12 Best Japanese Restaurants in Charlottesville

“Perfectly executed modern Japanese cuisine. Their wine list and sake options are exceptional. Do ask for recommendations on the Sake flights, they have some real gems. The fish and cooked dishes are impeccably prepared.“

“Really good food“

“Kyoto Restaurant was fantastic. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, the service was attentive and friendly, and the food was excellent. Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. A wonderful dining experience — highly recommend!“

“Yes, Zen and Now can be very tasty, almost authentic. But they need to maintain quality control and take their time preparing dishes. It’s such a popular place it can get frenetic and this is when preparation can miss. Service is fantastic, we have never experienced anything but sweet professionalism and just nice people. My only real gripe is the music is TOO loud - what happened to conversational level volume, that means - in the background! Also, what happened to playing Japanese music?! I’m from San Francisco - the best Japanese food and style…never loud, pleasssse.🙏“

“Good food, good prices, excellent service, broad menu selection.“

“fantastic food very exciting tastes. wonderful place to eat.would definitely recommend“

“Always awesome food!! Great Sushi.“

“The dinner was beautifully prepared with Fire and Volcano 🌋 😍 😋 Food was very well done and fun time for a 66 year olds first time 😀 A Big Thank you to CJ Rachel and Abby Crawford ! Having Mike there was special especially this year!!“

“Lemongrass on the Uva corner is solid Thai food. The food we ordered was very flavorful and consistent across all of the items we ordered. I loved the Drunken Noodles and the family enjoyed Pad Thai and other items. That this is a family business shows in the careful attention they put into the food we received. We will be back and this is most likely one of our go to places for carryout or dinner now as we love solid Thai Food and Lemongrass everything we had was on point.“

“I got the Vegetarian ramen and I really enjoyed the flavor of the mushroom and the egg and the soup flavor was not bland and the portions was a good size . Had seen some bad reviews and was scared to try but I had a good experience with the vegetarian ramen can’t say for any other .“

“Hot Egg Drop Soup!!! The best I have had in the last 10 years in Charlottesville. Spring Vegetables Rolls hot, fresh soft !!! Just Excellent!!! House Fried Combination Shrimp,Chicken,and pork Fried Rice !!! All the food was Excellent! Going back Tomorrow!!“