Las Vegas, NV
For Japanese in Las Vegas, the local food press points to Kabuto Edomae Sushi, Raku, and Yui Edomae Sushi. Picks from Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Weekly, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Weekly, and Fodor's Travel. Updated July 2026.
Kabuto Edomae Sushi · Chinatown
A sign-less Chinatown sushi room styled after a traditional Tokyo shop. Second-generation Edomae master Genichi Mizoguchi skips rolls in favor of set nigiri and multi-course tasting menus built from fish flown in from Japan, work that landed it on Bon Appetit's national new-restaurants list.
Raku · Chinatown
A robata-grill izakaya in a Chinatown strip mall that opened in 2008 and became a favorite of local chefs and national food media. Chef Mitsuo Endo, a multiple James Beard nominee, grills skewers over charcoal and makes his own tofu, and the room helped anchor Spring Mountain Road as a dining destination.
Yui Edomae Sushi · Chinatown
A ten-seat strip-mall sushi bar from chef Gen Mizoguchi, who left Kabuto to open his own Edomae room. Most of the fish is imported from Japan, and the omakase runs past $190 a person, an intensified version of the pristine cuts and minimalist service Mizoguchi built his name on.
Ichiza Original · Chinatown
Las Vegas's original izakaya, a late-night second-floor pub crowded with locals and industry regulars for small plates like black cod with grated radish, ginger-butter calamari, and deep-fried quail eggs. The printed menu is a starting point; regulars work the handwritten specials.
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