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Japanese in Cincinnati, OH, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Editorial picks

Top 3 Japanese Restaurants in Cincinnati

Top Tier EditorialSourcesCincinnati MagazineCityBeat Cincinnati

  1. 1

    Kiki on Ludlow

    Clifton

    Cincinnati Magazine's No. 9 Best Restaurant and CityBeat's 2025 Best Japanese — Hideki and Yuko Harada's Beard-semifinalist izakaya, reopened in Clifton's gaslight district in 2025.

  2. 2

    Baru

    Downtown

    Cincinnati Magazine's No. 6 Best New Restaurant 2024 — Tyler Wogenstahl's high-end izakaya with Chef Robert Grace's creative sushi and a cocktail program the magazine says 'feels bigger than Cincinnati.'

  3. 3

    Ichiban

    Mt. Lookout

    CityBeat 2024 Best Sushi — the Delta Avenue sushi and Asian-fusion room readers have repeatedly voted to the top.

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