Looking for a mouthwatering Japanese meal near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Japanese spots around Fresno, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.
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1. Hino Oishi
First on the list is Hino Oishi. Located at 3091 E. Campus Pointe Drive in Northeast Fresno, the sushi bar and Japanese spot is the highest-rated Japanese restaurant in Fresno, boasting 4.5 stars out of 636 reviews on Yelp.
2. Umi Sushi
Next up is Downtown Fresno's Umi Sushi, situated at 2321 Kern St. With 4.5 stars out of 303 reviews on Yelp, the sushi bar and Japanese spot has proven to be a local favorite.
3. Namikaze
Northeast Fresno's Namikaze, located at 1134 E. Champlain Drive, Suite 108, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the sushi bar, which offers salads, ramen and more, 4.5 stars out of 181 reviews.
4. Sushiyaki
Sushiyaki, a teppanyaki and fast food spot in Southeast Fresno, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 145 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1234 N. First St. to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Fridays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at restaurants across the Fresno area, while Tuesdays are the least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of CRM and email automation for small businesses. Last year, average daily transactions at restaurants surged to 51 per business on Fridays, compared to 40 daily transactions on average on Tuesdays.
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