3 Best Japanese Restaurants in Canberra ACT

Very friendly professional staff, food was beautifully presented, everything we ate was divine. I'm a dessert queen, I live for all things sweet.... RAKU has a impressive list of desserts, and I was delighted when they arrived all looking like works of art, each plate was a hit just amazing. Everyone had a wonderful evening, I can see why this restaurant is booked out most weekends. 100% Recommend.

Staff were friendly and we appreciated the extra thought celebrating my husbands birthday. Food is exceptional quality and the flavour combinations are balanced perfectly. Only wish we lived close enough to come back regularly.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) I think Raku will be the standard I judge every meal by forever more. I don’t think I have enough good things to say. There is not one thing I could fault. The service, food, cocktails, atmosphere. All of it impeccable. We tried almost every cocktail on the list, as well as the larger tasting menu, and it was all flawless. We were in Canberra only two nights, and ended up going again our second night. I legitimately will fly to Canberra again just to eat here, I will never not visit when in town, and I will recommend to everyone I know. Thank you so so much, it was such a wonderful experience.

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Amazing Japanese food in Canberra! Probably the best I've had that isn't fine dining. Definitely recommend booking ahead as I had to wait around half an hour on a weekday night to dine in since it seems pretty popular. They have very nice matcha, houjicha and black sesame drinks that aren't just sugar. The ramen was excellent with a rich tonkotsu broth and perfectly cooked chashu. Other dishes I tried like their wagyu and oysters were well-seasoned and perfectly cooked. Not an exaggeration to say that many seated around me were also commenting on how good the food was. Some things are probably a tad expensive, but it is a premium worth paying for the quality of food. Staff were friendly and helpful, but probably a bit stretched with how busy they are.

This place makes you feel as if you were in Sydney. Their food is fresh and delicious. If there’s one downside, it’s that the rice portions are generous but the main dishes are a bit too small. They let you know in advance that dessert takes time, and I’d recommend ordering it together with your meal since you’ll need to wait at least 15 minutes. It’s absolutely worth it though — the dessert is so delicious.

Wonderful food experience with OMI Canberra’s new ramen and kushiyaki menu which will launch next week! The double black ramen with rich truffle and black sesame taste is highly recommend. Thank you for inviting.

Loved it here! Great quality food and service at a reasonable price. Relaxed dining experience, not over the top but with great selection of sake including coconut, matcha which was pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed. Had the pescetarian banquet ($47 each per 2 people) which filled us up and had great variation. Sushi, sashimi, tempura seafood and vegetables with 5 types of dipping salt. Nasu dengaku, seaweed salad, agadashi tofu, Miso soup and rice.

What a lovely experience to dine in! All courses had impressive presentation, and the receptionist and all staff treated us respectfully. We got a little treat from the chef because it was a birthday anniversary. Thank you so much for making our dinner extradionally special. We had a pleasant time with divine food.

It was a mind-blowing experience. All the sashimi was fresh, and the chef so kind gave us complimentary sushi on the house.