Yama Sushi & Izakaya
1 / 30#30. Yama Sushi & Izakaya
- Rating: 4.2/5 (560 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2038 Southeast Clinton St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Tapas/Small Plates, Izakaya
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Sushi first started in the 1960s, when a restaurant called Kawafuku opened in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood. The restaurant's sushi bar was frequented by Japanese businessmen, who'd bring their American coworkers for a meal. Eventually, sushi restaurants started cropping up in other Californian cities, like , next to the 20th Century Fox studio in Hollywood, attracting big-name producers, directors, and actors. Soon, the cuisine came to New York and Chicago; by the late 1980s, it was . According to industry marketing research company IBISWorld, as of 2024, there were in the country.
Whether you're looking for an affordable bento box for lunch or a fine-dining experience for date night, has you covered鈥攖his list of the highest-rated sushi restaurants in the Portland area on will help guide you to the right roll. Data is as of July 7, 2025. Businesses under the category "sushi" were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews, and within a 10-kilometer radius of Portland, were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with at least 10 locations nationally (based on our analysis of Yelp data) were not included.
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Yama Sushi & Izakaya
1 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (560 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2038 Southeast Clinton St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Tapas/Small Plates, Izakaya
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Sushi Hada
2 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (174 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3808 North Williams Ave. Ste C Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Bars
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Bamboo Sushi
3 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (889 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 836 Northwest 23rd Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Asian Fusion
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Miyamoto Sushi
4 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (431 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 422 Southeast 81st Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
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V & A Sushi
5 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (152 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8230 Southeast Harrison St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Noodles
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Musashi's Pdx
6 / 30- Rating: 4.2/5 (130 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4246 Southeast Belmont St. Ste 2 Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
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Nori Sushi
7 / 30- Rating: 4.3/5 (208 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12450 Southeast 82nd Ave. Happy Valley, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Noodles
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Kobe Sushi & Ramen
8 / 30- Rating: 4.3/5 (212 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8173 Northeast Air Cargo Road Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Ramen, Sushi Bars
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Momoyama
9 / 30- Rating: 4.3/5 (203 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1022 Northwest Johnson St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Tapas/Small Plates
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Sushi Love
10 / 30- Rating: 4.3/5 (106 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4943 Ne Mlk Jr Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Vegan, Sushi Bars
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Tada Sushi Studio
11 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (202 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 455 2nd St. Lake Oswego, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Gluten-Free
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Hana Sushi and Izakaya
12 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (164 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 138 Northwest 10th Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars
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Murata Restaurant
13 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (498 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 200 Southwest Market St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Wine Bars
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Crazy Sushi
14 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (542 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7197 Southwest Dartmouth St. Tigard, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
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Kaizen Sushi
15 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (131 reviews)
- Address: 40 Southwest 3rd Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
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Teppanyaki Hut - North Portland
16 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (124 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4233 North Mississppi Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Food Trucks, Sushi Bars
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Sushi Kata Japanese Restaurant
17 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (334 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 13809 Southeast Mcloughlin Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
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Zenbu Lounge
18 / 30- Rating: 4.4/5 (122 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8609 Southeast 17th Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Cocktail Bars
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Sushi Ki-ichi
19 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (313 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11940 Southwest Pacific Hwy Ste G Tigard, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
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Fish & Rice
20 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (268 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2332 Northwest Westover Road Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Poke, Japanese
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Kanji Fusion Restaurant
21 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (109 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3113 Southeast Division St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese, Sushi Bars
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Wa Kitchen Kuu
22 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (212 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 125 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
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Mojos Sushi
23 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (146 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1507 Northeast Fremont St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars
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Yes Restaurant Chinese & Japanese
24 / 30- Rating: 4.5/5 (121 reviews)
- Address: 4240 Northeast 122nd Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese, Sushi Bars
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Bluefin Tuna & Sushi
25 / 30- Rating: 4.6/5 (338 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1337 Northeast Broadway St. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars
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Soku Sushi & Noodle
26 / 30- Rating: 4.6/5 (104 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 19171 Willamette Drive West Linn, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Noodles, Asian Fusion
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Ma-Kin Thai & Sushi
27 / 30- Rating: 4.6/5 (135 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4630 Southeast International Way Ste 201 Milwaukie, Oregon
- Categories: Thai, Sushi Bars
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Kenbu Sushi
28 / 30- Rating: 4.7/5 (100 reviews)
- Address: 9320 Southeast Woodstock Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars
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Kashiwagi
29 / 30- Rating: 4.7/5 (148 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2425 Southeast 26th Ave. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Specialty Food
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Yoshi's Sushi
30 / 30- Rating: 4.9/5 (124 reviews)
- Address: 3530 Southwest Multnomah Blvd. Portland, Oregon
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Food Trucks
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 287 metros.
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