Japanese Restaurants in Buffalo, NY

Japanese in Buffalo at a glance

• Japanese is the 19th largest food category in Buffalo, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.3% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 16 listed below, 13 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 13 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Buffalo

• SATO
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 739 Elmwood Ave
• SATO Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 3268 Main St
• Buffalo Sushi Express
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1893 Niagara St
• Kuni's
  Restaurant · Japanese · 226 Lexington Ave
• Man-aung Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 14 Lafayette Square
• Taisho Hertel
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1435 Hertel Ave
• Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 752 Elmwood Ave
• Niagara Sushi And Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 3300 Bailey Ave
• Kaydara Noodle Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 777 Main St
• Kung Food
  Restaurant · Japanese · 3268 Main St
• Rakhapura Mutee And Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 302 Main St Side Bazaar
• Thang's Family Japanese Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 25 Grant St
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 2101 Elmwood Ave
• D.A. Eatz
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2178 Seneca St
• Sato Brewpub
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · 110 Pearl St
• Sake City
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 73 W Chippewa St

Japanese elsewhere in New York

Among the New York cities in this guide, the most japanese listings are in New York (1785), Rochester (15), Albany (13), Syracuse (12), Yonkers (11) and New Rochelle (8).

Run a japanese spot in Buffalo?

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