Which is better for sushi in Melbourne: Tokui Sushi or Kenzan Japanese Restaurant?

Tokui Sushi ranks higher on BestDish (72 vs 58 points). Both are excellent — Kenzan Japanese Restaurant is a very close second.

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Tokui Sushi vs Kenzan Japanese Restaurant

the top two for sushi in Melbourne, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Tokui Sushi beats Kenzan Japanese Restaurant for sushi in Melbourne — it leads our ranking by 14 points (8 community mentions · 8× called the best · seen in 3 tiktok/ig posts · dish praised in 1 of 5 recent google reviews · confirmed on the menu). Both are excellent — Kenzan Japanese Restaurant is a very close second.

Tokui Sushi vs Kenzan Japanese Restaurant — sushi in Melbourne (September 2026)
	Tokui Sushi	Kenzan Japanese Restaurant
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	72	58
Google rating	4.7★	4.6★
Google reviews	970	826
Price tier	$	$$$
Suburb	CBD	CBD
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	8	6

Go deeper: Tokui Sushi dossier · Kenzan Japanese Restaurant dossier · the full Melbourne sushi ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.