City Consensus · Sacramento
Sushi in Sacramento
Community consensus
The consensus is still forming.
Top Tier Editorial has a take on Sushi in Sacramento below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 4 Sushi in Sacramento
The Sacramento sushi picks — anchored by James Beard finalist Billy Ngo's Kru and rounded out with Sactown Magazine's 2024 Best of the City and 2026 Chefs Eat picks.
- #1
Kru | Contemporary Japanese Cuisine
East Sacramento
“Chef-owner Billy Ngo — first Sacramento chef named a James Beard finalist for Best Chef California (Sactown 2024). Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat has Alex Sherry ordering the bluefin nigiri specials off the omakase bar.”
- #2
Mikuni
Midtown
“The homegrown chain that trained Billy Ngo. Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat has Mike Fagnoni recommending Mikuni's Pepperfin albacore and Zig Zag Shrimp hand rolls.”
- #3
Binchoyaki
Southside Park
“Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat has Patrick Mulvaney going for the yakitori and koji-fermented pickle plate — Sacramento's defining izakaya.”
- #4
Sushi Q
South Land Park
“Sactown's 2026 Chefs Eat: chef Isaac Hernandez drives to South Land Park for the Sea Steak sashimi — torched tuna plated with seaweed salad.”