List of Japanese restaurants Facts for Kids

Prime Minister Abe and President Obama enjoying a meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo, April 2014

This is a list of famous Japanese restaurants. Japanese cuisine is the delicious food, ingredients, and cooking styles from Japan. Traditional Japanese meals often feature rice, miso soup, and other tasty dishes. They focus on fresh ingredients that are in season. Side dishes often include fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Fish is very common in Japanese food. It can be grilled, or served raw as sashimi or in sushi. Besides rice, popular foods include noodles like soba and udon. Japan also has many simmered dishes, such as fish cakes in broth called oden, or beef dishes like sukiyaki and nikujaga.

Types of Japanese Restaurants
Famous Japanese Restaurants Around the World
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Types of Japanese Restaurants

Japanese restaurants come in many fun and unique styles. Here are some popular types you might find:

Conveyor belt sushi – Imagine sushi plates moving past you on a rotating belt! You just pick what you like.
Izakaya – This is like a relaxed Japanese pub. They serve drinks and small, tasty dishes, perfect for sharing with friends.
Robatayaki – This cooking style is similar to a barbecue. Food items on skewers are slowly grilled over hot charcoal. It's fun to watch the chefs cook right in front of you!
Ryōtei – These are fancy, traditional Japanese restaurants. They often offer a very special dining experience. In the past, they were very exclusive, but today, they are more open to everyone.
Teppanyaki – This style uses a large iron griddle to cook food. Chefs often prepare your meal right at your table with amazing knife skills and flair!

A Conveyor belt sushi restaurant
A Robatayaki restaurant in Osaka, Japan

Famous Japanese Restaurants Around the World

A chef preparing dinner at a Benihana restaurant

A bento meal from a HokBen restaurant

Various foods served at a Matsugen restaurant

"Paper steamboat" is a dish from Sakae Sushi

Restaurants in Japan

Afuri
Ajisen Ramen – A fast-food chain famous for its Japanese ramen soup.
Bincho – A Japanese restaurant in London, designed like the traditional izakayas you find all over Japan.
Hokka Hokka Tei – A huge bento take-out chain with over 2,000 locations across Japan.
Kayabukiya Tavern – A traditional Japanese "sake-house" restaurant (izakaya) in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo.
Marugame Seimen – A Japanese restaurant chain that specializes in udon noodles.
Marukin Ramen
Matsugen – Several Japanese restaurants owned by the Matsushita brothers. You can find them in Tokyo, Hawaii, and New York City.
Matsuya – A Japanese fast-food chain known for its rice bowls with meat.
Nihonryori Ryugin – A restaurant in Tokyo that serves amazing fusion cuisine, mixing different cooking styles.
Okonomi-mura – A fun food theme park in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to okonomiyaki, a savory pancake.
Ramen Ryoma
Sukiya – A chain of gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurants.
Sukiyabashi Jiro – A famous sushi restaurant in Tokyo, run by master chef Jiro Ono. It has earned 3 Michelin stars, which means it's one of the best in the world!
Sushi Saito – Another three-Michelin-star Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, famous for its sushi.
Yoshinoya – The largest chain of gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurants in Japan.

Restaurants in Australia

Tetsuya's – A well-known restaurant in Sydney, Australia, run by the famous chef Tetsuya Wakuda.

Restaurants in Bangladesh

Izumi

Restaurants in Brazil

Koni Store – A Brazilian chain of Japanese food, based in Rio de Janeiro.

Restaurants in Canada

Aburi Hana, Toronto
Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto, Toronto
Kappo Sato, Toronto
Kissa Tanto – A unique restaurant in Vancouver that mixes Japanese and Italian food.
Masayoshi, Vancouver
Motonobu Udon, Vancouver
Sarku Japan – A quick-serve restaurant chain in Canada that offers Japanese teppanyaki and sushi.
Shoushin, Toronto
Sushi Hil, Vancouver
Yukashi – A Michelin star restaurant in Toronto.

Restaurants in Denmark

Sticks'n'Sushi – A restaurant chain from Copenhagen that specializes in sushi and yakitori (grilled skewers).

Restaurants in Indonesia

HokBen – A Japanese fast-food chain of restaurants based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Restaurants in Singapore

Sakae Sushi – A restaurant chain in Singapore that serves Japanese cuisine.
Standing Sushi Bar – A Japanese-food restaurant chain found in Singapore and Indonesia.

Restaurants in the United Kingdom

The Araki
Feng Sushi – A UK-based restaurant chain known for using fish from sustainable fishing practices.
Itsu – A British chain of fast-food shops and restaurants inspired by Asian cuisine.
Tokyo Diner – A Japanese restaurant located in the "Chinatown" area of London's West End.
Wagamama – A popular restaurant chain.
Wasabi – A restaurant chain.
Zuma – Founded by chef Rainer Becker, this restaurant is inspired by the informal, sharing-style of Japanese izakaya dining.

Restaurants in the United States

Ltd Edition Sushi in Seattle

Saburo's in Portland, Oregon

Sushi Seki in New York City

Yume Wo Katare in Cambridge, Massachusetts

15 East, New York City
Asanebo, Los Angeles
Behind the Museum Café, Portland, Oregon
Benihana – An American restaurant company with 116 Japanese restaurants around the world. They are famous for their teppanyaki cooking.
Biwa, Portland, Oregon
Boxer Ramen, Portland, Oregon
Bush Garden, Seattle
Cagen, New York City
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 – 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
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 – Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, with over 30 locations in the U.S.
Kosaka, New York City
Koya, Tampa, Florida
Kurumazushi, New York City
Kusakabe, San Francisco
Kyo Ya, New York City
Ltd Edition Sushi, Seattle
Mako, Chicago
Masa – New York City
Menya Hosaki, Washington, D.C.
Momiji, Seattle
Morihiro, Los Angeles
Mujō, Atlanta, Georgia
n/naka, Los Angeles
Nisei, San Francisco
Nippon – The oldest Japanese restaurant in Manhattan. It was the first to serve sushi and fugu (pufferfish) and is said to be where Beef Negimayaki was invented.
Noda, New York City
Nodoguro, Portland, Oregon
Noodle in a Haystack, San Francisco
Noz 17, New York City
Nozawa Bar
O Ya, Boston
Odo, New York City
Okuda, New York City
Omakase, San Francisco
Omakase Yume, Chicago
Ooink, Seattle
Q Sushi, Los Angeles
Saburo's, Portland, Oregon
Sasabune – A Japanese sushi restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.
Satsuki, New York City
Shin Sushi, Los Angeles
Shizuku by Chef Naoko, Portland, Oregon
The Shota, San Francisco
Shunji, Santa Monica, California
Soichi, San Diego
Soseki, Florida
Soto, New York City
Sushi Amane, New York City
Sushi Azabu, New York City
Sushi Ginza Onodera, West Hollywood, California and Honolulu
Sushi Inoue, New York City
Sushi Kaneyoshi, Los Angeles
Sushi Noz, New York City
Sushi of Gari – New York City
Sushi Seki – New York City
Sushi Tadokoro, San Diego
Sushi Taro, Washington, D.C.
Sushi Yasuda – New York City
Sushi Yoshizumi, San Mateo, California
Sushi Zo, Los Angeles and New York City
Taku – Seattle; owned by chef Shota Nakajima.
Tanaka, Portland, Oregon
Tempura Matsui, New York City
Torien, New York City
Torishin, New York City
Ushiwakamaru, New York City
Wako, San Francisco
Wakuriya, San Mateo, California
Yess, Los Angeles
Yoshi's – A famous jazz club and restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Yoshino, New York City
Yoshitomo, Omaha, Nebraska
Yume Wo Katare – Cambridge, Massachusetts

List of Japanese restaurants facts for kids

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