Japanese Restaurants in Downey, CA

Japanese in Downey at a glance

• Japanese is the 6th largest food category in Downey, after mexican and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 5.7% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Downey leans toward japanese.
• Of the 23 listed below, 16 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 21 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Downey

• Benihana
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 8801 Apollo Way
• El Sushi Loco
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 11837 Downey Ave
• Emporio Sushi & Mariscos
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 11949 Paramount Blvd
• Ichiban Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 11020 New St
• Maui Sushi & Teriyaki
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 9230 Lakewood Blvd
• Starfish Sushi Downey
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 8244 Firestone Blvd
• Tokyo Garden
  Restaurant · Japanese · 11946 Paramount Blvd
• Yoshinoya
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 7910 Florence Ave
• Teriyaki J's
  Restaurant · Japanese · 8504 Paramount Blvd
• Kyoto Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 8009 E Florence Ave
• Bon Appetit Sushi & Salad / Masa Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7808 Florence Ave
• Jin Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7808 Florence Ave
• Maki Yaki
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7934 Florence Ave
• Noodle World Jr. Downey
  Restaurant · Japanese · 8236 Firestone Blvd
• Ra Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 8801 Apollo Way
• Sambi of Tokyo
  Restaurant · Japanese · 8641 Firestone Blvd
• Samurai
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 7934 Florence Ave
• Sushi and Teriyaki Plus
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7850 Imperial Hwy.
• Uncle John BBQ Grill & Poke Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 9952 Lakewood Blvd
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 8626 Firestone Blvd
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 9200 Lakewood Blvd
• BlowFish
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 10033 Paramount Blvd
• El Sushi Loco - Mariscos y Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 251 Stonewood St

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 Downey?

You share this list with 22 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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