Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe at Sukyabashi Jiro April 2014

This is a list of notable Japanese restaurants.

Japanese cuisine Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese: ) is based on rice with miso soup and other ...

is the food—ingredients, preparation and way of eating—of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The traditional food of Japan is based on rice with

miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a dashi stock into which softened miso paste is mixed. In addition, there are many optional ingredients (various vegetables, tofu, '' abura-age'', etc.) that may be added depending on regional a ...

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

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

. Fish is common in the traditional

cuisine A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Regional food preparation techniques, customs, and ingredients combine to ...

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

sashimi is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce. Origin The word ''sashimi'' means "pierced body", i.e. "刺身" = ''sashimi'', where 刺し = ''sashi'' (pierced, stuck) ...

or in

sushi is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is " ...

. Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as

soba Soba ( or , "buckwheat") is a thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat. The noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or hot in a noodle soup. The variety ''Nagano soba'' includes wheat flour. In Japan, soba noodles can be found i ...

and

udon Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. It is a comfort food for many Japanese people. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a hot soup as with a mild broth called ...

. 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, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth. Oden was originally what is now commonly ca ...

, or beef in sukiyaki and

nikujaga is a Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion stewed in sweetened soy sauce and mirin, sometimes with ''ito konnyaku'' and vegetables. Nikujaga is an example of ''yōshoku'' ( Western-influenced Japanese cuisine). Generally, potatoes make ...

Japanese restaurants

Afuri Afuri (also known as Afuri Izakaya) is a chain of ramen restaurants, based in Tokyo, Japan. History The original noodle shop opened at the base of Mount Afuri in 2001. Founder Hiroto Nakamura partnered with Taichi Ishizuki to open a location ...

* Ajisen Ramen – Japanese ramen soup fast food chain *

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 ...

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

franchises Franchise may refer to: Business and law * Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees * Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television ...

116 Japanese cuisine restaurants around the world *

Behind the Museum Café Behind the Museum Café is a cafe with two locations in Portland, Oregon. Description The original cafe, located west of the Portland Art Museum serves coffee, tea and Japanese small plates, including baguette sandwiches, sweets, onigiri, an ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Bergh–Stoutenburgh House The Bergh–Stoutenburgh House is located on U.S. Route 9 opposite Mansion Drive in Hyde Park, New York. It is currently used as a district office by state senator Sue Serino. Description and history Built before the Revolutionary War, it is ...

* Bincho – a London-based Japanese restaurant styled on the traditional

izakaya An () is a type of informal Japanese 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 entered the English la ...

s found throughout Japan *

Biwa The is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime duri ...

, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Bone Daddies – restaurant with multiple branches in London, UK *

Boxer Ramen Boxer Ramen is a small chain of ramen restaurants in Portland, Oregon, United States. Micah Camden and Katie Poppe opened the original 30-seat restaurant in 2013, followed by a second in January 2015. Matt Lynch and Chris Thornton have since join ...

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. Bj ...

– 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 the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many pa ...

known for advocating sustainable fish farming. *

Freshness Burger Freshness Burger, often referred to simply as Freshness, is a chain fast food restaurant in Japan. Freshness Burger was established under American Creation Co., Ltd, which was founded in June of 1981. The first Freshness Burger restaurant open ...

– a

fast food Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredien ...

restaurant from Japan founded in 1992, it purveys hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, and coffee drinks * Hapa PDX, Portland, Oregon * Hayato, Los Angeles *

HokBen PT Eka Bogainti, doing business as HokBen (formerly known as Hoka Hoka Bento), is a Japanese fast food chain of restaurants headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. The chain of restaurants today span across Java, Bali and Sumatra. The name ''H ...

– a Japanese fast food chain of restaurants based in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, Indonesia *

Hokka Hokka Tei is a bento take-out chain with over 2,000 franchises and company-owned branches throughout Japan. It offers a variety of dishes, generally over rice, at relatively low price. Unlike competitors such as Yoshinoya beef-bowl and the various cheap ...

– a

bento A is the Japanese cuisine, Japanese iteration of a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch. Outside Japan, it is common in other East and Southeast Asian culinary styles, especially within Chinese cuisine, Chinese, Korean c ...

take-out A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...

chain with over 2,000 franchises and company-owned branches throughout Japan *

Ichibanya is a Japanese food services company based in Ichinomiya, Aichi. CoCo ICHIBANYA chain ICHIBANYA Co., Ltd. owns the top curry rice restaurant chain in Japan, Curry House CoCo ICHIBANYA or usually just CoCo ICHIBAN or CoCo ICHI. The chain own ...

– owns the top curry rice restaurant chain in

, Curry House CoCo Ichibanya * Ii-ma Sushi – a Japanese sushi restaurant operating in South London, UK * Italian Tomato – a Japanese Italian restaurant and bakery chain *

Itsu Itsu 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 2014. Retrieved on 21 January 2014. The chain ...

– a British chain of Asian-inspired fast food shops and restaurants, and a grocery company *

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 fro ...

– a ramen noodle restaurant with two locations in New York City * Izumi * Jinya Ramen Bar – a chain of restaurants based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in ramen noodle dishes * Kamonegi, Seattle *

Katsu Burger Katsu Burger is a Japanese-themed burger restaurant chain in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. Description The chain's main menu features several burgers that are inspired by Japanese dishes such as tonkatsu, chic ...

* Kayabukiya Tavern – a traditional-style Japanese "

sake Sake, also spelled saké ( ; 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 indee ...

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

Utsunomiya is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

, north of Tokyo, Japan *

Kinboshi Ramen Marukin Ramen is a Tokyo-based chain of ramen restaurants. In 2021, two Marukin locations in Portland, Oregon, became known as Kinboshi Ramen. Description Marukin Ramen is a ramen shop based in Tokyo. There were nine locations in the Greater T ...

– Portland, Oregon * Kissa Tanto – a Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

* Kokoro – a Korean-Japanese sushi restaurant chain operating throughout the UK * Kona Grill – a restaurant company based in Scottsdale, Arizona that owns and operates over 30 locations in the United States *

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 ha ...

– a Brazilian chain of Japanese food headquartered in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil * Marugame Seimen – A Japanese restaurant chain specializing in udon * Marukin Ramen *

Masa ''Masa'' (or ''masa de maíz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalization, nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, ''gorditas'', ''tamales'', ''pupusas'', and many other Latin American cuisine, Latin American d ...

– a Japanese and sushi restaurant located in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

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* Matsugen – the name of several Japanese restaurants owned by the Matsushita brothers located in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

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

Momiji ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. ...

, Seattle * Morihiro *

MOS Burger , doing business as (which stands for "Mountain Ocean Sun"), is an international fast-food restaurant chain (fast-casual) from Japan. Its headquarters are in the ThinkPark Tower in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. At one time its headquarters were ...

– a fast-food restaurant chain ( fast-casual) that originated in Japan, it is now the second-largest fast-food franchise in Japan after McDonald's Japan. The MOS

Rice Burger A rice burger or riceburger is a variation on the traditional hamburger with compressed rice patties substituted for the hamburger buns. The MOS Burger fast-food restaurant chain introduced the rice burger in Japan 1987, and since then it has ...

uses a bun made of

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

mixed with

barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley pr ...

and

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...

. * Nihonryori Ryugin – a

fusion cuisine Fusion cuisine is cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions that originate from different countries, regions, or cultures. They can occur naturally and become aspects of culturally relevant cuisines, or they can be part of ...

restaurant in

Roppongi is a district of 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 popular with locals and foreigners alike. It is ...

, Minato-ku, Tokyo *Nippon – the oldest operating Japanese restaurant in Manhattan, the first to serve Sushi and Fugu and birthplace of the Beef Negimayaki * Nozawa Bar * O Ya (restaurant), Boston *

Okonomi-mura is a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is near the east end of Hondōri and has over 25 okonomiyaki restaurants, each with a slightly different style a ...

– a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki

food theme park A , also called a food museum, is generally a single place with many food shops selling the same kind of food, or a food 'theme'. A food theme park, unlike a conventional theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attract ...

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 h ...

, Japan. *

Ooink Ooink is a ramen shop with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business is owned by chef Chong Boon Ooi and his wife Jiaxin Wang. The restaurant's logo depicts a pig. The original restaurant operates above a QFC store ...

, Seattle * Q Sushi * Ramen Ryoma * Saburo's, Portland, Oregon *

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, na ...

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

Sarku Japan Sarku Japan is an American quick serve restaurant chain focusing on Japanese cuisine. Founded in 1987, the chain has grown to include over 180 locations in 32 states across the country, as of September 2021. The vast majority of the chain's res ...

– an American quick serve restaurant chain based in

Markham, Ontario Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ...

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serving Japanese

teppanyaki , often confused with , is a post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word ''teppanyaki'' is derived from ''teppan'' ( 鉄板), the metal plate on which it is cooked, and ''yaki'' ( 焼き), whic ...

and

Sasabune Sasabune is a Japanese sushi restaurant located at 401 East 73rd Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. The décor of the tiny, simple, Spartan, bright restaurant consists of white wal ...

– a Japanese sushi restaurant located on the

Upper East Side The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park/Fifth Avenue to the wes ...

of Manhattan, in New York City * Soichi, San Diego *

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 *

Sticks'n'Sushi Sticks'n'Sushi is a Copenhagen-based restaurant and take-away chain specialising in sushi and yakitori. It consists of 12 restaurants in the Greater Copenhagen area and 9 restaurants in the UK. A restaurant in Berlin opened in 2017. History Cre ...

– a Copenhagen-based restaurant and take-away chain specializing in sushi and

yakitori is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves skewering the meat with , a type of skewer typically made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials. Afterwards, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, th ...

sticks *

Sukiya Sukiya may refer to: * Sukiya-zukuri, traditional Japanese interior * a synonym for chashitsu, a Japanese tea room * Sukiya (restaurant chain) {{disambig ...

– a chain of gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurants * Sukiyabashi Jiro – a sushi restaurant in

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

Chūō, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo C ...

, Japan, it is owned and operated by

master Jiro Ono. The

Michelin Guide The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The ac ...

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

Roppongi Hills is a List of development projects in Tokyo, development project in Tokyo and one of Japan's largest Real estate development, integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Mi ...

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...

. *

Sushi Kaneyoshi Sushi Kaneyoshi is a Michelin Guide-starred sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Yoshiyuki Inoue is the chef. Sushi Kaneyoshi has a "sibling" restaurant called Sawa. Reception Kat Hong included the business in The Infatuation's 2021 ov ...

, Los Angeles *

Sushi of Gari Sushi of Gari is a Japanese sushi restaurant located at 402 East 78th Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. It is considered to be a hallmark destination for sushi enthusiasts and is al ...

– a Japanese sushi restaurant located on the

of Manhattan, New York City *

Sushi Saito is a Japanese cuisine restaurant in Minato, Tokyo, primarily known for serving sushi. It had three Michelin stars until it chose to stop accepting reservations from the general public. Description Sushi Saito, owned by chef Takashi Saito, is loc ...

– a three Michelin star Japanese cuisine restaurant in

, primarily known for serving sushi. * Sushi Seki – a Japanese sushi restaurant located on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City * Sushi Tadokoro *

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 ...

– a Japanese sushi restaurant located in the Grand Central area of Midtown Manhattan, New York City * Taku (restaurant) – a Japanese restaurant located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood at 706 East Pike Street. It was owned by Shota Nakajima. * Tanaka, Portland, Oregon *

Tetsuya's Tetsuya's is a restaurant in Sydney, Australia, owned and operated by chef Tetsuya Wakuda. Tetsuya's cuisine is based on Australian, Japanese and classic French cuisine, and makes use of Australian ingredients. The restaurant is known for it ...

– a restaurant in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia, owned and operated by world renowned chef

Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He appeared as 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, ...

. *

Thomas Hynes House The Thomas Hynes House on East Main Street ( State Highway 82) in Aspen, Colorado, United States, is a wooden building from the 1880s. In 1987 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a group of historic properties in ...

– today it is used as one of

Nobu Matsuhisa Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish ...

's eponymous

Japanese restaurants Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspo ...

* Tokyo Diner – a three-floor Japanese restaurant on the corner of Newport Place and Lisle Street in the "

Chinatown A Chinatown () is 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, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

" area of the

West End of London The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buil ...

Wagamama Wagamama (stylised as ''wagamama'') is a British restaurant chain, serving Asian food based on Japanese cuisine. History The first Wagamama was opened in 1992 in Bloomsbury, London, founded by Alan Yau, who subsequently created the Chinese rest ...

– restaurant chain in the UK *

Wasabi Wasabi ( Japanese: , , or , ; ''Eutrema japonicum'' or ''Wasabia japonica'') or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan and the Russi ...

– restaurant chain based in the UK *

Yoshinoya is a Japanese 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 logo The kanji 吉 (''yo ...

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

gyūdon , also known as , is a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with ''dashi'' (fish and seaweed stock), soy sauce and ''mirin'' (sweet rice wine). It may sometimes also be ...

'' (beef bowl)

restaurant A restaurant is a business 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 appearan ...

s *

Yoshi's Yoshi's (also known as Yoshi's Jazz Club and Yoshi's Oakland) is a nightclub located in Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States. The venue originally opened in 1972 as a restaurant in Berkeley, later moving to Claremont Avenu ...

– a jazz club of the

San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...

, it started as a Japanese restaurant in Berkeley *

Yume Wo Katare Yume Wo Katare ( ja, 夢を語れ, translation=Speak Your Dreams) is a ramen shop located at 1923 Massachusetts Avenue in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It specializes in Jiro-style ramen. The restaurant is known f ...

– a ramen shop in

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...

, where diners are encouraged to share their dreams and aspirations to their fellow diners after finishing their meal * 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 File:Sushi Yasuda.JPG, Chefs prepare

in New York City File:Tokyo Diner Streetscene.jpg, Tokyo Diner in London Image:Yoshinoya Shop.jpg, A

restaurant in Nagahori, Osaka city in Japan

Types of restaurants

Conveyor belt sushi , also called 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 and moves past eve ...

– 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 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 entered the English la ...

– an informal Japanese

gastropub A gastropub or gastro pub is a pub that serves gourmet comfort food. The term was coined in the 1990s, though similar brewpubs existed during the 1980s. Etymology The term ''gastropub'' (derived from gastronomy) was coined in 1991, when David ...

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 a ...

– 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 a place where high-level business or po ...

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

geisha {{Culture of Japan, Traditions, Geisha {{nihongo, Geisha, 芸者 ({{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, eɪ, ʃ, ə; {{IPA-ja, ɡeːɕa, lang), also known as {{nihongo, , 芸子, geiko (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or {{nihongo, , 芸妓, geigi, are a class of female ...

s, but in modern times this is not always the case *

Teppanyaki , often confused with , is a post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word ''teppanyaki'' is derived from ''teppan'' ( 鉄板), the metal plate on which it is cooked, and ''yaki'' ( 焼き), whic ...

– a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food File:Conveyor belt in Seoul, Korea - DSC00733.JPG,

File:Robatayaki.jpg, A

restaurant in Osaka

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese restaurants Lists of ethnic restaurants

Restaurants A restaurant is a business 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 appearanc ...

Japanese restaurants

Types of restaurants

See also

References

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