5 japanese sushi places in Fukuoka we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Fukuoka | Japanese Sushi across every city.
Sushi in Fukuoka means edomae counters built on Kyushu's fish, kept small and chef-led. Sushi Sakai in Nakasu, run by Daigo Sakai, is the most decorated room in the city, with Sushi Shiro working a quieter eight-seat counter in Yakuin. Ippongi Ishibashi in Tenjin folds kaiseki into a single edomae course, so the shortlist runs from pure omakase to hybrid kaiseki-sushi.
Sushi Sakai ★ 4.8
nakasu · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0002, Japan
Daigo Sakai runs the most-decorated edomae sushi counter in Fukuoka. Three Michelin stars in the 2019 Kyushu special edition, after holding one star in 2014.
Sushi Shiro ★ 4.6
yakuin · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0022, Japan
Shiro's Yakuin counter runs edomae sushi with a la carte alongside the omakase. Eight seats, intimate, chef sets the tempo across a small a la carte board.
Sushi Sakai ★ 4.8
nakasu · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0002, Japan
Daigo Sakai's edomae sushi counter in Nishi-Nakasu. Three Michelin stars in the 2019 Kyushu special edition, after holding one star in 2014.
Sushi Shiro ★ 4.1
yakuin · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0022, Japan
Edomae sushi omakase plus a la carte from a Yakuin counter, eight seats wide. Quieter than the Nakasu rooms, with a wider seasonal repertoire of grilled fish.
Ippongi Ishibashi ★ 4.4
tenjin · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan
Ippongi Ishibashi combines kaiseki with edomae sushi across a single course. Held a Michelin star in the 2019 Kyushu special edition. Counter only.