An impressive range of sushi restaurants have sprung up across Gloucestershire in recent years, offering everything from lavish celebration dinners at fine dining Japanese restaurants to laid-back lunches in bustling food markets.
Whether you consider yourself a discerning connoisseur of Japanese cuisine or you've never tried California rolls before, SoGlos has handpicked seven sensational sushi restaurants in Cheltenham, Stroud and the Cotswolds for you to get your sushi fix…
YOKU in Cheltenham
Cheltenham’s stylish Japanese restaurant YOKU at No. 131 serves some of the best fine dining cuisine in Gloucestershire — and the sensationally-crafted (and Instagrammable) smoking sushi platters are some of its signature dishes. Choose the ebi ten signature roll for a lighter option or, if you're not in the mood for sushi, opt for the flash-fried wagyu or bowl of ramen.
For a special occasion, the tasting menu — including a vegan option — is a great way to sample plenty of YOKU's dishes.
Kyuri Sushi in Stroud
The bustling food market at Five Valleys in Stroud is home to Kyuri Sushi, where chef-owner Bong Su Cha serves his fabulous sushi selections to take away or tuck into from the bar overlooking his small kitchen. Everything is made in-house, with the Japanese curry and Korean sweet and spicy chicken also proving popular.
KIBOU in Cheltenham
One of Cheltenham’s cool hotspots for Japanese cuisine and a former SGGLA Restaurant of the Year winner, not only does KIBOU Cheltenham have one of the most impressively-designed restaurant interiors in town, but it also serves an inspiring sushi menu, too. Tuck in to a large variety of freshly rolled nigiri, hosomaki, sashimi, temaki and futomaki. Plus, don't miss KIBOU's Japanese afternoon tea.
Wakame in Cheltenham
Cheltenham’s High Street is home to the laid-back Japanese noodle bar Wakame. The casual atmosphere and vast menu includes great value sushi, with dishes like octopus nigiri, spicy tekka maki and gourmet sushi boxes available to eat in or takeaway.
Nagomi in Cheltenam
From spicy tuna rolls and kimbap to seared Kobe wagyu beef sushi, unique Japanese-Korean restaurant, Nagomi, serves some fantastic sushi. Its Korean corn dogs, fried chicken and Japanese hot pots are popular among diners, with bibimbap on the menu, too. Plus, you can even try out the Yakiniku table grills to cook your own meat, fish and veg.
Pen Yen in Chipping Norton
Just over the Gloucestershire border in Chipping Norton, Soho Farmhouse’s Pen Yen boasts a sophisticated sushi menu with options for meat eaters and veggies alike. Tuck into plant-based shiitake and vegetable maki or opt for extravagant snow crab and deep-fried prawn.
Waterside Kitchen & Bar near Cirencester
Serving Asian fusion tapas in a picture-perfect setting by Walters Lake, Waterside Kitchen & Bar offers a dedicated sushi menu on selected days of the week. As well as an impressive selection of hosomaki, temaki and nigiri to choose from, hot Japanese classics include yakisoba noodles, salt and pepper squid and vegetable gyozas.
