Sushi and Asian restaurants in Wilmington

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Sushi and Asian food inside Wilmington’s city limits clusters in two places: downtown on South Front Street, where two sushi restaurants share a block, and along Market Street and College Road in Midtown, where hibachi steakhouses, a sushi bar across from Target and a Thai and Vietnamese cafe sit within a few miles of each other. Another sushi bar is at The Pointe at Barclay.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Wilmington’s city limits, the data that also feeds our local directory, plus places in the Downtown Wilmington dining directory. We checked each one against its own website on Oct. 11, 2026, and checked each address against the city limits with the U.S. Census Bureau’s address lookup. Several Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants in the city have no website we could find, and the state’s restaurant inspection database was down when we checked, so they are not listed yet. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Genki Sushi on New Centre Drive, across from Target, is a Japanese and sushi restaurant. Lunch is walk-in; dinner reservations go through OpenTable or by phone.

Hiro Japanese Steakhouse on Old Eastwood Road is a Japanese steakhouse that takes reservations, pickup orders and catering, with delivery through apps.

Indochine Far East Cafe at 7 Wayne Drive, at Market Street and Forest Hills, has served Thai and Vietnamese food since 2000. Its indoor-outdoor setting has koi ponds, lanterns and tropical gardens, and it caters and hosts banquets. The lunch menu runs until 2 p.m.

Kyoto Asian Grille at 4102 Market St. serves Asian dishes for lunch and dinner six days a week and takes online orders.

Nikki’s Fresh Gourmet & Sushi Bar at 16 S. Front St. has served downtown for more than two decades, with a sushi bar, a restaurant menu and cocktails.

Nori Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar at The Pointe at Barclay serves sushi rolls and Asian fusion dishes in a modern Japanese setting and takes reservations by phone. Its second location, at Marsh Oaks on Market Street, is outside the city limits.

Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi on South College Road cooks hibachi at the table and offers all-you-can-eat sushi and dinner menus. It stops seating 15 minutes before closing.

YoSake at 33 S. Front St., on the second floor of a historic downtown building, is a sushi lounge with a full pan-Asian menu. It takes reservations through Resy.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get sushi in downtown Wilmington, NC?

Nikki’s Fresh Gourmet & Sushi Bar is at 16 S. Front St. and YoSake is at 33 S. Front St., a short walk apart on the same block of South Front Street.

Where is there hibachi in Wilmington?

Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi is at 614 S. College Road, and Hiro Japanese Steakhouse is at 222 Old Eastwood Road. Both open at 4 p.m. on weekdays.

Is there a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant in Wilmington?

Indochine Far East Cafe at 7 Wayne Drive, off Market Street at Forest Hills, has served Thai and Vietnamese food since 2000 in an indoor-outdoor space with koi ponds and gardens.

Which Wilmington sushi places are open late?

YoSake on South Front Street lists midnight closing on Friday and Saturday and 10 p.m. the rest of the week.