4 japanese rooms in Boston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Boston | Japanese across every city.
Japanese dining in Boston spans high-end omakase, neighborhood sushi and single-bowl ramen counters. UNI in Back Bay is the marquee room, while Cafe Sushi in Cambridge has long been a neighborhood standard. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka in the Allston and Brighton area and Yume Wo Katare in Cambridge cover the ramen end of the spectrum.
UNI ★ 4.7
back-bay · 370A Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Ken Oringer's UNI inside the Eliot Hotel on Commonwealth Avenue has run the city's contemporary izakaya programme in Boston since 2002, expanded 2016.
Cafe Sushi Nisei ★ 4.6
cambridge · 1105 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Brothers Kenshi and Seizi Imura run Cafe Sushi on Mass Ave near Harvard Square in Cambridge since 1984. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans japanese.
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka ★ 4.5
allston-brighton · 169 Brighton Ave, Boston, MA 02134
Santouka on Brighton Avenue has poured Hokkaido tonkotsu shio ramen in Boston's Allston since 2022. Located in Allston Brighton. Priced at $$.
Yume Wo Katare ★ 4.3
cambridge · 1923 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140
Yume Wo Katare on Mass Ave has poured Jiro-style tonkotsu ramen in Porter Square Cambridge since 2012. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans japanese.