What is the best sushi restaurant outside Japan?

Sushi Shikon Hong Kong is the only three-Michelin Edomae sushi counter outside Japan. The Yoshitake Tokyo group's flagship at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, eight seats, two seatings per night. The Araki London held three Michelin Stars from 2018 to its current rank, the only other sushi counter outside Japan to have ever held three stars.

Is Sukiyabashi Jiro outside Japan?

Sukiyabashi Jiro has Hong Kong and Bangkok branches. Both are run by Takashi Ono (Jiro's son, who trained directly under his father). The Hong Kong branch was removed from the Michelin Guide in 2020 because reservations were 'no longer available to the general public,' a decision matching the original Tokyo restaurant's removal.

What is the Nobu group?

The Nobu group was founded by Nobu Matsuhisa with Robert De Niro and Drew Nieporent in 1994. The original Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills (1987) is the lineage origin point. The Nobu group now operates 50 plus restaurants worldwide; this list includes Nobu Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Cape Town, Marbella, Bangkok, Singapore, Newport Beach, Malibu, Del Coronado, and Doha.

What is Edomae sushi?

Edomae (literally 'in front of Edo,' i.e., Tokyo Bay) is the Tokyo school of sushi developed in the early 19th century. It is characterised by aged or matured rice, soy-marinated cuts, vinegar curing, and a sequenced 15 to 20 piece omakase. The Edomae counter format is two seatings per night with eight to ten seats. Most three-Michelin Tokyo sushi counters are Edomae; the Yoshitake, Saito, and Sukiyabashi Jiro lineages are the most-cited Edomae schools represented outside Japan.

How do I book the best sushi outside Japan?

For three-Michelin and Yoshitake-school counters (Sushi Shikon, Sukiyabashi Jiro HK), book 8 to 12 weeks ahead through the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong concierge. For The Araki London, 10 to 14 weeks ahead. For Sushi Nakazawa NYC, 4 to 6 weeks via Resy. For Matsuhisa Beverly Hills, 8 to 12 weeks for Saturday omakase slots. The Nobu group flagships (Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Marbella) book through OpenTable or the property's Four Seasons or hotel concierge.

Top 50 Sushi Restaurants Outside Japan, RFK 2026

Top 50 Sushi Restaurants Outside Japan

Published January 31, 2025 · Updated June 27, 2025

The fifty best sushi counters in the world that are not in Japan. Three-Michelin Edomae in Hong Kong. The Sukiyabashi Jiro alumni in NYC, Bangkok, and Hong Kong. Nobu group flagships from Beverly Hills to Atlantis Palm. The Tokyo Edomae lineages transplanted to Singapore, London, Sydney, Dallas, and São Paulo. Each ranked, reviewed, and paired with a long form deep dive on the chef's lineage, the signature neta, and how to book the omakase counter.

By Fredrik Filipsson · 29 April 2026 · 32 min read

At a glance

The fifty best sushi restaurants outside Japan are led by Sushi Shikon Hong Kong (three Michelin), Sukiyabashi Jiro Hong Kong, The Araki London (held three Michelin), Sushi Tetsu London, and Sushi Nakazawa NYC. The list spans 21 cities across nine sushi categories.

The sushi-outside-Japan question is the most-cited Japanese cuisine query in international fine dining. The query 'best sushi outside Japan' is searched at higher volume than 'best sushi in Tokyo' because the global cohort of fine-dining travellers is larger than the Tokyo gourmet establishment. The fifty rooms below are the corrective.

The fifty are ranked on six sushi-specific variables: the chef's lineage (Sukiyabashi Jiro, Yoshitake, Saito, Tokami, Hashida, Onodera, Ginza schools); the sushi style (Edomae Tokyo school, Nobu-style fusion, modern Japanese kaiseki, modern Japanese-Korean); the counter format (six to twelve seats, two seatings per night); the signature neta (the iconic piece of sushi that defines the room); the omakase format (12 to 20 piece sequencing); and the booking system. Three-Michelin and two-Michelin status, where applicable, also enters the ranking.

Each entry below links to two further pages: the restaurant's full directory page on Restaurants for Kings, and a dedicated long form deep dive that covers the chef's lineage, the signature neta, the omakase format, and how to book the counter.

Three-Michelin and Two-Michelin Edomae Outside Japan

The top tier of Edomae sushi outside Japan. Sushi Shikon Hong Kong (three Michelin since 2017, the Yoshitake group's Hong Kong flagship). The Araki London (held three Michelin Stars 2018, the only sushi counter outside Japan to ever do so). Sushi Kimura Singapore (two Michelin), Shoukouwa Singapore (two Michelin), Sushi Ginza Onodera LA (two Michelin), Yoshino Sydney (two Hats), Tatsu Dallas (two Michelin, Texas's first sushi star).

Cities: Dallas · Hong Kong · London · Los Angeles · Singapore · Sydney