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Best Japanese Restaurants in Torrance

The best Japanese restaurants in Torrance, Los Angeles — 5 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.

5 picks

Torrance has 5 Japanese restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Izakaya Hachi sits at the top with 4.8 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the beef tongue at Izakaya Hachi. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Torrance is a Japanese-leaning pocket of Los Angeles where the 5 restaurants we track average 4.3 stars.

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Izakaya Hachi

Japanese  ·  Torrance  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

an izakaya full of birthday tables, grilled meats and things worth sharing

Must-try: Beef tongue, Pork cheek, Pork shabu shabu

📍 1880 W Carson St Ste A, Torrance, CA 90501

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Sushi Inaba

Japanese  ·  Torrance  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

Japanese in Torrance — 4.5 across 3,563 diner reviews

Must-try: Bluefin toro, Golden eye snapper, 10-day-aged amberjack

📍 20920 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503

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Kagura

Japanese  ·  Torrance  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Japanese in Torrance — 4.4 across 723 diner reviews

Must-try: Tonkatsu, Millefeuille pork

📍 1652 Cabrillo Ave, Torrance, CA 90501

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Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden

Japanese  ·  Torrance  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.1

a family-run room serving simple, fresh comfort noodles

Must-try: Handmade soba, Udon, Noodle soups

📍 1618 Cravens Ave, Torrance, CA 90501

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Torihei Yakitori

Japanese  ·  Torrance  ·  $$

★★★½☆ 3.9

a strip-mall izakaya with long lines and genuinely fantastic skewers

Must-try: Karaage, Xiao long bao oden, Butter scallops

📍 1757 W Carson St Ste A, Torrance, CA 90501

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Japanese restaurant in Torrance?

Izakaya Hachi — 4.8 stars across 3,227 reviews, the highest on this list. an izakaya full of birthday tables, grilled meats and things worth sharing.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

None of the 5 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.

What should I order?

The beef tongue at Izakaya Hachi, the bluefin toro at Sushi Inaba and the tonkatsu at Kagura. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 5 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.

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