Best Japanese Restaurants around the World

Ootoya Restaurant.
82 Nguyen Du, Dist 1, HCMC

Southern California
Nannbankan (Santa Monica) https://www.yelp.com/biz/nanbankan-los-angeles
Their Yakitoris are very authentic
Sushi Gen (Little Tokyo) http://www.sushigen-dtla.com/
Their Nigiris are so much more like ones in Japan. Pricy but it’s place to go for traditional authentic Sushi
Kanpai Sushi (Marina Del Ray) http://kanpai-sushi.net/
It’s bit more reasonable than Sushi Gen but still serves authentic Japanese food including Sushi. I’ve met owner before. She is all about keeping authenticity. They have great selection of Sake not just typical ones that you see in Japanese grocery stores.

Le Cafe Michi is the best japanese restaurant in the Scarborough area (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)

they don’t have a website but here’s their yelp page! https://www.yelp.ca/biz/le-cafe-michi-toronto

Sushi Sake – Richardson, Texas
Yama Izakaya & Sushi – Preston Road, Plano, TX
Sutadonya – Legacy Drive, Plano, TX

Oh my goodness. There’s soooo many amazing Japanese restaurants in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Kishimoto, Guu, Kingyo, Santouka (ramen), Yama Café, Raisu, Zakkusshi, Minami, Miku just to name a few.

FRANCE:
Strasbourg: MATSUMOTOYA: http://restaurant-matsumotoya.com/
A resto 100% japanese with a menu that explores traditional japanese cuisine. There is no sushi. Delivery available, it includes bentos too! Reservation is almost mandatory, because the place is commonly at its full capacity.

Paris: Kodawari Raimen: https://www.kodawari-ramen.com/
One of the most popular noodles bar at this moment in Paris. Great deco, good ramen with local products. Commonly u will need to wait to get a table.

Portugal – Lisbon
Taska Kome
Bonsai

In Canada – Quebec – Quebec City
I suggest Tora-ya Ramen and Hosaka-ya Sushi. The only 2 restaurant in the city iwned by Japanese.
In Canada – Ontario – Toronto/Etobicoke
I suggest Ginko restaurant
In France – Paris
I suggest restaurant Zen and Kunitoraya
In France – Bordeaux
I suggest restaurant le café japonais
I hope this helps!

For Singapore, I will encourage two .. IZY, on Club Street — the BEST miso soup ever (oh, and all the main stuff fab too…) and The Flying Squirrel off Telok Ayer Road — it’s a ‘hole in the wall’ with a great Malaysian/Japanese chef, the right amount of attitude

http://www.kingyotoronto.ca/
Kyouka.ca
Sansotei.com
Kinka.com

Kushi in Auckland city , New Zealand

Okawa in Antioch

There are exactly 3 in Boston:
Izakaya Ittoku in Allston
Pabu Izakaya in Downtown Crossing
Shiki in Coolidge Corner, Brookline

These are all southern California. Fun fact…many of the really authentic everyday Japanese places are not in the city of LA…but instead in Torrance/Gardena. I haven’t had a chance to get over there too much, but there are a lot of highly rated izakaya, yakitori, ramen, etc. This is in large part due to the fact that until recently, all of the major Japanese automakers had their US headquarters there.

Similarly, if you ever want authentic Chinese food, I have literally nowhere to recommend in the city of LA, all the good stuff is in the San Gabriel Valley. So yes, basically do the opposite of what you would do in any other city…go to the suburbs!

Torihei in Torrance
Otafuku Noodle House in Gardena
Marugame Monzo in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
Gyutan Tsukasa in the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Costa Mesa
Cream Pan in Tustin

There are dozens of ramen places, but ever since we’ve gotten back from Japan I haven’t been impressed with any of them :((

Philippines – https://www.facebook.com/ogawa.manila/
https://www.facebook.com/kazunorirestaurant/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seryna-Japanese-Restaurant/355744624447473

The best Japanese restaurant in Chicago is Kaizan in my opinion. Their premium omakase is amazing, creative and really good value. It is a small restaurant, so reservation is strongly recommended.

Roka Akor, also in Chicago, has some delicious dishes such as miso black cod, grilled Japanese wagyu beef and green tea custard. I don’t recommend sushi rolls here though.

As for ramen restaurants in Chicago, I like Wasabi and Ramen Takeya.

Nippon (https://www.nippon-sushi.com/) in Houston
Teppay (https://www.facebook.com/teppaysushi)
Sasaki (http://sasakisushi.com/)

Hi Nami, here are a few Japanese-owned South Bay places you and the family might be interested in!

Izakaya-style:
– Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas (Cupertino; Gamba Karaoke next door!)
– En Japanese Tapas (Santa Clara)
– Dan Izakaya Restaurant (San Jose)

Sushi:
– Tomi Sushi (San Jose, next to Mitsuwa Marketplace)
– Sushi Tomi (Mountain View location; same as above)

Ramen:
– Taka Ramen (San Jose; Authentic Hakata-style)
– Shalala Ramen (Mountain View)

Japanese Curry:
– Curry House Restaurants Cupertino (chain, great kid plates!)

Sushi Koshu, Diamond Bar, CA
Wadatsumi, Torrance, CA

Sushi Nami – São Paulo – Brazil http://www.sushinamisp.com.br
It Sushi – São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.itsushi.com
Aoyama – São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.restauranteaoyama.com.br
Sushi Lika – São Paulo – Brazil
https://m.facebook.com/pages/Sushi-Lika/196153150413474
DJAPA São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.djapa.com.br
Nosu culinaria japonesa – São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.nosu.com.br/phone/index.html
Karaoke porque sim – São Paulo – Brazil
http://www.karaokeboxporquesim.com.br
Aska – São Paulo – Brazil
https://restaurantesjaponeses.com.br/aska
Kazu – São Paulo – Brazil
http://lamenkazu.com.br
Tanabe’s – Maringá – Brazil
http://www.restaurantetanabes.com.br

As a JOC-Fan and having lived in kobe for one year, I can highly recommend https://www.nikonikotei.de/ in Mainz. It‘s a cute japanese restaurant, owned and runned by japanese people. They have quite a lot of different dishes and it tastes originally like back in my days in Japan.

Thank you for your great website – we’re cooking out-of-this-world ramen and donburi now because of you! I recommend the Sakura Japanese Restaurant; Church Corner Mall; Riccarton Rd.; Christchurch, New Zealand. Also, just down the walkway from Sakura is Patisserie Yahagi, a Japanese pastry & dessert place. The two of them together make a great combo – have dinner at Sakura, and pick up some pastries at Yahagi on the way out.

Hi! In Miami Florida, the best is Maido Japanese restaurant! Matsuri is also excellent, and many people consider it the best. 🙂

Montréal, Canada. Nozy. http://www.restaurantnozy.ca

It’s an authentic teishoku restaurant with a little Northern Japan twist (the owner-chef is from Hokkaido). Super seasonal – the menu is short and changes constantly. Typical: Kamo Nanban Soba, Anko Nabe, Uni Don, kaisen don, crab dishes,, always a sashimi option and a yakiniku option and a grilled fish, and the one soup three sides meal that evolves all year.

Takuma in Santa Monica, CA, great Japanese Izakaya style bar! https://www.yelp.com/reservations/takuma-santa-monica-2

Hi Nami, in Florence (Italy) my favorite Japanese restaurants are: 1 Iyo-Iyo Sushi
2 Banki Ramen
3 Mangiappone (take-away).
Have a nice day!

Konomi in Birmingham, Alabama United States

Las Vegas has a huge japanese community. Here are my favorites:
– aburiya raku
– sweets raku
– kabuto
– izakaya go
– hachi
– ramen sora
– trattoria nakamura-ya
– kame omakase
– sushi takashi
– hashi (ramen)
– sekushi

Domo in Denver, CO! Traditional Japanese homestyle country cooking, with unique and super cool ambience. There is also a really neat little museum connected to the restaurant and a lovely garden. We love this place!!

I would suggest WellKome in Milan!
The best Japanese restaurant I’ve ever tasted in Italy!

Hi there! I absolutely love Issei Noodle in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA! There’s an anime convention there every year and Issei Noodle is right down the street! I absolutely love their Tonkatsu ramen. They have lots of vegetarian options, too!

http://www.isseinoodle.com/

I think you missed one in Las Vegas. Osaka, the oldest Japanese Restaurant Vegas, continues to shin with their premium quality of sushi. Don’t get me wrong, the others are great, just should have added Osaka Japanese Bistro too. Thanks for sharing as it is a great list as we travel.

Hungary
Don Doko Don – Budapest https://www.facebook.com/dondokodonbudapest/
original japanese Don.

Komachi – Budapest best original ramen and curry, authentic https://www.facebook.com/komachibistro/

Sushis are can’t be the best at Hungary because we don’t have sea and the fish’s quality not the best, but here is quite good sushis:
Planet sushi – https://www.facebook.com/PlanetSushiBudapest/
Sushi Sei – https://www.facebook.com/SushiSeiEtterem/ this one make other japanese foods like nabe and tempuras, that was also verry delicious 🙂

Adelaide, Sa, Australia:
Ryo’s noodles
Nagomi
Nishiki
Ichitaro
Ginza miyako
Wasai
En
Contemporary Japanese deli

Wann Izakaya
Japanese Gastropub
1850 Broad Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada

http://www.wannregina.com/
Our favourite menu item is the in house made Ramen.

One of my two favourites are here (Sushi Sei – Budapest HUN), but the other isn’t: Yabase in Düsseldorf, Germany (Klosterstraße 70.

MOG Bistro at México City

For Romania:
Kanpai http://kanpai.ro
Yuki ~ Home Dining http://yukihomedining.ro/en/

Both are located in Bucharest

For France, my recommendation for taste like in japan :
Ryukishin (ramen and tsukemen)
Dosanko Larmen
Naritake Kotteri Ramen
Sushi Kilala
Sushi B
Azabu
Abri Soba
Kinasé (for Niigata saké and other local foods)
Isse Workshop
Isse Izakaya
Tomo (dorayaki)
Kosyuen (tea salon)
Happatei (takoyaki and okonomiyaki)
Okomusu ((okonomiyaki)
Omusubi gonbei
Salon McQueen (Kissaten from Osaka and good bento)
Okawari bento
Sanukiya (one of the best udon and where the taste doesn’t changed)
Kisin (the Best udon in Paris)
Karaage-ya

Aka Fuji in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Finland
Kamome
Koto
Tokyo street

Utage restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii on island of Oahu. They serve Okinawan and Japanese food.

Sorry – I forgot to specify – Sushi Masa – Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The best in Czech Republic is Katsura restaurant in Prague.
Also I like to eat in Samurai, also in Prague, but I think the chef is not Japanese.