Las Vegas has very good Japanese restaurants but is not the best city for sushi.  Vegas doesn’t have a Masa (Michelin’s 2 star in New York) class restaurant but there are 2 that come fairly close. 

For smaller budgets, there are several good choices especially for all you can eat sushi.  Unlike regular buffets which can be somewhat consistent, there is more variability in sushi buffets.

Izakaya style is usually cheaper and often more fun.  There are 2 good recommendations for Vegas.

Top Sushi Restaurants in Las Vegas

Okada (Wynn) and Nobu (Hard Rock) are the best sushi restaurants in Vegas.  Okada has a very good sushi bar and the best omakase which is a chef’s tasting menu that can vary day to day.  Their o-toro is outstanding. 

Nobu has some outstanding dishes along with some okay offerings.  Yellowtail with jalapenos, miso cod, rock shrimp, and creamy spicy crab are some of its better items.

We prefer Okada for its great waterfall view and better omakase.  Nobu is sometimes a bit loud with tables close together which can disrupt a serene meal but is better for people watching.  Both are expensive and Nobu can surprise you because they price by the piece rather than a serving of 2 pieces.

Very Good Sushi Restaurants

Not very far behind and sometimes superior to Okada and Nobu for certain items or factors are Shibuya, Hyakumi, Sushi Roku, Hamada, Osaka and Sen of Japan.

Shibuya (MGM) has the best Las Vegas sake list, good sushi overall and tends to be more consistent with uni than most restaurants.  Hyakumi (Caesars) has a slightly better sushi bar with a good yellowtail collar.  It is hard to get the meat out of collars but it is very tasty when you do.  Hyakumi is across from a bar so it can get noisy.

Sushi Roku (Caesars Forum Shoppes) has a Strip view if close to the windows and fairly good sushi with a decent lobster roll.  A Japanese purist might avoid anything kara as being originally Chinese cuisine adopted in Japan but if all you want is good food, their chicken karaage is not bad.

Hamada (Rio and off-Strip) is one of the pioneers of Japanese cuisine in Vegas with a good combination offering and better than average tempura. 
Another pioneer was Osaka (off-Strip) that also has very good tempura.

Sen of Japan (off-Strip) was founded by the former Nobu sushi chef.  Omakase runs about $100-$135 at the better sushi restaurants on the Strip such as Okada and Nobu depending on menu.  Sen’s omakase is $50 but may have non-traditional Japanese items.  They have good azuki (red bean) ice cream to finish.

Any good sushi bar is perfect for dining alone.  Buffets are also good with Izakayas the worse for single diners.

Sushi is regularly offered at the big buffets such as Bellagio, Wynn, Planet Hollywood, Rio, etc.  Every major buffet will have at least some sushi everyday, including holidays, except for Santa Fe Station. 

However, if you like selection, there are off-Strip and 1 Strip buffets that specialize in sushi.  For example, at a general purpose buffet like Red Rock, there may be 6-7 kinds of sushi. 

At Todai and Makino, there may be 20 or more.  Todai is at the Miracle Mile shopping center and Makino has 4 locations all off-Strip.  We give the edge to Makino if you have a car.  If on the Strip with no car, then try Todai.

I Love Sushi is probably the best if you prefer rolls.  They have good variety and even better names for their rolls.  Sushi Mon is preferred if you lean more to individual pieces although their rolls are competitive as well.  Both are off-Strip.

Quality varies a lot.  Sometimes pieces are about the same as the expensive restaurants but some have been so bad they were spat out. 

An alternative to sushi is Izakaya style Japanese food which is mostly cooked although sushi is available. If you like small appetizers tapas style in a very informal setting, you should really like Izakaya. Especially if you are out to drink a lot of beer or sake (available chilled).

Our recommendations are Ichiza and dragonfly. Ichiza is definitely off-Strip and a bit hard to find but worthwhile as the stronger of the 2 Izakaya plays in Vegas. It is very small so avoiding the 8-10PM rush is a good idea although if you wait until closing at 2:30-3 am they will almost certainly have run out of some menu items.

dragonfly (off-strip) is open even later on Wednesday through Saturdays to 4 am. It has an elegant interior and a well-regarded chef, John Simmons. It is more formal than Ichiza (they don’t write their menu on the walls) and more expensive but still a bit cheaper than the Strip. It is almost never crowded which some might not view as a positive.