🍣 Best Sushi & Japanese in Phoenix
20 sushi & japanese spots in Phoenix, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Sushi & Japanese Spots
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Uchi Scottsdale
Austin-based chef-owner Tyson Cole's seventh rendition of Uchi ('home' in Japanese) — crudo, carpaccio, wagyu beef hot rock, rare fish from Toyosu Market, and a 10-course seasonal omakase. The buzzies...
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2
Hai Noon
James Beard winner Nobuo Fukuda's return is the kind of restaurant news that resets a city — a low-lit bar-and-omakase room on McDowell where Japanese technique meets cocktail-program ambition. Panko-...
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3
Shinbay
Scottsdale's most serious omakase — eight-seat counter, chef-driven pacing, fish flown from Toyosu, and a sake list built with the same specificity as the nigiri. The argument for Scottsdale as a Japa...
93
4
Daruma
Daruma is a Mesa sushi and Japanese restaurant on East University Drive, working sushi, rolls, and noodle dishes. The kitchen covers nigiri and maki alongside ramen and Japanese comfort plates in a ca...
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5
Yumi's Coffee
Yumi's Coffee is run by Yumi Yamauchi, a barista raised outside Tokyo who trained at 27 Coffee Roasters in Kamakura before spending a year running a mobile coffee cart around Phoenix. She opened this ...
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6
Pa'la
Chef Jason Alford cooks everything over flame — a handmade wood-fired oven and a Japanese robata grill, with plates pulling from Mediterranean, Japanese, and South American traditions. East Phoenix's ...
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7
Nobu Scottsdale
Nobu Matsuhisa's Scottsdale outpost at Fashion Square — the same Japanese-Peruvian signature menu that launched a global empire, now serving the Valley. Black cod miso, yellowtail jalapeño, rock shrim...
90
8
King Salmon Midtown
King Salmon Midtown runs out of a strip mall on Central Avenue, a straightforward sushi counter built around fresh fish rather than atmosphere. Its draw is pricing: rolls run 50% off the menu every da...
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9
Hana Japanese Eatery
Lori Hashimoto's family-style Japanese spot in Melrose covers a wide spread — sushi, cooked dishes, the works. The kind of neighborhood place where regulars trust the kitchen to handle everything on t...
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10
Minnow
Bernie Kantak took over a glassy, ceramic-tiled space in Arcadia and built an all-day Japanese cafe around it. The menu runs from morning coffee through evening. Different bet than his other Phoenix r...
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All 20 Sushi & Japanese Spots in Phoenix
Hiro Sushi
88
Squid Ink Sushi
86
Zu Izakaya
86
Sushiholic
86
Yutaka Japanese Restaurant
86
Obon Sushi + Bar + Ramen
85
Kauboi at The REMI
85
Cherry Blossom Noodle Cafe
84
Sake Haus
84
Ra Sushi
82
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