Ajisai Japanese Sushi Bar ~ Sussex Centre Food Court - Chinatown

It's great to see a straight-up sushi bar open in a Chinatown food court. The sushi is only $1 per piece, and we're not just talking your regular old California roll, there's some pretty fancy pants one buck sushi.

Jap's Table ~ Japanese - Darlington

Simple Japanese street food dishes in a simple setting. Yakitori Alley arrives in Redfern, all it needs is a few drunken salary men.

[UPDATED JANUARY 2013]

Don Don Japanese Restaurant ~ Darlinghurst

Don Don is an authentically squishy little Japanese hole-in-the-wall joint in the super happy part of Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, popular with students and the poverty-jetset.

Sushi Nagashima ~ Japanese - Hunter Connection Food Court [CLOSED]

Sushi Nagashima is one of the finest treasures in Sydney's culinary underbelly,  the Tetsuya's of the food courts.

[CLOSED MAY 3 2013]