Kiku
Popular with Japanese which must be a good sign. Le Meridien Dubai (04 282 4040).

Miyako
A well recognised Japanese restaurant. Hyatt Regency (04 209 1222).

Yakitori
A very Japanese restaurant and popular with Japanese visitors and makes one feel that you are in Japan not Dubai. Royal Ascot Hotel, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road (04 352 0900).