Irashai Japanese Restaurant
1 / 7#7. Irashai Japanese Restaurant
- Rating: 3.2/5 (133 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 419B Merhar Ave. Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated sushi restaurants in the Fairbanks area by diners
Sushi first started gaining popularity in the United States in the 1960s, when a restaurant called Kawafuku opened in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood. The restaurant's sushi bar was frequented by Japanese businessmen, who'd bring their American coworkers for a meal. Eventually, sushi restaurants started cropping up in other Californian cities, like Osho, which opened in 1970, next to the 20th Century Fox studio in Hollywood, attracting big-name producers, directors, and actors. Soon, the cuisine came to New York and Chicago; by the late 1980s, it was a full-on dining craze. According to industry marketing research company IBISWorld, as of 2024, there were nearly 17,000 sushi restaurants in the country.
Whether you're looking for an affordable bento box for lunch or a fine-dining experience for date night, Stacker has you covered—this list of the highest-rated sushi restaurants in the Fairbanks area on Yelp will help guide you to the right roll. Data is as of July 7, 2025. Businesses under the category "sushi" were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews, and within a 10-kilometer radius of Fairbanks, were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with at least 10 locations nationally (based on our analysis of Yelp data) were not included.
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Aha Oriental Kitchen
2 / 7#6. Aha Oriental Kitchen
- Rating: 3.4/5 (88 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 966 Blair Road Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Korean, Vietnamese
- Read more on Yelp
Fuji Japanese Restaurant
3 / 7#5. Fuji Japanese Restaurant
- Rating: 4.0/5 (68 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3535 College Road Ste 12 Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
Fushimi Japanese
4 / 7#4. Fushimi Japanese
- Rating: 4.1/5 (219 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 607 Oldsteese Hwy Ste East 105 Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp
Seoul Sushi
5 / 7#3. Seoul Sushi
- Rating: 4.1/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 946 Cowles St. Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp
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Ajimi
6 / 7#2. Ajimi
- Rating: 4.2/5 (142 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 69 College Road Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
kanpai
7 / 7#1. kanpai
- Rating: 4.4/5 (53 reviews)
- Address: 1448 South Cushman St. Fairbanks, Alaska
- Categories: Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 287 metros.
