Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Canberra
49 restaurant menus in Australia, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"A delightful and delicious place to grab a snack, enjoy a lunch or get together with friends. Greeted with a chorus of welcomes as we walked through..."
Fi Crispin
"Delicious Japanese food! I have eaten here many times and never been disappointed. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. I enjoy both the sushi..."
Nu
"Fourth time coming here and it’s so hard to stop eating all the fantastic tasting food! The squid balls and salmon are..."
Daniel Morton Jones
"Five honest stars. Excellent service, they'll make what you want, good sizes, good..."
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"Really lovely staff! Very attentive. Nice to sit in and relax. More decadant sushi options coated in different sauces are available whenever i come..."
Sam Harriagn
"There is very friendly service. The range of dishes on offer are very extensive. The atmosphere is vibrant and the food is quite fresh with..."
Linda Wu
"This was the very first sushi train I'd been to. It was a bit awkward to start, as I didn't know what to do, but once you get the hang of ordering..."
"These guys, such amazing food, amazing atmosphere, just the best ramen/noodles I have ever..."
Ava Enge
"After a day of headaches and report writing I met my roommate for the best ramen we've ever had in Canberra! We got the pork bone broth, which is the..."
Laura Noir
"Best ramen I've had in a long time. Very fast and great service, will definitely be..."
Tim Lion
"They're going to need a bigger shop. Absolutely..."
Chris Stephens
"Amazing food, amazing service, and great value. I will definitely be back..."
Michael De Silva
"Delicious and authentic, just like being back in..."
Nathan Roberts
"Best ramen in canberra - super tasty broth and bouncy noodles..."
Robyn Bromley
"Real pork broth and quality ramen. I would come back just even to drink the broth. I like how they lined up the ramen cooking books on the shelf to..."
Authenticity
"The menu has been cut back (they don't even have gyoza) and the opening hours have been cut back to 12-2:30 and 6-9 (short hours have become a real..."
Dominic Svensson
"I think that Ramentic serves up one of the best ramens in Canberra. It's very similar to ramen that I've eaten in Japan however it's more expensive..."
Eat Canberra
"Seriously the best and most authentic ramen in Canberra. Definitely worth a check out especially if you want a good spicy ramen. I enjoyed a chook..."
E
"Ramen was tasty. Waiting time was about 20 minutes or so for dinner.
The egg was served whole and the inside was still a bit cold. Other Japanese..."
Pixel Le'bon
"Wow it was beautiful food as I had Dry Noodles with chicken which on the menu had Pork. The lovey chef has made specially as my request when I..."
Trish R
"Ordered the ramentic ramen and spicy ramentic ramen with edamame and gyoxa for starters. I prefer the spicy one as I found the ramentic a bit too..."
Jeff B
"Love the soup base! Recommend ramentic ramen (I guess it’s signature) love the soup base, tastes so well. Better than a lot of restaurants I had in..."
Naomi Duan
"Loved the dry noodles with spicy pork! I also had the pork bone broth on the side and it was absolutely fantastic. Will definitely come back to try..."
"Stopped in fo lunch after a shoot in town wow this was great. So enjoyable, quiet due to covid, we will do that..."
Rob Klein
"Perfect for a rainy day. I tried their shabu shabu while my friends got a ramen and a udon. They all came in a big portion. Remember to try their..."
Terry Quang Le
"I love this place. Every time I visit I leave impressed and satisfied. The sashimi noodle dish is a work of art. So to the shabu shubus. All kinds of..."
Arne
"Shabu shabu was a very generous and warming meal, enough to share between two not-so-hungry people with a varied selection of vegies and hearty miso..."
Yasmin T
"The Shabu set contains some meat and vegetables for the pot and a bowl of rice. The small plates here is just normal. The chicken wings is OK but he..."
Shijing Wang
"This place is pretty standard. The shabu shabu concept is cool but the food and service is at an average level. It's a little difficult to eat rice..."
Missy Lam
"My love of shabu shabu is no secret, but on this particular visit, a friend and I indulged in dessert there after our reliably delicious beef shabu..."
Adventures In Winterland
"Convenient for a student, and good food too. The service wasn't too good but meh, the food makes up for it I guess...."
Shimmy Bong
"This place has all you want for a good Japanese meal! Great prices, generous sashimi portions, individual hot pots and quick service. Have been..."
Nhi
"One of the nice dinning options around ANU, I recommend beef shabu shabu, the marbled beef slices tastes really tender and flavorful. Good portion of..."
Erica
"Sushi: fair price and yummy :). The shrimp and chicken sushi rolls are..."
Jane Bai
"Great value and portion size for shabu..."
Lee
"I really enjoyed the food and my time there. Visually I thought the interior was very nice, simple and modern. I ordered the beef set which came..."
Tangertalks
"Shabu shabu is a dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables cooked in a broth. That night, I ordered the pork shabu shabu ($14.50). Everything came..."
Foodpornjournal
"The two of us ordered the Shabu Shahu with beef, udon noodle egg soup, prawn tempera, and vegatable tempera. All very yummy. The server was very..."
Rob Walker
"We thought to have not eaten there because It looked quiet, but behind that wall people all the tables were booked. Tasty food, average price..."
Naomi Gonzales
"Omg they reopen for trading after quite a while! I miss the beef shabu set so much then I just stick to it. IT WAS JUST AMAZING!!!
Ticking all boxes..."
Cecilia M
"Looks like its under rated, the food was delicious. Loved the shabu shabu hotpot. Will come again..."
"Their lunch hour menu is quite interesting, especially their tonkatsu ramen ans japanese curry rice, both of them are delicious, especially their..."
Neewei94
"Very nice restaurant and delicious Japanese food. Service was great and the place was beautiful. We absolutely loved this restaurant and will come..."
Xyyangh
"Nice upper-end Japanese restaurant located in Braddon. Need to climb some stairs so mobility access is limited. Dishes are well flavoured and..."
Jack
"Great service. Was able to provide good gluten free choices. Attettion to detail was good, would recomend for fellow celiacs. Good atmosphere. Yummy..."
Tegan Redman
"I came here because of a RiotACT article about best ramen in town. Upon entering the place is pretty empty and I understood why after looking at the..."
Authenticity
"It's a little bit hard to find it(on level 1),and a very quiet place in Braddon.It serves typical Japanese food.Food looks so great.I would recommend..."
Elsa
"Great food in Lonsdale! The fish is fresh and good, best sashimi I have found in Canberra (after searching for more than a year). Tried the tacoyaki..."
Ana Beracas
"We've been to Chaki Chaki a few times now and each time the food has been amazing. It's fresh and authentic and the staff are lovely. We get the..."
Alex
"Went here for my birthday and loved it. The food was fabulous, and made with fresh high quality produce.Make sure you check the specials on..."
Anon
"Oishi kata!!!Absolutely delicious, the most authentic Japanese I've ever had in Canberra. All the meat and seafood was high quality and..."
"Possibly one of the largest sushi train restaurants I've dined at. The $3.50 for all plates promotion is great value and there's a fantastic variety..."
Eatwithmyfoodsafari
"Hero has a lovely relaxed atmosphere with good music. Both times I have been here the sushi has been full of flavour and beautifully presented. A..."
T
"1st time here. The Friday night I went sushi on the train was $3.50. However, the Sashimi was $7.50 per plate and there were only 4 lousy slices...."
E
"Good, fresh Sushi and friendly service. We visited after work today to grab a quick dinner and were stoked when we walked into the Friday night..."
Torys
"Not sure how much the different plates normally cost, but with the $3.50 (for all plates) promo it was really good value for money. Interesting..."
C.S.
"One of the better sushi train restaurants I've been too, and just like the ones you find in Tokyo. Well stocked, with a large variety of tasty,..."
Wayne Delahoy
"Canberra's best sushi experience. Fun, funky, always busy & the sushi is fresh, delicious and not going to break the bank. The Scallop sushi and soft..."
Erin Leggat
"AMAZING!! You must eat here! Slightly expensive but it's worth it. The food is..."
Sam
"Black rice sushi -..."
Danielle Croome
"Hero Sushi recently opened up its sushi train in the Canberra Centre. Next to Papparich and near Jamie's , the sushi train looks..."
"A little crowded, Decor a bit dated and noisy. But delicious food cooked right on the teppanyaki grill in front of you. Chef flipped the egg into..."
Matt Dell
"One of the highlights each time I come to Canberra. Nice atmosphere. Very polite and respectful waitress. Food is excellent. I cannot understand..."
Ken Lambeth
"We were a bit put off as they advised us their were no oysters, no lamb or pork available. However what we did choose was perfect but I cannot say..."
"The food is what you might expect but isn't too consistant. The staff are friendly and the service is fast. However, the price can be a little high...."
Miriam White
"I had a craving for chicken katsu curry and they delivered a piping hot chicken cutlet served with rice and a vegetable curry sauce. Good..."
K
"Pork dumplings were 5/5, pad Thai is the best I have had, fresh food and fantastic..."
"I had a very nice and healthy lunch here. Several vegan options, I tried the tofu bowl and the tofu bao. Both were very nice. Great and fast service,..."
Simone Vieira
"Perfectly located next to Fitness First. This is our go-to place if we are after good Poke bowls and guilt-free meals after doing a workout. Prices..."
Chasing CasaVilla
"If you’re after poke bowls this is definitely the place to go! The menu isn’t crazy big but enough selection to satisfy.
I got the wagyu beef..."
Andy Lee
"The bowls taste great with a good range of ingredients. Suprisingly filling even though I ordered a..."
Howie S
"A nice escape from the burgers, burritos and beer that you normally get in centres like this. The food is really fresh with an Asian fusion feel and..."
Kim Ellis
"Had the best ever poke bowl/nori taco here, Chris did a wonderful job, he was super friendly and the food came out in less than 5 minutes. Highly..."
Michael Han Xiao
"Been here twice. Had poke party and eye of tiger. I would say it’s a new style Japanese Don. Large portion. Healthy ingredients. Both tasted nice...."
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