A platter of sushi is all about fresh ingredients and flavors that are produced deliciously and served with artistic presentation. There are many Japanese restaurants in Dubai, but only a few of them cater to those looking for an authentic sushi platter.
But don’t worry. After a lengthy search for the best places that serve a sushi platter in Dubai, we have shortlisted 10 restaurants, compiled for your ease of course (and we got to eat delicious sushi as well, good for both of us).
1. Miyabi Sushi Silicon Oasis
Souk Extra Mall, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 50 145 3771
This Japanese restaurant located in a sports nutrition store in Dubai serves healthy yet mouthwatering sushi. The restaurant is not just appreciated for its contemporary Japanese cuisine, but also eco-friendly manners, and a warm and inviting ambiance. They serve the best sushi platter in Dubai – an assortment of delicious sushi rolls filled with black rice, salmon, lobster, yellowfin tuna and much more. A platter of sushi comes in 8 different combos, such as Miyabi special, black rice box, vegetarian maki, cooked sushi rolls, magusake collection, prime box, star box, and a 72-piece family platter.
2. Sushi Counter
Dubai Media City Building 7, Al Sufouh, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 54 446 7200
This place serves sushi and a sushi platter in Dubai for on-the-go cravings, as well as sashimi, soups and salads. As much as we love to dine in, we order on delivery their platter of sushi and must we say – it is the best thing you can order for your guests at home or a special party, or better, order it for yourself and devour the whole box in one go. Their sushi is as healthy as it is delicious, with special vegan options as well, and prepared with freshest and local ingredients. This place is truly underrated and a hidden gem among other high-end restaurants in Dubai.
3. Dubai JBR – Sushi Art
Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 800 220
Sushi Art at Dubai JBR is another restaurant that you must visit during your hunt for the best sushi platter in Dubai. They have a huge range of different sushi boxes that just prove how seriously they take the one thing they’re most famous for. The SushiArt Box By You gets you 42 pieces of sushi in just AED 215. This is a fully customizable box where you choose your favorite sushi and rolls and take your custom box with you to enjoy alone or with friends. Another Sushi Box, Amazing Sunday by Sushi Shop, has an assortment of signature sushi rolls like salmon sushi, prawn tempura roll, and fried chicken avocado spring. This box has 44 pieces of sushi available for just AED 149.
4. Kimura-ya Authentic Japanese Restaurant
Anantara Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 56 790 1505
Kimura-ya Authentic Japanese Restaurant is highly regarded as the most authentic Japanese dining offering an Izakaya-style menu. Among other traditional and modern Japanese food items, the iconic tuna sushi platter stands out, appealing to both your eyes and your taste buds. Expect to find a range of sushi platters like Kiwami (with salmon, shrimp, tuna, chutoro and sea urchin), Takumi (with tuna, salmon, eel, and snow crab), and executive bluefin platter. There is so much variety that you will find yourself to let go of a few options to order a platter of sushi.
5. Sushi Nations – Latifa Tower
Sheikh Zayed Rd, Latifa Tower, Ground Floor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 510 6201
This sushi restaurant in Latifa Towers is widely popular among new and old customers as the best place to enjoy a sushi platter in Dubai. This is a chain of restaurants in Dubai and other cities of UAE serving fresh Japanese cuisine but with a Brazilian twist. Their sushi platter is a must-try, ranging from a simple 6 sushi rolls platter to a giant assortment of sushi and Japanese rolls.
6. TOMO
Exit 56, Umm Hurair 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 357 7888
TOMO is a sophisticated dining establishment that caters both to those who are looking for good food and those who want to catch up with old friends in an inviting space. Their freshly prepared sushi platter is an exquisite collection of sashimi, maki, and especially California rolls. The ambience and modern décor of the restaurant will make your experience even more delightful than before. TOMO is a prominent name among the best sushi platter places in Dubai, and one that you must not miss out on at any cost.
7. Mizu Restaurant
Claren Towers, Ground floor, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 454 2706
A platter of sushi served at Mizu is the epitome of perfection. Not only does it offer authentic Japanese flavors, but also interesting combinations of soups and salads, Nigiri, sashimi, maki, specialty maki, bento, ramen and much more. The sushi boat collection includes Maki Matsu Boat, Tokyo Port, and Wizu Boat, a delightful combination of tuna, sashimi, asparagus, salmon sashimi and tuna sashimi among a variety of other assorted flavors.
8. Simply Oishii
Al Barsha, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 227 3666
Simply Oishii is a Japanese restaurant in Dubai known mostly for its artistically baked goods, but as usual, the sushi platter steals the show. You can find a variety of sushi combinations in platters starting from AED 100 and going up to AED 210 for more than 6 flavors on one platter. The Omakaze platter is the best option you can choose for you and your friends. It contains artistic flavors like tuna mango roll, California maki, oishi roll, crazy naruto, viper roll and beef roll. Not in the mood for sushi1? You can also go for their other food products like Ebi Avocado Temaki, Chicken Katsu Ramen, Prawn Soup, and California Temaki.
9. Bento-Ya Kitchen
Block D, Al Kawakeb Building, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 343 0222
Partying with a sushi platter takes on a whole new meaning when it is Bento-Ya Kitchen serving flavors after flavors. The value mix platters have everything from Unagi special, Sashimi and Sushi collection, salmon box, Sashimi Tokujo, Sushi Tokujo and Temaki Set, all available at reasonable rates.
10. Hako Sushi
Cluster I, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 800 4256
Hako Sushi has two outlets in Dubai, one in Jumeirah Lake Towers and the other in Business Bay. The restaurant offers a variety of temakis, sushi, sashimi and uramaki to its guests, however, they also serve one of the most delicious-looking and tasting sushi platter in Dubai, so that you can taste all the freshly prepared fish, rice, vegetables, and seasonings in one go. The sushi platter menu includes a tuna platter, salmon platter, and Nigiri Mori Platter among many others. But our favorite is the Hako Special Platter, which has 48 pieces of Philadelphia, spicy tuna, rainbow, and spicy salmon for just AED 234.30. Take your friends with you as well, and share the platter with them – to make memories that none of you will soon be able to forget.
