Asian Bistro

1961 Chain Bridge Rd

809 King St

8537 Georgia Ave

sushi restaurant

Akeno Sushi Bar@ Old Town

611 King St

A stripped-down sushi counter where the chef's focus is on rice and fish, not spectacle. Go if you want to taste what someone actually cares about making.

sushi restaurant

Ako

1401 Pennsylvania Ave SE

Ken and Aki's sushi counter at The Roost gives you their established signatures alongside new dishes you won't find at their Gaithersburg location—intimate and worth seeking out if you care about what goes on behind the bar.

sushi restaurant

Ama Ami

3210 Grace St NW

Chefs trained in both traditional Japanese sushi and Vietnamese pastry run this intimate spot where you can get a chirashi bowl to go or invite them into your kitchen for omakase at your counter. The hybrid sensibility—Japanese precision meeting Vietnamese lightness—makes their approach feel like cooking from somewhere between two places.

sushi restaurant

Bento Sushi

3830 Georgia Ave NW

People who want good sushi without the ceremony grab a roll here on their way somewhere else. The grab-and-go format means fresh fish meets genuine convenience, which is harder to find than it sounds.