Authentic Sushi
in Chicago.

Part of the global restaurant empire founded by Japanese culinary legend Nobuyuki 'Nobu' Matsuhisa, Nobu Chicago occupies the ground floor of the West Loop's Nobu Hotel. The menu is anchored by Matsuhisa's iconic Japanese-Peruvian signatures—black cod miso, yellowtail jalapeño, rock shrimp tempura—executed with the same recipes the brand has refined across decades.

An intimate 10-seat River North omakase counter led by Tokyo native Chef Shinichiro Kanemaru, whose 30-year career was forged at Ginza Kyubey, one of Tokyo's most celebrated sushi temples.

Itoko brings Chef Gene Kato's Japanese heritage to Lakeview's Southport Corridor as a neighborhood sushi and robata restaurant with a relaxed, all-day spirit that extends through weekend brunch.

Chicago's original sushi restaurant, Kamehachi has anchored Old Town since 1967, founded by Japanese-American Marion Konishi and run for nearly six decades by three generations of her Japanese-American family.

The suburban sibling to Chicago's iconic Old Town original, Kamehachi Northbrook has served the North Shore for over 25 years under the same Konishi family ownership—now led by third-generation Sharon Perazzoli and Giulia Sindler. Classic nigiri, rolls, teriyaki, and tempura are delivered in a comfortable downtown Northbrook setting.

Founded in 1967 by Japanese-American Marion Konishi as Chicago's very first sushi bar, Kamehachi Old Town is now run by her daughter Sharon Perazzoli and granddaughter Giulia Sindler—three generations of women preserving Chicago's oldest Japanese dining tradition. The menu spans classic sushi, yakitori skewers, tempura, and teriyaki.

Evanston's most celebrated Japanese restaurant since 1986, Kuni's was founded by Tokyo-trained Chef Yuji Kunii — who began his sushi education at age 15 — and is now stewarded by his nephew Jun Chung, preserving a tradition that local diners liken to dining in Japan.

Chicago's original Japanese sushi fish market, Lawrence Fish Market has served Albany Park for over 40 years under the ownership of Master Chef Takashi Iida, offering sushi-grade fish, maki, and sashimi at supplier prices.

The Bridgeport second location of Chicago's legendary Lawrence Fish Market, opened in late 2024 under Master Chef Takashi Iida, extending access to Japan-sourced sushi-grade fish and affordable Japanese sushi to Chicago's South Side.

A proudly Japanese-owned North Shore institution, Nobori Sushi has been led by Chef Noboru Nakamura for over 40 years — from Greenwich Village to Glenview — offering traditionally prepared nigiri, sashimi, and Japanese specialties that locals describe as the best on the North Shore.

Tenjin is the lovingly renamed continuation of Lincolnwood's 30-year Japanese institution Renga-Tei, now owned and operated by Fukuoka-born Chef Naoki Nakashima and his wife Yoshimi — both from Japan — who purchased the restaurant in 2023 and named it after their hometown district in Fukuoka City.