Japanese in the burbs

Every japanese spot we vouch for, across every town we cover. Cross a town line for the good ones. That's the whole point.

The picks

Akina sushi

Conshohocken sushi japanese date night

A First Avenue sushi bar where the rolls come out fast and the regulars order by number. Counter seats if you want to watch the knife work.

6 E 1st Ave

Asian Fusion Red House

Glenside chinese japanese sushi

Chinese and Japanese on one menu on Mt Carmel Ave: lo mein and hibachi dinners, a sushi bar, and a dim sum page at the front. Takeout and delivery, open until 11 on Friday and Saturday.

3.3 (153) on Google

540 Mt Carmel Ave

Bang Bang Hibachi Grill & Sushi

Quakertown sushi japanese takeout

Sushi rolls, hibachi plates, and boba tea in a storefront on West Broad Street. Lunch and dinner split at 3 o'clock, and Tuesdays are dark.

1465-24 W Broad St

BYOB sushi at Eagleview Town Center — bring a bottle and let the sashimi omakase do the deciding. One regular ranks the fish above anywhere else they've been in Pennsylvania; reservations recommended, and it's closed Mondays.

555 Wellington Square

Ginger Garden

Perkasie chinese takeout sushi

Perkasie's takeout Chinese spot on East Walnut, with a sushi list running alongside the General Tso's and cheese wontons on the appetizer page. Closed Mondays; order online and it's pickup-ready.

1000 E Walnut St

Haru Sushi

Yardley sushi japanese takeout

A takeout sushi counter on Makefield Road, run by a chef with 17-plus years behind the knife at top New York restaurants. Rolls, sashimi, and nigiri; the name means 'a single day' in Korean and 'spring' in Japanese.

99 Makefield Rd

Herosame

Ardmore japanese sushi noodles

Japanese restaurant on Haverford Road with a sushi bar, a full bar and a long list of beers to take home. A la carte sushi and sashimi, rolls and noodles, dine in or out.

4.6 (352) on Google

2371 Haverford Rd

Hibachi of Downingtown

Downingtown japanese sushi cocktails

Hibachi tables and an all-you-can-eat sushi deal on Lancaster Avenue, with a craft-cocktail and martini bar attached. Weekend lunch specials run noon to 3:45.

4.2 (1.1k) on Google

985 E Lancaster Ave

Izu Sushi

Lansdale sushi japanese takeout

Sushi on West Main with a specialty-roll list that runs to the Treasure Island and the Spicy Tuna Sundae. Takeout trays come loaded, with soup or salad and fried rice alongside.

322 1/2 W Main St

Jasmine Asian House

Collegeville sushi japanese chinese

Locally owned spot on Main Street covering Japanese, Chinese, and Thai — sushi included, plus an all-you-can-eat menu for the ambitious. Lunch and dinner daily.

130 W Main St

Kaede Sushi & Noodle

Conshohocken sushi japanese noodles

A second-floor sushi and noodle spot off Maple Street, rolls and bowls in a small room. Quieter than the Fayette Street rush a block over.

2 Maple St 2nd Floor

Kumo Sushi & Asian Bistro

Collegeville sushi japanese takeout

Sushi and Asian bistro on Market Street with a long special-roll list and rotating chef specials. Book a table — or book the chef, who'll cater birthdays and graduations at your house.

99 Market St

Mikado Thai Pepper Restaurant

Ardmore thai japanese sushi

Thai Pepper opened in 1991, Mikado joined it next door in 1999, and in 2008 the wall between them came down. Sit anywhere and order off both menus, sashimi or Thai red curry. BYOB.

4.3 (505) on Google

64 Lancaster Ave

Mino Sushi & Ramen

West Chester ramen sushi japanese

The West Chester branch of Malvern's Mino, turning out ramen, sushi tacos, poke bowls, and bubble tea on Gay Street. The kitchen claims 25-plus years of practice; Mondays it rests.

2 W Gay St

Nagomi

Glenside japanese sushi takeout

Japanese kitchen and sushi bar on North Keswick Avenue, a short walk from the Keswick Theatre. Closed Mondays, with takeout and delivery the rest of the week.

4.5 (513) on Google

256 N Keswick Ave

Ogyu Japanese BBQ & Bar

Ardmore japanese bbq date night

Yakiniku on Greenfield Avenue: A5 wagyu and marbled cuts you grill at your own table, priced all-you-can-eat or a la carte, with sake and cocktails at the bar. Friday and Saturday run to 11pm.

4.3 (81) on Google

60 Greenfield Ave

Oishi

Newtown japanese thai korean

One kitchen covering Japanese, Thai, and Korean menus on the Eagle Road corridor near the Village at Newtown. The spot that ends the what-are-we-in-the-mood-for negotiation.

2808 S Eagle Rd

Oki Sushi

Lansdale sushi japanese byob

Neighborhood Japanese BYOB in the North Penn Marketplace, where the weekday bento box runs $13.95 from 11 to 3. Bring your own bottle, and know the Basque cheesecake comes as a whole 8-inch — $55, ordered a day ahead.

1551 S Valley Forge Rd

OOKA

Doylestown sushiteppanyakijapanese

Doylestown's default for the teppanyaki birthday dinner, and the sushi bar holds its own when nobody at the table is turning ten. Spare, wood-lined room just off Veterans Lane.

4.6 (1.4k) on Google

110 Veterans Ln

Osaka

Downingtown sushi japanese chinese

Sushi bar and Chinese kitchen under one roof, so a single order can cover General Tso's chicken and a Downingtown Roll — tempura shrimp topped with eel and tobiko. The signature-roll list runs deep, right down to a Sunshine at Uwchlan named for the avenue out front.

379 W Uwchlan Ave

Osaka Asian Cuisine

Downingtown chinese japanese sushi

Chinese and Japanese menus out of one kitchen on Route 113, sushi bar included, in the space that used to be Olive Trees and the Santucci pizzeria. Open seven days, until 10 Friday and Saturday.

379 W Uwchlan Ave

Osushi - Ardmore

Ardmore sushi japanese takeout

Sushi on Greenfield Avenue, one of three Osushi rooms along with Wayne and Marlton. The specials run to otoro tartare, A5 wagyu carpaccio and rock shrimp tempura, with an omakase nigiri set if you want the counter to choose.

4.3 (242) on Google

36 Greenfield Ave

Queen Sushi

Glenside sushi japanese chinese

Sushi bar and Chinese kitchen under one roof on North Keswick, where a bento box and a plate of sesame chicken come off the same lunch menu. Reservations go through a form on their site or by phone.

3.9 (197) on Google

281 N Keswick Ave

Sake Mian 麺

Ardmore japanese sushi ramen

Japanese kitchen on East Lancaster Avenue where the raw side and the noodle side share one menu: yellowtail tiradito, seared tuna tataki and premium sashimi, then shoyu ramen and tonkatsu sets. Closed Tuesdays.

4.6 (298) on Google

202 E Lancaster Ave

Sushi Land

Bryn Mawr sushi japanese byob

A Japanese kitchen on Lancaster Ave that has been at it since 2004, with a long list of special rolls next to the raw and cooked standards. Lunch closes at 2:30, dinner picks up at 4, and Mondays are closed.

4.3 (212) on Google

861 Lancaster Ave

Sushi Sei Express

Ardmore sushi japanese takeout

A sushi counter inside the Ardmore Farmers Market, cutting rolls to order and packing party trays on pre-order. Chef Tu Truong started at 16 as a dishwasher at Kawabata in Old City. The ginger miso, honey wasabi and spicy mayo are made in house.

4.8 (21) on Google

120 Coulter Ave

Tao One Asian Cuisine

Bryn Mawr chinese japanese thai

Japanese, Chinese and Thai cooking on Lancaster Ave, from a kitchen that sticks to what its owners grew up eating. Lunch runs Monday to Friday, dinner every night from 4:30.

4.8 (437) on Google

614 W Lancaster Ave

Tokyo Restaurant

Skippack sushi japanese

Japanese and sushi on Skippack Pike, no website and no fuss. The sort of neighborhood sushi bar you end up on a first-name basis with.

4.5 (151) on Google

4044 Skippack Pike

Umami Asian Bistro

Exton sushi japanese thai

Sushi plus a pan-Asian menu that wanders from Szechuan stir-fries to Thai curry in a clay pot, going since 2011. It's BYO — bring a bottle and they'll open it without ceremony.

150 Eagleview Blvd

Veekoo

Bryn Mawr chinese japanese byob

Contemporary Asian cooking on West Lancaster Avenue, one of three Veekoo kitchens alongside Berwyn and Royersford. American-Chinese classics next to Japanese-leaning plates, BYOB, and a break in the middle of the afternoon.

4.4 (196) on Google

761 W Lancaster Ave

Vic's Sushi Rosemont

Bryn Mawr sushi japanese takeout

Benny and Eric have been making sushi since 1998, and this Rosemont storefront is their newest counter. Benny is up at 5am to pick the fish at the New York markets. Closed Sundays.

4.3 (193) on Google

1084 E Lancaster Ave

Wadaya

Bryn Mawr japanese sushi takeout

A Japanese kitchen in the County Line Road strip, running sushi rolls and sashimi alongside teriyaki and hibachi plates. Udon, tempura and poke bowls too, plus a long list of milk teas and slushes. Closed Tuesdays.

4.7 (93) on Google

968 County Line Rd #3

Wild Ginger III

New Hope thai japanese chinese

Thai, Japanese, and Chinese under one roof at Logan Square, the New Hope location of the local Wild Ginger group. The dining room opens at 4 on weekdays, but takeout starts at 11:30.

24 Logan Square

Yamazaki Ramen

Bryn Mawr ramen japanese noodles

A ramen counter on West Lancaster Avenue working in shoyu and tonkotsu broths, topped with chashu pork belly, soft-boiled egg, bamboo shoots and scallions.

4.6 (207) on Google

1011 W Lancaster Ave