Here in Melbourne, we take our sushi situation very seriously. We're talking about a city where you can find everything from life-altering omakase experiences hidden down laneways to cheap and cheerful handrolls that will rescue your lunch break.
But with so many spots to choose from, how do you know where to find the freshest fish and the most perfectly seasoned rice? Don't worry, we've got you. We’ve done the delicious, soy-doused research to bring you the definitive guide to the best sushi in Melbourne, no matter what you're in the mood for.
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Without further ado, here’s where you’ll find the best sushi Melbourne has to offer in 2025 according to Urban List:
Best New Sushi Restaurants In Melbourne
When a city loves sushi as much as we do, it’s no surprise that unreal new joints are popping up. These are the latest and greatest additions to Melbourne's sushi scene:
Bossa Nova Sushi
70 Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
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Brazilian cocktail bar meets modern sushi train, Bossa Nova Sushi serves up some seriously good sushi. The concept here is simple, traditional and fresh sushi (the fish is as fresh as they come) to the soundtrack of Bossa Nova tunes while you sip on caipirinhas.
Of course, they don’t just serve caipirinhas. There’s a list of classic cocktails, a selection of sake and a large list of half bottles of wine. Favourites from the sushi menu include the Japanese prawn and New Zealand Ora King Salmon. This is absolutely worth checking out as some of the best sushi Melbourne has to offer.
Nori Maki
7/235 Bourke St, Melbourne
Nori Maki is an impressive and affordable omakase sushi hand roll experience. The team here, which includes Nobu Melbourne’s former head chef Keisuke Kita, produce exquisitely handcrafted rolls right in front of your eyes from just $34 per person. It almost sounds too good to be true, right? You get that intimate ‘front row seat’ exposure without the hefty price tag. Make sure you reserve a spot as there’s only 28 seats in this gorgeously intimate diner.
P.S. Keen to check out more Japanese cuisine? Check out the best Japanese restaurants in Melbourne.
Best Fine Dining Sushi Restaurants In Melbourne
For the celebrations, to impress someone special or to treat yourself just because, these fine diners are where you'll find the city's true sushi masters.
Minamishima
4 Lord Street, Richmond
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Ready yourself for a Japanese sushi omakase experience prepared with meticulousness, precision, technique and exquisite produce. Minamishima is not playing games when it comes to sushi. Chef Minamishima shapes each piece of nigiri and presents it as an extension of his friendship. Here sushi is an art that can be experienced in one perfect bite. Dining here is a fleeting trip to Japan without ever having to leave Melbourne.
Komeyui
181 Ferrars St, Southbank
Both the Komeyui name and logo symbolises a group meal where family and friends gather together and sit around the table to enjoy a traditional Japanese meal. This remains at the heart of the restaurant and executive chef’s mission. Mr Motomo Kumano has brought his Japanese culinary training right to Melbourne’s doorstep.
The chef's selection of sushi and sashimi features 10 pieces that each individually the level of intricacy and flavour balancing involved in curating perfectly mastered the artform, hands down some of the best sushi in Melbourne.
Kisumé
175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
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This Melbourne institution is armed with a restaurant, chablis bar, private dining rooms and their chef’s table. Kisumé is offering pure Japanese cuisine with an Australian sensibility. Here the chefs want to inspire your tastebuds with familiar and unknown dishes.
They’ve got the dumpling and tempura offerings covered but it’s their sushi menu that hits the spot. Try the five piece deluxe maki and nigiri option which involves toro tuna, wagyu MS7+, scallop, pearl meat, and caviar (are you drooling yet?). Get a seat on the bar and be close to the action as uniformed sushi masters craft these beauties right in front of your eyes.
Temaki Sushi Melbourne
15 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Open for dinner just Thursday to Saturday and with an intimate 10 seats, Temaki Sushi has a warm yet elegant feel to it. Upon being seated, you’ll receive a diagram displaying what array of sushi will be served to you on the large Japanese-style plate. Yes, all tableware at this Japanese sushi restaurant is gorgeously handmade at their pottery studio.
On your plate you’ll find 15 parcels, which might include something like the grilled eel and tamagoyaki or seared scallop and cherry tomato with flying fish roe. It’s unique, beautifully crafted, and you might just fall in love with this place.
Best Casual Sushi Restaurants In Melbourne
If you want top-tier sushi without the fuss, these casual joints deliver the goods in a laid back setting:
Tombo Den
100a Chapel Street, Windsor
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Tombo Den is a funky fresh Japanese diner by the genius behind Kisumé and Yakimono, Chris Lucas. The restaurant itself is wild: upstairs there's kooky AI-generated art, moody (and fluffy!) bench seating and bangin’ cocktails like spicy strawberry margaritas.
The menu is super shareable with little sushi bites like the charred avocado and gobo or spicy salmon with tempura coriander. And if you have room for dessert (seriously, you don’t want to miss this), the matcha ice magic topped ice cream sundae is the biz.
Kenzan
Shop 54-55/56 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD
Kenzan first opened its doors back in 1981 and has maintained a traditional Japanese dining experience to this day. It’s an authentic Japanese diner with servers dressed in traditional wear. Try to snag a seat up at the sushi bar to watch the highly trained sushi chefs wield their knives and prepare your meal right in front of you. If you can get your hands on the Jyo sushi, a deluxe platter curated by the chef and some of the best sushi in Melbourne.
Best Cheap & Cheerful Sushi Restaurants In Melbourne
When the sushi craving hits but payday feels a world away or you’re just after a quick lunchtime roll (or ten), these spots prove you don't need to break the bank to get a seriously good sushi fix.
Sushi Hotaru
118/200 Midcity Arcade, Melbourne CBD
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For cheap and cheerful sushi in the CBD, you can’t go past the hidden gem that is Sushi Hotaru. Tucked away in the Midcity Arcade, it’s a good old fashioned sushi train without the trimmings but with all of the flavour. Take your pick from the plates on the sushi train which start at $4.20: hand rolls, gunkan, nigiri and little rolls. Or order freshly made from the iPads. It’s walk-ins only and there’s usually a line to get in (but it moves fast!), so factor that into your plans.
Tamago Sushi Melbourne
361 Smith Street, Fitzroy
This casual little sushi restaurant on Smith Street is great for lunch on-the-go or to eat in if you can snag a seat, of which there are only an intimate 10. Inside Tamago Sushi you'll find around 20 hand roll varieties and upon first bite you'll note just how fresh these rolls are. Plenty of vegetarian options are on offer as well as some inventive creations well worth wrapping your hands around. You also absolutely need to try the grilled onigiri filled with salmon or tuna and drizzled with sesame sauce. It hits all the right textures and flavours. Fresh nigiri and sashimi are made to order if you've got a spare minute.
Shoku Eatery
514 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
If you’re on the hunt for an absolute sushi feast, look no further than Shoku Eatery. Order a sushi platter (they come out on adorbs bamboo platters), and there’s no way you’ll walk out the door still hungry. The hot tea perfectly complements the sushi with flavours like peach, genmaicha and sencha. Open for lunch from 12pm to 3pm and then again for dinner from 5:30pm to 9pm from Wednesday to Saturday, only open for lunch on Monday and Tuesday, and only open for dinner on Sunday.
Elká Sushi
2/7-9 Leeds St, Footscray
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Elká, an unsuspecting sushi bar in the heart of Footscray, might just be home to some of the freshest sashimi in Melbourne. Everything on the menu is made to order and if you grab a seat on the gorg marble bench, you can watch with hungry eyes as the professionals do their work. The oyster ceviche, meticulously handcrafted nigiri and chirashi bowl are massive crowd pleasers.
They claim the seafood bomb donut is the real showstopper and honestly they couldn't be more right. It’s a soft fluffy donut filled with cream cheese and chive crustacean oil goodness, topped with ‘everything bagel’ seasoning infused with furikake.
Image credit: Kisume.
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