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Best Japanese Restaurants in Greenpoint

The best Japanese restaurants in Greenpoint, New York City — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.

3 picks

Greenpoint has 3 Japanese restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Rule of Thirds sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the karaage at Rule of Thirds. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 1 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Greenpoint pairs its Polish backbone with a wave of small, ambitious rooms along Franklin and Manhattan Ave, and still charges less than Williamsburg.

Rule of Thirds Watch

Rule of Thirds

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Greenpoint izakaya in the old A/D/O space — yakitori, tonkatsu, and one of the best restaurant gardens in Brooklyn

Must-try: Karaage, Yakitori skewers, Japanese soufflé pancake

📍 171 Banker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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ACRE

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

a Japanese coffee shop with colorful bento boxes and very light lunches

Must-try: Pork katsu bento, Chicken karaage bento, Egg sandwich

📍 64 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Taku Sando

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.6

a sandwich shop whose house-baked milk bread eats like a donut

Must-try: Pork tonkatsu sando, Ribbon fries, House milk bread

📍 29 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Japanese restaurant in Greenpoint?

Rule of Thirds — 4.7 stars across 13,667 reviews, the highest on this list. Greenpoint izakaya in the old A/D/O space — yakitori, tonkatsu, and one of the best restaurant gardens in Brooklyn.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 3 book online — Rule of Thirds. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The karaage at Rule of Thirds, the pork katsu bento at ACRE and the pork tonkatsu sando at Taku Sando. 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 — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.

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