Gombei Japanese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

1. Gombei Japanese Restaurant

8.3
193 Jackson St, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 34 tips and reviews

Rei Alexandra A.Rei Alexandra Aoyama: Great Japanese comfort food. I love the counter. Don't forget the specials in Whiteboard.

CindoCindo: Udon is deericous!

Hung T.Hung Tran: CASH ONLY!!!

Gaku Yakitori is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

2. Gaku Yakitori

8.3
5152 Moorpark Ave Ste 40 (at Williams Rd.), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · West Valley · 25 tips and reviews

Renata A.Renata Akhunova: Beef with garlic, sausages and chicken liver are delicious!

Love M.Love Marié: Pricey & too small portions!! Service is good, the servers are nice & friendly. If you really wanna get full, be prepared to spend at least $50/pax. Don't forget to order the green tea creme brulee!!!

Lear C.Lear Cuizon: skewers + beer such a good combo.

Shuei-Do Manju Shop is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

3. Shuei-Do Manju Shop

8.2
217 Jackson St, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 19 tips and reviews

Derrick Y.Derrick Yu: Awesome shop with a wide assortment of flavors. Come early since they usually sell out by the afternoon.

Buttercup D.Buttercup D: Go early if you want the flavored mochi. They run out quickly. Or you can call them in advance to find out what flavora they have.

Michele N.Michele Neighbors: Not much has changed in the 40 plus years I've been coming here. Cash only so be prepared. So yummy. Makes my tummy smile.

Kizuna is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

4. Kizuna

7.7
6174 Bollinger Rd (Miller Ave), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · West Valley · 1 tip

An S.An Sheng: The chicken katsu was so tender and amazing, pork not so much. Everything else 💯: rice cooked perfectly, fresh salad with carrot dressing, curry was delicious with some sort of meat slivers

Dan Izakaya Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

5. Dan Izakaya Restaurant

7.8
1306 Saratoga Ave (at Payne Ave.), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · West Valley · 25 tips and reviews

Tom M.Tom McGhan: The grill here is awesome. It's fueled by wood charcoal and adds amazing flavor to anything cooked on it. It also helps that they cook everything perfectly! Korean BBQ and Pork belly are the best :-)

Flora M.Flora Morrow: Tako salad is good!!! (May need to ask for it since it may not be in the menu)

Danvin R.Danvin Ruangchan: Make a reservation! This place gets packed!

Tomi Sushi is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

6. Tomi Sushi

7.8
4336 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Strawberry Park · 39 tips and reviews

Adrian C.Adrian Chen: Special chirashi bowl is a good thing to get if you're willing to spend the money ($15). If not, the katsu don is really good too! The 'super bomb roll' is a really good spicy tuna roll. Gotta try!

Tom M.Tom McGhan: The sushi rice here might be the best I've had in the Bay Area (that wasn't a michelin-star joint). What does this mean? Skip rolls and nigiri (blasphemy?!) and go straight for a chirashi bowl.

DarkDark: Come early otherwise you'll probably wait for at least an hour during peak times

Kenzo Sushi is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

7. Kenzo Sushi

7.8
5465 Snell Ave (btwn Giuffrida Ave. & Ave Del Roble), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · 49 tips and reviews

Shikamaru N.Shikamaru Nara: All the sushi here is awesome. It's as good as it can get! Oh! Try the Paris Hilton too

Polina S.Polina Slavin: Fantastic sushi. Pace yourself and enjoy the all you can eat sushi.

L S.L S: Shrimp Balls are delicious :P

Yuri Japanese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

8. Yuri Japanese Restaurant

7.6
3236 S White Rd, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Evergreen · 5 tips and reviews

Sheryl M.Sheryl Martinez: The top of the dinner service is the best time to go. Closed on Sundays. North/South and East/West roll are yummy on rainy cold nights.

Gerald L.Gerald Lee: The udon is good.

Micaela F.Micaela Falk: Ichiban is amazing!

Kubota is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

9. Kubota

7.5
593 N 5th St (at Jackson St.), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 12 tips and reviews

Bruce W.Bruce Whistler: For real sushi lovers check out the Chirashi zushi. Traditionally great with unique presentation.

Peter C.Peter Colin: Fantastic Ahi Tuna seared

Bri E.Bri Espi: Choose the soup with your entree. It's delicious!

Kenji Sushi is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

10. Kenji Sushi

7.4
385 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews

Forrest K.Forrest Kobayashi: The Nigiri Sushi combo is a perfect plate for dinner. Also, don't miss the udon - delicious broth and perfectly cooked noodles.

Anna M.Anna Moreno: Salmon teriyaki and ribs are delish!

Lisa R.Lisa Rhorer: Sashimi salad and Tropical Dream exotic roll are great.

Curry Life is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

11. Curry Life

7.3
4320 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Strawberry Park · 2 tips and reviews

Peter P.Peter Park: If you get just rice and donkatsu, it’s almost a full meal for just $6! It’s a steal. Esp. when the katsu is big and juicy! But of course, the curry is good so you can’t skip that 😋

JonesJones: Beef curry good , shrimp curry ok

Kaita Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

12. Kaita Restaurant

7.3
215 Jackson St (at N 5th St.), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 18 tips and reviews

RicoRico: Our favorite spot in J-Town for sushi. It's small but quaint and the specials are great. Not to mention they always have toro.

Ellie C.Ellie Chung: Order the Small poke don with udon. Nom non nom just the right amount if food for lunch

Tim V.Tim Vu: Do the nigiri roll combo w/ tekkamaki instead of the CA roll. If you want authentic sushi (nigiri) Kaita is your spot. Trust me you won't be disappointed.

Happi House is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

13. Happi House

7.4
695 N 5th St (at Taylor), San Jose, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 3 tips and reviews

Bill B.Bill Black: Steamed rice veggies chow main

Marcus P.Marcus Perez: Chicken salad is where its at!

Jerae K.Jerae KeAloha: Pretty pricy average $8 for a meal & drinks not even included.

Sushi Kan is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

14. Sushi Kan

8.6
1305 N 1st St, San Jose, CA
Sushi Restaurant · North San Jose · 11 tips and reviews

John > P.John > PhotoFusionUSA.com: I like spontaneously stopping to eat at places I have never been too. This was an awesome find!

Caroline T.Caroline T: Great menu with tons of pictures!

Tim T.Tim Tijssens: Good fresh sushi

Sanraku is one of The 15 Best Japanese Restaurants in San Jose.

15. Sanraku

7.8
925 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Blossom Valley · 4 tips and reviews

Carolyn K.Carolyn Kao: Fish imported from Tokyo's Tsukiji Market, unbeatable selection. Get their Tokujo: 7 chef selected nigiri, 1 roll

August H.August Heckmann: Lunch omakase is amazing and a great deal!

Benny B.Benny B: The presentation