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Brisbane's Hidden Japanese Gems

Updated: Jun 07, 2025

The streets of Brisbane are home to a smattering of some top little Japanese eateries and bars that only the locals or those who stray from the beaten track know of.

From the basement restaurant hidden behind a speakeasy, Japanese tapas bar under a boutique hotel,a sushi drive-through, a restaurant dedicated to katsu and a late night Japanese restaurant and nightclub, plus Brisbane's oldest Japanese restaurant, here are 12 hidden gems from the city to the suburbs: 

Mobo
Mobo Japanese Kangaroo Point
A contemporary Japanese restaurant and tapas bar tucked away in a Kangaroo Point side street
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Genkotsu Ramen
Genkotsu Ramen Toowong
Genkotsu Ramen is a hidden gem - an authentic little ramen house found tucked away at the end of a Toowong shopping arcade.
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Taro's Ramen
Taro’s Ramen Queen Street Brisbane
Taro's Ramen is a pocket-sized contemporary Japan eatery by Brisbane’s own ramen master, tucked away upstairs in Brisbane CBD’s
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Kimino
Exterior of Kimino - Ashgrove
Minimalism and impeccable Japanese interior design intersect Brisbane's suburban coffee scene at Kimino
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Shunsai
Shunsai East Brisbane
Shunsai is a real slice of Japan in Brisbane - a pocket-sized upmarket Japanese restaurant and bar found tucked away
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Shabuhouse Japanese
women dining at table next to potted herbs inside Shabuhouse
Shabuhouse is a stunning Japanese Korean fusion restaurant that offers the best value refined dining to be had in the entire city.
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KatsuCo Japanese Restaurant
Katsuco Sherwood
This Japanese restaurant specialises in katsu - panko-crumbed, deep fried, premium cuts of meat and seafood
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Genki Market
Genki Mart, Brisbane City
This hidden laneway market has a uniquely Asian flavour offering street food, handmade arts & craft, and
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Mista Boo Drive Thru
Mista Boo
Mista Boo is Queensland's first drive-thru sushi restaurant, offering fresh sushi rolls, rice bowls, karaage chicken & more
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Shimo Yakiniku
Shimo Yakiniku Milton
A traditional Japanese BBQ restaurant tucked away down a lane in the Savoir Faire precinct of Park Road
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Dami Japanese Restaurant
Japanese croquettes with sauce
You've probably driven past it many times and never noticed it; the unassuming Japanese restaurant on Logan Road surrounded by car yards
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Oshin Japanese Restaurant
Japanese diners inside Oshin Japanese Restaurant
Oshin’s cosy traditional dining space has been bustling with Japanese diners since 1987
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