Portland Japanese Restaurants

Sushi

1. Toshi's

For a Japanese restaurant in Beaverton, this place is pretty good. It definitely maintains it's "hole-in-the-wall" status. It's really small and close…

2. Sushi Mazi

Neighborhood: Clinton

The wife and I drove by Sushi Mazi for months, eyes lingering on the sign out front as we whizzed by on Division. I'm pretty sure we felt guilty for…

3. Yoko's Japanese…

Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

MY FAVORITE SUSHI PLACE...  and it's in my neighborhood!  The sushi, of course, is excellent.  We usually stick to Tuna and Salmon because that's what…

4. Restaurant Murata

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

How can you go wrong with an 82-year-old sushi chef? That'd be like hating on your grandmother's food. You know you can't do that. Both men behind the…

5. Hiroshi

Neighborhood: Pearl District

Hiroshi is a small, pricey Japanese place and the sous chef hooked it up!  If you ask the chef to surprise you with the food, you won't be…

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Sake

1. Tanuki

Neighborhood: Northwest

Tanuki. Ah. I like to know it is over there, even if I am not going anytime soon.  I lived in the Kansai area for a few years, and in Kyoto there's a…

2. Kurata

Our waitress (Amisha) was very friendly and my mom loves to chat. Consequently, I had to cut in to insist that we actually order some FOOD, lest I…

3. Masu

Neighborhood: Downtown

I'm writing this review while I bask in the memories of tonight's meal at Masu. My wife and I had an overnight stopover in Portland and came across…

4. Yuzu

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

I finally got a round to trying Yuzu.  I can honestly say that I don't know of another Izakaya in the Portland area.  There is Syun in Hillsboro, but…

5. Toshi's

For a Japanese restaurant in Beaverton, this place is pretty good. It definitely maintains it's "hole-in-the-wall" status. It's really small and close…

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