There has been an explosion of new Japanese restaurants in Manchester, adding to the existing number of quality restaurants already specialising in the best Japanese food.
You'll find many Japanese sushi restaurants in Manchester as well as excellent Japanese noodle bars and the best Japanese restaurants specialising in teppanyaki, sashimi, seafood and bento boxes.
There's even a Japanese supermarket in Manchester, selling imported ingredients, food and drink fresh from Japan.
Very stylish Pacific Rim restaurant with a fantastic choice of sushi, sashimi and tempura dishes. The menu combines modern Australian cuisine with Pacific Rim flavours underpinned by European cooking tradition, a blend of Indonesian, Southeast Asian influences and Australia's strong ties with Japan are reflected. Located underneath the Armani store in Spinningfields, you enter via a glass pyramid on Deansgate.
The superb Japanese restaurant in Castlefield, opposite the Museum of Science & Industry, boasts a unique dining experience with all the theatre style of Teppanyaki cooking, ideal for large parties. The talented show chefs entertain you and get you involved or a plush separate dining area offers more intimacy with incredible sushi, sashimi and noodle dishes to choose from.
The out-of-this-world £4.5 million Thai influenced Asian fusion restaurant near the City Of Manchester Stadium, just 10 mins taxi ride from Piccadilly Station, is the most spectacular restaurant to have ever opened in Manchester. Together with the Thai menu, they offer a selection of sushi plates
The biggest world buffet in Europe, which serves up to a whopping 700 guests at any one time. Located on Deansgate near the MEN Arena and the shops, this plush restaurant opened in May 2011 offering over 300 freshly made dishes from around the world that include Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Cajun, Mediterranean, Tex Mex, English and more
The original branch of the very popular fast food outlet and restaurant in Piccadilly Gardens serves sushi and authentic rice based dishes from around the world, available to eat in or take out in New York style noodle boxes.
An inspired fusion of cultures comes to Deansgate Locks with the new, cutting-edge restaurant, bar and club, bringing a taste of Japan to Manchester with authentic sushi and sashimi dishes along with tempting Bento boxes and classic Pan Asian dishes
The flagship branch of the very popular flame bar, sushi and grill restaurant is just acorss the road from the Palace Theatre and next to the universities. Serving authentic rice based dishes from around the world, it boasts a private dining room and takeaway service.
The new fast food outlet and restaurant on Deansgate serves sushi and authentic rice based dishes from around the world, available to eat in or take out in New York style noodle boxes.
Family-friendly popular flame bar, sushi and grill restaurant inside The Trafford Centre that serves authentic rice based dishes from around the world.
A huge family-friendly entertainment complex located next to the MEN Arena, which is home to over fifteen restaurants and even more bars, with something to savour for everyone's taste, whatever your mood. Japanese restaurants include Wasabi Sushi and Wagamama whilst Yum Yum Buffet also offers more Oriental flavours.
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