Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Charlottesville
15 restaurant menus in Charlottesville, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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"Delicious poke bowls, so many fresh and quality ingredients to choose..."
WL Wang
"Rainbow bowl with mango. Was amazing! Quite comparable to my favorites in Waikiki and other places in Hawaii. Definitely worth..."
Steve Danneels
"I love stopping at Poke Sushi Bowl after running errands at Barracks; the bowls are delicious and super filling! I like how many mix in options and..."
Adrian Brown
"One of my favorite spots in Cville. The people working there are friendly and helpful and the food is delicious. Everything is always very fresh and..."
Olivia Nolan
"We had wonderful time.at the poke bowl. An excellent staff, the food is delicious and the environment is bright and..."
Sabrina Etienne
"Super tasty and great for vegans/vegetarians! You can ask for double avocado instead of tofu as protein. Everything always tastes fresh, I appreciate..."
Katie Larson
"I loved the spicy ramen! My friends got drinks and they loved..."
"The food was amazing . Very decent sized proportion. The server was so sweet and prompt. The food didn’t take too long being they were so busy ...."
Shaquail Clark-Dance
"I had the chicken hibachi and it was so amazingly good. It was served with a small salad and a clear soup as appetizers. I really enjoyed the soup,..."
Kat I
"BEST RESTAURANT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Says Leo (7yo)
As parents that love sushi, this is a great family restaurant. Cozy with..."
Adam Croan
"We have been going to Kabuto at least every month for the past 12 years. I’m not a sushi/sashimi fan, so I can’t comment on that, but I love..."
"This place is amazing! Juice, smoothies, smoothie & yogurt bowls, and especially the new veggie burger panini are all DELICIOUS! They have tons of..."
Andrea Senatro
"Great smoothies and food! Their gluten-free sandwiches are delicious. Good prices for health conscious fare, if you’re on the downtown mall check..."
Brandon M
"I love the food here - from smoothies and juices to gluten free goodness. I would love more comfortable seating so it could be a nice place to chat..."
Kate Adamson
"From my experience, this place was quaint and inviting as I walked through the door. The greeting however, was not so uplifting from the service..."
Patrice Morris
"It was super yummy! I'd give the smoothie a 5 and the veggie burger with vegan cheese sauce a 4. Pretty affordable compared to Richmond or VA..."
Thisjus10
"Love it, I lots of gluten free and dairy free options, in fact almost everything. Super healthy, the acai bowl is terrific, healthy ice cream sundae..."
"Favorite Japanese restaurant in town! I order the sashimi sampler every time and it’s always fresh! Katsudon and Katsu Curry are both great and big..."
Amber Li
"The rolls are huge, and reasonably priced. We ordered dinner for 2, plus drinks, and left with extras, all for under $80, including tax and tip...."
Douglas Bobrow
"Excellent vegetarian sushi options! Delicious and great service. I highly recommend if you are looking for good veggie..."
Lauren Sollars
"Have been here for few times, love how big the rolls are and how fresh the seafoods are!! Great choice and nice decorations! Always so busy and might..."
Hu Lina
"Pleasantly surprised by creativity and quality of seafood. The wait staff did a great job of describing unfamiliar dishes. Beautiful presentation..."
Karen Rotkis
"Something is a little off about the food here. Fish is cut too thick, the sushi has too much rice and it’s warmer, mushier, and less seasoned for..."
"Best Japanese food I’ve had since I lived in japan! Staff was very polite, setting was nice and quiet. The price is vary fair compared to the..."
Joseph Ford Farley
"Wonderful atmosphere. Great service, large servings, delicious food. Family run very kind people. Presentation of food was lovely. My picky 8 year..."
Emily Arthur Stevens
"Home made dumplings no frozen food here. Really good fried beef and my husband's noodles were excellent. Family run. Very..."
Travelcrab
"Highly Recommended. They always have a friendly and accomodating staff, great food, and are reasonably priced. The Crispy Beef and Kung Pao Tufu are..."
Mr Fabulous
"Surprisingly good. Friendly waiter, well-prepared food, interesting menu. The stir-fried udon was exceptional. We'll be..."
Jake Fantom
"Great food and clean establishment. Definitely..."
Steve Thomasma
"Out of town visiting from San Diego. Wary about Asian food, period. This was amazing. Delicious. Worth the money (40$) for three meals. The server..."
Holly Russo
"Excellent dim sum, also the hot teas and bubble milk teas were quite..."
Nick Padgett
"Fantastic! Only possible qualm would be the time it takes to get the food but a little planning can solve that. Incredibly friendly staff, a diverse..."
Paul M
"Great find in Charlottesville. Wow, what a surprise! The food here is great. Tasty and fresh, what more could you ask..."
Michael Chubnon Hollander
"Quaint setting, good food, excellent service. Had bentbo box and oolong..."
Hmf19kilo
"Their bento box is a great deal. Complete with soup, salad, tempura veggies, seaweed salad, dumplings, pineapple slice, and the main course of your..."
Joost Santos
"Best miso soup in town. I was craving miso soup last week and up at Stacy's music and decided to try out Kyoto for a snack. Walked in and they also..."
Foodie4life
"Good service. I went to Kyoto last week and was pleasantly surprised. quiet place was discreet service (the best ) nice plavorful food and nice sake...."
Bart
"I love this place!. This is where I go almost weekly. The food is cooked with passion and the wait staff is AMAZING. I swear the hostess is the..."
Billy Bennett
"The food here is wonderful and if you love hot tea then you definitely need to go. Don't sleep on this..."
A Ayres
"Fresh food, amazing service! Calamari is super fresh, the Tokyo Ramen is literally the best in Albemarle County! Will keep coming back again and..."
Stefanie Trigo
"Great food at reasonable prices in a very cozy, calm atmosphere. Made for the perfect, relaxing family..."
Emily Morse
"Good food, the tofu dishes are some of the best i have had ( in three different chinatowns and in..."
David Abraham
"I work in the shopping center and the hibachi is pretty good but my absolute favorite item on their menu is the iced citrus honey tea! It is amazing..."
DeNika Page
"I was craving a rice dish and was disappointed to see that they did not have sushi on the menu. This was my mistake for not looking at the menu..."
Camillia
"The service was wonderful, especially considering my server was also cooking! The bento box for lunch may have been a lofty goal on my part but I..."
Mary Torpey
"Awesome👍👍👍! Great food and great service every visit! Food is freshly prepared. The atmosphere is quiet for intimate..."
"Just went here today with my good friend after having some deadly sushi cravings! Best sushi i have ever had! not to mention the owner was very nice,..."
Jordan Alexis Rod
"Great ramen, sushi and mochi ice cream! Definitely will be back on our next visit to Charlottesville! Staff is..."
Teresa Fields Kestner
"Off the hook. Sweet atmosphere, delicious food, personal..."
Stephen Haggerty
"Excellent spicy miso ramen in Charlottesville. Huge portions..."
Nate Williamson
"Try the Spicy seafood..."
Min Soo Kim
"Kuma is a quaint little spot for Korean and Japanese food. I think it’s the only place in Charlottesville where you can find takoyaki and..."
Dylan Prévost
"Such a gem hiding on the corner. The food is great and well priced. Service was awesome and there is even a convenient parking garage right across..."
Tommy Ferrier
"Superior okonomiyaki and teriyaki wings, excellent sushi. I had the dragon roll, (the eel special roll) which featured a generous portion of eel..."
Isabelle Farineau
"Great food and reasonably priced! The place is super small so the food came out very fresh. It’s decently expensive (as with any sushi) but I would..."
Maddy A
"Love, love, love this place! Off the path just a bit but well worth it! The gyoza is so good, and tried the fried calamari today and it was cooked..."
Vince Grinstead
"Pot stickers were delicious, some of the best I've had. The sushi was good. I prefer a higher ratio of fish to rice, but that's a personal..."
Minnie Lahoti
"One of my favorite restaurants in Charlottesville. This is a charming little establishment that serves various delicious Japanese and Korean dishes...."
Andrew Mercer
"Tuna sushi was cut very thin but very fresh and vibrant. The smoked salmon inside the philly roll was flavorful. The dumplings were slightly..."
"The restaurant was very clean and bright. There was a steady flow of people through the place. Some coming to eat, like us, some finishing up and..."
Devra Kann
"The menu for Noodles and Company ranges from Italian to Asian to typical comfort foods. All based on noodles. So, if you're looking for an eclectic..."
Angelique England
"Great food. Be sure to specify protein or tou get just the pasta. Seving size could be bigger, but a "regular" is..."
Joe Burney
"Thank you Edward for taking my family's meal. This was my first visit to any Noodles & Company.
The potstickers were tasty with the Korean Steak..."
Carlos Ortiz Morales
"Some of the noodles were hard & stuck together. I told one of the personnel & they said nothing about re-doing the dish. The personnel we're very..."
kathleen east
"Very nice place. The orange chicken with zoodles was delicious and low carb diet..."
Kimberly Wooding
"This was my first time at any Noodles and company restaurant, I got the Japanese pan noodles with marinated steak. I was skeptical since this isn’t..."
"We went there on a Wednesday night. Service was fast and effective. I had a flightof nigori sake that was delicious and m boyfriend had the ten..."
Caren Cone
"Super clean flavors super fast. Waygu skewers and toro roll on..."
Lauren Bernstein Murray
"Excellent sushi, sake and..."
TomandLiz Gochenour
"My favorite sushi restaurant in Cville. You can't beat the atmosphere and..."
Mike Bailey
"We were there yesterday for our anniversary. We love it. Best sushi I had...."
ThaiGiangzoeyceline Ngo
"Always a solid place. Their sashimi is..."
Charlie Anne Xavier
"Excellent! So fresh and delicious. Beautiful..."
Beth Ripley Owermohle
"Delicious nigiri and sashimi! Boyfriend had the filet, and we split a fantastic lobster appetizer!..."
Rachel Ann Taylor DuBrueler
"Best sushi and atmosphere in Charlottesville! One of favorite restaurants , a real gem on the downtown mall. No other sushi comes..."
Roxann Hatfield
"Very good. Service is spectacular, but the restaurant gets crazy busy on weekends. Make sure to book Good variety of drinks and sake as well as..."
CL Sparkman
"One of the best foodie experiences downtown! Cocktails were unique, fresh, and really sets the vibe. The food presentation for the wagyu was so..."
Jesse Rutherford
"Drinks were excellent from the bar, sushi was spectacular, and the ambiance in the restaurant is really mellow. The just need more servers. The..."
Midknight Mechanics
"First time wasn’t sure what To expect. Arrived 9:30pm, found the entrance door tucked into the right side nook of the building adjoin a downstairs..."
R G
"Delicious sushi & sashimi with some surprisingly good appetizers. The food came out quickly, but the drinks took quite a while and the service was..."
Mathew Crichton
"Ten was recommended to us by a friend of ours. We immensely enjoyed our food and the ambiance. Be prepared to spend money but the food is so worth..."
WEN SIMM
"This restaurant was delicious and had plenty of non-fish options for people like me who don't enjoy raw fish. My partner really enjoyed the sashimi..."
"Came here on a whim because I simply adore crepes, and was very happy we did! My husband got the Berry Twist (left with all the strawberries), and I..."
Wei Styer (Wu)
"Go to J-Petal!! This place is amazing!! Friendly little sit in area. We went for there dessert but ended up with one ice cream and 3 drinks! The..."
Mary Muse
"We got taro and matcha flavored bubble teas, and they were pretty good. They weren't powdery, and the flavors were noticeable enough that it didn't..."
Salvador Salazar III
"Absolutely love J-Petal, they have the best milk tea in town. The place has a really cool vibe and a ton of different tea/crêpe/ice cream options to..."
Charlotte Dumaresq
"Good place for rolled ice cream and crepes. I always wanted to try their crepes but I just couldn't. Their drinks was not as good.
Good place for..."
ArunKumar Subramaniam
"I've only been a couple of times, and had bubble tea, and thai ice cream. Both were really good. I want to try other menu items whenever I'm in the..."
Rebecca Smith
"Loved the matcha valentine crepe. It had a flavorful matcha ice cream and some sweet but not overpowering strawberries and banana slices in a fluffy..."
Kevin Vellanki
"I didn't know if the one-size wrap would be enough food for a meal, but it was a good portion. My chicken teriyaki was soft and flavorful. The rolled..."
"Food was Amazing! Service was Impeccable. I felt okay dining in, even with the pandemic still..."
Craig Wright Vondeburgen
"Nice place, very tasty and flavored food great drinks, but I'm complaining about the servers and staff that where busy checking their cells..."
Alfonso Martinez
"Delicious food. Pleasant staff. Enjoyed watching the chef prepare the food at the..."
Elizabeth Brown
"Food was great, service was lousy. Waited forever for our waitress to bring us refills on our drinks. Perhaps understaffed but saw other people just..."
Faith Davis
"I love this place! It is a hidden gem that always gives me the best feeling just being there. The sushi is exquisite! Watching the chef cook right in..."
Rachel Stanton
"What I came for: I had a hankering for sushi, but didn’t want to spend too much on it. I also wanted to feel full after eating it for the price I..."
The Shameless Foodie
"Very good food. Steak cooked to the exact temp i wanted. Freak chicken liver was lovely. I love the drink options as well. Great..."
"Staff was rude, and got our order wrong. The food was delicious and a nice..."
Melanie Paden
"The sushi here is always first class. IMHO the Valentine's day roll is to die for.
A little sad that they are finding it tough to get restaurant..."
Ken Alston
"I've been to Tokyo Rose at least four times, and will likely be going back. Food is good, sometimes quite good, depending on what you order. Service..."
Marieta P
"All of the sushi and other dishes (bento boxes, teriyaki, etc.) have been delicious. I never liked sushi before I had sushi here. Wait staff are all..."
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