9 Best Japanese Restaurants in Santa Fe

“Five of us had dinner at Izanami, all ordering from the 4-course menu. In addition, we started with delicious cocktails and two orders of onigiri. Everything we ordered from the menu was amazing: sashimi ceviche, avocado cucumber salad, gyoza, tempura cauliflower, ribs, sea bass, bimbibap...even the desserts (panna cotta, pavlova, yuzu sorbet). Two in our party recently returned from Japan after living there for four years and one currently lives in Taiwan and travels extensively throughout Asia. They were all three very impressed with the variety and quality of the dishes. A really lovely splurge meal and we will definitely return.“

“Impecable! The place is tiny and seating is highly sought after. They've just started serving dinner, at least on Fridays, and it feels like The Place To Be!!
Exquisite beef tartare dish and great sake. I'm sure I'll be back to try the rest of their selections!“

“My son loves this place. It’s fairly priced as well.“

“If you love Japanese food, this one is close to home! The excellent taste of okonomiyaki and takayaki plus the sushi 🍣 and nagiri blew me away! I changed from being satisfied to be fatisied! Love every bite of it!!“

“I got take out that was fabulous. The presentation with beautiful with cherries, oranges and parsley for garnish was a wonderful surprise. The rolls were fresh and well made. All the appetizers were fantastic.“

“Everything is delicious and fresh! I love all of the special rolls! Sam is the best!“

“Food is great and the service on the phone for placing take out orders are the BEST“

“구글에서 검색을 하면, 식당 카테고리에는 ‘Chinese Restaurant’로 분류 되어 있지만 실상은 한국, 일본, 중국음식의 장점이 잘 녹아있는 식당입니다. 기본 베이스는 중식으로 되어 있지만, 미국내에서 파는 일반 가정식 식당과는 달리 덜 짜고, 기름기가 절제되어 있습니다. 역겨울 수 있는 향신료 냄새도 덜 납니다.(이 부분은 개인적 취향입니다.) 가장큰 장점은 질좋은 재료를 사용했지만 가격이 저렴하다는 것입니다. 한국 특산물인 김치를 오리지널로 맛 볼 수 있습니다.“

“A friend and I made an impromptu decision to stop for dinner at Kai sushi on a Saturday night. I’ve been here before and often impressed with the food and service. Tonight’s service was top-notch! The name on our ticket is Carlos (ticket order #4008). I regretfully did not confirm that this was his name. He was incredibly helpful with the menu, polite, kind, and a pleasure to interact with. The food was great as usual, but made extra special by this wonderful young man. Cheers!“