Top pick
Sushi Masa - Le Van Sy
4.9 from 4,988 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
78 Đ. Lê Văn Sỹ, Phú Nhuận, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
Best Japanese restaurants in Saigon
As of November 2026, 235 Japanese restaurants in Saigon have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 20 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are Izakaya Unatoto Phan Xích Long (5.0 from 3,644 Google reviews, Friday 11 AM–11 PM), Machida Shoten Japanese Ramen - 4F Crescent Mall (5.0 from 2,798 Google reviews, Friday 10 AM–9:30 PM) and Sushi & Yakitori Izakaya Omoide Yokocho - 寿司と焼鳥 居酒屋 思い出横丁 (5.0 from 2,487 Google reviews, Friday 11 AM–2 AM).
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Sushi
Sushi restaurants.
Ramen
Ramen shops.
Top pick
IPPUDO Ramen Ton That Thiep
4.9 from 5,262 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Friday 10 AM–10:30 PM
47 Đ. Tôn Thất Thiệp, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
Izakaya and grills
Izakaya, yakitori, tempura and tonkatsu.
Top pick
Ebisu Bangai (Yakitori & Gyoza)
4.9 from 869 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Friday 5–11:30 PM
23B Tôn Đức Thắng, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
Japanese restaurants
Japanese restaurants with no single specialty.
Top pick
Izakaya Unatoto Phan Xích Long
5.0 from 3,644 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Friday 11 AM–11 PM
240 Phan Xích Long, Cầu Kiệu, Hồ Chí Minh 72212, Vietnam
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What are the best Japanese restaurants in Saigon?
As of November 2026, 235 Japanese restaurants in Saigon have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 20 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are Izakaya Unatoto Phan Xích Long (5.0 from 3,644 Google reviews, Friday 11 AM–11 PM), Machida Shoten Japanese Ramen - 4F Crescent Mall (5.0 from 2,798 Google reviews, Friday 10 AM–9:30 PM) and Sushi & Yakitori Izakaya Omoide Yokocho - 寿司と焼鳥 居酒屋 思い出横丁 (5.0 from 2,487 Google reviews, Friday 11 AM–2 AM).
How many Japanese restaurants are on this list?
235 Japanese restaurants in Saigon. The 30 top-rated are listed.
How was this list made?
A venue counts when Google lists one of "japanese restaurant", "sushi restaurant", "ramen restaurant", "izakaya restaurant", "yakitori restaurant", "tempura restaurant", "tonkatsu restaurant" as its main category, with a rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 20 reviews. The order is a weighted rating that combines each venue's Google rating with its number of reviews.
Ordered by a weighted rating: (v / (v + 30)) × rating + (30 / (v + 30)) × the average rating of the venues that qualify (counting those with at least 10 Google reviews), where v is the venue's number of Google reviews. A venue counts when Google lists one of "japanese restaurant", "sushi restaurant", "ramen restaurant", "izakaya restaurant", "yakitori restaurant", "tempura restaurant", "tonkatsu restaurant" as its main category, with a rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 20 reviews.