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52 sushi & japanese spots in San Diego, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Sushi & Japanese Spots

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Soichi Sushi
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · University Heights · Michelin 1 Star (2025) · Michelin 1 Star
Chef Soichi Tadokoro's University Heights omakase counter — Michelin one-star, eight-seat format, Edomae technique taken seriously. Aged fish from Toyosu, rice cooked at the right moment, and a pacing...
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Kaito Sushi
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Solana Beach · Michelin 1-Star
Chef Kazuo Kaito's Solana Beach omakase — the North County Michelin sushi counter, 10-seat bar, traditional Edomae format with North Pacific fish. Quiet, intentional, and a proper destination for seri...
93
3
Sushi Ota
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Pacific Beach
Chef Yukito Ota's Pacific Beach sushi counter — in a strip mall off Mission Bay Dr, quietly one of the most respected sushi programs on the West Coast for 30+ years. Counter omakase is the move; book ...
92
4
Little Kiki Katsu & More
Japanese Katsu · Carlsbad
Little Kiki Katsu & More specializes in Japanese katsu in Carlsbad, frying panko-breaded cutlets to a golden crisp. The kitchen works with Berkshire Kurobuta pork, Jidori chicken, and Pacific cod,...
91
5
Sushi Ichifuji
Sushi restaurant · Clairemont
Sushi Ichifuji is a small sushi restaurant near Mesa College in Clairemont, where a seasonal approach means the menu shifts with spring, summer, fall, and winter. The kitchen builds around fresh fish ...
91
6
DASHI
Sushi · Hillcrest
A sushi bar on University Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego's densest and most walkable stretch of restaurants just west of Balboa Park. The draw is straightforward raw-fish cooking — nigiri, rolls, and ...
91
7
Kinme Omakase
Omakase · Bankers Hill
An intimate omakase counter in Bankers Hill drawing on kaiseki tradition and Edomae sushi, where the chefs work through a seasonal tasting menu one course at a time. The kitchen leans on classical Jap...
91
8
Sushi Tadokoro
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Old Town
Chef Shun Tadokoro's Old Town sushi counter — a low-key tile-floor room that happens to serve one of San Diego's most serious omakase. No website hype; regulars protect the reservation. Tadokoro has b...
90
9
Yakitori Tsuta
Japanese · Convoy District
Yakitori Tsuta specializes in yakitori, the Japanese style of charcoal-grilled skewers, in the Convoy District, San Diego's main hub for Japanese and broader Asian dining. The format centers on grille...
90
10
KOLI Bar
Japanese Shaved Ice · Kearny Mesa
A Japanese shaved-ice bar on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa specializing in kakigori — ultra-fine ice built from premium Japanese ice and topped with handmade seasonal syrups from an in-house patisserie...
90

All 52 Sushi & Japanese Spots in San Diego

Harmony Cuisine 2B1
Japanese / Sushi · Kearny Mesa
90
Okan
Japanese / Izakaya · Kearny Mesa
89
Wrench + Rodent Seabasstropub
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Oceanside
89
RakiRaki Ramen & Tsukemen
Japanese / Ramen · Kearny Mesa
88
Nobu San Diego
Japanese / Peruvian-Japanese · Gaslamp
88
Hidden Fish
Sushi · Convoy District
88
Ju-ichi
Japanese / Sushi · Kearny Mesa
88
Tajima Ramen Kearny Mesa
Japanese / Ramen · Kearny Mesa
86
Tsuruhashi Japanese BBQ
Japanese / Yakiniku · Kearny Mesa
86
Azuki Sushi
Japanese / Sushi · Bankers Hill
86
Bang Bang
Japanese / Asian Fusion · Gaslamp
86
Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Pan-Asian / Sushi · La Jolla
86
Menya Ultra Ramen
Japanese · Hillcrest
86
Zama
Latin American & Japanese fusion · Gaslamp Quarter
86
Hatsuzakura
Japanese · University Heights
86
Underbelly North Park
Japanese / Ramen · North Park
85
Cloak & Petal
Japanese / Sushi · Little Italy
85
Yakyudori Yakitori & Ramen
Japanese / Yakitori · Kearny Mesa
85
Tajima Ramen — Downtown
Japanese / Ramen · East Village
85
Mitsuwa Marketplace
Japanese / Food Hall · Kearny Mesa
85
Cafe Japengo
Pan-Asian / Japanese · La Jolla / UTC
85
Harumama Noodles & Buns
Japanese / Ramen · Little Italy
85
Cannonball
Japanese / Sushi / Bar · Mission Beach
84
Harney Sushi — Old Town
Japanese / Sushi · Old Town
84
Saiko Sushi — Coronado
Japanese / Sushi · Coronado
84
Shabu Shabu House
Japanese / Shabu Shabu · Kearny Mesa
84
Sushi Diner II
Japanese / Sushi · Kearny Mesa
84
Himitsu
Japanese · La Jolla
84
Nobu at Hotel del Coronado
Japanese · Coronado
84
Matsu
Japanese · Oceanside
84
Rakitori Japanese Pub & Grill
Japanese (ramen / yakitori) · Hillcrest
84
Saska's Steakhouse & Sushi
Steakhouse / Sushi · Mission Beach
83
Manpuku
Japanese / Donburi · North Park
83
Sushi on Fifth
Japanese / Sushi · Hillcrest
83
Ichiban — Hillcrest
Japanese · Hillcrest
82
BESHOCK Ramen & Bar
Ramen / Japanese · East Village
82
HiroNori Craft Ramen
Japanese · Hillcrest
81
Ramen Ryoma
Japanese · Hillcrest
80
Bar Kamon
Speakeasy · East Village
79
Katsuya Ko
Japanese · UTC
78
Temaki Bar
Japanese · Encinitas
78
Yakitori Hino
Japanese Grill · Convoy District
76
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