Best Japanese Restaurants in New York

Looking for the best japanese restaurants in New York? We analyzed 32,974 Google reviews across 20 restaurants to find the top spots. Here are the best, ranked by verified review scores.

Sozai Japanese Restaurant (Izakaya Ramen)#1

Sozai Japanese Restaurant (Izakaya Ramen)

Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

★ 4.92,921 reviews
Sushi & Co-Broadway#2

Sushi & Co-Broadway

Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

★ 4.91,201 reviews
Yakiniku Gen East Village#3

Yakiniku Gen East Village

Japanese restaurant · New York

★ 4.91,041 reviews
🍽#4

Mizu Hibachi & Sushi

Japanese restaurant · New York

★ 4.84,557 reviews
Kuu#5

Kuu

Ramen restaurant · New York · $$

★ 4.82,170 reviews

Best Japanese Restaurants in New York

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Top Japanese Restaurants in New York

Ranked by rating from verified Google reviews.

  1. Sozai Japanese Restaurant (Izakaya Ramen)

    1. Sozai Japanese Restaurant (Izakaya Ramen)

    Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.9

    2,921 reviews

  2. Sushi & Co-Broadway

    2. Sushi & Co-Broadway

    Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.9

    1,201 reviews

  3. Yakiniku Gen East Village

    3. Yakiniku Gen East Village

    Japanese restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.9

    1,041 reviews

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    4. Mizu Hibachi & Sushi

    Japanese restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.8

    4,557 reviews

  5. Kuu

    5. Kuu

    Ramen restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.8

    2,170 reviews

  6. Genki Omakase

    6. Genki Omakase

    Sushi restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.8

    1,393 reviews

  7. Shinzo Omakase

    7. Shinzo Omakase

    Sushi restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.9

    942 reviews

  8. Yakiniku Toraji An

    8. Yakiniku Toraji An

    Japanese restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.9

    708 reviews

  9. Yezo Thai Isankaya

    9. Yezo Thai Isankaya

    Thai restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.9

    646 reviews

  10. DD Soup Dumpling & FuJi Hibachi

    10. DD Soup Dumpling & FuJi Hibachi

    Teppanyaki restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    2,837 reviews

  11. Lucky Cat

    11. Lucky Cat

    Izakaya restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    2,499 reviews

  12. Meijin

    12. Meijin

    Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    2,166 reviews

  13. Kame

    13. Kame

    Ramen restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,905 reviews

  14. Mission Ceviche Union Square

    14. Mission Ceviche Union Square

    Seafood restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.7

    1,659 reviews

  15. Sanuki Udon

    15. Sanuki Udon

    Udon noodle restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,324 reviews

  16. Sushi & Co

    16. Sushi & Co

    Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,205 reviews

  17. Kajiken Ramen

    17. Kajiken Ramen

    Japanese restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,101 reviews

  18. Hudson Sushi

    18. Hudson Sushi

    Sushi restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,054 reviews

  19. Afuri ramen, sushi and more

    19. Afuri ramen, sushi and more

    Ramen restaurant · New York · $$

    ★ 4.7

    1,001 reviews

  20. Omakase by korami

    20. Omakase by korami

    Japanese restaurant · New York

    ★ 4.8

    644 reviews

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