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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Richmond Magazine and Style Weekly. Updated September 2026.
Osaka Sushi & Steak · Huguenot
The Huguenot Road dining room combines sushi and steak with cooked Japanese dishes.
Nami Japanese Restaurant · Downtown
Chef-owner Tao Chen's East Main Street Japanese restaurant turns its second floor into a small omakase room. Downstairs, it remains a downtown sushi stop in the former Third Street Diner building.
Hibachi Box® · The Fan
A Harrison Street counter near VCU serving hibachi plates and rice bowls. The appeal is a quick, filling Japanese-style meal rather than a tableside cooking show.
O!nigiri · West End
O!nigiri is a mostly takeout Japanese street-food shop on West Broad Street. Chef Wakako Reno builds its menu around the rice triangles familiar from Japanese convenience stores and home kitchens. Stop for onigiri as a quick meal or snack; the small space has limited seating.
Sushi Masa Henrico · West End
Sushi Masa serves Japanese-fusion dishes and sushi from a West Broad Street dining room. The restaurant runs an all-you-can-eat format in which rolls and other dishes are made to order instead of sitting on a buffet. Choose a few rolls and cooked plates to make a longer meal of the format.