RAKU Canberra

Raku sits on Bunda Street. It is a fifteen-minute walk from Lake Burley Griffin and a short distance from the National Gallery of Australia and the Australian War Memorial.

The restaurant holds a one-hat award from the Australia Good Food Guide, marking it as a more rigorous kitchen than the surrounding casual eateries. While the menu leans toward modern Japanese and sushi, the room runs smart and elegant, eschewing the relaxed informality often found in this district. You choose this venue for the precision of its raw fish program rather than proximity to the water; it is a serious dining room that ignores the bustle of the local shopping streets in favor of a quiet, controlled environment.