Restaurants in Japan(3548)
COURSE MENU「REGINA」
A strong contender among the city’s crop of contemporary Italian joints, 「REGINA」in Kinshicho is making the night, as it should be, all about women.
COURSE MENUSUSHI RYUDUKI
An intimate 12-seat omakase bar where champagne reigns with sushi — park yourself at the hinoki cypress counter for a multicourse meal featuring day-fresh fish from the market.
COURSE MENUAquarium Dining Ryuduki
This Kinshicho restaurant has some serious good looks and seriously good food. Thanks to the backing of its high-grade sister stores, it’s offering a unique trio of Italian, teppanyaki and sushi.
COURSE MENUKani Kani Land Kyoto Gion
Originally from Niigata, this restaurant brings the famed snow crab and king crab from off the Sea of Japan's frigid waters to the historic geisha district of Gion in Kyoto.
COURSE MENUOBENKEI Kyoto Gion
This beloved Niigata-based sushi restaurant has found a new home in Kyoto’s iconic Gion district, carrying forward its deep-rooted passion for all things Sado Island to a broader audience.
COURSE MENUTsuki to Suppon
Tradition meets style at this all-private restaurant nestled in Tenma Market, renowned for its restorative gout hotpot and suppon (soft-shelled turtle) dishes.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Inoue Ginza
Inventive dishes made with A4- and A5-grade wagyu beef and premium seafood are the hallmark of this Ginza yakiniku restaurant, which went briefly viral on social media for its instant-smoked yukhoe.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Bou-ya Nihonbashi
In Tokyo’s bustling commercial precinct, this renowned yakiniku spot allows you to select from a variety of wagyu cuts and pair them with three different original sauces and wasabi rock salt.
COURSE MENUSushi Rei
Sushi meets art in this suave sushi omakase venue in Omotesando, helmed by a young chef delivers Edomae-leaning dishes served in handmade lacquerware by local artists.
COURSE MENUAzabu Saotome
After a decade of holding a Michelin star at Hong Kong's Kaiseki Den, master chef Saotome Hiroyuki’s omakase-only debut in Nishi Azabu has brought fresh energy and focus to traditional Japanese cuisine.
COURSE MENUSukiyaki Harijyu Dotonbori
Situated in the middle of Osaka’s Dotonbori entertainment district, this sukiyaki restaurant has been serving customers with high-quality wagyu beef hotpot for over 100 years.
COURSE MENUMinokichi Takeshigero Hotel Granvia Kyoto
The Hotel Granvia Kyoto plays host to one of Kyoto’s most historic kyo-kaiseki restaurants, with over 300 years of history serving freshwater fish and other traditional dishes.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Ginjiro Marunouchi
Low-key digs and high-end yakiniku — wagyu takes the spotlight at this under-the-railroad gem in the swanky Marunouchi district.
COURSE MENUSawaichi Roppongi
A traditional Japanese restaurant in Roppongi, the seafood at Sawaichi is immaculate, whether grilled over binchotan charcoal, simmered or served as sashimi. Fine traditional joinery reinforces the sense of atmosphere.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Manno Honten
A case in point of how technique and know-how translate to memorable meals — this is a wholesaler-owned and operated yakiniku venue serving mature female wagyu, which has fully developed for peak texture and flavor.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Manno Tennoji North Exit
This fool-proof yakiniku joint in Osaka adheres to the credo “simple is best,” where precision and subtraction elevate its beef to a class of their own and meats are only aged for 10 days after butchering.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Manno Ueshichi
Manno’s wholesaler-owned and operated yakiniku restaurant aims to educate as much as excite. Manno reveals the depth of wagyu’s flavor by highlighting organ meats and short aging periods.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Manno Kitabatake
A delectable yakiniku restaurant in Osaka from the famed Manno, where its own branded wagyu is prepared from a 30-month-old Japanese black cattle and aged for only seven days.
COURSE MENUNikuya Manno Ohatsutenjin Urasando
This long-time meat wholesaler manages the entire farm-to-table process to ensure world-class kuroge wagyu of its special female cattle. Their latest effort, at the Ohatsutenjin Urasando branch, elevates this legacy even further.
COURSE MENUUnato Nakagawa Honten
A 55-year-old secret sauce becomes the trump card of this long-established unagi store, which has been serving Nagoya’s hitsumabushi and unaju with the same dedication since 1969.
COURSE MENUNikuoroshi Mannoya Bettei
By taking advantage of their unique connections as wagyu wholesalers, the Manno team aims to broaden the horizons of diners through its original beef brand.
COURSE MENUSakura (Hilton Tokyo Odaiba)
Choose from one of four distinct dining styles in a single stylish restaurant. Sakura offers kaiseki, teppanyaki steak, sushi and tempura spaces, each with breathtaking scenery and classical interior design elements.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Kanteipo
An award-winning yakiniku joint in the birthplace of Kobe beef, known for its signature light yakiniku sauce, plus 35 secret varieties for an utterly delicious meal.
SEAT RESERVATIONKoikiryori Aji Manso
Some restaurants stand against the test of time — Koikiryori Aji Manso thrives with it, so head here for a historic meal led by one of Japan’s most acclaimed chefs.
SEAT RESERVATIONOno
After years of operating his elusive traveling restaurant, the Michelin-starred chef Ono Koto has finally settled into a permanent home in the Kitashinchi district to deliver kaiseki using Awajishima-sourced items.
SEAT RESERVATIONGinza Shinohara
Leaving his life in Shiga behind, Chef Shinohara Takemasa moved to Tokyo to bring the taste of the Kansai country to Tokyo, and ended up winning two Michelin stars for his efforts.
SEAT RESERVATIONOgata
Kimono-shop-turned-restaurant serving an enticing blend of old and new, with two Michelin stars.
SEAT RESERVATIONHigashiazabu Amamoto
Right next to Tokyo Tower is a 2 Michelin Star sushiya with a gilded reputation.
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Best Restaurants in Japan
From fresh sushi to crispy tempura, Japan’s diverse restaurant scene excites visitors and locals alike with hundreds of thousands of high-quality Japanese restaurants. Beckoning with drool-worthy plastic replicas in their windows, both contemporary and traditional restaurants offer unique flavors and atmospheres. Enter any restaurant in Japan and immediately be welcomed with a hearty “irasshaimase!”
Many Japanese restaurants focus on one signature dish, like Japanese curry restaurants, ramen shops, or speciality restaurants selling yakitori grilled chicken skewers. Restaurants steam with DIY shabu-shabu hotpots while grill-it-yourself teppanyaki hotplate restaurants sizzle! Find tiny family-owned ramen shops hidden in the backstreets of Kyoto, and yatai street food stalls bustling in alleys of Fukuoka. And let’s not forget, Tokyo alone boasts the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world!
Throughout the country, fine dining restaurants serving exquisite kaiseki banquets contrast cheap “shokudo” cafeterias meals for salarymen on-the-go. You can order dinner directly from a tablet or even a vending machine, or choose your own sushi pieces trundling past on the belt of a sushi train. Nibble on small plates as you drink up during an izakaya dining experience, seated on tatami flooring and cheersing “kampai!” with the locals. There are so many exciting Japan restaurant options with different foods and local cuisines to try, so don’t waste a moment of your trip looking for a restaurant! Reserve ahead of time at some of the best restaurants in Japan with byFood and secure some of the country’s best cuisine for your taste buds. Don't forget to say, “gochisosama deshita” when you leave any Japan restaurant, meaning “thank you for the meal!”
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