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Best Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong

Ranked by AI answers and Google · updated November 5, 2026

Asked for Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, the AI assistants we tested most often name Inakaya. On Google Maps, Shuangyue Izakaya Restaurant leads the search with 4.6★ from 91 reviews. 39 restaurants were compared.

Restaurants compared
39
Named by AI
1
Assistants asked
6
Answers read
18

The ranking

Every restaurant Google lists for “Japanese restaurant Yau Ma Tei Hong Kong”, ordered by its Visibility Score estimate: Google presence + AI answers. Open a restaurant for its full scorecard, or score it if it has none yet.

#1
Inakaya101F, 1 Austin Rd W, West Kowloon, Kowloon
56Google4★ · 200Maps rank#24AI answersAI 1/18Open scorecard
#2
Shuangyue Izakaya Restaurant127號 Parkes St, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
41Google4.6★ · 91Maps rank#1AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#3
Tsukanto (Tsimshatsui ELEMENTS)Shop 1002, 1/F, 1 Austin Rd W, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
49Google4.3★ · 313Maps rank#23AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#4
ImasaHK Kowloon 1/F, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Rd
33*Google4.5★ · 224Maps rank#28AI answersAI 0/18
#5
JA Kitchen33號 Man Ying St, Jordan, Kowloon
39Google4.6★ · 72Maps rank#2AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#6
Hara3 - 5 Kwun Chung St, Jordan, Kowloon
52Google4.4★ · 165Maps rank#22AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#7
Sushi TobiCarnarvon Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
43Google4.8★ · 37Maps rank#7AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#8
YokozunaShop B, G/F, 466-472 Nathan Rd, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
35Google4★ · 1,165Maps rank#3AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#9
Wa Shou YakinikuTak Wai Building, 17 Chi Wo St, Jordan, Kowloon
42Google4.1★ · 155Maps rank#30AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#10
Shichi Fuku San Japanese RestaurantKowloon, Jordan, Nathan Rd, 311-313號號康橋大廈1樓
33Google3.8★ · 508Maps rank#6AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#11
YAMA15C Pitt St, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
26Google4.7★ · 167Maps rank#9AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#12
Lung Ting Teppanyaki27-31 Ning Po Street, Ning Po St, Jordan, Kowloon
29Google4.2★ · 166Maps rank#10AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#13
Raku TeppanyakiKay Pont Building, Shop 6, G/F, Wai Ching St, Jordan, Kowloon
44Google4.1★ · 124Maps rank#15AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#14
bistro bon bon53 Pilkem St, Jordan, Kowloon
36Google4.6★ · 116Maps rank#36AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#15
鮨優Kowloon, Mong Kok, Dundas St, 43P-43S號鴻輝大廈
49Google4.6★ · 45Maps rank#26AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#16
Kane Tsuru Ramen3號 Min St, Jordan, Kowloon
30Google4.1★ · 503Maps rank#12AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#17
Secret Chefs67號 Shanghai St, Jordan, Kowloon
25Google4.2★ · 413Maps rank#5AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#18
旭宵食堂 HARUCultural District, Unit G04, G/F, Art Park West Kowloon, 22 Museum Dr, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
33Google4.7★ · 79Maps rank#11AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#19
Sushiro (Jordan)Kowloon, Jordan, Nathan Rd, 233-239號, Jd Mall, 1/F
20*Google4.1★ · 732Maps rank#14AI answersAI 0/18
#20
Kuma RamenKowloon, Jordan, Parkes St, 2-8號G/f
34Google4.2★ · 674Maps rank#16AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#21
sen-ryo (Elements)Shop 2002, 1 Austin Rd W, West Kowloon, Kowloon
27Google4.1★ · 651Maps rank#29AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#22
Donyin DinerKowloon, Mong Kok, Fa Yuen St, 3-5號地下6號鋪
20*Google4.1★ · 348Maps rank#34AI answersAI 0/18
#23
Yamaguchi ShoutenKowloon, Yau Ma Tei, Temple St, 56至58號地下c號舖
27Google4.3★ · 182Maps rank#20AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#24
The Yuu (Tsim Sha Tsui)4/F, Prosperity Centre, 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
32Google4★ · 180Maps rank#35AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#25
Bin Song Ting Japanese RestaurantKowloon, Jordan, Tak Shing St, 4-16號, Fortune Terrace Block A, 地下2 舖
23Google4.1★ · 129Maps rank#4AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#26
Omakase丼1樓, Grancastle Commercial Centre, 2T號 Sai Yeung Choi St S, Mong Kok, Kowloon
22Google4.3★ · 51Maps rank#33AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#27
hana-musubi號舖, 近D出口, 油麻地港鐵站YMT 18b, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
20*Google4.3★ · 4Maps rank#8AI answersAI 0/18
#28
Taipei Izakaya31 Man Yuen St, Ferry Point, Kowloon
38Google3.9★ · 49Maps rank#17AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#29
Hama Sushi (Jordan)Kowloon, Jordan, Nathan Rd, 1樓1號舖
34Google3.9★ · 507Maps rank#18AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#30
Sushi Sashimi ShopSun Ming Building, 488號 Shanghai St, Mong Kok, Kowloon
22Google4.2★ · 37Maps rank#37AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#31
響 - Hibiki 日本燒肉1/F, 101 Parkes St, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
21Google3.9★ · 267Maps rank#27AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#32
SukiyaNathan Rd, Mong Kok, Kowloon
17Google3.3★ · 211Maps rank#39AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#33
Mitsui Robapay Aki458號 Nathan Rd, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
26Google3.9★ · 197Maps rank#25AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#34
Okinawa Gyomin ShokudoKowloon, Yau Ma Tei, Reclamation St, 151號地下E舖
26Google3.7★ · 111Maps rank#19AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#35
松 Matsu Japanese Restaurant and BarFoo Hoo Centre, 3 Austin Ave, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
22Google4.2★ · 27Maps rank#32AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#36
魚壽司刺身專門店112 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
5Google3.2★ · 39Maps rank#38AI answersAI 0/18Open scorecard
#37
東海帝王食堂 Tokai Teio Restaurant238 Nathan Rd, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
9*Google4★ · 1Maps rank#13AI answersAI 0/18
#38
Bear Ramon79D Austin Rd, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
9*Google4★ · 1Maps rank#21AI answersAI 0/18
#39
Japanese Cuisine WashokuteiShop 2, Ramen Champion, Prudential Centre, 222 Nathan Rd, Jordan, Kowloon
2*Google–★ · 0Maps rank#31AI answersAI 0/18

Who the assistants name

Each column is one assistant answering three questions in English (best in the city, near me tonight, special dinner). Filled = named this restaurant. The last columns count the same questions asked in Cantonese and Mandarin.

RestaurantChatGPTGeminiClaudeDeepSeekGLMDoubaoAI answersCantonese (繁)Mandarin (简)
Inakaya1/180/90/9

Named by AI but not on Google's list

Places assistants recommend for this area that Google doesn't list under “Japanese restaurant Yau Ma Tei Hong Kong” — closed, elsewhere, or a different cuisine. Worth knowing who the competition is in the assistants' heads.

Sushi Shikon×9Sushi Saito×7Yardbird×4Ta Vie×3Kashiwaya×2Zuma Hong Kong×2Zuicho×2Godenya×2

Who ranks on Google for this question

The first page for “best Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong”. This is the page our ranking competes with.

Related searches

What Google suggests next. Linked when we have a page.

People also ask

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Questions guests ask

Which Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei do AI assistants recommend?

Across 18 answers from 6 assistants, Inakaya were named most often. 38 of the 39 restaurants Google lists were never named at all.

Which is the highest-rated Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei on Google?

YAMA has the highest rating among restaurants with 100+ reviews (4.7★, 167 reviews). The most-reviewed is Yokozuna with 1,165 reviews.

Which Japanese restaurants in Yau Ma Tei can be booked online from Google?

12 of the 39 restaurants show a Reserve a table button on their Google listing: Shuangyue Izakaya Restaurant, JA Kitchen, Shichi Fuku San Japanese Restaurant, Sushi Tobi, Lung Ting Teppanyaki and Raku Teppanyaki.

Nearby rankings

Other cuisines in Yau Ma Tei and Japanese in other areas of Hong Kong.

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