Best Japanese Restaurants in Penang

Sushi Kitchen's Georgetown Branch is well known for their hard to find vegan sushi selections. Whether you're vegan or not, the dishes on offering is prepared fresh and can be quite flavoursome.  The restaurant has a small but rather cozy interior with it's traditional japanese ambiance.

The Aji Noren Japanese restaurant in Penang is an eatery where instead of mimicking japanese decor for it's interior, the interior of the restaurant is inspired by traditional Japanese housing with their wooden structures and bamboo lined walls. The dishes offered range from normal Bento Boxes, to sushi and sahimi. While you wait for your food to arrive, one can also read some of the Japanese comics on offer on a shelve by a corner to help entertain one's self.

The Oh! Sushi Japanese Restaurant offers a wide range of japanese dishes to choose from, even ranging from dishes that are slightly rarer to find, like Fresh oysters and Kobe Beef. The establishment also offers some Sake if one chooses to indulge in some alcohol.

Located in Penang's Gurney Plaza, the Sushi Tei Japanese Restaurant is known for serving up fresh sushi and sashimi. The restaurant's exterior and decor are intricately designed. Some of the dishes on offer are the, Kaisen Ramen, Jo Una Ju and Tokachi Sashimi.

The Ginza Japanese Restaurant offers a modern dining experience with their extensive modern japanese cuisine which emphasizes on fresh seafood and premium fish. The selection of dishes offered is very extensive and comprehensive, covering the regular Sushi and Sashimi, to even exotic dishes like Fugu.

The Shunka Japanese restaurant is located on Burma Road.The establishment's interior has slightly dim lighting, with comfortable seatings, there is also a tatami seating location if one wishes to experience it. They offer a variety of foods like their Mentaiyaki Baked Salmon, Cheese Baked White Tuna Roll, and their Cheese Tamago, just to name a few. The restaurant is known for it's Matcha series  due to its pureness and flavour of Matcha directly from Japan.

The Sumo Sumo Sushi Bar & Grill offers some rather affordable meals for the budget wary diners. The interior of the establishment is simple and straightforward, allowing one to enjoy a  comfortable space while they have their daily fix of japanese cuisine.

Sushi Kitchen's Georgetown Branch is well known for their hard to find vegan sushi selections. Whether you're vegan or not, the dishes on offering is prepared fresh and can be quite flavoursome.  The restaurant has a small but rather cozy interior with it's traditional japanese ambiance.

Another Japanese restaurant on our list is Kampachi's  Penang branch located in the Equatorial Hotel. This restaurant offers a buffet lunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays. The cuisines provided here are of an authentic Japanese style. The buffets offered have a myriad of different foods to choose from, along with desserts for after.

The Japanese restaurant Tsuruya, has two branches in penang, the I-Avenue branch, and the E-Gate branch. Both offer an attractive interior and cozy atmosphere. Their menu offers a wide range of dishes to quench your Japanese food itch. Their signature dishes consists of their Chicken Teriyaki Don, Kare Udon, Sake Harasu, and Tori Kawa.