Food & drink · October 2026 figures
Japanese Restaurants in Australia
The Agentize Directory ranks 3,360 Japanese restaurants across 58 Australian cities and towns. The top-ranked nationally are KatsuCo Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast (5.0 from 649 reviews), O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point in Sydney (5.0 from 487 reviews) and Green Shiso Omakase in Sydney (5.0 from 420 reviews).
- Ranked
- 3,360
- Cities and towns
- 58
- Median rating
- 4.3
- With a website
- 61%
Japanese Restaurants at a glance
- 61% of Japanese restaurants in the directory list a website, 89% a phone number and 99% their opening hours.
- 95% of those with hours open on Saturday and 77% on Sunday.
- 1 lists round-the-clock hours every day of the week.
- Their median Google rating is 4.3, from 999,015 reviews in all.
- Sydney has the most (920), then Melbourne (660) and Brisbane (413).
- Of the cities with twenty or more, Gold Coast has the highest median rating (4.5).
- OMI 380 in Melbourne has the most Google reviews of any Japanese restaurant listed (7,736).
The ten best-proven Japanese restaurants in Australia
- 1KatsuCo MaroochydoreMaroochydore, Sunshine Coast · 5.0 from 649 · Proven 4.97
- 2O’denbar UMAMI Potts PointPotts Point, Sydney · 5.0 from 487 · Proven 4.96
- 3Green Shiso OmakaseSydney · 5.0 from 420 · Proven 4.96
- 4Kingdom Sushi Bar SpringwoodSpringwood, Logan · 5.0 from 252 · Proven 4.93
- 5OMI 380Melbourne · 4.9 from 7,736 · Proven 4.90
- 6Kiwami TeppanyakiSouth Yarra, Melbourne · 4.9 from 4,590 · Proven 4.90
- 7Kizuna - Sake Bar & KitchenAlbion, Brisbane · 5.0 from 159 · Proven 4.89
- 8Charcoal RamenRobina, Gold Coast · 4.9 from 1,312 · Proven 4.89
- 9Bounty of the SunBalaclava, Melbourne · 4.9 from 967 · Proven 4.88
- 10Sushia MandurahMandurah · 4.9 from 674 · Proven 4.87
Japanese Restaurants in New South Wales
Top Japanese restaurants across New South Wales
Sydney
920 ranked · median 4.3
O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point 5.0 · 487
Newcastle
38 ranked · median 4.5
Meshiya Japan 4.8 · 671
Central Coast
30 ranked · median 4.2
Oya Bowl Bar 4.9 · 402
Wollongong
25 ranked · median 4.2
@ Jin's Place 4.8 · 141
Coffs Harbour
13 ranked · median 4.4
Ramen Go Coffs 4.9 · 247
Byron Bay
10 ranked · median 4.7
SOU’s Ramen 4.8 · 100
Maitland
8 ranked · median 4.3
BEUD Korean Japanese cuisine 4.6 · 457
Orange
8 ranked · median 4.6
Daruma Japanese Catering 4.9 · 183
Nowra
7 ranked · median 4.7
BELEAF TABLE Japanese Restaurant 4.7 · 921
Dubbo
7 ranked · median 4.6
Tanoshi Dubbo 4.8 · 567
Bowral
7 ranked · median 4.5
Genso Japanese Bistro 4.7 · 307
Tweed Heads
6 ranked · median 4.5
Danosi Kitchen Tweed Mall 4.8 · 806
Port Macquarie
6 ranked · median 4.5
Sushiko Japanese Restaurant 4.7 · 175
Albury
5 ranked · median 4.6
Sushia Albury 4.9 · 431
Ballina
5 ranked · median 4.4
Freewave Sushi 4.7 · 148
Lismore
5 ranked · median 4.5
Japanese Kitchen Little Tokyo 5.0 · 39
Grafton
5 ranked · median 4.5
Rice and Sushi 5.0 · 43
Tamworth
4 ranked · median 4.3
Tam Tam Sushi 4.5 · 77
Wagga Wagga
4 ranked · median 4.7
Sushia Sturt Mall 4.8 · 98
Japanese Restaurants in Victoria
Top Japanese restaurants across Victoria
Melbourne
660 ranked · median 4.3
OMI 380 4.9 · 7,736
Geelong
29 ranked · median 4.4
Osaka BBQ Torquay 4.8 · 107
Ballarat
14 ranked · median 4.3
Kosaten Ballarat 4.7 · 195
Bendigo
10 ranked · median 4.3
Harpoon Social Club 4.7 · 358
Wodonga
7 ranked · median 4.6
WA Japan 5.0 · 36
Shepparton
5 ranked · median 4.4
Nana Sushi 4.9 · 73
Warragul
4 ranked · median 4.5
Drouin Sushi & More 4.8 · 114
Traralgon
4 ranked · median 4.5
A red dot Japanese Restaurant 4.7 · 268
Pakenham
3 ranked · median 4.5
Mr Don Sushi 4.9 · 50
Mildura
3 ranked · median 4.5
Okane Sushi 4.5 · 202
Japanese Restaurants in Queensland
Top Japanese restaurants across Queensland
Brisbane
413 ranked · median 4.4
Kizuna - Sake Bar & Kitchen 5.0 · 159
Gold Coast
174 ranked · median 4.5
Charcoal Ramen 4.9 · 1,312
Sunshine Coast
81 ranked · median 4.4
KatsuCo Maroochydore 5.0 · 649
Cairns
42 ranked · median 4.5
Mori Mori Sushi 4.9 · 202
Logan
27 ranked · median 4.4
Kingdom Sushi Bar Springwood 5.0 · 252
Townsville
21 ranked · median 4.2
ENZO sushi 5.0 · 50
Toowoomba
15 ranked · median 4.3
Sushi Express Toowoomba 5.0 · 40
Caboolture
14 ranked · median 4.3
Sushi bar Caboolture 4.9 · 366
Ipswich
14 ranked · median 4.5
Sushi O'Clock 4.9 · 137
Mackay
10 ranked · median 4.2
Wara Sushi 4.4 · 234
Hervey Bay
8 ranked · median 4.3
JJN Sushi Chain 4.9 · 533
Rockhampton
8 ranked · median 4.1
Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant 4.5 · 272
Bundaberg
7 ranked · median 4.3
Wara Sushi Sugarland 4.8 · 346
Gympie
5 ranked · median 3.7
Sushi Ari Goldfields Plaza 4.9 · 28
Port Douglas
4 ranked · median 4.7
Seashells Seafood's 4.8 · 272
Japanese Restaurants in Western Australia
Top Japanese restaurants across Western Australia
Perth
316 ranked · median 4.3
Sushi with Goons 4.9 · 175
Mandurah
9 ranked · median 4.4
Sushia Mandurah 4.9 · 674
Bunbury
8 ranked · median 4.6
Kokoro 4.6 · 273
Geraldton
4 ranked · median 3.8
Sushi Mama 4.8 · 20
Albany
3 ranked · median 4.3
Luma Luma 4.7 · 33
Busselton
3 ranked · median 4.6
Mr Sushi Busselton 4.9 · 31
Japanese Restaurants in the Australian Capital Territory
Japanese Restaurants in the Northern Territory
Japanese Restaurants by suburb
The suburbs with the most Japanese restaurants listed. Every one has its own ranked list.
- Chatswood, NSW 32
- Brisbane City, QLD 24
- Docklands, VIC 20
- Darlinghurst, NSW 18
- Surfers Paradise, QLD 17
- Maroochydore, QLD 17
- South Yarra, VIC 16
- Glen Waverley, VIC 15
- Parramatta, NSW 15
- Haymarket, NSW 15
- Neutral Bay, NSW 15
- Surry Hills, NSW 14
- Cairns City, QLD 14
- Chermside, QLD 13
- Sunnybank, QLD 13
- Hawthorn, VIC 12
- Bondi Junction, NSW 12
- North Sydney, NSW 12
- Hurstville, NSW 12
- Macquarie Park, NSW 12
- Crows Nest, NSW 12
- Joondalup, WA 12
- Randwick, NSW 11
- Newtown, NSW 11
- Manly, NSW 11
- Mascot, NSW 11
- Rhodes, NSW 11
- Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD 11
- Robina, QLD 11
- Broadbeach, QLD 11
- Belconnen, ACT 11
- Preston, VIC 10
- Wantirna South, VIC 10
- Doncaster, VIC 10
- Maribyrnong, VIC 10
- Dee Why, NSW 10
- Fortitude Valley, QLD 10
- East Victoria Park, WA 10
- Burleigh Heads, QLD 10
- Mornington, VIC 9
- Narre Warren, VIC 9
- Moonee Ponds, VIC 9
- Brighton, VIC 9
- Chadstone, VIC 9
- Doncaster East, VIC 9
- Castle Hill, NSW 9
- Campbelltown, NSW 9
- Burwood, NSW 9
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Questions
Who are the best Japanese restaurants in Australia?
The top-ranked nationally are KatsuCo Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast (5.0 from 649 reviews), O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point in Sydney (5.0 from 487 reviews) and Green Shiso Omakase in Sydney (5.0 from 420 reviews). Each list is ranked city by city by proven rating, the Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it.
Which Australian city has the most Japanese restaurants?
In the Agentize Directory, Sydney has the most Japanese restaurants (920), followed by Melbourne (660), Brisbane (413) and Perth (316).
Where are Japanese restaurants rated highest?
Among cities with at least twenty Japanese restaurants listed, Gold Coast has the highest median Google rating: 4.5 across 174 businesses.
How many Japanese restaurants list their opening hours?
99% of the 3,360 Japanese restaurants in the directory list opening hours on Google; of those, 95% open on Saturday and 77% on Sunday.
Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.