Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe at Sukyabashi Jiro April 2014

This is a list of notable Japanese restaurants.

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. The traditional food of Japan is based on rice with

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and other dishes, each in its own utensil, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in

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. Fish is common in the traditional

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. It is often grilled, but it may also be served raw as

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or in

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. Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as

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and

udon Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a soup as with a mild broth called made from dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. It is usual ...

. Japan has many simmered dishes such as fish products in broth called

oden is a type of nabemono (Japanese one-pot dishes) consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon or konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth. Oden was originally what is now commonly call ...

, or beef in

sukiyaki is a Japanese dish that is prepared and served in the '' nabemono'' (Japanese hot pot) style. It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef) which is slowly cooked or simmered at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients, in ...

and

nikujaga is a Japanese dish of meat, potatoes, and onions stewed in dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar, sometimes with '' ito konnyaku'' and vegetables like carrots. Nikujaga is a kind of '' nimono''. It is usually boiled until most of the liquid has b ...

. Types of Japanese restaurants include: *

Conveyor belt sushi , also called revolving sushi or rotation sushi, is a type of sushi restaurant common in Japan. In Australasia, it is also known as a sushi train. Plates serving the sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt that winds through the restaurant ...

– a sushi restaurant where the plates with the sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt or moat that winds through the restaurant and moves past every table and counter seat *

Izakaya An () is a type of informal Japanese Bar (establishment), bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a pub, a Spanish tapas bar, or an American saloon or tavern. Etymology The word e ...

– an informal Japanese

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Robatayaki In Japanese cuisine, , often shortened to ''robata'' (ろばた in hiragana), refers to a method of cooking, similar to barbecue, in which items of food are cooked at varying speeds over hot charcoal. Many Japanese restaurants, both in Japan an ...

– a method of cooking, similar to barbecue, in which items of food on skewers are slow-grilled over hot charcoal *

Ryōtei A is a type of traditional Japanese restaurant. Traditionally, only accept new customers by referral and feature entertainment by geisha, but in modern times this is not always the case. are typically places where high-level business or poli ...

– a type of luxurious traditional Japanese restaurant. Traditionally they only accept new customers by referral and feature entertainment by

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Notable Japanese restaurants

* 99 Sushi Bar, Abu Dhabi *

Hōseki Hōseki is a Michelin-starred restaurant in Dubai. It serves Japanese cuisine. See also * List of Japanese restaurants * List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Dubai As of the 2025 ''Michelin Guide'', there are 19 restaurants in Dubai with ...

, Dubai * Sagetsu by Tetsuya, Dubai

Japan

Afuri Afuri (also known as Afuri Izakaya) is a chain of ramen restaurants, based in Tokyo, Japan. There are locations in Oregon, California, Canada, Hong Kong, Portugal, and Singapore. History The original noodle shop opened at the base of Mount A ...

Ajisen Ramen Ajisen Ramen (, zh, s=味千拉面, t=味千拉麵, p=Wèiqiān Lāmiàn) is a Japan-based chain of fast food restaurants selling Japanese ramen noodle soup dishes. The company's logo, featuring artwork of a little girl named ''Chii -chan'', c ...

– Japanese ramen soup fast food chain * Bincho – a London-based Japanese restaurant styled on the traditional

izakaya An () is a type of informal Japanese Bar (establishment), bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a pub, a Spanish tapas bar, or an American saloon or tavern. Etymology The word e ...

s found throughout Japan * Hokka Hokka Tei – a

bento A is a Japanese-style single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch, typically including rice and packaged in a box with a lid (often a segmented box with different parts of the meal placed in different sections). Outside Japa ...

take-out A take-out (US, Canada, Philippines) or takeaway (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) is a prepared meal or other food items purchased at a restaurant or fast food outlet with the intent to eat elsewhere. A concept found in many ancient cultures, take ...

chain with over 2,000 franchises and company-owned branches throughout Japan * Kayabukiya Tavern – a traditional-style Japanese "

sake Sake, , or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indeed any East Asi ...

-house" restaurant (izakaya) located in the city of

Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

, north of Tokyo, Japan * Marugame Seimen – A Japanese restaurant chain specializing in udon * Marukin Ramen * Matsugen – the name of several Japanese restaurants owned by the Matsushita brothers located in

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Hawaii, and New York City * Matsuya – a Japanese fast-food chain specializing in rice bowls with meat *

Nihonryori Ryugin Nihonryori Ryugin (Japanese language, Japanese: lit. "Japanese cuisine singing dragon") is a Michelin Guide, Michelin 3-star fusion cuisine restaurant located in Hibiya, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The chef is Seiji Yamamoto (山本征� ...

– a

fusion cuisine Fusion cuisine is a cuisine that combines elements of different cuisine, culinary traditions that originate from different countries, regions, or cultures. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style an ...

restaurant in

Roppongi Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popu ...

, Minato-ku, Tokyo * Okonomi-mura – a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-ku,

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...

, Japan * Ramen Ryoma * Sukiya – a chain of gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurants * Sukiyabashi Jiro – a sushi restaurant in

Ginza Ginza ( ; ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo ...

Chūō, Tokyo is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. C ...

, Japan, it is owned and operated by

master Jiro Ono. The

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has awarded it 3 stars. A two-star branch operated by his son Takashi is located at

Roppongi Hills is a development project in Tokyo and one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartm ...

Minato, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba, Tokyo, Shiba wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Ac ...

. * Sushi Saito – a three Michelin star Japanese cuisine restaurant in

, primarily known for serving sushi *

Yoshinoya is a Japanese multinational company, multinational fast food chain, and the second-largest chain of ''gyūdon'' (beef bowl) restaurants. The chain was established in Japan in 1899. Its motto is "Tasty, low-priced, and quick". Etymology and log ...

– a Japanese fast food restaurant chain, it is the largest chain of ''

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'' (beef bowl)

restaurant A restaurant is an establishment that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery (commerce), food delivery services. Restaurants ...

s * Tofuya Ukai - a tofu restaurant that serve dishes in "refined kaiseki stye"

Australia

* Tetsuya's – a restaurant in

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, Australia, owned and operated by world renowned chef

Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He was the leading judge in the final episode of the second season of '' Junior MasterChef Australia''. Background Early life Tetsuya Wakuda was born on June 18, 1959, i ...

Bangladesh

Izumi , meaning "spring" or "source of water", is a Japanese given name and surname. It is sometimes translated as "fountain" in reference to natural springs and should not be confused with architectural fountains, which are called ''funsui'' (噴水) i ...

Brazil

Koni Store Koni Store is a Brazilian chain of Japanese food outlets headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its restaurants sell popular Japanese cuisine-based dishes, such as temakis and sushi, but operates with a fast food logistic and layout. Currently, Koni has ...

– a Brazilian chain of Japanese food headquartered in

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, Brazil

Canada

Notable Japanese restaurants in Canada include: * Aburi Hana, Toronto * Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto, Toronto * Kappo Sato, Toronto * Kissa Tanto, a Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant in Vancouver * Masayoshi, Vancouver * Motonobu Udon, Vancouver * Okeya Kyujiro * Sarku Japan – a quick serve restaurant chain based in

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serving Japanese

teppanyaki , often called in the United States and Canada, is a post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word is derived from , the metal plate on which it is cooked, and , which means grilled, broiled, or ...

and

* Shoushin, Toronto * Sushi Hil, Vancouver * Sushi Masuda, Vancouver * Yukashi, a Michelin star restaurant in Toronto

Denmark

* Sticks'n'Sushi – a Copenhagen-based restaurant and take-away chain specializing in sushi and

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sticks

Indonesia

* HokBen – a Japanese fast food chain of restaurants based in

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, Indonesia

Singapore

Sakae Sushi Sakae Sushi (Kanji: 栄寿司) is a restaurant chain based in Singapore serving Japanese cuisine, and is the flagship brand of Sakae Holdings Ltd. Aimed at the low to mid-level pricing market, it offers sushi, sashimi, teppanyaki, yakimono, ...

– a restaurant chain based in Singapore serving Japanese cuisine, and is the flagship brand of Apex-Pal International Ltd. *

Standing Sushi Bar Standing Sushi Bar is a Japanese-food restaurant chain in Singapore and Indonesia. It was started in August 2009 with its first outlet in Raffles Place. The company was founded by Howard Lo. Standing Sushi Bar presently has 3 outlets. The resta ...

– a Japanese-food restaurant chain in Singapore and Indonesia

United Kingdom

The Araki The Araki is a sushi restaurant founded by Japanese chef Mitsuhiro Araki which opened in London in 2014. It was awarded two stars in the 2016 Michelin Guide for the UK and Ireland, before being awarded three in the 2018 guide, making it the first ...

Feng Sushi Feng Sushi is a UK-based restaurant chain known for advocating sustainable fish farming. The company was founded in 1999 by chef Silla Bjerrum and chef Jeremy Rose, with restaurant entrepreneur Luke Johnson the majority owner since 2010. B ...

– a UK-based

restaurant chain A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate many retail markets, dining markets, and service categories in many pa ...

known for advocating sustainable fish farming * Humble Chicken, London *

Itsu itsu (''いつ/itsu'' is Japanese for ''when'') is a British chain of East Asian-inspired fast food shops and restaurants and a grocery company.Moules, Jonathan"itsu founder nurtures a new generation", ''Financial Times'', London, 21 January ...

– a British chain of Asian-inspired fast food shops and restaurants, and a grocery company * Tokyo Diner – a three-floor Japanese restaurant on the corner of Newport Place and Lisle Street in the "

Chinatown Chinatown ( zh, t=唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, O ...

" area of the

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Uma Uma may refer to: Religion * Uma (goddess), a Hindu goddess also known as Parvati or Gauri People * Uma (given name), including a list of people with the name * Uma (actress) (Uma Shankari, fl from 2000), Indian actress Nature * ''Uma'' (liza ...

, London *

Wagamama Wagamama Limited (stylised as ''wagamama)'' is a British restaurant chain. The brand is inspired by fast-paced, Japanese ramen bars and offers a celebration of Asian food. History Wagamama Limited was incorporated on 29 April 1991 as China Di ...

– restaurant chain *

Wasabi Wasabi (Japanese language, Japanese: , , or , ) or Japanese horseradish (''Eutrema japonicum'' syn. ''Wasabia japonica'') is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and Mustard plant, mustard in other genus, genera. ...

– restaurant chain *

YO! Sushi YO! Sushi (sometimes shortened to just YO!) is a chain of Kiosk, kiosks and conveyor belt sushi restaurants, principally in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Australia. History YO! Sushi was fo ...

- restaurant chain * Zuma – founded by chef Rainer Becker, inspired by informal izakaya-style Japanese dining in which dishes are brought to the table continuously throughout the meal

United Arab Emirates

Notable Japanese restaurants in United Arab Emirates include: *

- Hōseki has been awarded one Michelin star by The Michelin Guide Dubai for 3 consecutive years since 2022 and 26th Best Restaurant on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Middle East & North Africa 2023.

United States

Notable Japanese restaurants in the United States include: * 15 East, New York City *

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, Los Angeles * Asanebo, Los Angeles * Bamboo Sushi *

Bar Miller Bar Miller is a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant located in the neighborhood of Alphabet City across from Tompkins Square Park in New York City. The restaurant opened on September 27, 2023, and serves a 15 course omakase with Japanese and Ame ...

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, Portland, Oregon *

Benihana is a chain of Japanese restaurants. Originally founded by Yunosuke Aoki as a cafe in Tokyo in 1945, Benihana spread to the United States in 1964 when his son Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki opened its first restaurant in New York City. Benihana Inc., base ...

– an American restaurant company based in Aventura, Florida. It owns or

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116 Japanese cuisine restaurants around the world *

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, Portland, Oregon * Bluefin Tuna and Sushi, Portland, Oregon * Boxer Ramen, Portland, Oregon * Bush Garden, Seattle * Cagen, New York City * Craft Omakase * Cranes, Washington, D.C. * Hapa PDX, Portland, Oregon * Hashiri, San Francisco * Hayakawa, Atlanta, Georgia * Hayato, Los Angeles, California * Hiden, Miami, Florida * Icca, New York City * Itsumono, Seattle *

Ivan Ramen Ivan Ramen is a ramen restaurant in New York City (25 Clinton Street, Lower East Side) which is run by chef Ivan Orkin. History Owner Ivan Orkin was born in Syosset, New York, and moved to Japan in the 1980s to teach English after graduating fr ...

– New York City * Jinya Ramen Bar – a chain of restaurants based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in ramen noodle dishes * Jewel Bako, New York City * Kadence, Florida * Kaede, Portland, Oregon * Kajitsu, New York City * Kamonegi, Seattle * Kanoyama, New York City * Katsu Burger, Washington State * Kenzo, Napa, California * Kinjo, San Francisco * Kisser, Nashville, Tennessee *

Kona Grill Kona Grill, Inc. is an upscale casual restaurant company based in Denver, Colorado serving American cuisine, sushi, and cocktails. The company owns and operates around 40 restaurants in 23 U.S. states, as well as three international locations ope ...

– based in Scottsdale, Arizona; operates over 30 locations in the U.S. * Kono, New York City * Kosaka, New York City *

Kosen was a Japanese Rinzai Zen rōshi and Neo-Confucianist. Kosen did his Zen training under Daisetsu Shoen (1797–1855) at Sōkoku-ji and received inka from Gisan Zenkai at Sōgen-ji in Okayama. Kosen was instrumental in bringing Zen to lay ...

, Tampa, Florida *

Koya Koya may refer to: Places Iraq * Koya; (), a town in Iraqi Kurdistan ** Koya University, a university in that town Japan * Mount Kōya, a mountain in Japan ** Kōya, Wakayama, a town on the top of Mount Kōya * Kōya Station (Tokyo), a train st ...

, Tampa, Florida * Kurumazushi, New York City * Kusakabe, San Francisco *

Kyo Ya Kyo Ya was a Japanese restaurant in New York City. The restaurant had received a Michelin star. See also * List of defunct restaurants of the United States * List of Japanese restaurants * List of Michelin starred restaurants in New York City ...

, New York City * Ltd Edition Sushi, Seattle *

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, Chicago *

Masa ''Masa'' or ''masa de maíz'' (; ) is a dough made from ground nixtamalized maize. It is used for making corn tortillas, '' gorditas'', '' tamales'', '' pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour f ...

– New York City * Menya Hosaki, Washington, D.C. * Mio Sushi *

Momiji ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Korean: ''danpungnamu'' []; Japanese: ''irohamomiji'' [] or ''momiji'' []), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongol ...

, Seattle * Morihiro (restaurant), Morihiro, Los Angeles *

Mujō Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. In Eastern philosophy it is notable for its role in the Buddhist three marks of existence. It is ...

, Atlanta, Georgia * Murata, Portland, Oregon *

n/naka n/naka is a one-Michelin-star modern kaiseki restaurant located in Los Angeles, founded by chef Niki Nakayama. The name is a portmanteau of Nakayama's first and last name. In 2019, n/naka was named to ''Food & Wine''s 30 best restaurants in the ...

, Los Angeles * Natsu, Orlando, Florida *

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, San Francisco *

Noda Noda may refer to: Places * Noda, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan *Noda, Chiba, a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan * Noda, Iwate, a village in Iwate Prefecture, Japan * Noda, Kagoshima, a former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan *NoDa (neighbo ...

, New York City * Nodoguro, Portland, Oregon * Noodle in a Haystack, San Francisco * Noz 17, New York City * Nozawa Bar * O Ya, Boston *

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, New York City * Okuda, New York City *

Omakase is a Japanese language, Japanese phrase, used when ordering food in restaurants, that means 'I'll leave it up to you' (from Japanese ). Usage The phrase ''omakase'', literally 'I leave it up to you', is most commonly used when dining at Japa ...

, San Francisco * Omakase at Barracks Row * Omakase Yume, Chicago * Ooink, Seattle * Q Sushi, Los Angeles * Saburo's, Portland, Oregon * Sasabune – a Japanese sushi restaurant located on the

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of Manhattan, in New York City *

Satsuki Satsuki is a traditional Japanese name for the month of . It is commonly used as a feminine given name and, more rarely, as a surname or a masculine name. Possible spellings Satsuki can be spelled using different ''kanji'' characters and can mean: ...

, New York City * Shin Sushi, Los Angeles * Shizuku by Chef Naoko, Portland, Oregon * The Shota, San Francisco * Shota Omakase *

Shunji Shunji (written: 俊二, 俊治, 俊嗣, 舜二 or 隼士) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor *, Imperial Japanese Navy admi ...

, Santa Monica, California * Soichi, San Diego *

Soseki Soseki may refer to: * Japanese novelist Natsume Sōseki * Zen master, garden designer, and writer Musō Soseki was a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk and teacher, and a calligrapher, poet and garden designer. The most famous monk of his time, he is ...

, Florida * Soto, New York City * Sushi Amane, New York City *

Sushi Azabu Sushi Azabu is a Japanese restaurant in New York City. The restaurant serves sushi and has received a Michelin star. See also * List of Japanese restaurants * List of Michelin starred restaurants in New York City The ''Michelin Guides'' have ...

, New York City *

Sushi Ginza Onodera Sushi Ginza Onodera is a restaurant chain specializing in sushi. Locations Sushi Ginza Onodera operates in West Hollywood, California. It also has locations in Honolulu, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Former locations In 2014, Sushi Ginza Onodera ope ...

, West Hollywood, California and Honolulu * Sushi Ichiban, Portland, Oregon * Sushi Ichimura, New York City * Sushi Inoue, New York City * Sushi Kaneyoshi, Los Angeles * Sushi Kashiba, Seattle * Sushi Noz, New York City * Sushi of Gari – New York City * Sushi Seki – New York City * Sushi Sho * Sushi Tadokoro, San Diego * Sushi Taro, Washington, D.C. *

Sushi Yasuda Sushi Yasuda is a Japanese sushi restaurant located at 204 East 43rd Street (between Second Avenue and Third Avenue) in the Midtown East area of Manhattan, New York City. The restaurant was founded in 1999 by its former chef, Naomichi Yasuda of ...

– New York City * Sushi Yoshizumi, San Mateo, California * Sushi Zo, Los Angeles and New York City * Takibi, Portland, Oregon * Taku – Seattle; owned by Shota Nakajima * Tamari Bar, Seattle *

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, Portland, Oregon * Tanuki, Portland, Oregon * Tatsu Dallas, Dallas, Texas * Tempura Matsui, New York City * Tokyo Sando, Portland, Oregon * Torien, New York City * Torishin, New York City * Uka, Los Angeles *

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, New York City * Wako, San Francisco * Wakuriya, San Mateo, California * Yess, Los Angeles * Yoko's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar *

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* Yoshi's Sushi, Portland, Oregon * Yoshino, New York City * Yoshitomo, Omaha, Nebraska *

Yume Wo Katare Yume Wo Katare () is a ramen shop located at 1923 Massachusetts Avenue in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It specializes in Yume-style ramen. The restaurant is known for its service concept: diners are encouraged to ...

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* Zilla Sake, Portland, Oregon

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese restaurants

Restaurants A restaurant is an establishment that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in app ...

Lists of ethnic restaurants