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Best Japanese Restaurants

Best Japanese Restaurants

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Created by Eric Espiritu • Updated On: May 29, 2018

The definitive list from Primer's May 2018 issue. Primer's List of the Best Japanese Restaurants

Butamaru is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

1. Butamaru

Pasig, Pasig
Ramen Restaurant · Ugong · 2 tips and reviews
BoTan Black Cafe is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

2. BoTan Black Cafe

5.7
Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City
Bubble Tea Shop · Fort Bonifacio · 2 tips and reviews
Kichitora of Tokyo is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

3. Kichitora of Tokyo

7.6
2nd Flr, The Atrium, SM Megamall (Doña Julia Vargas Ave), Mandaluyong City, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong
Ramen Restaurant · Mandaluyong District 1 · 64 tips and reviews
Butamaru is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

4. Butamaru

6.7
Westgate, Alabang, Muntinlupa city 1770, Muntinlupa, Rizal
Noodle Restaurant · Alabang · 13 tips and reviews
Buta & Wagyu is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

5. Buta & Wagyu

SM Aura Level 5, Taguig City, Rizal
Steakhouse · Fort Bonifacio · No tips or reviews
Kichitora of Tokyo is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

6. Kichitora of Tokyo

5.8
(Bonifacio High St Cinemas)
Ramen Restaurant · Fort Bonifacio · 7 tips and reviews
Kushikatsu Daruma is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

7. Kushikatsu Daruma

2/F Uptown Mall, 26th St, Uptown Bonifacio, Bonifacio Global City (at 9th Ave), Taguig
Japanese Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews
Kobe-Ya is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

8. Kobe-Ya

A&W Building, Juno (Makati Avenue), Makati City, Makati City
Convenience Store · Bel-Air · No tips or reviews
Darumaya Japanese Food Center is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

9. Darumaya Japanese Food Center

Japanese Restaurant · Pasay City District 1 · No tips or reviews
New Hatchin Japanese Grocery is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

10. New Hatchin Japanese Grocery

7.6
7602 Sacred Heart St. (fmr Dao) (btwn Metropolitan Ave. & Kamagong St.), Makati City, Makati City
Grocery Store · San Antonio · 2 tips and reviews
Fukudaya is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

11. Fukudaya

6.8
8th Avenue (Rizal Drive), Makati
Japanese Restaurant · Fort Bonifacio · 6 tips and reviews
Jyukai Japanese Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

12. Jyukai Japanese Restaurant

7.5
G/F Marvin Plaza Bldg (Unit C-1) (2153 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Rufino Street), Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 10 tips and reviews
Kyotako Premium Japanese Takoyaki is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

13. Kyotako Premium Japanese Takoyaki

2/F Venice Grand Canal Mall, Upper McKinley Rd, McKinley Hill, Taguig City
Japanese Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Hide Yamamoto is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

14. Hide Yamamoto

The Shoppes At City Of Dreams Manila, Parañaque City
Japanese Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Tsumura Sushi Bar & Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

15. Tsumura Sushi Bar & Restaurant

7.5
2/L 88 Corporate Plaza (88 Sedeno St. cor. Valero St., Salcedo Village), Makati City, Makati City
Sushi Restaurant · Bel-Air · 46 tips and reviews
Hanagushi is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

16. Hanagushi

Antonio Arnaiz Avenue (Chino Roces Avenue Corner Arnaiz Avenue), Makati City, Makati City
Asian Restaurant · San Lorenzo · No tips or reviews

17. Kyotako

Pasay, Pasay City
Snack Place · Barangay 76 · No tips or reviews
Kenshin Japanese Izakaya Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

18. Kenshin Japanese Izakaya Restaurant

G/F The Beacon, Arnaiz Ave, Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 2 tips and reviews
Botejyu is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

19. Botejyu

L2 Robinsons Galleria, Epifanio de los Santos Ave (at Ortigas Ave), Quezon City, Quezon City
Japanese Restaurant · Quezon City District 3 · No tips or reviews
Shaburi is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

20. Shaburi

6.2
4/F Uptown Mall, 36th St, Uptown Bonifacio (at 9th Ave), Taguig City, Rizal
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant · Fort Bonifacio · 5 tips and reviews
Tori Ichi Yakitori & Bar is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

21. Tori Ichi Yakitori & Bar

6.5
Four/NEO, 4th Ave, Bonifacio Global City (btwn 30th & 31st Sts), Taguig City, Rizal
Japanese Restaurant · Fort Bonifacio · 2 tips and reviews
Teppan Okochi By Mangetsu Osaka is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

22. Teppan Okochi By Mangetsu Osaka

(9th and lane q), Taguig
Japanese Restaurant · 1 tip
Unakichi is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

23. Unakichi

7.2
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 3 tips and reviews
Ogawa is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

24. Ogawa

8.3
The Fort Strip, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Japanese Restaurant · Bonifacio Global City · 16 tips and reviews
Sumo Chaya Sekitori is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

25. Sumo Chaya Sekitori

Chino Roces, Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · No tips or reviews
Kitsho Japanese Restaurant & Sake Bar is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

26. Kitsho Japanese Restaurant & Sake Bar

7.1
Traders Hotel (Roxas Blvd.), Pasay, Pasay City
Japanese Restaurant · Pasay City District 1 · 7 tips and reviews
Hoshimatsuri is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

27. Hoshimatsuri

Creekside
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · No tips or reviews
Nikumaru Japanese Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

28. Nikumaru Japanese Restaurant

Aguirre St. (BF Homes), Paranaque City, Rizal
Sushi Restaurant · BF Homes · No tips or reviews
Saboten is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

29. Saboten

7.8
Ground Level, Serendra Piazza (btwn 11th Ave & McKinley Pkwy), Taguig City
Tonkatsu Restaurant · 97 tips and reviews
Kotono Japanese Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

30. Kotono Japanese Restaurant

Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 1 tip
Chibo Okonomiyaki is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

31. Chibo Okonomiyaki

5/F The Podium, 12 ADB Ave, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong
Japanese Restaurant · Mandaluyong District 1 · 1 tip
Osakatsu Kushikatsu is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

32. Osakatsu Kushikatsu

2/F Valero One Center, 102 Valero St, Salcedo Village, Malati
Japanese Restaurant · Bel-Air · 1 tip
Washoku Musashi Tei is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

33. Washoku Musashi Tei

Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Araya Ramen is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

34. Araya Ramen

6.6
Dela Rosa Access Road 1 Dela Rosa Street, Makati City, Makati City
Ramen Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 3 tips and reviews
IKOMAI + TOCHI desserts is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

35. IKOMAI + TOCHI desserts

7.5
G/F ACI Building, 147 H.V Dela Costa St, Saleco Village, Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · Bel-Air · 4 tips and reviews
Dohtonbori is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

36. Dohtonbori

7.9
Missouri Street, San Juan, San Juan
Japanese Restaurant · Greenhills · 18 tips and reviews
Botejyu is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

37. Botejyu

7.1
G/F SM Mall of Asia, Seaside Blvd, Pasay, Pasay City
Japanese Restaurant · Barangay 76 · 5 tips and reviews
CHIBO Okonomiyaki is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

38. CHIBO Okonomiyaki

7.2
2/F S Maison, Conrad Manila, Seaside Blvd, Mall of Asia Complex (at Coral Wy), Pasay, Pasay City
Japanese Restaurant · Barangay 76 · 1 tip
Nikkei is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

39. Nikkei

7.4
Rada St., Makati City, Makati City
Sushi Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 16 tips and reviews
Dohtonbori is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

40. Dohtonbori

7.7
2/F Entertainment Mall, SM Mall of Asia, J.W. Diokno Blvd, Pasay, Pasay City
Japanese Restaurant · Barangay 76 · 3 tips and reviews
Kyotako Takoyaki is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

41. Kyotako Takoyaki

1237 Moradiane Park (Antonio St.), Sampaloc, City of Manila
Restaurant · 1 tip
Dohtonbori is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

42. Dohtonbori

5.8
2/F U.P. Town Center, Katipunan Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Quezon City
Japanese Restaurant · Quezon City District 4 · 1 tip
Mangetsu is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

43. Mangetsu

7.8
Jupiter Street, Bel-Air III, Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · Bel-Air · 23 tips and reviews
Nikkei is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

44. Nikkei

7.2
G/F One Rockwell, Rockwell Dr, Rockwell Center, Makati City, Makati City
Sushi Restaurant · Poblacion · 4 tips and reviews
Tsukiji is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

45. Tsukiji

9.1
3/F Milky Way Bldg (at Antonio S Arnaiz Ave & Edades St), Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 29 tips and reviews
Yokohama Meat Kitchen is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

46. Yokohama Meat Kitchen

6.9
Jupiter Makati
Japanese Restaurant · Bel-Air · 1 tip
Nobu Restaurant is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

47. Nobu Restaurant

7.5
Level 1 Nobu North Tower. Asean Ave, City of Dreams (Macapagal Ave), Paranaque City, Rizal
Japanese Restaurant · Tambo · 17 tips and reviews
Kyo-to is one of Best Japanese Restaurants.

48. Kyo-to

Coyiuto House, 119 C Palanca, Makati City, Makati City
Japanese Restaurant · San Lorenzo · 1 tip