Yoshitsune Restaurant

This is my favorite Japanese restaurant hands down. The food is a reasonable price for the huge amount of it. And every time I’ve been there it’s been super fresh and always delicious. I love everything I’ve ever eaten in there. And it’s fun to sit in the back room on the zabuton cushions and tatami mats, relaxing and enjoying a hot sake. It really makes me feel like I’m back in Japan. The servers have also always been attentive and friendly. Very good service. I recommend this place to anyone looking for an authentic and amazing Japanese meal.

Really, 10/10 everything! We came here for breakfast on a Friday, and now it’s my favorite spot for breakfast on the island. They use high quality ingredients and I didn’t feel like anything was too fatty or salty. Must get the breakfast set. Their homemade tofu is so good. Oh… best natto ever. If it wasn’t in Waikiki, I’d go every day lol. However, super easy walk across the street, parking at the zoo… or valet.

Authentic Japnese dinner. I ordered the course A with Salmon. Every appetizer was a nostalgic bite of my time living in Japan. The tokoroten (japanese jelly noodles) in mentsuyu was a spectacular intro to the course. (Best mentsuyu in Waikiki!) Other side dishes include yaki miso tofu, shrimp with yakimayo, kinpari gobo (burdock), and an interesting cucumber sandwich with a fermented peanut sauce. Very simple and traditional flavors. Sashimi, consisting of amberjack (i believe) and chutoro were very fresh. Tempura, fried and battered perfectly; however, the tentsuyu was lacking a little in the flavor department. Salmon belly, just melts in your mouth. Chawamushi, was a little bland in my taste. It had more of an egg umami relative to a dashi umami that I'm used to. Delightful nonetheless. With a miso soup and ice cream to conclude my meal. A great experience for those who want to experience a traditional japanese dinner. It's very authentic as in this is what you'll be getting in Japan; however, dont expect to be blown away. Especially when taking into account the Waikiki markup you'll paying. I would definitely come back for the Soba just to taste the mentsuyu again! Would recommend trying.

Came here at a good time while there was hardly anyone here. We got our food pretty quick and it was probably my favorite restaurant during my vacation to Hawaii. The food was great, nothing spectacular but felt authentic. Can highly recommend it if you don't mind spending a little more money compared to the other restaurants in the area.