Correction (10 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 9 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Two sit-down Japanese restaurants had enough on the public record for us to stand behind them: Toyama Japanese Restaurant in Ivanhoe and Issho Japanese in Ivanhoe East, next door to Ivanhoe. That is the full list, and we have not padded it.
This page also answers searches for sushi in Ivanhoe. Two of the Issho prices we copied are sushi items, and the entries below decode the dish names so a first-timer can read the rest of the board. Toyama is the harder one: we found its address and listed features, but no menu with prices we could read.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A sit-down Japanese restaurant on Upper Heidelberg Road, with vegan options and BYO listed by AGFG | Toyama Japanese Restaurant | see below | not printed here |
| A printed menu with prices, and lunch and dinner hours on its own site | Issho Japanese | Beef Curry Udon | $22 |
Toyama Japanese Restaurant — 201-203 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079
Toyama’s own website gives its address as 201 Upper Heidelberg Rd, and the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) lists 201-203, which is the same place. AGFG lists it with “Child Friendly”, “Vegan Options”, “BYO”, “Takeaway” and “Alfresco Dining”. Those are directory listing features, so read them as the listing’s words.
BYO means you may bring your own drink, but the corkage terms are the restaurant’s to set, so ask when you book. We are printing no hours for Toyama: the directory hours are owner-maintained, and the copy we recorded contained an error. We also could not read a menu with prices on its own pages, so there are no dish prices here.
How to order: ask whether the vegan options AGFG lists are on the current menu, and what the corkage terms are if you plan to BYO.
Issho Japanese — 248 Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe East VIC 3079
Issho’s own website and AGFG agree on the address. The site lists its hours as “Opening Hours Tue - Fri - 12:00pm - 3:00pm | 5:00pm- 9:30pm Sat - 5:00pm - 9:30pm Mon & Sun - Closed”. So lunch and dinner on Tuesday to Friday, dinner only on Saturday, and closed Monday and Sunday. AGFG lists it as “Child Friendly”, “BYO”, “Takeaway” and “Alfresco Dining”.
The dine-in menu PDF on its site prints four dishes we can price. The Beef Curry Udon is listed at $22: udon are thick wheat noodles, here with a beef curry. The Chicken Katsu Curry Don is listed at $20: katsu is a breaded, fried cutlet and don is a rice bowl. The Wagyu Beef Sushi is $14; wagyu is a Japanese beef breed. The Avocado Maki is $6; maki are rolled sushi.
Order this first: the Beef Curry Udon at $22, the noodle dish on the printed menu, if you want one bowl that is a full meal.
Quick answers
Where can I get sushi in Ivanhoe?
Issho Japanese, at 248 Lower Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe East, prints Wagyu Beef Sushi at $14 and Avocado Maki at $6 on its dine-in menu. Those are the two sushi prices we copied from it.
What are Issho’s opening hours?
Its own website lists Tuesday to Friday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm and again from 5:00pm to 9:30pm, Saturday from 5:00pm to 9:30pm, and closed Monday and Sunday. Hours can change, so check before you go.
Does Toyama Japanese Restaurant have vegan options?
AGFG lists Toyama with “Vegan Options”. That is a directory feature, and we could not read a menu to see which dishes it covers, so ask the restaurant.
Can I bring my own drinks to a Japanese restaurant in Ivanhoe?
AGFG lists both Toyama and Issho as “BYO”. Corkage and the rules are set by each restaurant, so confirm them when you book.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 9 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Toyama Japanese Restaurant: toyamajapanese.com.au, agfg.com.au/toyama-japanese-restaurant-75195
- Issho Japanese: issho.com.au, agfg.com.au/issho-japanese-80257, issho.com.au/Issho-Dine-in-Menu-2024.pdf
