Japanese, Date Night restaurants

Miami Lakes restaurant blending Japanese sushi technique with Peruvian Nikkei flavors, featuring fresh sushi, izakaya-style plates, and a creative cocktail program on Main Street.

Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm

Japanese restaurant at The Setai Miami Beach blending traditional sushi and sashimi with modern pan-Asian dishes like Wagyu katsu, plus a private tasting counter (Kyoto Room).

Daily 5:00-11:00 PM

Oceanfront Japanese fusion restaurant at Acqualina Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, helmed by Executive Sushi Chef Oscar Noborikawa.

Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10:00pm (bar until 10:30pm); Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11:00pm (bar until 11:30pm)

Billed as "the world's first crispy rice bar," this Coral Gables sushi spot specializes in nigiri, handrolls, and crispy rice using hand-picked ingredients sourced from Tokyo's fish market, with an omakase experience starting at $87 for four courses.

Daily 12pm-9pm

South Miami sushi restaurant founded by Chef Noé Carmona blending over 20 years of Japanese technique with Ecuadorian flavors in a distinctive fusion concept.

Approx. 12:00pm-10:00pm daily (hours vary by day; confirm via website)

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's signature Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant inside Nobu Hotel Miami Beach, famous for inventive sushi and omakase.

Sun-Thu 6-10:15pm; Fri-Sat 6-11:15pm

Contemporary Tokyo-inspired izakaya in Brickell serving Nikkei-style sushi rolls, sashimi, and ceviche alongside a robata small-plates program.

Mon-Thu 12:00 PM-11:00 PM; Fri 12:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sat 4:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sun 4:00 PM-10:00 PM

25-seat Wynwood handroll bar created by three friends from Paris in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Yasu Tanaka, offering a lively temaki and sushi experience.

Tue-Sat 12:00pm-3:30pm & 5:00pm-10:30pm; Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm; Closed Mon

Chef Isaac Perlman's North Miami Beach restaurant serving Mediterranean cuisine with Japanese influence, known for crudos and fresh seafood tastings.

Mon-Fri 11:30am-9:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun 5:30pm-9:30pm

Japanese lounge and omakase concept in Wynwood offering wagyu, caviar, and sushi paired with sake- and wine-based cocktails.

Japanese-Peruvian fusion sushi restaurant in CocoWalk, Coconut Grove, part of the Juvia Group, known for creative rolls, crudos/ceviches, and specialty cocktails.

Mon-Thu & Sun 12-10pm; Fri-Sat 12-11pm; Lunch Mon-Fri 12-3pm; Happy Hour daily 4-7pm

21+ restaurant at Hotel Greystone blending French rotisserie tradition with Japanese izakaya small plates, including suckling pig carved tableside.

Thu-Sun 6pm-11pm; Closed Mon-Wed

Doral restaurant fusing Japanese cuisine with Latin twists, known for elaborate specialty sushi rolls and ceviche.

Sun-Thu 12:00-10:30 PM, Fri-Sat 12:00-11:00 PM

A modern pan-Asian restaurant at Aventura Mall blending Japanese, Chinese, and Thai influences in a stylish, ultra-modern setting.

Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm

Uchi Restaurants' smoke-and-char-driven Japanese concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole, located in South Beach.

Daily 5:00pm-11:00pm; Happy Hour daily 5:00pm-6:30pm

Ultra-intimate, eight-seat omakase counter in Paradise Plaza, Miami Design District, from chef Yasu Tanaka (of Sushi Yasu Tanaka at MIA Market) and culinary partner chef Raymond Li, in partnership with Spicy Hospitality Group. Guests sit around a 600-year-old Japanese hinoki wood counter for a 14-17 course 'Japan-meets-Miami' tasting menu that blends traditional nigiri (served in two progressions) with seasonal, Miami-inflected small plates, miso soup, a signature hand roll, and dessert. Opened January 14, 2026.

Tuesday-Saturday, two seatings nightly at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM (per Miami Design District's official venue listing; see Notes on a discrepancy with one press source)