3 japanese places in Brisbane we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Brisbane | Japanese across every city.
Japanese dining in Brisbane runs from precise kappo cooking to relaxed izakaya rooms. Joy on Ann Street in Fortitude Valley works as an intimate chef-led counter, while Hôntô, also in the Valley, brings a moodier izakaya-style menu to the neighbourhood.
Joy ★ 4.8
Shop 7, 694 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Joy is the 10-seat counter on Ann Street in Fortitude Valley. Sarah Scott runs short and long tasting menus with Japanese cadence, two seatings only.
Hôntô ★ 4.6
fortitude-valley · 23 Alden Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hôntô on Alden Street in Fortitude Valley runs the moody basement izakaya through to midnight. Otsumami plates, yakitori and deep sake list to last orders.
Hôntô ★ 4.5
fortitude-valley · 23 Alden Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hôntô hides through an unmarked black door on Alden Street in Fortitude Valley. Moody basement Japanese izakaya, Same Same crew project and deep sake list.