Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant

Occupying 17,000 square feet in the heart of Jack London Square, this live music club and upscale Japanese restaurant has been in that location since 1997 and has become one of the East Bay's greatest destinations.

9 / 10
380
ratings
  • Phone

    (510) 238-9200

  • Website

    yoshis.com/oakland

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    yoshis_oak

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    yoshisjazz

  • Facebook

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  • Type

    Jazz and Blues Venue

Address

510 Embarcadero W (btwn Clay St. & Washington St.) Oakland , CA 94607 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Music Live Music
Dining Options Table Service
Parking Private Lot
Restroom Yes
Menus Dinner, Dessert
Drinks Wine, Cocktails

Comments / 82


Keywords:

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Ben Russo

It's a great place to see live music and the food is good too! General admission shows are a blast but get your fix ahead of time. It's a small venue .

Brian Strauss

Forgot how fun an evening at this place is. Great music in seats with tables. Killer view of the stage. Good sushi and cocktails while you watch.

James Ball

Chill spot to bring a date, girlfriend or wife. Get Cousy with the artist in this snug friendly environment . A little over 300 capacity. Every seats a good seat.

Keith Smith

The place is open seating , so if there for a show make sure to make a reservation for dinner before your show - you get preferred (better) seat selection while at dinner .

Yaron S

A bit pricey but the food is good. If you don't want Japanese they serve burgers and other types of food during the show. TIP: Dinner patrons get first dibs on show seating. First come, first served

EL A

If u are a meat eater, go for the steak and pepper skewers along with the shrimp tempura . You won't regret the combination of flavors.

Ericka Edwards-Dillard

Eat at the restaurant first and they'll let you reserve seats for your show. Even if all you get is appetizers and drinks, you'll still be able to get better seating.

Randy Nacol

The sea urchin row sushi was excellent, went there for a 70th birthday of my brother in law

????Linds????

If you don't eat dinner there, you can not get reserved seating for the show. Make sure you get there on time. They're very strict about it.

Ashley Morris

I saw Dr John here and it was awesome! Great seats, acoustics , crowd, and show! This was a great experience and I can't wait to come back!

Noemi Simental

Can't even explain how intimate and good this place is. The food was out of this world. Definitely coming again.

Michael Squires

The sushi is awesome, and are a bit bigger (and pricier ) than other sushi places. Naturally busy when there are shows, but service is still top notch. Looking forward to catching a show!

Joseph Rosenfeld

The Brussels sprouts are such a great starter that we indulged with a second order. Both our meals were delicious [sea bass and lamb loin].

Gary Shumlai

Go to Yoshis! Either Oakland or SF ,great experience and some top notch entertainment like CHANTE MOORE!

Aaron Watford

The food is amazing. Try the snow monkey sushi . Simply amazing.

CJ

Decent food. Well decorated. They have jazz performance every night, but you need to buy separate tickets

Alice Ferris

Try the Omakase Nigiri - Maguro (tuna ), Tai (red snapper ), Sake (salmon ), Hamachi (yellowtail ), and Kani (crab )

Ian Chee

Validate your Washington Street parking ticket before you leave! Your host can do it for you too.

Jovic Dianco

Fantastic place! unforgettable nights to see legendary jazz and blues musicians/singers.

Jesse Levit

2 shows every night, stiff or smooth drinks depending on what you like, decent sushi but try the Kobe beef burger--yum! I work here in the box office so come say hey if you come down.

Things You Should Do

Have dinner first and then go to the 10pm show - You'll have a good chance to sit up front for wonderful jazz artists like Nancy Wilson, DIana Krall and Steve Tyrell

Timeka Michele

Great ambiance, food, and drinks to go with amazing live bands

Mark Bauer

Love the live shows and the meet and greet tickets are worth the bucks

Honey Bear

Great small venue club for jazz and other music

Carl Upthegrove

Best music club in Bay Area

Alex Ramos

Great atmosphere and vibe. Really nice menu too!!

Alice Ferris

Try the Crispy Brussel Sprouts - Really crispy and yummy. Panko bread crumbs make the difference.

Alvina Tasha

Awesome place to listen jazz , R&B and enjoy your favorite artist / musician .????????

Val Willis

Shows are always first rate

Jim Anderson

Try the Seasonal Vegetable Tempura - Love the mall especially the okra and Lotus root .

EL A

Great stage area but 4 people to those tiny tables is a bit much. Food was okay not fantastic and a bit over priced but the ambiance was enjoyable. I'd go back again.

Jim Anderson

Try the Seasonal Vegetable Tempura - Loved them all. Especially the okra and lotus.

Hard Rocker

A fun place. Validate parking—slight discursive. Parking next door.

Jim Anderson

Try the Seasonal Vegetable Tempura - Loved them all especially the okra and lotus.

Raymond Price

Best Bay Area spot for live music

Jim Anderson

Try the Panko Fried Brussels Sprouts - Dr John concert in 1 hour on Fat Tuesday!

Tamra Engle

The Crab & Beet salad & Yoshi rolls are too die for! & make sure you catch a world class show in the lounge !

Les W

Try the Kurobuta Prime Pork Loin & Cedar Plank Grilled Scottish Salmon

James Lee

Great jazz . Overpriced food and don't order a martini unless you like ice chips

Gilda Jaime

The show. The Yardbirds ! Super great show.

ALVIE GARCIA

Try the Spicy Tempura Roll - One of the most amazing rolls I've ever had.

L U

Unfortunately we had a nice meal but in the morning I was projectile vomiting. Didn't eat anything else around that time or the next day. Ruined my Christmas .

James Stinnett

The show was excellent but, the food and service terrible . Leela James killed the show.

Farshid Ketabchi

great & serious jazz venue. the sushi isn't bad either.

Bob Lee

Great intimate venue for jazz...the restaurant is very good too.

Michael Robinson

Food was really good but, the service was slow. There was a show going on so I'll give them that but, there were a lot of times I was finished with my water and it was awhile before it got refilled.

Erin Champion

If you can't make it to the club, or just want to relive a fabulous performance you saw, visit http://www.livestream.com/yoshis for free video recorded concerts .

Florence Antonette R

I love this place including when there's performers . They are normally locals and there's mostly a $10-$15 cover but it's totally worth it.

Bravo

A wonderful Japanese place with great Jazz ! -Jonathan Waxman, Top Chef

Scott Manthey

Try the Hamachi Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll , Sashimi Ichiban - "Another tongue boner" - my gf

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