3 Best Japanese Restaurants in Carlsbad, CA

“Benihana Carlsbad offers a diverse and healthy lunch menu. This restaurant provides a diverse and healthy lunch menu. They cook all your food right before you on a giant metal stove. An assortment of appetizers, sushi rolls, wings, and drinks are heavily discounted during happy hour. The "Lunch Boat" comes with soup, Benihana Salad, edamame, sashimi, half California roll, shrimp, and vegetable tempura, steamed rice, and fresh fruit. Gluten-free options are also available. Benihana Carlsbad accepts credit cards and offers catering services to customers. They also have a television with a full bar facility for customers. Benihana Carlsbad has a private dining room and also offers great cocktails.”

“Gonzo Ramen is a Japanese izakaya-style restaurant serving tonkotsu ramen and other Japanese tapas-style food. The restaurant is located at the Village Faire. This restaurant was born to provide San Diego with the best Japanese izakaya experience outside of Japan. Their ramen is a labor of love; the tonkotsu broth is a marriage of broth made from pork and chicken bones blended with dashi made of kombu seaweed and shiitake mushrooms to bolster the natural umami. The stock is boiled furiously for 8 hours to emulsify fat into the soup, giving it a creamy texture, opaque color, and velvety mouthfeel. They offer an extensive sake menu paired with Japanese tapas-style food. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible and has a private dining facility. Gonzo Ramen has happy-hour specials and offers vegetarian options.”

“Harumama Noodles + Buns provides diverse Asian fusion cuisine influenced by their beloved home-cooked meals and travels. The restaurant is located at Grand Madison. They take pride in their innovative take on classic Asian recipes, infusing them with a fun, modern, and Americanized twist. You can select from many delectable ramen dishes, unique small bites, and their famous buns. Relax on their outdoor patio while indulging in their mouth-watering lunch specials or happy hour, and sip their new sake offerings. At Harumama, they hope to provide you with a fantastic dining experience. Harumama Noodles + Buns accepts credit cards and Apple Pay and is wheelchair-accessible.”