Chicago Restaurants in Chicago with japanese cuisine

Mirai Sushi

Upscale eatery serving a large selection of Japanese fare including sushi & sashimi.

Big Bite Sushi

Welcome to Big Bite Sushi, we hope you enjoy a Fresh & Flavorful Bite

Komo

At Komo, Executive Chef Macku Chan combines two traditional Japanese coursed eating styles: kaiseki and omakase.

Sunda

This exotic, River North concept is named after Southeast Asia’s Sunda Shelf. Sunda is owned by the Rockit Ranch Productions team, which is also behind Rockit Bar and Grill, Underground and The Duck Inn.

South Coast Sushi Bar

Using only the freshest ingredients and top quality fish from around the world, South Coast Sushi in South Loop offers something for everyone.

Sushi Para M

The third city location of this sushi restaurant (there's also one in Palatine), the "M" in the name stands for Milwaukee Avenue. Specialty rolls include the Valentine's roll (with spicy tuna in a heart shape) and the World Series roll (with soft-shell crab tempura, tuna, eel and avocado). Those who dine in can spring for the all-you-can-eat option.

Shine

Rise Shine Restaurant is Lincoln Park's prime Pan-Asian restaurant for over 20 years. We feature quality ingredients and great service for our Pan-Asian Cuisine. We've been dedicated to offering the most memorable dining experience for you.

Zoku Sushi

Zoku Sushi is located in the Humboldt Park area. We specialize in serving Chicagoans with some of the most unique Japanese and Asian Cuisines!

Yococho

In a city like Chicago, it might seem like another Japanese restaurant is simply redundant; but Yococho is a Japanese restaurant with a difference.

Kyuramen

Kyuramen, as the name implies, is a place for ramen, with locations across the country and around the world.

Niu Japanese Fusion Lounge

This expensive club like sushi bar opened in August 2007, this spacious pan-Asian eatery in the River East right next door to the AMC Theatres

Murasaki Chicago

Streeterville karaoke lounge is one of those hidden treasures you have to find on your own. You'll also find a major list of sake and Shochu cocktails, so if you need liquid courage to get on stage, they've got you covered.

Amarit Thai Restaurant

A popular destination for Printers Row workers, especially at lunch, Amarit serves Thai and pan-Asian fare.

Pride Sushi and Thai

Torn between sushi and Thai cuisine? You can order a little of both at this cheery Far North Side eatery that's family owned. Specialties include fried rice, curry dishes, noodle dishes and a host of classic maki rolls.

Wasabi, Chicago

Japanese ramen restaurant serving Tonkotsu broth ramen, izakaya-style plates and craft cocktails! Sister restaurant to Ramen Takeya and Yakitori Boogytori.

Coast Sushi Bar

Japanese entrees & creative sushi in a group-friendly setting with a bring-your-own-alcohol policy.

Sai Cafe

Sai Cafe is a hidden gem located in the heart of Lincoln Park, Chicago. We specialize in Japanese Seafood and Sushi prepared to your specifications.

TAO Chicago

Hot Woks Cool Sushi - Willis Tower

Omakase Shoji

In a city with what seems like hundreds of sushi restaurants, Omakase Shoji stands above the crowd.

Hands On Modern Thai and Sushi Bar

Contemporary Thai cuisine and sushi from C. Andy, who was born in California, reared in Thailand and studied cooking in Chicago.

Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar

Mako

You might begin to wonder if Chicago really needs another sushi joint, as there are now dozens out there. Mako, however, proves that there’s always room at the top for the very best sushi restaurants.

Akahoshi Ramen

Japanese cuisine is known for its elegant simplicity, and the newly opened Akahoshi Ramen follows that basic, elemental approach with a restaurant that's tightly focused on one classic Japanese food: ramen.

Miru

Miru at the St. Regis Chicago is yet another Japanese restaurant and yet another concept from Lettuce Entertain You...and it is awesome.

Friends Sushi

Welcome to Friends Sushi, where fresh sushi/sashimi happens, the best quality of Asian cuisine with a touch of culinary art and great atmosphere is always paramount.

Kajiken

Everybody knows ramen, most people know soba; but do you know abura soba?

Butterfly Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine

Through years of experience they have mastered the pairing of simple but complex flavors to create some of the most tasteful and innovative New-Japanese and Thai cuisine. Using only the freshest ingredients and top quality meats and fish from around the world. Butterfly Sushi bar offers something for everyone.

Omakase Yume

Having earned a Michelin star in 2021, Omakase Yume has solidified its place as one of the best-known and finest spots in Chicago for Japanese cuisine.

Kamehachi of Tokyo - Wells Street

Nobu

Nobu Hospitality Group, which is owned in partnership by famed actor/producer/director Robert DeNiro, opened its signature restaurant as well as a boutique hotel on 12,000 square feet of property in summer 2020. The high-end, Japanese-influenced eatery boasts locations in New York, as well as Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Capetown, South Africa.

High Five Ramen

High Five Ramen is a cozy, low light, and friendly restaurant and bar, downstairs of Green Street Smoked meats, specializing in one thing: ramen.

Kin Japanese Cuisine

Kin In Thai, it means to Eat In Japanese, it means Golden In English, it means Family

S@kura fusion japanese & Sushi Restaurant

S@kura highly values the importance of providing quality food, friendly service and cleanliness. Whether you want a quick lunch or dinner with a wide variety of sushi, S@kura Sushi will satisfy you both mentally and physically. A pleasant atmosphere and spiritually prepared sushi is sure to inspire you. Alfredo, our head sushi chef has been creating and preparing sushi for over 15 years.

Kung Fu Tea

Bubble tea culture takes the stage at this bubbly, energetic, and colorful Chinatown tea cafe.

Indie Cafe

Executive Chef Iggy Waranon and Co-Owner Gui Prasartkul came to Chicago in 1998 to study the arts of photography(Governor State University) and film making(the School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Mirai Sushi

Busy, contemporary sushi bar with a big sake menu.

Kyoten

There are sushi bars and there are sushi bars…and then there’s Kyōten, which shows that even in a market saturated with so many seafood options, there’s still room for a truly exceptional practitioner of the sushi arts to shine.

Sushi-san

Tiparos Thai Cuisine & Sushi Bar

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Ringo Sushi

Beautifully crafted food with a big emphasis on texture, harmony of flavours and a sense of overall balance. Food that tastes beautiful while taking you on a journey of different sensations. It's all about what's happening on your palate.

Oiistar

The tiny ramen bar boasts four varieties of noodle dishes daily. Owner/chef Sunny Yim is proud of the fact that they're made in-house and the menu is French and Italian influenced. There's also a full-service bar.

Agami Contemporary Sushi

Agami features amazingly fresh sushi, inventive rolls, friendly service in a great atmosphere!

RAMEN-SAN Whisky Bar

RAMEN-SAN is a neighborhood noodle joint that slings hot broth, ice-cold beer and the best ’90s hip-hop in town.

Chicago French Market

The heart of the MetraMarket, Chicago French Market features a unique collection of more than 30 local vendors hand selected for their individual passions and high-quality products.

Tama

Tama represents a conjunction of Japanese, Mediterranean and other culinary traditions that yields some tastes you just won't find anywhere else.

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

Gyu-Kaku is a Japanese BBQ (yakiniku) restaurant concept from Japan.

Kamehachi Sushi Cafe

Outpost of popular mainstay offering quick-serve Japanese fare in a tiny, casual space.

Strings Ramen

Strings Ramen Shop -- the first of its kind in Chicago, brings a piece of authentic Japanese culture and culinary tradition to the heart of Chicago.

Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering - Jackson Boulevard

Nook counter serve offering ready-to-go boxes of sushi & cooked Japanese fare including teriyaki.

Aster Hall

Lettuce Entertain You's former food court has been transformed into a trendy food hall, courtesy of Brendan Sodikoff's Hogsalt Hospitality (Au Cheval, Maude's Liquor Bar, Doughnut Vault).

Tanoshii

At Tanoshii, we strive to provide you with the highest quality, most elegant, and most artistic of sushi experiences. Please come see us!

Kizuki

In what is rapidly shifting into the ramen capitol of Chicago, Wicker Park's latest entry is Kizuki, a casual noodle and izakaya eatery with outposts popular in the Seattle area.

Ramen-San

A host of hip noodle spots has popped up in recent years, and Ramen-San is directly in the mix. The restaurant is one of several owned by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises' R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman, and it attracts a nightlife-focused audience.

Juno

Former Arami chef B.K. Park teams up with Jason Chan (Butter, Urban Union) for a neighborhood-friendly Japanese and sushi eatery.

Furious Spoon

Japanese ramen soup is offered with creative toppings & sides in a simple space with a patio.

Midori Japanese Restaurant

Established sushi house with sake & private rooms for larger groups, plus cooked Japanese dishes.

Gyu-Kaku - Chicago

The first Chicago location of this Japanese BBQ chain, Gyu-Kaku has grills in the middle of each table for diners to cook their own dinner. Choose from meats like Kobe ribeye, scallops, lamb and duck plus veggies and put your grilling skills to the test.

Bokuchan

Avondale’s Bokuchan, Chicago’s first dedicated Japanese curry shop, opened recently for takeout and delivery only, and the food is designed to travel well without everything sloshing together. It’s that kind of thoughtfulness that sets Bokuchan apart.

Hinoki Sushiko

Hinoki Susiko is an intimate, two-level restaurant with two distinctly different rooms, serving extremely high-quality sushi and other Japanese cooked items.

Nori Sushi

Fresh. From the whole fish in the morning’s delivery presented on your plate as lunchtime sashimi, to the bounty from the local market tangled in seasoned noodles for a vegetarian dinner, passion and teamwork combine for perfection on your plate.

Rock Wrap & Roll

Artistic sushi, Thai cuisine and other delectable Asian favorites. We are a BYOB establishment, with an adjacent beer and wine retailer.

Ramen Takeya

Ramen Takeya's interior offers the feel of Tokyo Yokocho (or alleys).

Matsuya

Compact choice with a sushi bar, offering up classic rolls & other Japanese fare.

Seadog Sushi

Seadog sushi bar is contemporary with its elegant design, the interior is cozy and romantic by a warm ambience to the dim dining space, plus BYOB atmosphere. Seadog is perfect for a couple, a night out with friends, a group celebration.

Wakamono

A casual neighborhood sushi and Japanese restaurant by Kai Togami-san.

Kai Zan

Melvin and Carlo Vizconde, also known as the sushi twins, use modern and traditional cooking techniques to create omakase dinners at this contemporary Japanese spot.

Tamashii Ramen

Chicago’s love of ramen shows no sign of waning; and that love will be strengthened by Tamashii Ramen. The stated goal of Tamashii Ramen is to “develop and provide a truly extraordinary dining experience, built on seasonal properties, utilizing only the freshest, most delicious ingredients available.”

Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill

Kumiko

Kumiko is so much more than just a bar or just a restaurant: it’s a bar that features spectacular culinary creations from Noah Sandoval and a restaurant that features equally spectacular beverages crafted by Julia Momose.

AraOn

Ara-On is a beautiful restaurant specializing in French-Asian cuisine. We combine the Fine Dining experience with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. You will find us nestled in between the JW Marriot & W Hotels, located in the Chicago Loopjust steps awayfrom the Financial District.

Izakaya Mita

Izakaya Mita is a restaurant in Bucktown that exhibits a Japanese-American take on this traditional Japanese “Pub” concept. This family-run restaurant features Japanese plates and an ample selection of sake in a cozy dining room setting.

Sushi Dokku

Former Sushi Wabi owners Susan Thompson and Angela Hepler-Lee open a 50-seater sushi spot near their former digs. They're aiming to set it apart with what they're calling "dressed nigiri bites."

Ukai Sushi

This Lakeview spot serves up raw dishes like salmon ceviche, noodle dishes like pork ramen, meat and fish like foie gras and steamed trout, plus tempura and maki rolls. Specialty rolls are named after Chicago sports teams and movies like Godzilla and Beauty and the Beast.

Arami

The Fujimura brothers of Small Bar (and also two Michelin-star rated Entente) have opened this West Town Japanese spot.

Izakaya at Momotaro

An izakaya is a traditional type of Japanese bar, with food designed to pair well with beer and sake.

Revival Food Hall

This massive collective from the team behind 16" On Center (Longman & Eagle, The Promontory, Punch House, Moneygun) plays up some of Chicago's top original concepts. Miniature versions of 15 restaurants are situated in a 24,000-square-foot marketplace called Revival Food Hall, which is on the ground floor of The National, a restoration of a historic 1907 Daniel Burnham-designed 20-story building.

Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar

Hibachi, Tepannyaki, Sushi, Thai, full service bar, Japanese kitchen menu, sidewalk cafe, plus FREE parking (in Walgreen's Lot) Free Teppanyaki Dinner and Tempura Ice-cream on your birthday with party of 4 or more

Kitsune

Iliana Regan, the famed forager with the Michelin-starred Elizabeth Restaurant, opens a second restaurant in Lincoln Square. Kitsune is a completely different concept, merging Midwestern fare with home-style Japanese cuisine.

Gaijin

Open mid-November 2019, Paul Virant’s Gaijin specializes in okonomiyaki, a kind of soft Japanese pancake, adorned with multiple toppings, including pork belly and octopus, and for dessert, kakigori, a shaved ice confection with syrups and ice cream buried in the center. ki.