New Japanese restaurants in Toronto are proving that the country has a whole lot more to offer in the culinary realm than sushi and miso soup. From swanky celebrity chef-helmed ventures serving up cuisines rarely found elsewhere in the city to not-so-hidden gem yakitori spots that allow you to eat your fill of grilled skewers, it's a bright time for Japanese cuisine in Toronto, indeed. Here are my picks for the five new Japanese restaurants in Toronto you need to try at least once. The lineup that snaked out the front door and around the corner the instant this Japanese chain opened its first Canadian location should be all the evidence you need that this noodle shop is doing something next level. On the list of names ubiquitous with excellence in Japanese cuisine worldwide, Chef Akira Back has inarguably cemented his spot.