"Japanese Cuisine" Restaurants in Stockholm
Sweden’s only three-star restaurant, awarded 100 points by Falstaff. An intimate fine-dining experience, refining Swedish traditions through global influences and exceptional precision.
Guided by Sayan Isaksson, Nour delivers a highly refined dining experience in which meticulous technique meets Japanese influence, shaping dishes defined by precision, balance and aesthetic clarity.
Sushi Sho is led by Carl Ishizaki and his team, serving sushi and small dishes marked by precision and restraint, using Nordic fish and seafood, counter-style, with a notably strong selection of sake.
Soyokaze offers an intimate omakase for a small number of guests, where classic sushi and sashimi meet creative, seafood-led courses, paired with expertly chosen sake and clear craftsmanship.
An acclaimed 16-seat gem, where an osusume tasting menu blends Japanese technique with Nordic produce. Take a seat at the counter, watch each dish unfold and savour excellent sake pairings.
Mikadiyori is an izakaya serving authentic yakitori and omakase. Sit at the counter for a true Tokyo-like experience, complemented by a carefully curated sake selection throughout the evening.
Sweden’s first Chinese restaurant opened here in 1944; today the kitchen ranges confidently across Thailand, Korea and Japan, all within the chandelier-lit grandeur of Berns Salonger, the city’s storied 1863 landmark.
Washoku Tomo is an intimate counter restaurant led by chef-owner Tomoko Hayashi, serving pristine fish and seafood alongside home-style Japanese dishes, paired with a carefully curated sake selection.
Frida Ronge has shaped this rooftop complex around a Nordic-Japanese approach. The main restaurant highlights raw preparations, while the izakaya upstairs serves small plates at shared high tables.
This sushi bar takes its name from the Japanese word for “outsider” and views Nippon cooking through a playful lens. Opened in 2025, it goes beyond nigiri and sashimi with small, creative dishes.
The duo behind Adam/Albin enriches Sweden’s oldest shopping arcade with rust-red dining spaces. Positioned as an izakaya-brasserie-bar mashup, it serves starters, mains, and an omakase sharing menu.
An intimate seven-seat counter in central Stockholm, Nana Omakase blends Japanese omakase craft with Nordic seasonal produce, shaping a tasting menu defined by precision and quietly luxurious ingredients.
Shoes come off before settling into sunken horigotatsu tables at this Japanese izakaya. For over a decade, it has honored seasonal ingredients with quiet reverence and tradition; Sundays are devoted to ramen.
Sweden's first Nikkei restaurant brings Japanese-Peruvian fusion to Kocksgatan, literally “Chefs' Street.” Precise sushi meets ceviche, with pisco cocktails at the bar. Counter seats let guests watch the chefs at work.
Andrew Jones and Tim Alton, both Yasuragi alumni, opened this Asian-fusion restaurant under the Liljeholmen bridge in 2011. Dishes made with Nordic ingredients are served in a dark room with bold artwork.
Sayan Isaksson pioneered the izakaya genre in Stockholm when he opened Shibumi (meaning “effortless perfection”) in 2015. Reopened in 2025, this subterranean spot serves sharing plates with cocktails, sake, and shochu.
Stockholm’s first ramen bar opened in 2015 and was named the best budget restaurant the following year. The kitchen serves rich pork and chicken broths with house noodles and Japanese-style toppings.