Located in Smyrna in the back of a strip mall, Minato is easily missed on busy Spring Road. But for those in the know, it’s been a Smyrna institution for over 30 years. This low-key, casual sushi house dishes out top-quality fish with very generous portions. Order the off-menu cowboy hat — a rice cracker topped with crab salad and a fried scallop.

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.

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.

A Charleston transplant, O-Ku opened in the Westside Ironworks complex in 2015 and comes complete with a rooftop patio, a great happy hour menu, and superb cocktails to pair with the sushi selections here.

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.

Located on the ground floor of the Pencil Factory Lofts, Budi’s menu includes a variety of fresh and fried sushi and sushi roll options on its menu. Order sushi and sashimi plates of between seven to 23 chef-selected pieces served with a bowl of miso soup. Try one of the restaurant’s house sushi rolls, like the Terminator with soft shell crab tempura, spicy tuna, eel, cucumber, wasabi tobiko (roe), and eel sauce. There’s also a location in Dunwoody Village.

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.

Backed by Justin Lim and chef Sean Park of Okiboru Tsukemen and Ramen, NoriFish offers three omakases serving between 10 and 17 items per option and ranging in price from $60 to $150. Expect sushi like wild yellowtail snapper with yuzu ponzu, Serrano chili, and blood orange and striped jack fish with nikiri, pecorino Romano, and lime during an omakase here. Fish is flown in weekly from the famed Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo. In addition to sushi, a la carte dishes include yellowtail and salmon belly with crunchy rice, chu-toro and quail egg toast, and spicy fish tostadas, all with the option to add sturgeon caviar.

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.

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.