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In our October 20, 2026 edition, the best sushi restaurant in Orlando is Kabooki Sushi in East Colonial Drive, followed by Seito Sushi and Kadence. We screened 23 candidates for independent recognition, scored the strongest on public reputation, recognition and years in business, and these seven scored highest.
Covers Orlando and nearby cities in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties
Kabooki Sushi, led by executive chef and owner Henry Moso, serves sushi and updated Japanese dishes with Pan-Asian touches and offers an omakase at both of its locations.
It has been in the Michelin Guide's Orlando selection since the first edition and is listed again in 2026. Readers ranked it in the top three for sushi every year from 2024 to 2026, including first place in both the Orlando Sentinel and Orlando Weekly polls in 2024.
Reputation 30 of 50. 4.5 stars from 1,723 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.49 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 30 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 16 of 20. Open since 2013, 13 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 4 days ago, so it competes normally.
Total 76 of 100. Tied at 76 with Seito Sushi, Kadence; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Also on our lists: Restaurants (No. 4)
Seito Sushi has served sushi and contemporary Japanese cooking in Orlando since 2000 and today operates in Baldwin Park and Sand Lake.
Orlando Weekly readers voted it Best Sushi in 2025, and Orlando Magazine readers ranked it first for sushi in 2024. Both locations also place regularly in Orlando Weekly's neighborhood restaurant categories.
Reputation 36 of 50. 4.6 stars from 1,531 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.57 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 20 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 20 of 20. Open since 2000, 26 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 2 hours ago, so it competes normally.
Total 76 of 100. Tied at 76 with Kabooki Sushi, Kadence; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Kadence is an eight-seat counter in Audubon Park run by husband-and-wife chefs Mark and Jennifer Berdin, serving small composed courses, sashimi and a paced nigiri sequence with a strong sake program.
It has held one Michelin star since the first Florida guide in 2022 and kept it in 2026. Orlando Magazine readers also voted it Best Sushi in the 2025 Dining Awards.
Reputation 36 of 50. 4.7 stars from 380 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.58 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 28 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2017, 9 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a week ago, so it competes normally.
Total 76 of 100. Tied at 76 with Kabooki Sushi, Seito Sushi; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Also on our lists: Restaurants (No. 5)
Soseki is a ten-seat omakase counter in Winter Park where chef Mike Collantes alternates small seasonal courses built on Central Florida produce with scored, sauced pieces of sushi.
It opened in 2021 and has held one Michelin star since 2022, including in the 2026 guide.
Reputation 43 of 50. 4.9 stars from 325 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.68 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 20 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2021, 5 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 19 hours ago, so it competes normally.
Total 75 of 100. Full method
Also on our lists: Restaurants (No. 6)
Norigami is an eight-seat sushi counter inside Plant Street Market in downtown Winter Garden, led by chef David Tsan, offering a ten-piece omakase or a la carte pieces.
Michelin has given it a Bib Gourmand, its good-value distinction, in every edition from 2023 through 2026. The Orlando Sentinel's critic named it Best Sushi in the 2024 Foodie Awards.
Reputation 39 of 50. 4.8 stars from 302 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.62 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 25 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2022, 4 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a week ago, so it competes normally.
Total 72 of 100. Full method
Edoboy is a standing sushi bar in Mills 50 from the team behind Domu and Tori Tori.
Guests book a timed slot and choose about a dozen pieces from nigiri, seared nigiri and hand rolls, followed by miso soup made from the day's trimmings. It is in the 2026 Michelin Guide selection and was a Best Sushi finalist in Orlando Weekly's readers' poll in both 2024 and 2025.
Reputation 40 of 50. 4.8 stars from 395 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.64 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 18 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2022, 4 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 7 hours ago, so it competes normally.
Total 66 of 100. Full method
Sushi Saint is a hand-roll bar and lounge downtown, opened in 2023 by Soseki chef Mike Collantes, with a 12-seat temaki bar where each roll is made to order.
Michelin has awarded it a Bib Gourmand, and it appears as a returning Bib in 2025 and again in the 2026 guide.
Reputation 40 of 50. 4.7 stars from 1,135 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.65 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 15 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2023, 3 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 22 hours ago, so it competes normally.
Total 63 of 100. Full method
Start with the format. Kadence and Norigami seat eight, Soseki seats ten and the temaki bar at Sushi Saint seats twelve. Kabooki Sushi and Seito Sushi are full restaurants whose menus go beyond sushi to other Japanese dishes, and Edoboy has no seats at all: guests book a timed slot and eat standing at the bar.
Six picks appear in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide. Kadence and Soseki hold one star each, Norigami and Sushi Saint carry the Bib Gourmand, and Kabooki and Edoboy are recommended. Seito Sushi is the outlier: it is absent from the guide, but Orlando Weekly readers chose it as Best Sushi in 2025 and Orlando Magazine readers did the same in 2024.
Five of the seven are in Orlando itself: Edoboy in Mills 50, Kadence in Audubon Park, Kabooki on East Colonial Drive in the Milk District, Seito in Baldwin Park and Sushi Saint downtown. Soseki is on West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, and Norigami works from a stall inside Plant Street Market in downtown Winter Garden.
Michelin price levels on this list run from $$$ to $$$$. The two starred counters, Kadence and Soseki, sit at $$$$, while Kabooki, Edoboy, Norigami and Sushi Saint are listed at $$$. Norigami sells pieces a la carte as well as its ten-piece omakase, and at Edoboy guests choose about a dozen pieces per visit.
Every candidate is a sushi restaurant open today in Orange, Seminole or Osceola county. The score has three parts, all from public evidence we can show you:
Edoboy, Kabooki Sushi, Kadence, Kappo Tsan, Maru Sushi & Grill, Mikado Sushi and Grill, Nami, Natsu Omakase, Norigami, Omo by Jont, Q Sushi, Seito Sushi, Shin Sushi, Sorekara, Soseki, Sushi Izuki, Sushi Pop (Oviedo), Sushi Saint, Sushi Tomi (Sand Lake), Tori Tori, Umi (Winter Park), UniGirl, WA Sushi.
Nobody paid to appear here or to move up. This is the launch edition, so anonymous visits and calls, health-inspection records and owner responses are not part of these scores yet; when we add them, the page will say so and the date will change. Read the full method.
In our October 20, 2026 edition, Kabooki Sushi ranks first with 76 of 100 points, followed by Seito Sushi with 76 and Kadence with 76. Its strongest recognition: MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 - Recommended (also in the inaugural Orlando selection). Scores combine the public Google rating, independent recognition and years in business.
Yes. Kadence in Audubon Park and Soseki in Winter Park each hold one Michelin star in the 2026 Florida guide, and both serve sushi as part of an omakase. Sorekara in Baldwin Park holds two stars, but it is a seasonal Japanese tasting menu in which nigiri is one course, so we do not rank it as a sushi restaurant.
Norigami in Winter Garden and Sushi Saint downtown both hold Michelin's Bib Gourmand, which flags good cooking at moderate prices. Norigami offers a ten-piece omakase or a la carte pieces at an eight-seat counter, while Sushi Saint centers on made-to-order hand rolls.
For the small counters, yes. Kadence books through Tock, Edoboy releases timed slots on Resy every Monday at noon, and Norigami and Sushi Saint take reservations on OpenTable.
Kadence in Audubon Park and Soseki in Winter Park both run Michelin-starred omakase counters, and Kadence pairs its courses with a deep sake list. Norigami in Winter Garden serves a ten-piece omakase, and Kabooki Sushi offers an omakase at both of its restaurants, on East Colonial Drive and on Turkey Lake Road.
Sushi Saint downtown is a hand-roll bar and lounge where each temaki is made to order at a 12-seat bar, and it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Edoboy in Mills 50 also serves hand rolls, along with nigiri and seared nigiri, during its timed standing service.
Yes. Seito Sushi runs a second restaurant at 8031 Turkey Lake Road, and Orlando Weekly readers gave Seito their Sand Lake and Dr. Phillips neighborhood win in 2025. Kabooki Sushi has a second location on the same road, at 7705 Turkey Lake Road, which also offers an omakase.
Yes. Norigami is an eight-seat counter inside Plant Street Market in downtown Winter Garden, led by chef David Tsan, where each piece arrives on folded washi paper. Michelin has given it a Bib Gourmand every year from 2023 through 2026, and the Orlando Sentinel's critic named it Best Sushi in 2024.
