Located in Smyrna, this low-key, casual sushi house dishes out top-quality sushi with very generous portions.

This unassuming restaurant located just inside the Perimeter on Powers Ferry is an under-the-radar favorite for avid sushi enthusiasts. The menu features a tight selection of both traditional and original riffs on Japanese dishes and sushi as well as the option for an omakase.

Omakase Table, owned by chef Leonard Yu, offers two seatings per night at its sushi bar for up to 12 people. An omakase here includes course after course of otsumami (small bites), fresh nigiri, dishes like atsuyaki tamago castella (multi-layered omelette), temaki (hand roll), and dessert. Jeff Banks joins Omakase Table as bar manager, who previously worked behind the bars at Brush Sushi, C. Ellet’s Steakhouse, and Southbound. At Brush, Banks was known for crafting refined cocktails using sake, Japanese whisky, and soju. Expect similar cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks at Omakase Table, along with wine and sake meant for pairing. Reservations required.

The 15-seat sushi bar at this Japanese restaurant offers an intimate dining experience catered to each guest. Expect a meal from chef J. Trent Harris to feature several courses of nigiri prepared in the edomae sushi style served along with other dishes like hakurei turnip tartlets, buta nikomi with braised iberico pork, and tamagoyaki (Japanese shrimp and egg cake similar to an omelette.) It’s all followed by dessert paired with konacha green tea. Mujo is reservation only, which includes the petite cocktail bar. Reservations required.

After 13 years on Buford Highway, chef Atsushi “Art” Hayakawa relocated his beloved eponymous sushi restaurant to Star Metals on Howell Mill Road. Now simply called Hayakawa, the new location in the city is much more intimate with just a small sushi bar focused on the omakase experience. But people can still expect to see the charming Chef Art behind the counter preparing extravagant courses of sushi throughout the meal with interludes of other Japanese small bites and cooked dishes. Reservations required.

Located in the Home Park neighborhood, Chirori shifted from serving a menu of mainly robatayaki dishes to offering sushi and omakase options mixed with Japanese pub food. Order a variety of a la carte sushi here to create a spread or reserve a seat on Sundays at the sushi bar for a seven-course omakase feast for around $160. Make sure to check out the weekly nigiri omakase specials, too, and sake and soju selections from the bar.

Looking for a destination restaurant and the chance to spot a celebrity or two while also indulging in assorted nigiri and otoro caviar, lobster tempura rolls, and spicy tuna crispy rice paired with bottles of wine and sake? Make a reservation at Umi in Buckhead. Dress code.

Located at the Parkside Shops complex on Roswell Road, Bishoku draws people in nightly for creative takes on sushi rolls, hand rolls (temaki), and a la carte nigiri and sashimi combinations. Try the spicy scallop roll with sriracha sauce, the nega hama hamachi roll with scallions, or the spicy tuna and avocado temaki. Share a plate of shrimp dumplings, octopus carpaccio, or yakitori skewers, too, or make a meal out of the nabeyaki udon hot pot.

Family-owned and operated Nakato is Atlanta’s oldest Japanese restaurant. Located on Cheshire Bridge Road, come here for traditional sushi as well as teppanyaki dishes and hibachi-style dining. The restaurant turned 50 in 2022. Read more about about the family and Nakato’s legacy in Atlanta here.

This slick sushi restaurant located in the popular Inman Quarter complex is all about fresh fish, knife skills, and beautifully plated sushi. The omakase here averages between $75 and $150 per person.

Chef Tomohiro Naito imports fish from Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market for the vast selection of traditional and custom sushi creations here at this restaurant in Buckhead.

Tucked away in a retail complex off of busy Roswell Road, this small restaurant in Sandy Springs is a local favorite and doesn’t skimp on the sushi and sashimi options on the menu. So, order up.

After closing Brush Sushi in 2022 ahead of its relocation to Buckhead in 2023, chef Jason Liang and John Chen opened their latest venture together in the Decatur space just two weeks later. Cuddlefish offers a more casual omakase experience where people are seated at tables and choose between four, seven, nine, and 12 courses, with the latter offering sea urchin and dessert from Momonoki pastry chef ChingYao Wang. In addition to omakase tastings, there’s an entire section dedicated to hand rolls (temaki) and a la carte nigiri. Reservations highly encouraged.

Grab a seat at the sushi bar or in the dining room at this Japanese restaurant for sushi, sashimi, and rolls, along with udon, dinner platters, and teriyaki and tempura selections on the menu.

This low key Alpharetta sushi restaurant at the Camden Village complex features a variety of nigiri, sashimi, and sushi rolls and platters on its extensive menu. In addition to sushi, there’s also teriyaki plates, bulgogi, udon noodles, and ramen on the menu here.