Sydney, New South Wales · October 2026 figures
Best Japanese restaurants in Sydney, NSW
The top-ranked Japanese restaurants in Sydney 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). 920 are ranked here by proven rating.
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- 920
- Median rating
- 4.3
- Reviews behind the list
- 325,168
- Open Saturday
- 878 of 914
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Japanese Restaurants by suburb in Sydney
Every suburb with five or more Japanese restaurants has its own ranked list.
- Chatswood 32
- Darlinghurst 18
- Haymarket 15
- Neutral Bay 15
- Parramatta 15
- Surry Hills 14
- Bondi Junction 12
- Crows Nest 12
- Hurstville 12
- Macquarie Park 12
- North Sydney 12
- Manly 11
- Mascot 11
- Newtown 11
- Randwick 11
- Rhodes 11
- Dee Why 10
- Burwood 9
- Campbelltown 9
- Castle Hill 9
- Lidcombe 9
- Mosman 9
- Waterloo 9
- Bondi Beach 8
- Glebe 8
- Hornsby 8
- Miranda 8
- Pyrmont 8
- St Leonards 8
- Bankstown 7
- Barangaroo 7
- Brookvale 7
- Lane Cove 7
- Mona Vale 7
- Penrith 7
- Potts Point 7
- Campsie 6
- Cremorne 6
- Eastgardens 6
- Eastwood 6
- Gordon 6
- Kogarah 6
- Maroubra 6
- Marrickville 6
- Mount Druitt 6
- North Ryde 6
- Paddington 6
- Redfern 6
- Ryde 6
- Ultimo 6
- Balgowlah 5
- Cabramatta 5
- Caringbah 5
- Rose Bay 5
- Rouse Hill 5
- The Rocks 5
- West Ryde 5
Japanese Restaurants in Sydney at a glance
- 920 Japanese restaurants in Sydney are ranked here, with 325,168 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.3.
- 63% list a website and 88% a phone number on Google.
- 878 of the 914 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 739 on Sunday.
- Kobe Wagyu Yakiniku in Sydney has the most Google reviews (6,303), averaging 4.6.
- The suburbs with the most: Chatswood (32), Darlinghurst (18) and Haymarket (15).
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Questions
Who are the best Japanese restaurants in Sydney?
The top-ranked Japanese restaurants in Sydney 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 Sydney?
The Agentize Directory ranks 920 Japanese restaurants in Sydney, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.3, from 325,168 reviews in all.
Which Japanese restaurants in Sydney are open on weekends?
736 of the 914 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 Sydney has the most reviews?
Kobe Wagyu Yakiniku has the most Google reviews of any Japanese restaurant ranked in Sydney: 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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