1
Japanese•Crown Heights•value
Don Udon
Don Udon is an easy japanese option in Crown Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.8
Based on 289 reviews
Japanese · dinner
Best Japanese for dinner in New York
Japanese restaurants in New York that work well for dinner — sorted by rating and curated for occasion fit.
18 restaurantsUpdated July 2026
Top Japanese picks for dinner
Fast answers for diners comparing japanese restaurants for dinner in New York.
2
Google
Japanese•New York•value
Kin ramen
Kin ramen is a sensible japanese call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.6
Based on 4520 reviews
3
Google
Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
HOUSE Brooklyn
HOUSE Brooklyn is a japanese pick in Greenpoint in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.6
Based on 109 reviews
4
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Japanese•New York•value
Ivan Ramen
Ivan Orkin's path to the Lower East Side is unusual enough to be worth understanding before you walk in.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 9505 reviews
5
Google
Japanese•Prospect Heights•moderate
Ozakaya
Ozakaya is a japanese pick in Prospect Heights in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 1606 reviews
6
Google
Japanese•New York•value
Shinjuku Ramen
Shinjuku Ramen is an easy japanese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 1535 reviews
7
Japanese•Gramercy•moderate
Oceans
Oceans lands on Park Avenue South with the ambition of a Vancouver import that knows exactly what it wants to be: a 220-seat seafood palace that doesn't apologize for its scale.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 830 reviews
8
Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
ACRE
ACRE opened on Meserole Avenue in the spring of 2020 — which is either the worst timing imaginable or proof that the concept was strong enough to survive it.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.4
Based on 582 reviews
9
Japanese•New York•value
Yasubee Authentic Ramen
Yasubee Authentic Ramen is not trying to impress you — and in a city where ramen has become a vehicle for chef ego and forty-dollar bowls with reservation wait lists measured in months, that restraint reads as a genuine point of view.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 301 reviews
10
Japanese•New York•value
Loong Ramen
Loong Ramen is doing something specific and worth paying attention to: a Battery Park waterfront spot founded by Michelin-trained chefs from Shanghai, serving tonkotsu-based ramen at price-point-one through a lens that is distinctly pan-…
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 186 reviews
11
Google
Japanese•SoHo•moderate
Momoya SoHo
Momoya SoHo suits a night out in SoHo when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 1439 reviews
12
Japanese•Upper East Side•value
Taishoken NYC
Taishoken NYC is making a specific argument on the Upper East Side, and it's one worth hearing: that the tsukemen format — thick, chewy noodles served separately from an intensely reduced dipping broth — belongs in the same conversation…
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.2
Based on 196 reviews
13
Google
Japanese•New York•value
Ichiran
Ichiran doesn't compete for the title of best date spot or loudest group table in New York — and that deliberate narrowness is the whole point.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.0
Based on 4696 reviews
14
Google
Japanese•Union Square•moderate
Kyuramen - Union Square
Kyuramen - Union Square is an easy japanese option in Union Square in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.0
Based on 2268 reviews
15
Google
Japanese•New York•value
Kyuramen
Kyuramen is an easy japanese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.0
Based on 1987 reviews
16
Google
Japanese•Murray Hill•value
The Flatiron Room Murray Hill
The Flatiron Room Murray Hill is a sensible japanese call in Murray Hill in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinner
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9.0
Based on 1257 reviews
17
Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
Lingo
Lingo is doing something quietly radical in Greenpoint: a menu that refuses to pledge allegiance to any single culinary tradition, and by all accounts it's sharper for it.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 330 reviews
18
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Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds is a japanese pick in Greenpoint in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.6
Based on 1642 reviews
Common questions
What are the best Japanese restaurants for dinner in New York?
Top Japanese restaurants for dinner in New York include Don Udon, Kin ramen, HOUSE Brooklyn. TastyPals curates these based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
Is Japanese good for dinner in New York?
Yes — New York has 18 Japanese restaurants rated highly for dinner. Don Udon is among the top picks with a 9.8 Google rating.
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