Japanese restaurants from Manhattan Beach to Big Sur

This food trip itinerary gives you restaurant recommendations for places to eat over 5 days. Starting from Manhattan Beach, you can leave at 11:10 am and drive for about 20 minutes to the first stop.

SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
1345 2nd St
Santa Monica, CA
(310) 393-3338
$$$
  1835 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
11:30am to 10pm
Day 1. Arrive at 11:30 am. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 20 minutes.
Nobu Malibu
22706 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA
(310) 317-9140
$$$$
  2706 reviews
Asian Fusion, Japanese restaurants, Sushi
11am to 11pm
Arrive at 1:50 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 20 minutes.
SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
4799 Commons Way
Calabasas, CA
(818) 223-9966
$$$
  875 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
11:30am to 10pm
Arrive at 4:00 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 50 minutes.
Anaba
1171 S Victoria Ave
Oxnard, CA
(805) 382-1230
$$
  922 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Arrive at 6:50 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Stay overnight. The next day, leave at 10:50 am. Then drive for about 10 minutes.
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant
500 Collection Blvd
Oxnard, CA
(805) 981-2973
$$
  796 reviews
Asian Fusion, Japanese restaurants, Sushi
11am to 9pm
Day 2. Arrive at 11:00 am. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 50 minutes.
Sakana Sushi Bar & Japanese
1046 Coast Village Rd
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 565-2014
$$$
  389 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
5pm to 10pm
Arrive at 1:50 pm. Explore the area for about 3 hours. Double check the opening time of 5:00 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 10 minutes.
Arigato Sushi
1225 State St
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 965-6074
$$
  1048 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
5pm to 10:30pm
Arrive at 7:10 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Stay overnight. Spend the next day visiting local attractions and leave at 4:40 pm. Then drive for about 20 minutes.
Goleta Sushi House
5744 Hollister Ave
Goleta, CA
(805) 683-8724
$$
  501 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
5pm to 9:30pm
Day 3. Arrive at 5:00 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 30 minutes.
Bamboo Kitchen
3400 E Hwy 246
Santa Ynez, CA
(800) 248-6274
  5 reviews
Asian Fusion, Chinese restaurants, Japanese restaurants
Arrive at 7:30 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Stay overnight. The next day, leave at 10:30 am. Then drive for about 30 minutes.
Umami Sushi
697 N H St
Lompoc, CA
(805) 741-7179
$$
  216 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Korean restaurants, Sushi
11am to 10pm
Day 4. Arrive at 11:00 am. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 30 minutes.
Mikado Sushi Santa Maria
209 Town Ctr W
Santa Maria, CA
(805) 928-1455
$$
  359 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
Arrive at 1:30 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 40 minutes.
Goshi Japanese Restaurant
570 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA
(805) 543-8942
$$
  1123 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
5pm to 9pm
Arrive at 4:10 pm. Wait for about 50 minutes. Double check the opening time of 5:00 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 20 minutes.
Kanpai Sushi
2665 Shell Beach Rd
Pismo Beach, CA
(805) 295-6636
$$
  507 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
4:30pm to 9:30pm
Arrive at 7:20 pm. Eat for about 2 hours. Stay overnight. The next day, leave at 7:00 am. Then drive for about 30 minutes.
Umi Sushi & Sake
630 Embarcadero
Morro Bay, CA
$$
  98 reviews
Japanese restaurants, Sushi
Day 5. Arrive at 7:30 am. Eat for about 2 hours. Then drive for about 2 hours.

Reach your destination in Big Sur around 11:20 am after eating at 14 restaurants over 5 days. If you were to drive nonstop, it would take about 5½ hours driving roughly 303 miles straight to Big Sur. Looking for more restaurants? You can choose a category below if you want to do an entire road trip full of Japanese restaurants, Sushi, Asian Fusion, Chinese restaurants, Korean restaurants, or more. Enjoy the journey!

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