Diners' Choice: Sushi restaurants in Houston

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Sushi cuisine in Houston? 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!

Handies Douzo - Heights

4.9

4.9 (66)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Heights / Washington

About the restaurant

Handies Douzo is Houston's first hand roll focused sushi bar in the trendy Houston Heights neighborhood opened in 2019. With over 25 years of combined experience in award winning Japanese cuisine and sushi, rising star chefs Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee present their first brick and mortar restaurant.

Top review

AmyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Handies consistently delivers amazing taste and excellent service every time we visit. The quality never disappoints, and we're always excited to return for another great experience. They are cautious about allergies as well! Thank you for always taking great care of us Hebert, Kalani, and Khoa!!

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Experience

Handroll Making Class

Handies Douzo - Montrose

4.9

4.9 (54)

$30 and under

Sushi

Montrose

About the restaurant

Handies Douzo is Houston's first hand roll focused sushi bar. Following the popularity in the Heights, the team brings its second location to Montrose in 2022. With over 25 years of combined experience in award winning Japanese cuisine and sushi, rising star chefs Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee are excited to join the trendy neighborhood.

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DanVIP

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Food and service was outstanding. Menu isn’t huge, but what they do make is delicious and very high quality!

MF Sushi

4.9

4.9 (1669)

$50 and over

Sushi

Museum District

About the restaurant

We are now offering Omakase reservations
Tuesday-Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Friday at 7:30 pm.
Please contact us directly at (713) 637-4587 for Omakase reservations and large party reservations.

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douglas

Dined on Dec 12, 2024

This is the very best restaurant in Houston, in Texas, and perhaps in the United States. Great service, beautiful restaurant, food that is perfect.

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Experience

Omakase Reservation

Uchiko Houston

4.9

4.9 (639)

$50 and over

Sushi

Galleria / Uptown

About the restaurant

:: ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE ON RESTAURANT WEBSITE ::

Originated from the famed Uchi restaurant in Austin, founded by James Beard Award-winning Chef Tyson Cole, Uchiko specializes in robust flavors infused with smoke and hints of char balanced with the fresh and clean profile that is the hallmark of its sister concept Uchi. Reservations are encouraged and can be booked online up to 1 month in advance. Walk-in bar seating is available and is subject to wait times. Patio seating is weather permitting and may be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. Happy Hour is offered everyday from 4:00 - 6:00 and on Sunday - Wednesday from 4pm - 10pm at the bar only. We look forward to serving you, Kanpai!

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Miku

Dined 5 days ago

Everything was fantastic but the service was phenomenal! Coming back this week because our waitress was just so incredible! Thank you for the unforgettable service and dinning experience! (The hostess was also lovely and made our night special)

Uchi Houston

4.9

4.9 (4458)

$50 and over

Sushi

Montrose

About the restaurant

Bringing its hallmark level of quality and service to an urban location, Uchi Houston made its debut in 2012 in the former historic Felix space on Westheimer. Melding culinary innovation with an approachable vibe, the menu features items culled from both Uchi and Uchiko in Austin, along with signature seasonal items created by our Chef team. Reservations are encouraged and can be booked online up to 1 month in advance. Walk-in bar seating is available and is subject to wait times. We look forward to serving you, Kanpai!

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Norman Fischer

Dined 3 days ago

We had a memorable birthday evening here! Hudson was our server and he was excellent, patient in explaining the menu, and also listening well to our preferences. The result was a great experience. Every dish was unique and so tasty.

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4.8

4.8 (306)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park

About the restaurant

Chefs Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee have over 25 years of combined experience in Japanese cuisine and sushi. They established their culinary careers in Houston where they worked together for years before creating their own restaurants.

Pham and Lee teamed up to bring new curated dining concepts to Houston’s food scene and kicked off a series of omakase pop-up dinners called Secret Taste. Pham and Lee then opened Kokoro in the Bravery Chef Hall in Downtown Houston followed by Handies Douzo in the Houston Heights.

Aiko is the newest concept from the team featuring a sushi bar and seated dining.

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Keri

Dined 5 days ago

Aiko is among my favorite sushi restaurants in Houston! High quality, micro greens, creative, fresh, innovative and engaging chefs.

Soto - Houston

4.8

4.8 (561)

$50 and over

Sushi

Montrose

About the restaurant

Soto offers sushi dressed to taste giving you a unique experience you won't forget. Chef Andy and team curated an award winning menu that also features two different Omakase'. Our bar carries an extensive Japanese whiskey and sake menu guaranteed to have something you will love. Stop in today for an upscale Japanese dining experience!

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Andrea

Dined 2 days ago

Huge variety of nigiri, cold and hot plates! If you have not dined here before, be sure to ask the staff for recommendations. There’s a menu that’s always offered with a rotating seasonal/as-available side menu. Kama toro is to die for and the wagyu or uni risotto is a must order.

Blue Sushi Sake Grill - Houston

4.9

4.9 (291)

$30 and under

Sushi

Heights / Washington

About the restaurant

Blue Sushi Sake Grill unites creative ingredients with energetic vibes, premium cold sake with happy moments to give you a fresh and fun new way to experience sushi. Our sushi and grill menus allow you to explore your sushi favorites in new and unexpected ways. We like to say that sushi is for sharing, and our menu encourages it. Order a spread of all your maki, nigiri and sashimi favs from the sushi bar, and throw in a few orders of starters from the grill. We'll stagger your plates so you can savor it all bite-by-bite, and maximize the sushi experience you've been craving all week. If you're not sure where to start, tour the menu during Happy Hour, where all our guest favorites — from our sushi, grill and drink menus — are available at an amazing value. We offer Happy Hour every day of the week at Blue Sushi Sake Grill!

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RohitVIP

Dined on Dec 8, 2024

Amazing food!! The ambience was great and they have a lot of options to choose from

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Popular dish

Tuna Tower

Aburi Sushi

4.9

4.9 (81)

$31 to $50

Sushi

University of Houston

About the restaurant

Aburi refers to the technique of torching fish, enhancing its flavor by lightly searing it. This process not only brings out the fish's taste but also benefits from the use of premium Japanese white oak charcoal, imparting a subtle smokiness & effectively filtering out torch-related gases. Aburi involves a gentle searing, leaving the fish partially cooked.

Hailing from Houston, a city renowned for its cultural diversity, our restaurant draws inspiration from this multicultural hub. Despite our Japanese name, our culinary concept transcends borders, aiming to showcase a medley of global cuisines, mirroring the diverse food scene of Houston.

Fresh fish is flown in directly from Tsukiji Market, Japan.

ATTENTION:
We recommend arriving early to experience our specialty cocktail menu before dining!

Top review

JenniferVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Definitely my new go to Sushi Beautiful location Food very very good

Ka Sushi

4.8

4.8 (308)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Heights / Washington

About the restaurant

KA Sushi in Houston has been doling out amazing sushi for over half a decade. We have been creating unique and delicious asian fusion plates and rolls straight from our chefs to you. Be sure to check out the nigiri/sashimi menu items as well including the Golden Eye Snapper, Shima Aji, Otoro, Japanese and California Uni, Foie Gras + quail egg, and Seared Miso Scallops A5 Wagyu.
Our dinning area offers an intimate setting to enjoy our artfully created cocktails from our top notch bartending staff, our rotating menu offers seasonal creations you won't find anywhere else. We also have a huge selection of Japanese whisky, Bourbon, Rum and Scotch.

Finish off the experience with the KA Sushi with one of our house made desserts.

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jeriVIP

Dined on Nov 23, 2024

Always excellent and especially the tuna “flight” this time as it was so fresh.

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