Killer spot for a light but filling meal. Everything is perfect. High quality fish, perfect sticky rice thats nice and warm wrapped in a crisp nori wrap. 100% amazing! Love the high top bar too. We managed to eat there even with a stroller. Best to do on off hours-- like 3pm on a weekday.

Yoshis is an Oakland fixture. Sushi is good and the jazz is world class. I was especially impressed with the Veggie Lovers entree which was definitely big enough to share. They roll their maki BIG and have some really imaginative and tasty options, but its a fairly small menu compared to many other sushi joints. Their more western entrees help even out the offerings.

I come to this superb restaurant many times as I like the ambiance that is outline this restaurant. The team is extraordianrillyremarkably friendly and experienced. The service is extremely rapid. Not to mention, the food you eat is excellent. I visited often and I was always pleased. The cost is honest. I highly suggest this place to to everybody.

Great place to see a band. The sound quality in the venue is great. All seats are good. Food prior to concert was fresh with good variety

Yoshi the restaurant is nice; its intimate, a little dark and a little sexy. Its a nice e place for date night if you like that kind of food. We ordered 3 appetizers and the bill came to $53. One appetizer was 5 shrimp. The shrimp were only ok. If it was not for the nice ambience and live music, I would never return. Its nice to experience once or for a concert.Now the seating inside for the concert was HORRIBLE unless youre small and short. I have included a picture of my knees hitting the chair in front of me. The tables was so small, there is no way 4 people can eat at one time. Probably wont be back, just uncomfortable.Angie Stone put on a nice ONE hour show for $59... per person. 3 stars because the restaurant and the show were both nice.

Always a great time At Yoshi’s. Get there early for the best seats. I would love to be able to pay a little more for the up front seats. We are not local and travel to this venue. You must go there and order dinner for the better seats. If you hit traffic or work you won’t get good seats!

Enjoyed my visit. We went for dinner and to hear Eric Benet sing. The staff was friendly. Just a word of advice about the concert venue, try not to get a booth. We were to the left of the singer. Where I sat in the booth, I had to turn my neck to watch the singer.It was my birthday. They gave me Creme Brulee. It was yummy.

Like their happy hour but they were closed due to coronavirus.

The fact that tickets still can’t be refunded considering there is a pandemic, and so many lost their jobs says a lot about this business and how little it cares about the people who support them. I bought 4 tickets for a concert in March of this year. You would think since the show was postponed all the way until June, they would give the option to refund. But no. I then get another email in the month of June saying it is postponed until Feb of NEXT YEAR. I understand the postponing of dates for safety. What I don’t understand is the fact that there’s still no option to refund when so many are out there struggling due to this pandemic and loss of jobs. The pandemic was out of my control and I bought the tickets before lockdown/quarantine. So for Yoshis to REFUSE to give me my money back to have the option to buy later is NOT what other businesses are doing, and is careless. This is a completely different situation from me not showing up to a show because of personal reasons which would make sense not to get a refund. That’s not the case here. I am sure there are great performances there but I refuse to support a business again with a team that operates this.

What a superbly great place! Staff was fantastic, very attentive and helpful. Their Saki selection was extremely impressive and delicious. The sushi was top notch and the dessert wonderful. Will be glad to eat here again on my next visit to the area.

Very nice venue, intimate but the food selection seemed limited to whats served in the restaurant. I thought I had other choices when visiting before, like Shrimp and Grits.

The staff are always friendly and helpful. Food is great. Prices are quite high. 5$ signs if you know Yelp. You wont be disappointed but know you will pay for the food, service and ambience at a premium level. Concerts are always fun. You can get drinks and food at your table in the concert.

My girlfriend, friends, and I came here for dinner only. The food was very good and the service was fast. It’s pricey but no better or worse than any other Japanese or sushi spot. I hear the Jazz music is really good, too; if you eat dinner there, you get preferred seating for the music (or so I’ve been told). If you like Japanese food and sushi, definitely check Yoshi’s out.

An absolutely incredible place to see a show. I saw many Nels Cline/Scott Amendola gigs here and enjoyed myself every time. I never actually had the food here though, but Ive been told that its very good.

This is a good spot for a nice meal. Nothing blew my mind, and service took a little long (without check ins from our server). Got the wrong food delivered and then the wrong drinks delivered to us, but was corrected when I notified the server. When we got the correct food it was tasty and enjoyed it. The live jazz was a nice touch as well but we did not stay for the entire show.

Love this place! It is the right size and has great acoustics. Also, the price for seeing music artists here is quite reasonable.

I bought tickets to see Jonathan Butler and really enjoyed the show. It was the last show of the evening hence the bar was closed after the set. I was told the food was really good but Id eaten prior to arriving. I opted for a small snack during the show which was decent. If you enjoy live music theres no better place than Yoshis I definitely recommend it!

It was Great food!! Food was hot and cooked to perfection!! Our waiter was WONDERFUL!!! A tall thin African American Male with glasses, soft spoken and attention to details. He topped off the experience. Thank You!!

I love the live music and food here. Ive been coming here for years and have a amazing experience everytime! Great staff and chill fun vibe!

Not one bad seat in the house. Great crowd. Everyone is very friendly. We were there to see Shirlee Temper, what a great show!!

Happy hour! Good value & food!

Very loud. Very expensive. Tables too close together. Bus waiters snatch your plate without asking before dish is empty and stack dirty plates in your face, ask you to hand them stuff across other guests, and dont keep water refilled. Beet salad tasty $11. Classic Sashimi fresh $20. Vegetable tempura $13. Shrimp $ scallops fritter (mostly onion) $16. Beef skewers appetizer delicious 5 for $16.

Im not sure whats better, the food or excellent selection of musicians that play there. Always a great way to spend the evening. What I particularly love is whether youre dressed in a t-shirt and sneakers or decked out to the nines, you fit in perfectly.

Very nice venue to go for live music and dinner and drinks for the mature adults.

Share reviewEmbed reviewWrite an updateEdit review6/11/2020I tried contacting Yoshis to request a refund prior to them posting a new Corona Virus policy on their website. I left messages on the Box Office recorder but no one returned my call. I called and left messages for Yoshis Management to contact me - again, no one gave me the courtesy of returning my calls. I emailed Yoshis management and once again they would not give me the courtesy of a response. I left messages on Yoshis management cell phone - and once again I did not receive a call back.Though I know that all businesses are struggling during this pandemic, I do not think that Yoshis is doing the right thing for the community and the welfare of vulnerable senior citizens by not allowing them to opt-out and receiving a refund if they feel uncomfortable (given the current circumstances) or those not willing to put heir lives at risk by attending concerts especially when the tickets were purchased many months prior to the concert date.Please note that other venues (such as the Heritage Theater in Campbell) are offering refunds to patrons who do not feel comfortable attending concerts under these circumstances.

I went there for Valentines day. I understand that you get ripped on V-Day and I was prepared. This was a bit extreme though. I spent roughly $400 for dinner and a show for 2. The show was worth it $100. The dinner was another story. They brought me the wrong app twice. Then we were literally the last people to get each course. The waiter had to say he needed to check with the kitchen each course afterwards. I’ll probably see shows there again. Never going to the restaurant. The food was decent. Dessert was really good.

Yoshis is the best place in the San Francisco Bay Area to take in a concert. Yoshis concert room provides an intimate setting to really enjoy a musical experience. There isnt a bad seat there. Yoshis even have a Meet & Greet where you get to meet and use your own cellphone to take pictures with the artists. The food and service is always excellent at Yoshis. Ive seen numerous concerts at Yoshis and will definitely be back.

I have never been too a bad show there. Its a very cute & modern spot to have Japanese themed food & drinks. Gets very crowded before and after shows. Nice crowd. Dress up or dont its still gonna be a blast!

The Restaurant:Fairly pricey but you are here for dinner before the show. The food is not bad, the fish can be fresher but overall decent. The service was really good. Friendly, efficient. The best part about having dinner here is you get priority assigned seats. With that said, you must come to dinner earlier since you will get better seatings.The Music Venue:Very cool stage, great intimate atmosphere. Contrary to what others say there are bad seats in the house if you are way off to one side. You would want to be in the middle even if you are further back. The seats are comfortable but quite packed.

Great for seeing live intimate shows. Some members of the band Confunkshun. Restaurant Id good too!

Great food. Especially their desserts.

I had reservations for dinner & Jonathan Butler on Saturday, 1/11/2020 to celebrate my birthday. The experience was awesome. The person who waited on our party, Steve, was exceptional. He provided great service.

Great venues and reasonably prices. Small and intimate setting, you are close to the entertainment. Very enjoyable.

Very good sushi and adegashi tofu.The scallops and risotto was okay. Not sure why it tasted sweet. The kale ceasar was good but it didnt have much kale.

What a pleasure it was dining here for my friends birthday. The space is expertly designed with an open, modern visual aesthetic while managing to be warm and comfortable. Although packed with people getting dinner before the show it was not too noisy and our party of 6 didnt have to yell to be heard across the table. The entire place cleared out once the show started and we had the place to ourselves. The sushi was some of the best Ive ever had as was the service. The salmon!! Ill never forget it. Cant wait to go back and next time catch a show.

Came here to get a date night concert and dinner. I made reservations on the internet two hours prior to the show which worked out great. Place is intimate and dark but enough to realize your date.

I went for a show and dessert with a friend. I couldnt tell if they gave us bad seats because we didnt eat dinner beforehand or what. The layout of the seating is awful. We were cheek to cheek with strangers, and if the guy in front of me put his arm on his table, I couldnt see the stage. Dont come here if youre claustrophobic! That said, the show was great, the acoustics were good, and the food was phenomenal. I just wish I didnt feel packed in like a sardine.

This is an upscale Japanese food restaurant located close to Jack London Square in Oakland. The food is high quality, the service is very good and the staff perform in an exemplary manner. This restaurant is clean, nicely appointed and I enjoyed the atmosphere. There is also live music in one area of this restaurant, for which tickets are sold as you enter the building. On this occasion of my visit, the tickets were $30 per person. I came solely for the food and didnt hear the music, so I cant render an opinion on its quality. Parking is easy, as there is a large city-operated parking structure within one minutes walk to the front door of Yoshis. I ordered a lot of food and one drink for my guest that resulted in a bill for about $179, tip included. I feel that the amount I spent was worth it. Ill go back there again in the relatively near future.

Good food should coincide with good service...definitely different when ordering food inside the show venue. Chaos...!! not enough wait staff to adequately service customers ..those that were present did their best with what they had. Congratulations to them... Management needs a refresher course on Service

Fantastic spot! Sushi was absolutely amazing, as well as the service. Great ambiance. Loved the hot Sake. A must for special occasions. Saw a show as well. A fun night.

The seating could be so better but other than that I love this place. Bay area staple for soulful music! Thank God that has not changed

Amazing selection and quality A+

Came here for dinner and a concert. Great service and food in the restaurant, they also reserved our seats for the concert venue so we could take our time with dinner. The concert venue had good sound and seating (views are decent from practically every seat), service on the slow side.

Great venue for live shows and dinner before .... sushi, sake, and a concert.

The food was delicious great service..

We went for a show only. While the venue itself is really cool and intimate, they changed the start time without notifying us and we missed the opening act who we were there to see. Such a bummer!We also didn’t realize that you can reserve tables in the theater so definitely do that. There are servers for food and drinks but it seemed quite slow. We went out to the bar to grab drinks.

My GF bought tickets for a Chrisette Michele concert in March, the day before the concert we get an email saying they were restricting the number of guests due to social distancing and we our tickets were void. They said they would refund our tickets (over $100) and they never followed through. When we emailed them asking about the refund they told us to contact Eventbrite even though it was the venue that was restricting the number of guests. Yoshi’s management are nothing but thieves

First time here. We love the intimacy of the place. Food and drink prices are high, but I guess thats how they make their money. The place is clean and the show was great. Saw chrisette Michele.

Such a great venue for concerts. Artists seem to really bring their funk and creativity to this space, which makes each show really unique and special. Their sit-down table service shows are especially fancy.

Great venue and entertainment value, friendly service. Restaurant was clean. Enjoyed jazz artist Gerald Albright.

I go walk here 5 days a Week for an hour a day.. Listening to my Christian music.. Praising The Lord..

I’ve had more bad experiences at this place than I care to admit. Extremely rude staff in the jazz club. Mediocre food in the restaurant. Even belligerent behavior from other customers that affected the experience of everyone around them, while the staff did nothing to address it.The club is actually a really great physical venue for jazz with big names coming through, which is why I’ve given the place too many second chances. Unfortunately the staff have ruined the experience on too many occasions for me to return.

I always have a great time basically seeing any show. I love to eat their delicious and fresh sushi my favorite is the Caesar salad and the sake sushi.

Oakland staple! Live music with nice ambience. Great place. Drinks are over priced. Food is good.

Food is good. Cocktails list is only okay, but the rest of the experience (service, ambiance, etc) is excellent. Would go again.

Amazing venue! Amazing music! Amazing drinks!

Eddie Levert was fantastic at Yoshis, a living legend

I have a blast every time I go, I love the intimate setting and the food in the restaurant is amazing. I recommend you do dinner and a concert

The jazz band was great. But the service was slow and the calamari was cold, rubbery and soggy...overpriced...music is great but I will not order food there if I return. We paid the bill before the food came or I would have asked to have it taken off our bill

A unique venue. I havent had the chance of having dinner there, but its a fantastic place for concerts, as every seat has a great view of the stage.

The Food was great and ambience was fun and lively. Service was a little slow and even though they forgot to bring out the dessert ( they never got it out after repeatedly ordering it). We had a good experience.

Food and show were great (12/2/19), but the service and attention lacked. Attempted to speak to managers but none were available, even to this day. Wife emailed managers but has yet to receive a response.

Great atmosphere, classy crowd, good food, intimate venue to see and listen to popular artist. This will definitely be a hot spot well revisit again!

April 2020Box office rep Cindy stated she would refund my monies in March. Here it is May and I still have not received my refund. I sent to voicemails and 2 emails and no one at Yoshis have responded. They have chosen to hold / STEAL folks money. I would be willing to wait for a refund if they stated such but instead they told me I would be refunded and complete did not provide a credit. Very unprofessional service and when this pandemic is over you will have many less customers.Update: 5/23/2020 - I was refunded by PayPal. This company tried to dispute me saying that didnt owe me. PayPal reviewed their email and noticed conflicting information and was able to refund. When you LIE doesnt work. What a FRAUD. Never purchase through Eventbrite either. Another scam.

The food is always prepared to perfection. The staff is very welcoming.All of the ingredients used at Nightshade are always fresh. They seem to care about the quality of food the kitchen prepares.Reservations are a must.

Not a bad seat in the house! Best for an intimate experience with your favorite artists. Drinks and small plates available during the show. Excellent for a date night, lovers and friends.

Love coming here but on night with a performance be ready to arrive early and you might experience long waits for food and your check. Great food and good service otherwise, and love the shows in Oakland

Fusion Japanese style. Decent rolls but I do find some of the rolls too saucy as well as some of the salad. The atmosphere, space and ambiance is nice. Service was great. Loved the layout of the restaurant. Recommend making reservations to get a table. Would definitely go back and try other items on the menu.

Food always amazing. Service quick- so quick that I managed to speak one sentence at my table of 4 between ordering my roll and having it appear at my place...freaky fast! Cocktails very good..bartender calm and crafty. Music awesome if you choose to attend and event but the amazing food alone is enough!

Stellar food and drinks at reasonable prices with a legit attached jazz lounge. This spot is incredible.

I went to see Roy Ayers. Him and his band put on a great show. I havent eaten at the restaurant, but the food at the show could be better.

Went for a show. Enjoyed the show however, our waitress never brought us our drinks. We had to go out to the bar and get it ourselves. Not happy about the service. She never came back to our table at all after taking our orderWe did not eat there so i cant tell you anything about the food.

Very nice experience. Great food followed by live music

Yoshis is such a fun night out! I love seeing a show here while eating sushi! Its not my favorite sushi but its pretty good and for some reason getting to eat sushi while watching a show makes you feel good!

I love this place, I come here often with my wife for a date night. I haven’t had a bad experience at Yoshi’s.

Best place for Jazz Music, and great food as well.

The food was great, the waiter is great!

Frankly, its a bit overpriced. They sort of have you trapped if you want to have dinner before a show. But that said, it is convenient, in the food is well, not bad.

For food - I give this place 5+ stars. - For cocktails and entertainment - I give this place infinity stars ️️️️️

I love the food, waiters we good. I love this place.I will take all my guest there.

Good food. Great concert venue!

Wounderful experience!

Great intimate place for live music... good food too

I love to go to yoshis for the food and shows definitely a must visit when in Oakland check the website for upcoming shows or just go to enjoy dinner and drinks highly recommended

The staff was funny and on point. All of the food was good. Would definitely come back!

Wonderful food, drinks and a very nice venue to watch great musical artists perform!

Great food great atmosphere and a great venue for live music.

Extra star for being such an important staple in Oakland. Food and drinks are always a grade above many other places for this price point.

The tables are way too small which takes away from the enjoying the entertainment. By the time we received our meal order the entertainment was nearing the end.

Absolutely love the ambience of Yoshis. I feel like I have been transported in time. The live Jazz has been the best Ive heard.

This place combines two of my favorite things: jazz and Japanese food. Its history alone makes it a must-visit if youre from out of town. The sushi is good, but the entrees are where they shine I think. Its upscale, but they even have a kids menu!

Great venue - if you want to reserve seats for sold out shows it is best to plan to have dinner here before the show.

Love the entertainment..great club for a night of Jazz. It is sad to say that Im no Japanese food lover..how about some fried rice and chow mein on menu..Chinese style. I am a Oakland native..1954 and Chinese food was our treat when I was growing..Where is Wing Lee..Eastern Star City Cafe..we need those dried fried rubs..Confusion Silva Dragon Moons kitchen..where is the real Asian Cuisine?

Very Nice, Intimate, You will get a Great Show and Dinner.

Great performances, music, entertainment,food and drinks, and service!

Had a great time doing Ladies nite at Yoshis! After 7 was just fabulous!

The food was amazing, though a bit pricey. The venue is perfect for the performer we came to see. My only complaint is that they literally pack people in like sardines. The little bistro tables are not meant to seat 4 people, especially up against the balcony. Those with longer legs push those behind them further into the aisle, Im sure its not fire code compliant.

Have seen some great artists/musicians here and the sushi is tasty. It is a bit cramped though, but nothing/noone is perfect except for Jesus.

I remembered it fondly from my college days 20 years ago, but something hasnt aged well. Nowadays it strikes me as adequate. The food is over-sauced, and the quality of the fish varies a lot. Some is obviously fresh, some a lot mushier. For the price you pay, you can get better food. Not the worst choice in the world if youre there for a show though.

I love,love, love seeing Eric Benet tonight!! He was amazing as always! I enjoy going to Yoshi but I wish they would improve their seating. It would be wonderful to not sit under and so close to others and would be nice to see the performance without looking around the persons head in front of you. Otherwise wonderful show!!