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Best Sushi Restaurants in Miami 2026
Sushi · Miami · 6 counters ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026
Five seats, one seating a night, no substitutions: Kevin Cory has cooked his chef's-choice menu at Naoe on Brickell Key to a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond rating for years, and most people who care about sushi in America already know it is the best Japanese restaurant in Miami — even though the city's Michelin inspectors have somehow never given it a star. The rest of the map has caught up fast: a one-star counter in Coral Gables from a Naoe alumnus, the city's first starred omakase up in Little River, and a clutch of Wynwood and Miami Beach rooms cutting serious fish. For a Latin-and-steak town, Miami's omakase scene is now genuinely deep. These are the six rooms worth booking, ranked on the cooking, the room and what the bill buys, with what to order at each.
1.Naoe
Miami's best Japanese table, five seats only; book Naoe weeks ahead for Kevin Cory's chef's-choice menu, no substitutions.
Naoe, at 661 Brickell Key Drive, seats just five guests for a single chef's-choice menu a night, and chef Kevin Cory — trained under masters in Kyoto and Toyama — has held it to a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond rating year after year. There is no à la carte and no substitution: dinner opens with a lacquered bento of kaiseki courses, then moves to a long run of nigiri cut to order, for roughly $280 across two to three hours. The Miami Michelin guide has never recognized it, which says more about the guide than the cooking — among people who chase sushi, Naoe is the city's benchmark. This is the apex table on the list. Book weeks ahead and clear the evening.
Reserve direct; the full chef's-choice menu, and let Cory pour the sake.
2.Shingo
A one-star counter from a Naoe alumnus; book Shingo in Coral Gables for the city's most polished edomae omakase.
Shingo Akikuni opened Shingo on Aragon Avenue in Coral Gables in 2023, after cooking at Naoe and then the Michelin-starred Hiden, and earned his own Michelin star in 2024. The room is a clean, intimate counter built for a focused edomae omakase — precise nigiri on warm shari, the fish aged and brushed in the classic Tokyo manner, paced by a chef who explains as he goes. It is the most accessible of the city's top-tier counters, serious about technique without the near-monastic single-seating format of Naoe. For a starred omakase that still feels personal, it is the booking. Reserve on the restaurant's site a few days to a week ahead.
Reserve direct; the omakase, with the sake pairing for the full run.
3.Ogawa
A one-star Little River omakase worth the trek; book Ogawa for Tokyo-rigorous nigiri and cooked courses as good as the raw.
Ogawa, on the Little River edge of the city, holds one Michelin star, the counter from owner Álvaro Perez Miranda and master sushi chef Masa Komatsu. The roughly ten-seat room runs a procession of focused, skillful nigiri alongside a series of cooked dishes that stun as much as the raw fish — the rare omakase where the hot courses are as memorable as the cold. It sits well north of the tourist core, which keeps it quieter and more serious than its neighborhood suggests. For a diner willing to travel for the cooking, it is one of the best meals in the city. Book on Resy a few days to a week ahead.
Reserve on Resy; the full omakase, paying attention to the cooked courses.
4.Hiyakawa
Wynwood's design-led omakase; book Hiyakawa for a 17-course washoku menu under a glowing wood-slat arch.
Hiyakawa, at 2700 North Miami Avenue in Wynwood, is the sister room to Ogawa under owner Álvaro Perez Miranda, with head sushi chef Hiro Asano running a roughly $200, 17-course washoku menu built in collaboration with Ogawa's Masa Komatsu. The counter and tables sit beneath an arch of backlit, undulating wood slats — one of the most beautiful Japanese dining rooms in the city — and the menu balances raw fish with cooked washoku rather than chasing a pure edomae line. It is the most design-forward of the serious rooms, open Wednesday through Sunday. For an omakase that is as much about the setting as the fish, it is the pick. Reserve on Resy a few days ahead.
Reserve on Resy; the 17-course washoku menu and the sake pairing.
5.Azabu Miami Beach
A 40-seat Ocean Drive room with a secret counter; book Azabu's hidden Den for omakase behind the main dining room.
Azabu Miami Beach, on Ocean Drive, is the sibling of New York's Azabu and the Den, a 40-seat Japanese dining room with a hidden omakase counter — the Den — tucked behind it. The main room serves an accessible à la carte of sushi, sashimi and cooked dishes for South Beach walk-ups and groups, while the concealed counter runs a quiet, multi-course omakase for those who book it. The two-rooms-in-one format makes it the most flexible entry on the list: a casual sushi dinner or a serious counter meal under the same roof. For South Beach without leaving the beach, it is the booking. Reserve the Den ahead on the restaurant's site; the main room takes walk-ins.
Reserve the Den direct; the hidden-counter omakase, or sashimi à la carte out front.
6.Uchi Miami
Tyson Cole's Wynwood room; book Uchi for inventive sashimi and maki when the table wants more than a pure counter.
Uchi Miami opened on NW 25th Street in Wynwood in 2020 as the first Florida outpost of chef Tyson Cole's Austin-born group, and it cooks the contemporary, flavor-forward Japanese style that made the original a James Beard winner. This is not a silent edomae counter; it is a lively room of inventive sashimi, hot-and-cool tastings and creative maki, built for a group that wants raw fish as part of a bigger, livelier meal. The cooking is precise and the menu rewards ordering widely rather than sitting for an omakase. For a Wynwood dinner where sushi shares the table with cooked plates and cocktails, it is the pick. Reserve on Resy a few days ahead.
Reserve on Resy; the hama chili, a spread of sashimi, and a few of the cooked tastings.
How Miami eats sushi
Miami came to serious sushi late and then moved quickly. For years the city's apex was Naoe alone — Kevin Cory's five-seat room quietly outclassing everything around it while the rest of town ate at scene-driven izakayas. Then Michelin arrived in Florida in 2022 and starred the omakase counter Hiden; Ogawa and Shingo earned stars of their own soon after, the Hiyakawa-and-Ogawa group built out a design-led omakase corridor, and suddenly Miami had a real counter scene. The split today is clear: the chef-driven omakase rooms — Naoe, Shingo, Ogawa, Hiyakawa — where the meal is a set procession, and the bigger contemporary rooms like Azabu and Uchi where sushi is part of a wider, louder Japanese menu.
Geography spreads it across the city. Brickell Key holds Naoe; Coral Gables has Shingo; the omakase group put Ogawa in Little River and Hiyakawa in Wynwood, where Uchi also sits; and Azabu keeps to Ocean Drive on Miami Beach. The calendar peaks with Art Basel in early December and the winter high season, when the small counters book out furthest in advance, so plan ahead. For everything beyond sushi, the Miami dining guide maps the city by neighborhood and occasion.
Where not to look for it
Skip these for serious sushi in Miami
The South Beach sushi-lounge scene. Ocean Drive and Collins are lined with high-volume Japanese lounges where the fish is an afterthought to the bottle service and the DJ. They are a night out, not a sushi dinner; book any counter on this list instead.
Naoe for a casual or large-group night. The five-seat, single-seating, no-substitutions format is a focused two-to-three-hour commitment, not a flexible dinner. For a relaxed sushi night or a bigger table, point yourself at Azabu's main room or Uchi in Wynwood, and save Naoe for when you can give it the evening.
Frequently asked
What is the best sushi restaurant in Miami?
Naoe, chef Kevin Cory's five-seat room on Brickell Key, is widely regarded as the best Japanese restaurant in Miami — a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond omakase at roughly $280 a head, with one seating a night. For Michelin recognition, Hiden, Ogawa and Shingo each hold one star in the 2026 guide. Choose Naoe for the singular, museum-quiet experience and Shingo or Ogawa for the city's bookable starred counters.
Which sushi restaurants in Miami have a Michelin star?
Three sushi counters hold one Michelin star in the 2026 guide: Hiden, the eight-seat Wynwood speakeasy starred since the 2022 Florida debut; Ogawa in Little River; and Shingo in Coral Gables, from chef Shingo Akikuni, formerly of Naoe and Hiden. Naoe, despite being the most decorated by Forbes and AAA, has not yet been recognized by the Miami Michelin guide, which says more about the guide than about the cooking.
How much does omakase cost in Miami?
Miami omakase spans a wide band. Naoe is around $280 for its single nightly seating. Hiyakawa runs about $200 for a 17-course menu, and Shingo and Ogawa sit in a similar high range for their counters. Azabu Miami Beach's hidden Den counter and Uchi's tasting menus let you spend less or order à la carte. Sake pairings, service and the better fish supplements push the bill up at all of them.
How far ahead should I book sushi in Miami?
Naoe is the hardest table — five seats, one seating a night — so book weeks ahead, earlier during Art Basel in December. Shingo, Ogawa and Hiyakawa fill their counters days to a week out on Resy or their own sites. Azabu's hidden Den omakase is small and needs notice, while the main Azabu room and Uchi are easier and often take a same-week reservation. Winter high season tightens everything, so plan ahead.
What is the difference between Naoe and the Michelin-starred sushi rooms in Miami?
Naoe is a five-seat, chef's-choice-only room where Kevin Cory cooks a personal menu of kaiseki courses and nigiri with no substitutions, an experience closer to a private dinner than a restaurant. Shingo and Ogawa are more conventional starred omakase counters with a few more seats and a sushi-forward focus. Naoe is the deeper, more idiosyncratic experience; the starred rooms are the more accessible high-end ones. Both are worth a serious diner's time.
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