Japanese Restaurants in Chicago, IL

Japanese in Chicago at a glance

• Japanese is the 10th largest food category in Chicago, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 2.8% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 43 are independent and 17 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Chicago

Showing 60 of 396, listings with a website first.

• Sai Cafe
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1114 W Armitage Ave
• Sumi Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1303 S Michigan Ave
• Blue spot sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 131 N Clinton St
• Sushi by Scratch Restaurants
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 415 N Milwaukee Ave
• Rollapalooza
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3344 N Halsted St #1N
• Friends Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 710 N Rush St
• The Sit Down Cafe & Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1312 E 53rd St
• RAMEN-SAN Deluxe
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 165 E Huron St
• Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 230 W Erie St
• Sushi-san
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 63 W Grand Ave
• Tanoshii Andersonville
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 5547 N Clark St
• Umai
  Restaurant · Japanese · 730 S Clark St
• Benihana
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 875 N Michigan Ave
• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 210 E Ohio St
• Gaijin
  Restaurant · Japanese · 950 W Lake St
• Sushi Payce
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1417 W Fullerton Ave
• Ruk Sushi & Thai
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 4431 N Milwaukee Ave
• RAMEN-SAN
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 59 W Hubbard St
• Ramen-San Whisky Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 219 N Green St
• Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1751 W Chicago Ave
• Green Tea Japanese Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2336 N Clark St
• Yellowtail Sushi Bar & Asian Kitchen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3136 N Broadway
• Koi Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2156 N Clybourn Ave
• Strings Ramen Shop
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2141 S Archer Ave
• Booze Box
  Restaurant · Japanese · 823 W Randolph St
• Birdman Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 212 E Ohio St
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 2351 N Lincoln Ave Ste A1-120
• 2AM Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2218 N Lincoln Ave
• 312 Fish Market
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2105 S Jefferson St
• Agami
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 4712 N Broadway St
• AJI
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3809 N Broadway
• Akahoshi Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2340 N California Ave
• Alynia Zushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3051 S Archer Ave
• AMORE Sushi House
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 3715 N Halsted St
• Benihana
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 1139 N State St
• Blowfish
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1131 W Bryn Mawr Ave
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 415 N Dearborn St
• Butterfly Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1131 W Madison St
• Butterfly Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1156 W Grand Ave
• Chicago Kalbi BBQ
  Restaurant · Japanese · 3752 W Lawrence Ave
• Cocoro Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 668 N Wells St
• Daifuku Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 2155 S China Pl
• Ekiben
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1825 W Irving Park Rd
• En Hakkore 2.0
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1467 N Milwaukee Ave
• Enso Sushi & Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1613 N Damen Ave
• Fin Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1742 W Wilson Ave
• Fresh Sushi Chicago
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3443 N Milwaukee Ave
• Glaze Teriyaki
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 850 W Superior St
• Gorilla Sushi Albany Park
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3407 W Lawrence Ave
• Gorilla Sushi Diversey
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1408 W Diversey Pkwy
• Gorilla Sushi Western
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 4652 N Western Ave
• Gorilla Sushi Wicker Park
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1238 N Milwaukee Ave
• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 1364 W Randolph St
• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 2813 N Broadway
• Hamachi Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 2801 W Howard St
• Haru Sushi Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 3301 W Armitage Ave
• High Five Ramen
  Restaurant · Japanese · 112 N Green St
• Hiro Bar Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1600 W Chicago Ave
• Hot Woks Cool Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 30 S Michigan Ave
• Ikigai Sushi & Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 372 W Chicago Ave

Japanese elsewhere in Illinois

Among the Illinois cities in this guide, the most japanese listings are in Naperville (27), Schaumburg (21), Evanston (17), Arlington Heights (16), Champaign (14) and Rockford (13).

Run a japanese spot in Chicago?

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