The Top 24 Sushi Near Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
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Rank 1. Uptown Sushi
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 2. Hidden Omakase
Sushi
Tucked behind a strip mall in a dark, 18-seat room that takes the omakase format and runs somewhere unexpected with it. The chef trained in classic Japanese technique but applies his own logic to it, aging fish in-house and leaning into premium cuts with real showmanship. The team talks you through every course, which either sounds annoying or exactly right depending on your mood. BYOB, so plan accordingly.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Essential Houston Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 3. Azumi
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 4. Nobu
Japanese
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Rank 5. Katami
Japanese
- Texas Monthly 2024 · #1 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Manabu Horiuchi
- Houston Chronicle #15 · Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 6. Hachi
Japanese
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Rank 7. Neo
Sushi
An omakase counter tucked inside a couture clothing store in Montrose, which tells you everything and nothing about what to expect. A handful of seats, chefs who take the fish seriously (much of it flown in from Japan and dry-aged in back), and a style that respects tradition without being enslaved to it. The crowd skews fashion-forward for obvious reasons. Check if they've reopened before you make plans.
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Rank 8. Oishii
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 9. Miyako
Sushi
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Rank 10. Kata Robata
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 11. Teppay
Japanese
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Rank 12. Zen Japanese Izakaya
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 15. Uchi
Japanese
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Rank 16. Sasaki
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 17. Osaka
Japanese, Sushi
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Rank 18. 5Kinokawa
Japanese
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Rank 19. Himari
Japanese
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Rank 20. MF Sushi
Japanese
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Rank 21. Kuu
Sushi, Japanese
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Rank 22. Kokoro
Japanese
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Rank 23. Izakaya-Wa
Japanese
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Rank 24. Sushi Miyagi
Sushi