Best Japanese Restaurants in San Diego

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16 restaurants available nearby

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1. Harmony Cuisine 2B1

4.9

Exceptional(250)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Kearny Mesa

Booked 12 times today

Excellent selection and wonderful meal. Fresh and decent portions. Was a great meal and experience.

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2. Benihana - San Diego, CA

4.1

Excellent(7309)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Mission Valley

Booked 104 times today

Always a great time with the family. We celebrated our son’s birthday!! Yuki was our server and was phenomenal! Great personality, on top of our request and very pleasant. Fausto our Chef made our food with love and soooo flavorful! Thanks!

3. Nobu San Diego

4.5

Awesome(3727)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Downtown

Booked 56 times today

Portions are small so I would recommend ordering multiple dishes for each person. Food was delicious! My favorite dish was the black cod miso.

4. Craft Bar Kamon

4.9

Exceptional(180)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Downtown

Booked 22 times today

Drinks are always on point. Scallops were amazing as well. Highly recommend when visiting down town.

A photo of Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - San Diego, CA | Downtown Gaslamp Quarter restaurant

5. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - San Diego, CA | Downtown Gaslamp Quarter

4.6

Exceptional(264)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Downtown

Booked 17 times today

Enjoyed a dinner cooking our meats and having a set course to introduce us to Japanese bbq. Really good quality food and fun

6. Takaramono sushi

4.8

Exceptional(41)

Price: Expensive

• Sushi • La Jolla

Booked 9 times today

everything we ordered was very good. excellent sake options as well

7. Sushi Mori

4.7

Exceptional(38)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • La Jolla

Great staff and service. Food was good not great. Rice fell apart on nigiri when picked up with chopsticks. Nigiri was cut very thin, which felt cheap and lacked flavor. Inside was like a burger joint and so brightly lit and western vibe. Outside was nice. If you’re looking for a more authentic looking, feeling, tasting sushi place, this may not be it.

8. Downtown Sushi

4.7

Exceptional(67)

Price: Moderate

• Sushi • Downtown

Booked 1 time today

It was a beautiful place and the service was amazing would definitely suggest a Lyft or Uber to there but fees and service was perfect

9. Shimbashi Izakaya

4.6

Exceptional(975)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Del Mar

Booked 16 times today

I would absolutely dine again. There were interesting specials and the standard fare had great options. Food came out at a great pace. The service was impeccable and the ambiance was very enjoyable.

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10. Harney Sushi Poway

4.7

Exceptional(46)

Price: Moderate

• Sushi • Poway / Rancho Bernardo

Booked 7 times today

The food quality could use some improvement. It’s less fine dining sushi and more casual eatery sushi if that makes sense. The service was great. They accommodated our large party of preteen girls for a birthday very well. Highly recommended for families and casual sushi eaters. Less recommended for fancy pants sushi eaters. (That’s me🤷). Price is good and selection is good. Especially for Poway.

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16 restaurants available nearby

1. Harmony Cuisine 2B1

2. Benihana - San Diego, CA

3. Nobu San Diego

4. Craft Bar Kamon

5. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - San Diego, CA | Downtown Gaslamp Quarter

6. Takaramono sushi

7. Sushi Mori

8. Downtown Sushi

9. Shimbashi Izakaya

10. Harney Sushi Poway

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