9 editor picks in Montreal.
9 japanese places in Montreal we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Montreal | Japanese across every city.
Japanese Montreal runs from roaring counters to hushed omakase. Kazu on Sainte-Catherine packs its tiny room for 48-hour pork and salmon bowls, Yokato Yokabai simmers Hakata-style tonkotsu on Rue Drolet in the Plateau, and Otto Yakitori grills charcoal skewers near downtown until one in the morning. At the top end, Sushi Nishinokaze, Vincent Gee's eight-seat Edomae counter in Mile End, took a Michelin star in 2026, while Antonio Park's Park in Westmount folds Korean and Argentine accents into its omakase.
Kazu is the tiny, roaring Japanese counter on Sainte-Catherine in downtown Montreal, famous for its 48-hour pork, salmon bowls and long sidewalk queue.
OrderThe 48-hour pork and the salmon and tuna bowl.
TipExpect a line and cash-friendly bowls; go at opening or off-peak to skip the wait.
Tri Express is chef Tri Du's cramped, joyful sushi counter on Laurier Est in Montreal, a Plateau favourite for inventive maki eaten elbow to elbow.
OrderWhatever the chef sends out; the omakase-style specials beat the menu.
TipThe space is tiny and cash-friendly; go early or expect to wait for one of the few seats.
Yokato Yokabai is a lively Hakata-style ramen shop on Rue Drolet in Montreal's Plateau, simmering a rich tonkotsu broth many locals rate the city's best.
OrderThe classic tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu.
TipOrder the tonkotsu and add a flavoured egg; the counter fills fast at both lunch and dinner.
Otto Yakitori is a late-night izakaya near downtown Montreal, grilling charcoal skewers and pouring sake and highballs until one in the morning.
OrderA run of charcoal yakitori skewers with a highball.
TipIt runs late for the neighbourhood; go after ten for skewers and drinks when other kitchens have closed.
Jatoba is a slick pan-Asian room off Square Phillips in downtown Montreal, plating robata skewers, sushi and Korean-leaning share plates in a buzzy room.
OrderA spread of robata skewers and the sushi of the day.
TipIt fills with a downtown after-work crowd; the robata grill and share plates are built for a group.
Ryu is a polished downtown sushi bar on Rue Peel in Montreal, turning out creative maki and sashimi, a reliable mid-range Japanese pick downtown.
OrderThe signature rolls and a mixed sashimi plate.
TipThe Peel location is central and busy at lunch; the creative maki are the strength over the nigiri.
Sushi Nishinokaze is chef Vincent Gee's eight-seat Edomae omakase in Mile End, Montreal, awarded a Michelin star in 2026 for exacting, understated sushi.
OrderThe full omakase, plated one piece at a time by the chef.
TipJust eight seats and one nightly seating, so book the moment reservations drop on Resy.
Park is chef Antonio Park's Japanese omakase restaurant in Westmount, Montreal, where sustainable sushi meets subtle Korean and Argentine touches.
OrderThe omakase counter, or the signature sushi and sashimi platters.
TipSit at the counter for the omakase; the dining room is fine, but the sushi bar is where the real show happens.
TipLet the chef send out specials rather than ordering off the menu; the room seats barely a dozen.
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