The Best Japanese Restaurants in Los Angeles
Updated July 2026 · 27 places tracked
Los Angeles has 27 Japanese restaurants on WaitlistWizard's live reservation catalog, clustered in West Hollywood, Little Tokyo, and Arts District. The list below ranks the standouts by diner rating, and we track real-time table availability at 13 of them.
KOJIMA - West Los Angeles
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
5.0(43)
Mori Nozomi
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
5.0(34)
n/naka
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$
4.9(535)
Yama Sushi Marketplace
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$
4.8(450)
Hayato
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
4.8(98)
Sushi Iki
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$
4.8(61)
YAKUN
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
4.8(35)Santo Nigiri and Sake Bar
Japanese · Silver Lake · $$$
4.7(243)
Shunji
Japanese · Santa Monica · $$$$
4.7(201)
Asuka
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$
4.7(172)
Matsumoto
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$
4.7(123)
Asakura
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
4.7(22)- Hard to get
Azay
Japanese · Little Tokyo · $$
4.6(375) Tonchin LA
Japanese · Hollywood · $
4.6(364)
Sushi Sasabune
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
4.6(288)N/Soto
Japanese · Mid-City · $
4.6(213)
OTOTO
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$
4.6(174)Hilo Omakase
Japanese · Beverly Hills · $
4.6(147)
715
Japanese · Los Angeles · $$$$
4.6(62)Taisho Sherman Oaks
Japanese · Sherman Oaks · $$
4.5(452)ADKT LA
Japanese · West Hollywood · $$
4.5(235)
Shirubē
Japanese · Santa Monica · $$
4.5(209)Sushi Tama
Japanese · Beverly Hills · $$
4.5(203)Summer Fish & Rice
Japanese · Asakuma · $
4.3(246)
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best Japanese restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Ranked by diner ratings across the 27 Japanese restaurants in our Los Angeles catalog, the top picks are KOJIMA - West Los Angeles, Mori Nozomi, and n/naka.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods are best for Japanese restaurants?
- West Hollywood, Little Tokyo, and Arts District have the highest concentration of Japanese restaurants in our Los Angeles catalog.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in Los Angeles?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 13 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.