Best Restaurants Companies in Japan
The 40 best Restaurants companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Antway.
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Ranked: Best Restaurants companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antway Provider of nutritional diet services | $22M | 9 mo ago | Series D | — | 2018 | — | — |
| 2 | Chikaranomoto Holdings Operates restaurant under multiple brands | $17M | 140 mo ago | Public | — | 1986 | — | — |
| 3 | Manpuku Holdings Operator of restaurants | $8M | 7 mo ago | Series C | Tomoharu Kato Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | FOODCODE Provider of restaurant operation services | $3M | 51 mo ago | Series A | Ryosuke Nishiyama CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 5 | Matilda Restaurant serving chicken items | $2M | 6 mo ago | Series B | Yuzuki Fukuzawa Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — |
| 6 | Edoichi Restaurant serving multi-cuisines & drinks | — | 145 mo ago | Series A | Satoshi Tomura CEO | 1970 | — | — |
| 7 | Amino Restaurant serving sushi and other dishes | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2000 | — | — |
| 8 | AP Company Owns and operates restaurants and poultry farms | — | — | Public | Hisashi Yoneyama CEO & President | 2001 | — | — |
Top 6 Restaurants companies in Japan
#1
Series D · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 325 employees$21.6Mraised▾
Provider of nutritional diet services
- Nov 2025Series D$21.1M
- May 2023Series C—
- Aug 2021Series B—
- Oct 2019Seed$462.7K
#2
Series C · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2016$7.6Mraised▾
Operator of restaurants
- Jan 2026Series C$22M
- Dec 2025Series C$12.2M
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt$829.6K
- Mar 2025Series B—
#3
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 20 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Restaurant serving chicken items
- Feb 2026Series B$2.6M
- Oct 2023Series A$2.4M
- Jul 2021Seed—
#4
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1986 · 2018 employees$16.7Mraised▾
Operates restaurant under multiple brands
- Dec 2014PE$16.7M
#5
Series A · Bunkyo, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 50 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Operator of a chain of restaurants intended to offer ready-to-serve curry-based food and toppings to its customers. The company's restaurants accept orders from the mobile application, offer pre-ordering of various types of curries in advance while specifying the time to visit the store and also receive a notification once the order is ready for delivery, enabling consumers to order and enjoy curry delicacies without waiting.
- May 2022Series A$3.1M
#6
Series A · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 1970—raised▾
Operator of a buffet restaurant chain based in Tokyo, Japan. The company offers both sushi and Japanese barbecue which includes grilled meat, stamina taro, Japanese-tavern and other meals for a special occasion.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Restaurants coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
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