IORI Japanese Restaurant

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IORI Japanese Restaurant offers an authentic and welcoming Japanese dining experience in the heart of Canberra. Known for its warm hospitality and long-standing reputation, the restaurant prepares dishes with fresh, high-quality ingredients and showcases a variety of traditional and modern Japanese cuisine. Guests can enjoy sushi and sashimi, hot pot courses, degustation-style meals, and seasonal specialties designed to highlight different flavours and textures.

The dining spaces reflect Japanese style and ambience, from the entrance marked by a traditional picture-curtain to the intimate tatami area where guests can dine with shoes removed. Visitors may choose to sit at the sushi bar or relax in the main dining room, creating an experience suited to any occasion, whether a casual night out or a special celebration.

IORI Japanese Restaurant provides a personalised approach to dining, offering flexibility for dietary requirements and preferences, and creating a relaxed atmosphere that has made it a favourite for both locals and visitors for many years.

IORI Japanese Restaurant has achieved sustained recognition, earning a place in the Three Best Rated Canberra Restaurant Awards for ten consecutive years (2015–2025). It was also named a State Winner in the I Love Food Awards across multiple years, including 2016, 2017 and 2019. Additional accolades include selection in the Canberra Times Top 20 Restaurants and the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide in 2013.

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  • Disabled access available, contact operator for details.

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Sydney Building, 41 East Row,
Canberra City ACT 2601

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