Hawaii Spots Named Among Best Sushi Bars in America

Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Sushi Paradise, and Sansei Sushi are among the “Best Sushi Bars in America” this year, according to The Daily Meal.

Sansei Seafood Restaurants has four locations across the state, Sushi Paradise is located in Kihei on Maui, and Sansei Sushi is located in Honolulu.

Described as “the world’s largest food and drink lifestyle site,” The Daily Meal named 35 sushi bars across 12 states in its latest annual rankings.

“It’s hard to believe that as recently as 25 years ago, sushi was still considered by many to be an exotic delicacy,” said Dan Myers, Senior Eat/Dine Editor at The Daily Meal. “Today, however, there are sushi restaurants across America of just about every stripe, from holes-in-the-wall turning out serviceable California rolls and tuna sashimi to sprawling emporiums run by internationally renowned chefs.”

To compile the list, The Daily Meal reached out to leading culinary authorities to identify their favorite sushi restaurants. Their suggestions were supplemented with sushi restaurants featured in local reviews and pre-existing regional and local rankings, as well as the many restaurants considered for last year’s ranking. The Daily Meal then graded more than 150 restaurants from across the country on qualities including freshness of fish, variety of offerings, reviews from both professionals and everyday diners, and level of recognition both local and national.

“Some of the top restaurants were easy to identify,” said Myers. “Temples to the craft like Matsuhisa, Sushi Yasuda, and Masa naturally rose to the top, but we were also able to feature some lesser-known places that have yet to be discovered by legions of sushi fans and that deserve attention.”

Here are the top 35 sushi bars in the U.S., according to The Daily Meal:

 

Rank	Name of Restaurant	LocationÂ
35	Hide Sushi	Los Angeles, California
34	Sansei	Multiple Locations, Hawaii
33	Japanese Market	North Bay Village, Florida
32	Arami	Chicago
31	Sushi Paradise	Kihei, Hawaii
30	Sakedokoro Makoto	Washington, D.C.
29	Bamboo Sushi	Portland, Oregon
28	Zuma	Miami
27	Tomo	Atlanta
26	Arigato	Santa Barbara, California
25	Sushi Sasabune	Honolulu
24	Shuko	New York City
23	Kabuto	Las Vegas
22	Uchi	Austin
21	Akiko’s	San Francisco
20	Sushi of Gari	New York City
19	Ichimura at Brushstroke	New York City
18	Matsuhisa	Los Angeles
17	15 East	New York City
16	Asanebo	Los Angeles
15	Makoto	Bal Harbour, Florida
14	Kiriko	Los Angeles
13	Nobu	New York City
12	Katsu	Chicago
11	Mori	Los Angeles
10	Naoe	Miami
9	Oishii	Boston
8	Sushi Zen	New York City
7	Sushi Zo	Los Angeles
6	Nobu	Las Vegas
5	Sushi Nakazawa	New York City
4	Urasawa	Los Angeles
3	O-Ya	Boston and New York City
2	Sushi Yasuda	New York City
1	Masa	New York City

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