Japon Bistro

Voted #1, in all of Los Angeles, by Citysearch.com users in the Sushi category, this upscale Modern Japanese Cuisine, Sushi & Sake Bar is a great place to come for dinner, drinks & a relaxing time. A great place to host a party or family get-together or an intimate dinner for 2. Call for reservations.

Japon Bistro has one of the most extensive sake and soju menus in Pasadena. Your server can explain the nuances and recommend appropriate food pairings or suggest a house-specialty cocktail.

Validation is available for the Mentor Avenue garage, just down the block and across the street from the Ice House comedy club.

Unheralded Japon Bistro is a pleasant discovery, offering a menu of contemporary Japanese dishes and deftly prepared sushi dispensed from a sturdy, polished wood bar. Far more interesting than the generic neighborhood sushi bar, here you'll find items such as live uni, artfully served atop the spiny shell; Alaskan snow crab tempura; and kohada, a mild variety of Japanese shad. The setting is...

In Short
With its earth-toned wood floors, bonsai trees and colorful tapestries, this bistro-style dining room is stylish. Diners sit at the crowded sushi bar in back or at private tables...

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Welcome to Japon Bistro, Pasadena's premiere sushi and sake bar. Japon Bistro is home to modern Japanese cuisine and is touted as one of the few sake pairing establishments in Los Angeles. If you enjoy fresh market sushi and an unrivaled world-class sake menu featuring Oni No Shitaburui (Honjozo), Ichinokura (Junmai), Momenya (Junmai) and Okunomatsu (Tokubetsu Junmai), you will love our...