Japanese Restaurants
in San Mateo, CA

The Best Japanese Restaurants in San Mateo, California

Help Me Find Japanese Restaurants lists 9 Japanese restaurants across San Mateo, CA.

San Mateo's Japanese restaurant scene spans the full range of Japan's extraordinarily diverse regional cooking: ramen shops with 20-hour tonkotsu broths, sushi counters where the chef makes the decisions, izakayas built for drinking and grazing, and quiet soba houses that require patience to appreciate fully. Each format is its own tradition — San Mateo is fortunate to have more than one.

Where to Eat Japanese in San Mateo

Izakaya Mai currently leads San Mateo's Japanese restaurant rankings. It serves Japanese Restaurant cuisine, and is listed on Help Me Find Japanese Restaurants with verified hours and contact details.

The three highest-rated Japanese restaurants in San Mateo are Izakaya Mai, Ramen Parlor, and Totoro Ramen. All three are listed with full hours, menus, and reservation links on Help Me Find Japanese Restaurants.

Price Guide

San Mateo's Japanese restaurants cover a broad range of price points — browse the listings above and use the price filter to find options that match your budget.

Cuisine Styles in San Mateo

All listings in San Mateo currently serve Japanese Restaurant cuisine.

Hours & Reservations

Every listing on Help Me Find Japanese Restaurants shows the full weekly hours schedule so you'll never arrive to a closed kitchen. Use the Open Now filter to see only restaurants currently serving. Where available, book directly through OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, or Tock with a single click.

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