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Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top sushi hot spots in St. Louis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to achieve your dreams.

Spring is the top season of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the St. Louis area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business marketing software. Daily spending at St. Louis-area restaurants climbed to $176,495 for the metro area in the spring of last year, 12% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Sushi Ai

First on the list is Sushi Ai. Located at 910 Olive St. downtown, the sushi bar, bar and Japanese spot is the highest-rated sushi spot in St. Louis, boasting four stars out of 284 reviews on Yelp.

2. Indo

Next up is Botanical Heights (formerly McRee Town)'s Indo, situated at 1641D Tower Grove Ave. With five stars out of 143 reviews on Yelp, the sushi bar, pan Asian and Thai spot has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Blk Mkt Eats

Central West End's Blk Mkt Eats, located at 9 S. Vandeventer Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the sushi bar 4.5 stars out of 256 reviews.

4. SUSHI KOI

SUSHI KOI, a sushi bar and Japanese spot in Central West End, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 170 Yelp reviews. Head over to 4 N. Euclid Ave. to see for yourself.

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