Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island

Thanks to the popularity of sushi, Japanese cuisine has taken a front seat in the food scene on Long Island. Many Japanese steakhouses have opened, offering not only that signature rice dish, but hibachi, teriyaki and more. Throw in some sake as well and you’ve got yourself a great night out.

2018: Long Islanders Voted Kotobuki Restaurant Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island

Kotobuki Restaurant

Multiple Locations. kotobukinewyork.com

For almost three decades, Kotobuki has been serving Long Islanders the finest in traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine, rightly earning its recognition at the top of this highly competitive category as the Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island. It started humbly in Hauppauge, and grew from there as more and more people came to crave its special sushi rolls, like its Rock ‘n’ Roll, Crazy Roll and out-of-this-world U.F.O. Roll. Don’t forget that Kotobuki’s fresh sashimi, teriyaki and tempura have their cult followings, too. After all, for what the tongue knows, the heart soon follows—and the stomach will surely enjoy!

2017: Long Islanders Voted Kotobuki Restaurant Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island

Kotobuki Restaurant
Multiple Locations. kotobukinewyork.com
For almost three decades, Kotobuki has been serving Long Islanders the finest in traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine, rightly earning its recognition at the top of this highly competitive category as the Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island. It started humbly in Hauppauge, and grew from there as more and more people came to crave its special sushi rolls, like its Rock ‘n’ Roll, Crazy Roll and out-of-this-world U.F.O. Roll. Don’t forget that Kotobuki’s fresh sashimi, teriyaki and tempura have their cult followings, too. After all, for what the tongue knows, the heart soon follows—and the stomach will surely enjoy!

2016: Long Islanders Voted Kotobuki Restaurant Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island

Kotobuki Restaurant
Multiple Locations. kotobukinewyork.com
For almost three decades, Kotobuki has been serving Long Islanders The Best in traditional and contemporary Japanese cuisine, rightly earning its recognition at the top of this highly competitive category. It started humbly in Hauppauge and grew from there as more and more people came to crave its special sushi rolls, like its Rock ‘n’ Roll, Crazy Roll and out-of-this-world U.F.O. Roll. Don’t forget that Kotobuki’s fresh sashimi, teriyaki and tempura have their cult followings too, for what the tongue knows, the heart soon follows—and the stomach enjoys!

2015: Long Islanders Voted Kotobuki Restaurant Best Japanese Restaurant on Long Island!

Kotobuki Restaurant
Multiple Locations. kotobukinewyork.com

Locals know that the best place on Long Island for authentic sushi is Kotobuki. Always fresh, the creative rolls sing on your tongue and dance in your belly. Try the Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Crazy Roll and the exceptionally unique U.F. O. Roll and we guarantee that you will be among the many who declare that they have the inside scoop on the best sushi around.

National. Benihana
Multiple locations. benihana.com

Benihana is more than a Japanese restaurant. It’s an experience. It’s a show. It’s a communal act of entertainment. And it’s a restaurant. There is something that is so celebratory about eating at a hibachi restaurant – the intense fire that ignites before your eyes, the wonder of the sharp knives handled so expertly before your eyes. Long Islanders love Benihana!