San Diego
Best Japanese Restaurants in San Diego
Convoy District and across the city
San Diego's Convoy District, in Kearny Mesa, is the city's main Asian dining strip, recognized by the city as the Convoy Pan Asian Cultural and Business Innovation District. Japanese restaurants are a large part of it: ramen shops, yakitori and yakiniku counters, izakaya, and sushi bars along Convoy Street and the blocks around it, with more across the city in Old Town, Hillcrest, and beyond. This guide is a starting point.
Tsuruhashi Japanese B.B.Q.
Japanese barbecue (yakiniku) on Convoy Street.
Kanpai BBQ & Shabu
Japanese barbecue and shabu-shabu on Convoy Street.
Yokohama Yakitori Koubou
Yakitori on Convoy Street.
Yakyudori
Yakitori and ramen on Convoy Street.
Matoi
Sushi and Japanese cooking on Convoy Street.
Musashiya
Ramen on Kearny Mesa Road in the Convoy District.
EE NAMI Tonkatsu Izakaya
Tonkatsu and izakaya on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in Kearny Mesa.
Okan Diner
Japanese home-style diner on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in Kearny Mesa.
Itacho Sushi
Sushi on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in Kearny Mesa.
Sushi Tadokoro
Sushi restaurant in Old Town.
Azuki Sushi
Sushi restaurant in Bankers Hill.
Izakaya Masa
Izakaya in Mission Hills.
Hatsuzakura
Sushi and izakaya in Normal Heights.
Ryoma Ramen
Ramen on University Avenue in Hillcrest.
Sei Sushi
Sushi restaurant in San Carlos.