Downtown Los Altos just picked up a serious new player on Main Street. Haru, the Japanese restaurant from the team behind Sushi Jin, quietly began service last Friday and is already putting gozen sets and dry-aged fish on the local dining map. The roughly 100-seat spot combines a sushi bar and cocktail counter with booth seating and a parklet for outdoor dining, while in the back, two dry-aging fridges are at work on select fish destined for nigiri and small plates.
County records list Haru Japanese Restaurant at 325 Main St., and the venue shows a passing score in Santa Clara County’s facility inspection database. That paperwork trail effectively confirms the new Main Street address for the operation.
According to Palo Alto Online, Haru, led by chef-owner Gavin Liang, soft-opened last Friday, with a menu that splits its focus between approachable gozen sets and a compact omakase counter. The gozen program pairs five main choices with seven gohan options, priced from $28 to $78. An eight-piece omakase runs $63, and a sushi-bar tasting of toro or salmon lands in the $28 to $36 range. The menu also features kani chawanmushi, a Wagyu sando and a Wagyu hamburger, while appetizers are listed at roughly $7 to $23 and makimono at about $14 to $32.
Why Haru Matters To Downtown Los Altos
Haru’s debut slots into a growing string of Peninsula projects from the same operators, who have been rolling out intimate counters and neighborhood concepts across the Mid-Peninsula. As reported by Hoodline, the crew behind the Los Altos omakase scene recently added a matcha-forward hangout to their roster, underscoring a pattern of small, tightly curated openings. With Haru, the team appears to be balancing counter service with a larger dining room, bringing both relatively affordable tasting options and a fuller dining menu to Main Street.
