Brussels is a very cosmopolitan city, and has one of the largest Japanese community in Europe (after London, Düsseldorf and Paris), thanks mostly to the presence of Toyota's European headquarters in Zaventem. The number of Japanese restaurants in Brussels has boomed over the last ten years. However, about half of them do not have Japanese chefs (but Chinese ones usually). This is generally not a good sign, quality-wise. Even Japanese-managed restaurants tend to be of lower than the average standard compared to Japan (in every respect : food, decoration and service). Good sushi and sashimi in particular tend to be difficult to find.
Contrarily to Japan, Japanese restaurants in Belgium are not specialised in one kind of food (e.g. tempura), which means that the chef may be good at making some dishes, but not so good for others. This also means that service is much slower than in Japan, as the chef only starts cooking after taking the orders. For all these reasons, you should be careful when selecting a place to eat. We have tried to evaluate the most well-known restaurants for you, with a combined European and Japanese team.
Brussels City (1000)
Anata (あなた)
- Address : boulvard Anspach, 74
- Telephone : 02/502.85.87
- Closing day : none
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Japanese management : no
Ajiyoshi (味美)
- Address : Quai aux Briques, 32
- Telephone : 02/502.02.98
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Monday
Food : 
=> the usual tempura, udon/soba, grilled fish and sushi, but also the chef's specialities.
Atmosphere : => Small, familial restaurant with very typical Japanese atmosphere.
Service : => friendly and efficient
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Elle Sushi
- Address : rue Neuve, 123 (inside City2 Shopping Center) // rue de la Montagne, 16
- Telephone : 02/219.39.60 // 02/511.17.50
- Closing day : Sunday // none
Food : => very basic sushi
Atmosphere : 
=> just a few tables outside the take-away area
Service : => take-away service
Japanese management : no
L'Herbe Rouge
- Address : rue des Minimes, 34
- Telephone : 02/512.48.34
- Closing day : Monday
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Japanese management : no
Jiyuna
- Address : rue de la Presse 27-29
- Telephone : ?
- Closing day : Saturday noon and Sunday noon
Food : suprisingly authentic food despite the non-Japanese management. Mostly teriyaki, yakitori and teppanyaki dishes, but the sushi are also good.
Atmosphere : a hole-in-the-wall kind of place, mostly for take-away.
Service : 
friendly staff
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Kabuki (歌舞伎)
- Address : rue du Marché aux Poulets, 32
- Telephone : 02/218.86.96
- Closing day : none
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Mangetsu (満月)
- Address : rue de la Fourche, 13
- Telephone : 02/511.83.67
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday noon
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Japanese management : no
Moshi Moshi (もしもし)
- Address : rue de l'Enseignement, 92
- Telephone : 02/612.79.19
- Closing day : Saturday lunch and Sunday lunch
Food : => not really bad, but certainly not authentic; in fact it conjures up memories of Thailand rather than Japan. Otherwise the rice was overcooked and the food too sweet.
Atmosphere : => hole-in-the-wall, but reasonably nice and modern for a "Japanese" restaurant in Brussels.
Service : => friendly, attentive and quick service
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Ninja House
- Address : Rue de la vierge noire, 16/24
- Telephone : 02/514.98.68
- Closing day : none
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Sakura (桜)
- Address : rue du Pont de la Carpe, 1
- Telephone : 02/502.43.65
- Closing day : none
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Samourai (侍)
- Address : rue du Fossé aux Loups, 28
- Telephone : 02/217.56.39
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Tuesday
- Website
Food : 
reputedly the best Japanese restaurant in Brussels, although expensive
Atmosphere : one of the few actually pleasant Japanese restaurant in Brussels
Service : excellent service, fast, friendly and multilingual
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Senraku (千楽)
- Address : rue du Nord 9-11
- Telephone : 02/511.49.91
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday & holidays
Food : a good place to eat a bento, a donburi, tempura or sushi.
Atmosphere : not too fancy on the decoration ; a bit noisy as all the tables are next to each others.
Service : attentive, efficient and polite
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Sushi World
- Address : rue des Cultes, 5
- Telephone : 02/223.23.22
- Closing day : Sunday
Food : 
=> disappointing taste; the rice of the sushi isn't appropriate, they served a bowl of rice with sushi menus (!), there is no miso soup nor green tea.
Atmosphere : 
=> very modern, pink-and-white decoration; good ambiance music (although not Japanese)
Service : => friendly, fast and efficient
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Takezushi (竹寿司)
- Address : boulevard Charlemagne, 21
- Telephone : 02/230.56.27
- Closing day : Saturday, Sunday noon
Food : => good sushi, but avoid the rest of the menu
Atmosphere : => apart from the nice townhouse, the management couldn't have done less to accomodate their guests
Service : => Not very friendly nor attentive, even for Japanese speakers.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Auderghem (1160)
Dozo Sintori
- Address : Chaussée de Charleroi, 29
- Telephone : 02/538.71.88
- Closing day : ?
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Japanese management : no
Keyaki Traiteur (けやき) (closed !)<
- Address : place Pinoy, 17
- Telephone : 02/675.60.83
- Closing day : Sundays, Mondays and holidays (other days, open only at lunchtime. from 11am to 3pm)
Food : => excellent bento, sushi and other Japanese specialities
Atmosphere => take-away only
Service => aimed at the Japanese community (menu in Japanese only)
Japanese management : -
Etterbeek (1040)
Espace Sushi
- Address : chaussée de Wavre, 325
- Telephone : 02/644.25.62
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday, Monday evening, holidays
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Japanese management : no
Miyako
- Address : avenue d'Auderghem, 106
- Telephone : 02/734.06.64
- Closing day : Saturday noon and Sunday noon
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Japanese management : no
Momotaro (桃太郎)
- Address : avenue d'Auderghem, 106
- Telephone : 02/734.06.64
- Closing day : Sunday
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Sushi
- Address : avenue des Celtes, 30
- Telephone : 02/734.39.45
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
Food : => tasty and good value, but lacks variety, and not very Japanese in the presentation. Their green tea is in fact "houji-cha".
Atmosphere : => set in an old cafe; not bad but nothing to fuss about.
Service : => kind and polite, but a bit slow.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Sushi Factory (Schuman)
- Address : boulevard Charlemagne, 44
- Telephone : 02/230.74.32
- Closing day : -
- Website
Food : 
atrocious food. Stodgy and tasteless rice. Bad quality fish. Artificial wasabi that is so mild you can't feel it. Kara-age that look and taste like chicken nuggets from McDonald's. And so on.
Atmosphere : -
Service :
Japanese management : no
Ixelles & Louise area (1050)
Belle de Jour
- Address : Rue du Trône, 83
- Telephone : 02/503.12.09
- Closing day : ?
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Japanese management : no
Chez Oki (Franco-Japanese Fusion)
- Address : rue Lesbroussart, 62
- Telephone : 02/644.45.76
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday, Monday noon
Food : => from foie gras sushi to gyukatsu, everything is sublime. Try the 30 € course.
Atmosphere : => modern and pleasant setting with a zen garden within the restaurant.
Service : => fast and attentive service; bilingual French-Japanese.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Eat Sushi
- Address : Place de champ de Mars, 5
- Telephone : 02/207.15.70
- Closing day : ?
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Japanese management : no
Ebisu (恵比寿)
- Address : Rue de Vergnies 37
- Telephone : 0489/33.03.94
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday
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Hamashin (濱新) (closed !)
- Address : chaussée d'Ixelles, 272
- Telephone : 02/640.56.82
- Closing day : Sunday, Wednesday noon
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OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Hana / Hau Kang (花) (Korean-Japanese)
- Address : rue Saint Boniface, 21
- Telephone : 02/502.52.41
- Closing day : Sunday
Food : all the Korean classics (bibimbab, bulgogi...), but also sushi and ramen.
Atmosphere : typical Korean decoration ; more effort has been made than in most of Brussels' Japanese restaurants
Service : nothing to complain about
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no (Korean)
Hinodeya (ひのでや)
- Address : rue Caroly, 37
- Telephone : 02/502.52.05
- Closing day : Saturday, Sunday
- Website
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Japanese management : yes
Izakaya (居酒屋)
- Address : chaussée de Vleurgat, 123
- Telephone : 02/648.38.05
- Closing day : Sunday, holidays
- Website
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OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Kamo (鴨)
- Address : Chaussée de Waterloo, 550a
- Telephone : 02/648.78.48
- Closing day : Sunday
Food : => good overall, but too small portions (you may need to order 2 dishes in order to be full) ; limited choice in the menu ; the sushi leave a bit to be desired.
Atmosphere : => sober and modern ; nicer than the average Japanese restaurant in Brussels, but the tables are small, there is not much space between tables, and the place is usually packed.
Service : => nothing about which to complain, but nothing to deserve 5 stars.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Kokuban (黒板) (Ramen/Soba/Udon/Zukedon)
- Address : Rue Vilain XIIII, 53-55
- Telephone : 02/611.06.22
- Closing day : Sunday
- Website
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Japanese management : yes
Kushi-tei of Kyoto
- Address : rue Lesbroussart ,118
- Telephone : 02/646.48.15
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
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Kyoto Sushi Bar
- Address : rue Defacqz, 7
- Telephone : 02/223.19.99
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Monday
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Makisu
- Address : rue du Bailly, 5
- Telephone : 02/640.45.50
- Closing day : Sunday and public holidays
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Menma
- Address : Avenue des Saisons, 123
- Telephone : 02/648.73.70
- Closing day : Sunday and Monday
- Website
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Japanese management : yes
Mitsui Teppanyaki (三井鉄板焼き)
- Address : rue de Prévot, 86
- Telephone : 02/534.09.53
- Closing day : none
- Website
Food : varied menu, with some dishes harder to find elsewhere (e.g. katsudon) ; maybe the best non Japanese-owned Japanese restaurant in Brussels
Atmosphere : spacious, with a few big teppanyaki tables in addition to the regular tables ; terrace on sunny days
Service : nothing to complain about
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Miyuki (みゆき)
- Address : boulevard Général Jacques, 68
- Telephone : 02/646.79.53
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday noon
Food : => huge menu covering all the common Japanese cuisine ; excellent deluxe sushi menu
Atmosphere : => in a Brussels townhouse with garden, but could be better.
Service : => not very attentive, quite slow, but friendly and bilingual French-Japanese.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Nonbei Daigaku (のんべえ大学)
- Address : avenue Adolphe Buyl, 31
- Telephone : 02/649.2149
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday, and holidays
Food : => good assortment of everyday Japanese dishes, but the sushi aren't the best in town.
Atmosphere : => pleasant and quiet atmosphere in an early-20th century townhouse. Don't miss the Japanese-style "gadget toilet" with heated seat and electric bidet !
Service : => not really attentive staff - you must shout to get their attention.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Oomi (大海) (closed !)
- Address : chaussée de Vleurgat, 81
- Telephone : 02/644.33.79
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Wednesday
Food : => vast menu, good for sushi and fried dishes (tempura, kaki-furai...), but less good for donburi.
Atmosphere : => no-frill pine wood decoration
Service : => attentive, bilingual French-Japanese
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Râle - Bol
- Address : rue du Page, 6
- Telephone : 02/640.06.93
- Closing day : Monday
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Shogun (将軍)
- Address : rue capitaine Crespel, 10
- Telephone : 02/512.83.19
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
- Website
Food : not really authentic, but reasonable
Atmosphere : spacious restaurant with a more Japanese atmosphere than many others in Brussels, though nothing to fuss about
Service : attentive and friendly
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Sushi Factory (Louise)
- Address : avenue Louise, 216
- Telephone : 02/646.20.20
- Closing day : -
- Website
Food : atrocious food. Stodgy and tasteless rice. Bad quality fish. Artificial wasabi that is so mild you can't feel it. Kara-age that look and taste like chicken nuggets from McDonald's. And so on.
Atmosphere : -
Service :
Japanese management : no
Tagawa (田川) (closed !)
- Address : avenue Louise, 279
- Telephone : 02/640.50.95
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
- Website
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OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Umamido (うま味堂) (Ramen)
- Address : Chaussée de Vleurgat, 1
- Telephone : 02/640.40.57
- Closing day : none
- Website
Food : Very decent rāmen with all the usual side dishes (gyōza, edamame, tōfu, kimchi). Six varieties of rāmen: shio, shōyu, misō, kara misō, tonkotsu and even vegetarian (almost unheard of in Japan).
Atmosphere : Hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant. Very basic, with somewhat flimsy chairs. Could do better.
Service : Sufficiently fast and attentive.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management :
Yakitori (Vietnamese-Japanese)
- Address : chaussée de Boondael, 353
- Telephone : 02/640.86.59
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
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Japanese management : no
Yamato (やまと) (Ramen)
- Address : rue Francart, 11
- Telephone : 02/502.28.93
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday
Food : the oldest true ramen-ya in town ; tasty even by exigent Japanese standards
Atmosphere : typical Japanese-style noodle bar, but long queues of people waiting behind eating customers
Service : as expected for this kind of place
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Yamayu Santatsu (山優三辰)
- Address : chaussée d'Ixelles, 141
- Telephone : 02/513.53.12
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Monday
Food : good quality sashimi, although the octopus I had wan't so good.
Atmosphere : => typical Japanese "shitamachi" atmosphere, with sushi bar ; unfortunately overcrowded and noisy at lunchtime.
Service : => bad-tempered and unfriendly waitress, although service is fast, even expeditious.
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Yoko
- Address : rue du Mail, 1
- Telephone : 02/539.29.21
- Closing day : ?
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Jette (1090)
Ninja
- Address : Rue Henri Werrie 61
- Telephone : 02/427.41.58
- Closing day : none
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Schaerbeek (1030)
Atelier du Sushi
- Address : Rue Joseph Coosemans, 42
- Telephone : 02/736.21.61
- Closing day : Monday
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Sushiline
- Address : Chaussée de Louvain, 470
- Telephone : 02/736.26.66
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Saturday noon
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Japanese management : no
Uccle (1180)
Côté Sushi
- Address : Avenue Albert, 291
- Telephone : 02/340.32.40
- Closing day : Saturday evening, Sunday noon
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Shilla Sushi
- Address : chaussée de Waterloo 1021E
- Telephone : 02/374.04.88
- Closing day : Wednesday
- Website
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OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no (Korean)
Yagura (やぐら)
- Address : chaussée de Waterloo, 814
- Telephone : 02/375.01.16
- Closing day : Sunday noon, Monday
Food : => one of the most authentic places in Brussels, frequented by a lot of Japanese expats. Wide menu and good selection of sushi.
Atmosphere : => Well decorated and quiet compared to the average of Japanese restaurants in Brussels.
Service : => Nothing to complain about
OVERALL RATING : => Definitely in the top 5 of Japanese restaurants in Belgium.
Japanese management : yes
Watermael-Boitsfort (1170)
Nihon Shoku (日本食)
- Address : rue Théophile Vander Elst, 3
- Telephone : 02/675.24.44
- Closing day : Sunday, Monday noon, and holidays
Food : => good selection of donburi dishes as well as the usual favourites (sushi, tempura).
Atmosphere : => hole-in-the-wall kind of place with just a handful of small tables. Nothing fancy.
Service : => mixed Japanese and non-Japanese staff. Usually fast and efficient.
OVERALL RATING : => a nice little eatery to sample Japanese food around Auderghem and Watermael-Boitsfort
Japanese management : yes
Z-Jin Saka Ba (Korean-Japanese)
- Address : Rue Theophile Vander Elst, 3
- Telephone : 02/608.37.19
- Closing day : ?
- Website
Food :
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Japanese management : no (Korean)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (1200)
Côté Sushi
- Address : Avenue George Henri 361/363
- Telephone : 02/340.32.40
- Closing day : Saturday evening, Sunday noon
- Website
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Japanese management : no
Kichiya
- Address : rue Théodore de Cuyper, 136
- Telephone : 02/772.09.02
- Closing day : Saturday noon, Sunday
- Website
Food : => very authentic food ; the drawbacks are that the menu is a bit limited and prices are on the expensive side
Atmosphere : => very small restaurant with just a few tables, but it doesn't feel cramped.
Service : => good bilingual French-Japanese service, who take take to explain and recommend dishes
OVERALL RATING : => One of the best choices in East Brussels, despite being somewhat overpriced.
Japanese management : yes
Mori Sushi
- Address : rue Voot, 12
- Telephone : 02/762.98.88
- Closing day : none
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Japanese management : no
Oh!Bento
- Address : avenue Georges Henry, 390
- Telephone : 02/739.16.23
- Closing day : Sunday
- Website
Food : => mostly lunch boxes ; not exactly like in Japan, but good and very reasonably priced
Atmosphere : => mostly a take-away place with a few tables and chairs
Service : => very friendly and helpful
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Yama Sushi (山寿司)
- Address : Avenue Georges Henri, 223
- Telephone : 02/772.20.98
- Closing day : Monday
- Website
Food : A good place to eat or order sushi and maki. They also have a few bento.
Atmosphere : touristy decoration, but nice enough. Possibility to sit Japanese style on the floor at a low table.
Service : friendly, reasonably fast and efficient
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : no
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (1150)
Momokuri (桃栗)
- Address : rue au Bois, 226
- Telephone : 02/763.00.06
- Closing day : open only from Monday to Thursday at lunch (usually sold out before noon)
- Website
Food : place specialising in bento (lunch boxes)
Atmosphere : only take-away
Service : friendly, but the staff speaks mostly Japanese
OVERALL RATING :
Japanese management : yes
Sushi's Stockel
- Address : rue de l'Eglise, 88
- Telephone : 02/771.69.81
- Closing day : ?
- Website
Food :
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Japanese management : no
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