Food tour in Ybor City
Historic Ybor City Food and Culture Walking Tour
Samurai Blue Sushi is in Ybor City
Tampa's Japanese dining has grown well beyond the standard sushi bar, spreading across the waterfront and Tampa Heights. Noble Rice on Water Street and Samurai Blue in Ybor City handle the sushi side, while Han Hand Roll and Ramen Bar in Tampa Heights brings the casual hand-roll and noodle format. Ichi Koroshi keeps Seminole Heights ramen alive with a tonkotsu counter tucked inside a neighborhood bottle shop.
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Order Eight-piece nigiri omakase plus the toro hand roll and a cold sake pairing.
Noble Rice at Sparkman Wharf is the minimalist Japanese sushi room flying bluefin and uni from Toyosu weekly, recognized in the Michelin Guide.
Order Samurai Blue specialty roll and the spicy tuna crispy rice.
Samurai Blue in Centro Ybor runs sushi rolls and Japanese plates with a busy weekend bar in central Ybor City's nightlife corridor.
Order Trio of hand rolls plus a bowl of tonkotsu ramen.
Han Hand Roll inside Heights Public Market at Armature Works runs hand-rolled temaki and tonkotsu ramen, with a counter open through the food hall.
