New South Wales · October 2026 figures
Best Japanese restaurants in New South Wales
The top-ranked Japanese restaurants in New South Wales are O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point in Potts Point, Sydney (5.0 from 487 reviews), Green Shiso Omakase in Sydney (5.0 from 420 reviews) and Kushi2095 in Manly, Sydney (4.9 from 500 reviews). 1,113 are ranked across 19 cities and towns in NSW.
- Ranked in NSW
- 1,113
- Median rating
- 4.3
- Reviews behind them
- 359,640
- Open Saturday
- 1,056 of 1,104
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The best 50 of 1,113. Every business is on its own city's list below.
Japanese Restaurants by city in 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 at a glance
- 1,113 Japanese restaurants in New South Wales are ranked here, with 359,640 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.3.
- 60% list a website and 87% a phone number on Google.
- 1,056 of the 1,104 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 885 on Sunday.
- Kobe Wagyu Yakiniku in Sydney has the most Google reviews (6,303), averaging 4.6.
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Questions
Who are the best Japanese restaurants in New South Wales?
The top-ranked Japanese restaurants in New South Wales are O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point (5.0 from 487 reviews), Green Shiso Omakase (5.0 from 420 reviews) and Kushi2095 (4.9 from 500 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many Japanese restaurants are there in New South Wales?
The Agentize Directory ranks 1,113 Japanese restaurants in New South Wales, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.3, from 359,640 reviews in all.
Which Japanese restaurants in New South Wales are open on weekends?
882 of the 1,104 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are O’denbar UMAMI Potts Point, Kushi2095 and 4 Pines Bonsai Izakaya.
Which Japanese restaurant in New South Wales has the most reviews?
Kobe Wagyu Yakiniku has the most Google reviews of any Japanese restaurant ranked in New South Wales: 6,303, averaging 4.6.
How is this list of Japanese restaurants ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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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.