Highest-rated sushi restaurants in the Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder, 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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Sushi Hana

1 / 19

#19. Sushi Hana

- Rating: 2.9/5 (66 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1220 Pennsylvania Ave. Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Yurihana Sushi Bar And Pan-Asian Cuisine

2 / 19

#18. Yurihana Sushi Bar And Pan-Asian Cuisine

- Rating: 3.3/5 (145 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6525 Gunpark Drive Ste 330 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Pan Asian
- Read more on Yelp

Sushi Zanmai

3 / 19

#17. Sushi Zanmai

- Rating: 3.4/5 (370 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1221 Spruce St. Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Karaoke
- Read more on Yelp

Benihana

4 / 19

#16. Benihana

- Rating: 3.4/5 (765 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 515 Zang St. Broomfield, Colorado
- Categories: Steakhouses, Sushi Bars, Teppanyaki
- Read more on Yelp

Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar

5 / 19

#15. Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar

- Rating: 3.6/5 (565 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1048 Pearl St. Ste 105 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Motomaki

6 / 19

#14. Motomaki

- Rating: 3.7/5 (343 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1600 28th St. Ste 1216 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Japango

7 / 19

#13. Japango

- Rating: 3.7/5 (546 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1136 Pearl St. Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Blofish

8 / 19

#12. Blofish

- Rating: 3.8/5 (90 reviews)
- Address: 1932 14th St. Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

Bao Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar

9 / 19

#11. Bao Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar

- Rating: 3.9/5 (248 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 594 South McCaslin Blvd. Louisville, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion, Japanese
- Read more on Yelp

My Ramen & Izakaya

10 / 19

#10. My Ramen & Izakaya

- Rating: 4.0/5 (216 reviews)
- Address: 3280 28th St. Unit 2 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Ramen, Izakaya, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Shin Yuu Izakaya

11 / 19

#9. Shin Yuu Izakaya

- Rating: 4.2/5 (49 reviews)
- Address: 917 Front St. Ste100 Louisville, Colorado
- Categories: Ramen, Sushi Bars, Izakaya
- Read more on Yelp

Tasuki

12 / 19

#8. Tasuki

- Rating: 4.2/5 (239 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1575 Folsom St. Ste 201 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Izakaya
- Read more on Yelp

AOI Sushi and Izakaya

13 / 19

#7. AOI Sushi and Izakaya

- Rating: 4.3/5 (128 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3303 30th St. Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Izakaya
- Read more on Yelp

Sachi Sushi

14 / 19

#6. Sachi Sushi

- Rating: 4.3/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7980 Niwot Road Niwot, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Ramen
- Read more on Yelp

Mt Fuji Hibachi & Sushi

15 / 19

#5. Mt Fuji Hibachi & Sushi

- Rating: 4.4/5 (28 reviews)
- Address: 269 McCaslin Blvd. Louisville, Colorado
- Categories: Chinese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Misaki at Superior

16 / 19

#4. Misaki at Superior

- Rating: 4.4/5 (307 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 402 Marshall Road Superior, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Ramen
- Read more on Yelp

Osaka's

17 / 19

#3. Osaka's

- Rating: 4.5/5 (253 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2460 Canyon Blvd. Ste 1 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Japanese, Bars, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Bento-ria

18 / 19

#2. Bento-ria

- Rating: 4.6/5 (164 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1310 College Ave. Ste 240 Boulder, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Poke
- Read more on Yelp

Bowl Izakaya

19 / 19

#1. Bowl Izakaya

- Rating: 4.6/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1232 South Hover St. Longmont, Colorado
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 287 metros.