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Sado is St. Louis’s #1 in Japanese, from 1 local’s Top 5.

City Consensus

What St. Louis locals agree on · updated 4 weeks ago

1Sado1 local

2iNDO1 local

3Nobu's1 local

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Top 5s

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Sourced from the local food press. As seen in St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Ian Froeb), Sauce Magazine, and St. Louis Magazine. Updated June 2026.

Sado · The Hill

#1 on Ian Froeb's STL 100; Pavilion omakase room attached.

Menya Rui · Lindenwood Park

House-made noodles from chef Steven Pursley; national ramen standout.

Nobu's · Delmar Loop

18-seat omakase from the Kidera family; decades of STL sushi history.

iNDO · Botanical Heights

Nick Bognar's Thai-Japanese hybrid; dry-aged fish program.

Izakaya-style robata grill; STL's best Japanese grill program.

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