Diners' Choice: Sushi restaurants in San Diego

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Updated September 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!

Sushi Ota - San Diego

4.8

4.8 (512)

$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**

Top review

Arielvip

Dined today

Always a great time! Wonderful service and really quality food!

Himitsu

4.9

4.9 (1081)

$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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Chrisvip

Dined 7 days ago

Food was fabulous. Some unique offerings I hadn’t had before. Service was attentive but not too much.

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4.7

4.7 (29)

$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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Tommyvip

Dined on Aug 27, 2024

Great quality, bluefin is fantastic. Salmon and yellowtail is above average. Definitely recommend if you’re a sushi lover

Wrench and Rodent Seabasstropub

4.7

4.7 (1361)

$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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Mayavip

Dined 5 days ago

Some of the best sushi I’ve had in my life. I’ll be thinking about that meal for a while

Full Moon Sushi Kitchen Bar and Lounge

4.4

4.4 (382)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Downtown

About the restaurant

Refined under the tutelage of master sushi luminaries, Chef Sung’s Full Moon will be uniquely on display in the Gaslamp District, where it will debut as the first Kaizen sushi restaurant in San Diego. With him is a brigade of talented cooks and a staff with an unwavering dedication to quality and service.

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RobinFvip

Dined 4 days ago

We shared a sashimi platter with tuna, salmon, halibut and others. We also had the waxing gibbous sushi roll. All was so fresh and delicious. Highly recommend!0

Harney Sushi - Oceanside

4.3

4.3 (50)

$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

Grandma

Dined 6 days ago

I had spicy garlic edamame and the rolls Royce seared tuna! My husband had steak and chicken Teriyaki, both the steak and chicken were so tender and flavorful. Excellent but the best was the lychee gimlet!

Harney Sushi Poway

4.7

4.7 (43)

$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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Mikevip

Dined on Sep 19, 2024

So happy Harney opened in Poway. It's been our go to ever since. Food is great, people are nice. Can't say enough good things about it, go try for yourself.

Glass Box Asian Coastal Inspired Kitchen + Bar

4.5

4.5 (232)

$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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Xiaoqingvip

Dined on Sep 23, 2024

Come here for the restaurant week lunch menu. We chose salad, soup and chirashi. The pumpkin salad was out of my expectations. We both liked the super fresh fish and the seasoned rice in chirashi.

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4.5

4.5 (925)

$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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Ruby

Dined 5 days ago

Everything was great, the only thing I can complain about is that it was my husband's birthday dinner and the waitress dropped off the check without even checking if we needed another drink or offered dessert. We just felt rushed out.

Cannonball

4.5

4.5 (1120)

$30 and under

Sushi

Mission Bay

About the restaurant

Refreshing craft cocktails, seriously tasty sushi, and California cuisine are just the start of what you’ll savor at Cannonball. Whether you choose to get cozy within our intimate cocktail lounge or out on the rooftop terrace, you’ll be treated to truly spectacular Mission Beach views every bite and sip. Dive into culinary creativity at Cannonball—there’s nothing quite like it!

For larger parties, please contact us directly at info@cannonballsd.com

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Pattyvip

Dined 2 days ago

Great place, awesome ocean view and location, delicious food, good service and live music was excellent! Will definitely come back and highly recommend this place!

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