Highest-rated sushi restaurants in the Bellingham 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 Bellingham 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 Bellingham, 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.

Zen Sushi & Bar

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#13. Zen Sushi & Bar

- Rating: 2.7/5 (326 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3001 Cinema Place Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Vegetarian, Conveyor Belt Sushi
- Read more on Yelp

Kyoto Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar

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#12. Kyoto Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar

- Rating: 3.1/5 (196 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 115 North Samish Way Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

Kuru Kuru Sushi

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#11. Kuru Kuru Sushi

- Rating: 3.2/5 (259 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11 Bellwether Way Ste 101 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Conveyor Belt Sushi
- Read more on Yelp

Little Tokyo

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#10. Little Tokyo

- Rating: 3.2/5 (106 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2915 Newmarket St. Ste 101 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Tokyo House

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#9. Tokyo House

- Rating: 3.3/5 (162 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1222 North Garden St. Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Korean
- Read more on Yelp

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Asian 1

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#8. Asian 1

- Rating: 3.4/5 (301 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4285 Meridian St. Ste 101 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Thai, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Oishii Teriyaki & Rolls

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#7. Oishii Teriyaki & Rolls

- Rating: 3.5/5 (105 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 424 West Bakerview Road Ste 101 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Desserts
- Read more on Yelp

Oyiso Teriyaki

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#6. Oyiso Teriyaki

- Rating: 3.7/5 (33 reviews)
- Address: 2000 Main St. Ferndale, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese, Vietnamese
- Read more on Yelp

Jun Sushi and Bento

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#5. Jun Sushi and Bento

- Rating: 3.8/5 (172 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 202 East Holly St. Ste 110 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Blue Fin Sushi

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#4. Blue Fin Sushi

- Rating: 4.0/5 (266 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 102 South Samish Way Ste 105 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

Hokkai Ramen & Sushi

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#3. Hokkai Ramen & Sushi

- Rating: 4.3/5 (278 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4277 Meridian St. Ste 102 Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Ramen
- Read more on Yelp

Fairhaven Poke

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#2. Fairhaven Poke

- Rating: 4.3/5 (191 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1102 Harris Ave. Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Hawaiian, Poke
- Read more on Yelp

F-----n Sushi Restaurant

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#1. F-----n Sushi Restaurant

- Rating: 4.5/5 (101 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1216 Harris Ave. Bellingham, Washington
- Categories: Japanese, 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.