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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in San Diego Magazine and MICHELIN Guide. Updated August 2026.
Kinme Omakase · Bankers Hill
San Diego Magazine's 2024 Best Sushi Critic's Pick. a 900-square-foot, ten-seat Bankers Hill counter from the Azuki Sushi veterans Shihomi Borillo and Nao Ichimura.
The Sushi Stand · Liberty Station
San Diego Magazine's 2024 Best Sushi Reader's Pick. The Liberty Public Market stand that turned a casual counter into the city's popular-vote sushi champion.
Glass Box San Diego · Del Mar
San Diego Magazine's 2024 Best Sushi Runner-up. a polished Asian-coastal kitchen inside Del Mar Highlands Town Center known for its omakase and sake program.
Sushi MARU · Cortez Hill
San Diego Magazine calls it 'the next big thing on San Diego's omakase scene'. Chef Tsuyoshi Maruyama's 20-course, ten-seat counter, 35-plus years in and mostly sourced from Japan.
SOICHI · University Heights
San Diego's Michelin-starred University Heights counter: chef Soichi Kadoya's omakase, plus à la carte nigiri.