3 editor picks in San Diego.
3 japanese sushi places in San Diego we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Diego | Japanese Sushi across every city.
Sushi is the strongest expression of Japanese cooking in San Diego, and the city has begun to support proper omakase counters. Soichi Sushi in North Park is a leading example, an intimate counter on Adams Avenue focused on a chef-driven omakase format.
Soichi Sushi in San Diego is Soichi Kadoya's Michelin-starred (since 2022) omakase room in University Heights, an intimate counter with a six-piece omakase.
OrderThe full omakase, sat at the counter; the local yellowtail is the room's recurring star.
TipTwo omakase seatings nightly; book three weeks ahead on Tock for either.
Soichi Sushi in San Diego is the one-Michelin-star University Heights omakase counter under Soichi Kadoya, serving Tokyo-style nigiri with local Pacific fish.
OrderThe full omakase; the local yellowtail and sea urchin courses if they're on the day's count.
TipCounter seating only; book on Tock three weeks ahead for the 6pm or 8:30pm seatings.
Soichi Sushi is a michelin-starred omakase counter in a converted university heights bungalow with no signage and a twelve-seat bar, easy to walk past.
OrderChef's omakase, the kanpachi nigiri
TipBook a fortnight ahead for the omakase; the a la carte counter takes walk-ins around 17:30 most weeknights.
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