Japanese Restaurants in Berkeley, CA

Japanese in Berkeley at a glance

• Japanese is the 3rd largest food category in Berkeley, after coffee shops and cafes and bakeries and donuts.
• Its 5.8% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Berkeley leans toward japanese.
• Of the 56 listed below, 52 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 50 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Berkeley

• Sabuy Sabuy II
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 1233 San Pablo Ave
• Hana Japan Steak and Seafood
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 235 University Ave
• Aki's Japanese Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2505 Hearst Ave C
• Asaka Sushi & Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1580 Hopkins St
• Cha-Ya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1686 Shattuck Ave.
• Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2451 Shattuck Ave.
• Itani Sushi - Berkeley
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1511 Shattuck Ave. #1581
• Iyasare
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1830 Fourth St
• KamadoSushi (Omakase)
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1400 Shattuck Ave. store 1
• Kiraku
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2566B Telegraph Ave
• Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 2100 University Ave
• Kyoto Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1599 Solano Ave
• Mainichi Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1647 Solano Ave
• Manpuku
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2977 College Ave
• Musashi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2126 Dwight Way
• Nikko Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2399 Shattuck Ave.
• Noodles Fresh
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 2430 Shattuck Ave.
• Party Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1776 Shattuck Ave.
• Riceful
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2435 Durant Ave
• Sizzling Lunch
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1979 Shattuck Ave
• Sumo Roll
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2173 Allston Way
• Tane Vegan Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1956 Shattuck Ave.
• Mitama
  Restaurant · Japanese · 3201 College Ave
• Ippudo
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2015 Shattuck Ave
• Ippuku
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2130 Center St
• AKEMI
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1695 Solano Ave
• Marugame Udon
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 1919 Shattuck Avenue Suite 103
• Kirala
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2100 Ward St
• Muracci's
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2428 Telegraph Ave
• Nanayiro Japanese Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2399 Shattuck Ave
• Sushi California
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2033 Martin Luther King Jr Way
• Sushinista
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2235 Milvia St
• Sushi Secrets
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2110 Shattuck Ave.
• Ijo Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1463 Shattuck Ave
• Kirala 2
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1511 Shattuck Ave
• Tako Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2379 Telegraph Ave
• Alley Kitchens 橫丁キッチン
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2309 Telegraph Ave
• Champion's Curry
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2506 Channing Way
• Katsumi Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2521 Durant Ave
• Miyuki Japanese Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1695 Solano Ave
• Seasons of Japan
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2122 Shattuck Ave
• So Oishi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 2428 Telegraph Ave
• Sushi 29
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1647 Solano Ave
• TGI's Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2067 University Ave
• Zabu Zabu
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1919 Addison St
• Nagoya Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1463 Shattuck Ave.
• C U Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2152 Center St
• Daruma
  Restaurant · Japanese
• Joshu-Ya
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2441 Dwight Way
• Sushi Ko
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 64 Shattuck Sq
• Bansho Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2502 Telegraph Ave
• Kiku Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1316 Gilman St
• Tsuruya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1926 Shattuck Ave.
• Momo Island
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2107 Addison St
• Berkeley Thai House
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 2511 Channing Way
• Masa Ramen Bistro
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1923 University Ave

Japanese elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most japanese listings are in Los Angeles (920), San Francisco (446), San Diego (318), San Jose (152), Torrance (99) and Sacramento (89).

Run a japanese spot in Berkeley?

You share this list with 55 other japanese listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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