From Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Best Nearby Japanese (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Chicago, IL Ron of Japan (Restaurants - Japanese) 230 E Ontario St, Chicago  IL  60611 • 312-644-6500 Distance: ~0.52 mi         Description: RIVER NORTH. This Streeterville Japanese restaurant offers tableside cooking by master chefs experienced in the fine art of knife tossing and salt-and-pepper shaker twirling. The food is delicious and made to order and includes the likes of prime rib (served atop a Samurai sword), Shogun dinner, and filet mignon. Chicken and fish dishes are also available. Sushi Naniwa (Restaurants - Japanese) 607 N Wells St, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-255-8555 Distance: ~0.82 mi         Description: RIVER NORTH. One of the neighborhood's trendier sushi joints, Naniwa is a favorite with everybody from hip young business types to savvy tourists. Set in a storefront eatery, the restaurant is disinctively contemporary in design. Its highlight is an attractive sushi bar where fresh seafood is rolled right before your eyes. EL: Brown Line to Merchandise Mart. Cocoro (Restaurants - Japanese) 668 N Wells St, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-943-2220 Distance: ~0.91 mi         Description: RIVER NORTH. The name of this Japanese restaurant means "heart," and the heart of the kitchen can definitely be felt in the tasty dishes that come from it. The menu features shabu fondue – beef and vegetables thinly sliced and cooked in a fondue sauce but in a healthier way than traditional fondue. Sushi and "kushi" (sushi on skewers) are also delicious and fresh. A sushi bar that seats seven resides near the back of the dining room. The bar serves excellent sake, Sapporo, Asaki, wine, and domestic beers. Meiji (Restaurants - Japanese) 623 W Randolph St, Chicago  IL  60661 • 312-887-9999 Distance: ~1.19 mi         Description: WEST LOOP. Extremely fresh fish, spicy rolls, and an attractive, sleek decor make Meiji a popular prospect for lunch or dinner. RA Sushi (Restaurants - Japanese) 1139 N State St, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-274-0011 Distance: ~1.23 mi         Description: GOLD COAST. As soon as you walk through the red-trimmed revolving doors of RA Sushi, you know you've come to a real sushi house. Within minutes of arrival, new acquaintances will likely include the chipper hostess, the speedy bartender, the sushi artists, and a fabulous waitress capable of chatting about sushi etiquette and the art of creating the perfect sashimi. Try some of her favorite rolls to add to the pleasure of the total experience. A late-night menu is offered until 1am. Tsunami (Restaurants - Japanese) 1160 N Dearborn St, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-642-9911 Distance: ~1.31 mi User Rating: 2 / 10         Description: If you're looking for the place Gold Coast hipsters head, go no further than this chic sushi bar located on Dearborn. Colorful rolls, salads, and seafood entrees keep pace with the eclectic, quasi-industrial, interior. After hours, head to the sake bar upstairs and rub shoulders with area movers and shakers. EL: Red Line to Clark/Division Japonais (Restaurants - Japanese) 600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-822-9600 Distance: ~1.37 mi         Description: A sensuous atmosphere and an appealing waterfront lounge provide a gorgeous setting in which to devour Japonais's carefully crafted sushi and Japanese entrees. Mizu Yakitori (Restaurants - Japanese) 315-317 W North Ave, Chicago  IL  60610 • 312-951-8880 Distance: ~1.38 mi         Description: RIVER NORTH. Owner Annie Zheng presides over a simple black-and-white dining room where the traditional and the offbeat meet on the menu. Delicate cuts of meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables are cooked to order over sizzling binchotan charcoals in a glass-encased kitchen. Adventurous diners can try traditional Japanese chicken skins and beef livers or nibble on nagiri, sashimi, and other sushi rolls at the granite-topped bar. A private tearoom is also available. Sushi Wabi (Restaurants - Japanese) 842 W Randolph St, Chicago  IL  60607-2309 • 312-563-1224 Distance: ~1.46 mi         Description: GREEKTOWN. In authentically minimal Japanese style (wabi means "elegant simplicity"), this restaurant offers plenty of sushi options as well as cooked dishes like seared salmon salad and pork dumplings. The hip crowd that flocks here seems to stick to maki rolls, including the spider roll with crab and the spicy tuna roll with flying fish roe. If you're really feeling brave, sample fried fish heads. Bob San (Restaurants - Japanese) 1805 W Division St, Chicago  IL  60610 • 773-235-8888 Distance: ~1.63 mi User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: WICKER PARK. What more can you ask for than an outstanding wine list and excellent sushi? Bob San prides itself on its ability to offer both. The menu features a variety of options: the Sashimi Chef's Specials, which includes seared tuna, Ika Masago AE (squid mixed with smelt egg and cucumber), and Ika Uni AE (squid with sea urchin and cucumber). For those not in the mood for sushi or sashimi, the menu also includes a well-rounded list of tempura, teriyaki, vegetable, and beef dishes. Don your trendiest duds, as it's a see-and-be-part-of-the-scene crowd that mingles here. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.