24 Best Japanese Restaurants near Westwood

“Great place, atmosphere, doing it again! #RushTraining“

“This place hands down. has the best of the best and the freshest food. #1 in kcmo kata nori for me is a number 1 pick..“

“Delicious Japanese food, very friendly and helpful service. Sam's food is great!!“

“We visited Akoya Omakase to celebrate my husband’s birthday. The chef’s counter experience was top notch. Chef Peter was engaging and provided thoughtful notes on each item served. We also enjoyed engaging with Josh and admired his careful and skilled approach to ensuring that tables received the same beautiful plating and food. Allowing for Chef Peter to select our menu created a fun and delightful dining experience. This place is a 1/1 on the Kansas City food scene in our opinions, and we are already looking ahead to find a time to come back.“

“Jun’s is hands down the best sushi in the city, maybe the world. We love to visit the sushi bar on quiet week nights when it’s less busy and just let the chef serve whatever he wants to! We love the beautiful presentation and amazing fish and trying all the cool things they come up with. We’ve been enjoying Jun’s for over ten years and have always had amazing experiences.“

“Great food and great service. I always love coming here. 🙂“

“We enjoyed our experience there. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. We will sushi there again“

“So fun! Loved the diversity of food choices! The staff were so friendly and accommodating to our large party!“

“Sushi is always fresh and delicious.“

“Order at the counter and then go sit down, they bring it to you when it's done. The food was reasonably paced, priced, and portioned. It was also very good. We like to try ramen from different places often, I liked the broth, cook and flavor of the eggs, and pork meat a lot LOT here in comparison to other restaurants! 9/10 Will be back again.“

“Amazing experience the sushi was wonderful and the train of food kept coming great service will be back“

“Great food , good service!!!“

“Sushi House has the best edamame! One of our favorite places to eat in Kansas City! The sushi is amazing and our server,Tat, is the best server we have had in a long time!!“

“It had been a while since we ventured into downtown KCMO, and we genuinely enjoyed the atmosphere. Overall, the food was good, though not quite at the level we expected for the price. One clear takeaway: avoid the fried items. We wish we had read the negative reviews beforehand, because the wings were unfortunately the worst we’ve ever had overly oily and lacking flavor. As a big wings fan, the execution was especially frustrating: the batter wasn’t right, the texture was greasy, and the seasoning simply missed the mark. The shrimp toasts were also disappointing—very soggy bread to the point that I felt it wasn't cooked in the middle.

That said, the “Japanese‑style” dishes featuring raw fish were much better. The sushi taco was a standout, and my friends really enjoyed the bone marrow beef tartare. For the main course, the scallop pasta had great potential, but the salt was heavy—particularly on the scallops and toward the bottom of the bowl, even after mixing.

On a positive note, the drinks, desserts and service were excellent, easily deserving five stars.“

“I’ve been here about a dozen times and I get the same thing every time, the Shanghai udon, and it is my new comfort food. It is so, so good. The sauce on it is absolutely divine. I want to try more menu items but the udon is so good I keep coming back to it“

“Hands down my favorite tonkatsu ramen in KC. The made from scratch broth is absolutely delicious. Never disappoints. My husband and son say it’s as good as the best ramen they’ve eaten in Japan. It’s that kind broth I especially crave when feeling under the weather. The seating is small but always very clean and parking is easy as they have their own lot.“

“Fabulous as always, had the ginger salad, edamame, and hibachi chicken and steak. The service is always perfect, and they have a lot of appetizers on sale until 6:00 p.m. for happy hour, along with drink specials.“

“Chuck is our favorite server. Everything is great here. We eat here every 2 weeks at a minimum.“

“We were glad to find Koji and his family again in this wonderful little restaurant! The food was exceptional . Koji and Miguel picked what we were served and we were not disappointed. Was like being at Nara only better . It's a great family owned restaurant. We felt like we were in our own kitchen being served by these wonderful people!“

“First time there. Great food: hot, fresh and full of flavor!“

“I love teriyaki madness they cook everything fresh and it never disappoints! Highly recommend“

“Best sushi I have found in all of KC, went to some recommended spots that were expensive, tiny portions, lack flavor and rice that was mush, always end up back at Me. Le's, I would eat here more but they take time off between lunch and dinner and my mid shift job has lunch at 2pm.“

“Great food and service! Delicious every time!“