Diners' Choice: Sushi restaurants in San Diego

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Updated November 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Sushi cuisine in San Diego? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Azuki Sushi Lounge

4.8

4.8 (284)

$50 and over

Sushi

Banker's Hill

About the restaurant

Azuki Sushi is in Banker’s Hill, centrally-located in the heart of San Diego. We are within walking distance of Balboa Park, The Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, and Hillcrest.

We have been providing a modern approach to the rich traditions of Japanese cooking for over 15 years. We pride ourselves in our charming and boutique setting. We offer a warm and inviting atmosphere for those wishing to indulge in our culinary delights.

As in Japan, the menu is based on the seasons, savoring the peak flavor of the ingredients. Our outstanding chefs deliver the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine, respecting the individual ingredients’ natural flavors.

Top review

YvonneVvip

Dined 1 day ago

Visited for the first time for son’s birthday after an out of town friend recommended . BEST sushi we’ve had in SD. Our server was great and the ambience was nice. Great drink menu. Will definitely go back and recommend to others.

Himitsu

4.9

4.9 (1112)

$31 to $50

Sushi

La Jolla

About the restaurant

A sushi bar and Japanese bistro. Inspired by the sushi bars in Tokyo. Himitsu introduces Japanese culture, design, and hospitality to San Diego.

Our 8 person sushi bar and 20 person patio is located in a discrete corner of La Jolla, a setting well suited to our name, which translate to "Secret" in Japanese.

Chef Mitsu Aihara presents a menu of traditional sushi and nigiri, along with Japanese style tapas using the high quality products and ingredients.

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Meredith

Dined 4 days ago

Excellent all the way around! Superb sushi. Fantastic service. I really appreciated how most of the menu is gluten free. It’s authentic Japanese!

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Sushi Ota - San Diego

4.8

4.8 (540)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Pacific Beach

About the restaurant

Thank you for choosing Sushi Ota in Mission Bay, San Diego, we look forward to serving you!

**Please call at 858-880-8878 for Sushi Bar reservation**

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Han-Earl

Dined 5 days ago

Food was excellent and worth the price. Definitely need a reservation.

Harney Sushi Poway

4.7

4.7 (46)

$30 and under

Sushi

Poway / Rancho Bernardo

About the restaurant

Experience the taste of high quality sushi with a trendy Neo-Asian inspired décor. Harney stands as the top sushi bar and dining destination in San Diego. It's as fresh and innovative as you desire. Here, the spirit of experimentation mingles with joyful revelry, where top-notch dining expertise meets vibrant charm and flair. Our establishment features a private VIP area and an array of over 30 specialty rolls crafted and named by devoted fans. It's a symphony for your taste buds, nourishment for your soul. Since 2001, we take pride in presenting our award-winning, sustainable sushi cuisine rooted in Southern California.

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Gary K.vip

Dined on Nov 15, 2024

The food quality could use some improvement. It’s less fine dining sushi and more casual eatery sushi if that makes sense. The service was great. They accommodated our large party of preteen girls for a birthday very well. Highly recommended for families and casual sushi eaters. Less recommended for fancy pants sushi eaters. (That’s me🤷). Price is good and selection is good. Especially for Poway.

Downtown Sushi

4.7

4.7 (67)

$30 and under

Sushi

Downtown

About the restaurant

Welcome to Downtown Sushi, nestled in downtown San Diego, just steps from the historic Balboa Theatre. Chef Andy creates a symphony of flavors, with our Omakase Premium Sashimi as the star, featuring the finest fresh, sustainably sourced seafood. Don’t miss our happy hour specials with delicious appetizers and drinks.

Signature rolls like the Love Roll, Fire Roll, Downtown Roll, and Tower Roll highlight Chef Andy’s creativity, while the Salmon Flame appetizer bursts with irresistible flavor. For a main course, savor our Ribeye Steak, grilled to perfection with a Japanese twist.

We welcome walk-ins and reservations alike. For a truly elevated experience, our VIP space is perfect for exclusive events or intimate celebrations, combining exceptional cuisine with unparalleled service.

To make your visit even more convenient, we accept various forms of payment, including credit cards, cash, and Apple Pay.

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Justyn

Dined on Oct 15, 2024

It was a beautiful place and the service was amazing would definitely suggest a Lyft or Uber to there but fees and service was perfect

Takaramono sushi

4.8

4.8 (43)

$31 to $50

Sushi

La Jolla

About the restaurant

Welcome to Takaramono Sushi, where tradition meets innovation in every bite. Our intimate space in the heart of the city invites you to experience the artistry of sushi in its purest form. From classic rolls to daring creations, each dish is a treasure waiting to be discovered. Join us for a culinary journey that promises to delight your senses and leave you craving more.

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Mikevip

Dined 7 days ago

everything we ordered was very good. excellent sake options as well

Wrench and Rodent Seabasstropub

4.7

4.7 (1374)

$30 and under

Sushi

Oceanside

About the restaurant

Please call for reservations of 7+ (760) 453-2738

Founded in 2013 by Davin and Jessica Waite, Wrench & Rodent is a space for culinary exploration and collaboration. This cozy, eclectic restaurant quickly became a destination for those who appreciated Chef Davin’s creative approach to celebrating local and responsibly sourced fish and produce.

In addition to a set sushi menu, Wrench offers an omakase as well as a list of specials that change daily. The team is committed to reducing waste and enhancing flavor by elevating all cuts of fish and veggies, as well as featuring a diverse range of species. Many menu items are simple, fresh and creative, with a lesser-known fish species complimented by ingredients from the backyard garden. Byproduct utilization drives the menu as well, and recent explorations with aging techniques have led to a dry aged fish program. Plant-forward preparations are also celebrated, and a vegan omakase is available upon request.

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Evelyn

Dined 3 days ago

Everyone was great, food was great, we had 2 vegans who also loved their food. Thank you for catering to all types of food preferences!

Glass Box Asian Coastal Inspired Kitchen + Bar

4.7

4.7 (237)

$30 and under

Sushi

Carmel Valley

About the restaurant

A transparent authentic cultural experience of Asian infused cuisine, continuously redefining “fresh”.

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Jasminvip

Dined 5 days ago

From start to finish, this place is definitely an experience. The crispy rice is by far the best I’ve had. The offered a seasonal “Chai Margarita” which is divine!

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Harney Sushi - Oceanside

4.6

4.6 (58)

$30 and under

Sushi

Oceanside

About the restaurant

Harney Sushi has been serving up San Diego's best sushi since 2001. As fresh and it gets, as imaginative as you want. This is the place where experimentation mixes with celebration, where fine dining service and knowledge fuses with beaming personality and style. Come check out one of Harney Sushi's featured nightly specials, brunch, live music, happy hour, catering, private dinning and more...

You must try one of our signature rolls prepared fresh by Head Chef Miguel Castillo, The Rolls Royce Roll, Flaming Lip Roll and the Castillo Roll are fan favorites. Not into the raw stuff? We have something for everybody, try the Osider #55 Roll with seared top sirloin, shrimp, and fried onions or one of Harney Sushi's entrees form the grill like our amazing Chimi-chile steak entree. We have a kids menu too...

Harney Sushi is located one block from coast highway right in front of the AMC theater and two blocks from the Oceanside Pier.

Top review

Brian

Dined 4 days ago

We celebrated our anniversary and harney sushi offered us a free dessert which was great! All the food was delicious!!!

Cloak + Petal

4.6

4.6 (947)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Little Italy

About the restaurant

WELCOME TO CLOAK & PETAL!
Where we invite you to journey into a place of both intimacy and companionship
Our concept is drawn from our name. The word “cloak” implies secrecy, inspiring our concept of a social sphere humming beneath the levels of ordinary life. “Petal” alludes to the Japanese tradition of “hanami,” when family and friends gather under blooming cherry blossoms to savor food, drinks and fellowship.
Enter our space and travel underground to décor reminiscent of an abandoned Tokyo subway, a stratum of society all its own, an artist’s dream. Cross the threshold into a mystically transformed Japanese social dining lounge which appears to be an outdoor seating area, similar to a waiting platform. Sit beneath a trellis of draping vines and teardrop lights in the intimate space we’ve thoughtfully created, and feast on authentic Japanese sushi, appetizers, small plates and drinks with family and friends.

Journey down to Cloak + Petal… and come unwind your soul.

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Michael

Dined 4 days ago

Recommend to sit at the bar with a Sushi chef! Great food and nice staff

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