cho San
With eye-catching, award-winning interiors and a diverse and delectable menu, this Sydney Japanese restaurant is a feast for all the senses. If you’re looking for a choice cross-section of the Cho Cho San menu, they have three truly delicious set menus for $65, $80 and $90 respectively.
73 Macleay Street, Potts Point
Kid Kyoto
Kid Kyoto is a delicious and rebellious Japanese izakaya inspired by the laneway bars of Tokyo. With Chef Sean Yoon at the helm, the menu is all about putting a modern Aussie twist on traditional Japanese dishes. You can dine à la carte or, for $75 per person, try the “Trust Us” menu which is an absolute godsend for indecisive diners everywhere. The watermelon sashimi is the hero of the raw menu.
17-19 Bridge Street, Sydney
Nobu
Nobu needs absolutely no introduction. Celebrity Chef Nobu Matsuhisa has become synonymous with high end Japanese cuisine. To try it all, book in for the omakase experience,.
Crown Sydney, Level 2, 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Loved our favourite Japanese restaurants in Sydney and keen to keep travelling with your tastebuds? Make your way through the rest of the continent and check out our roundups of the best Thai restaurants in town, the best Indian in Sydney and, last but not least, the best Chinese restaurants in Sydney.
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