Sushi and Asian restaurants in Tampa: Seminole Heights to Midtown

Last checked 2026-10-11. Refreshed every three months.

Tampa’s Asian restaurants are spread widely. Seminole Heights has a run of them on North Florida and Nebraska avenues; Ybor City and Channelside have Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese places; Hyde Park, Davis Islands and West Kennedy Boulevard have sushi bars and Thai and Chinese restaurants; and Midtown, Westshore and New Tampa have the larger restaurants and chains.

How we made this list. We started from OpenStreetMap records inside Tampa’s city limits, the same records that feed our local directory, and checked each place against its own website on Oct. 11, 2026. We confirmed others through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s restaurant license records and checked each address against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city-limits map; airport and campus counters are left off. The table lists restaurants whose own sites we could read. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Tampa has more Asian restaurants than the map records; we add them at each refresh. A place can write to us to correct its entry.

Also licensed and open, with no hours we could read (no website, or a site that blocked our check): Ajisai Sushi, 2101 E. Fowler Ave.; Asiatic, 1600 E. Eighth Ave., Suite D101; China 1, 2535 N. Dale Mabry Highway and 2774 E. Fowler Ave.; China Buffet, 1245 E. Fowler Ave.; China City, 16049 Tampa Palms Blvd. W.; China Latina, 3715 E. Busch Blvd.; China One, 19024 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.; China Wok, 4058 Fiesta Plaza, 4230 S. MacDill Ave. and 6431 County Line Road; Dosunco, 3310 W. Kennedy Blvd.; Ho Ho To Go, 2502 W. Columbus Drive; Ho King, 18041 Highwoods Preserve Parkway; Ichiban Sushi & Ramen, 5127 N. Florida Ave.; Izakaya Tori, 310 S. Dale Mabry Highway; Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, 17641 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.; Koto Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, 533 S. Howard Ave.; Lameizi Hot Pot & BBQ, 2501 E. Fowler Ave.; Liang’s Bistro, 17515 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.; Michi Ramen, 18025 Highwoods Preserve Parkway; New China, 3801 W. Gandy Blvd.; New China King, 10940 Cross Creek Blvd.; No. 1 China Buffet, 8857 N. Florida Ave.; On a Roll Sushi & Thai, 101 N. Franklin St.; Poke Island Plus, 8636 Hunters Village Road; Rio Izakaya, 5232 Bridge St.; Rouen Thai, 3324 W. Gandy Blvd.; Sakana, 2908 W. Gandy Blvd.; Sake House, 15311 Amberly Drive; Si-am Thaimerican, 713 N. Franklin St.; Suki Hana, International Plaza; Sunset Lotus, 514 N. Franklin St.; Taste of China, 5827 S. Dale Mabry Highway; Thai Island, 210 E. Davis Blvd.; Yoko’s Japanese Restaurant, 3217 S. MacDill Ave.; and Zukku Sushi, 1910 N. Ola Ave., at Armature Works. Chains: P.F. Chang’s at Westshore Plaza, Pei Wei at 1816 N. Westshore Blvd. and Panda Express at 2214 E. Fowler Ave. All hold current state food licenses. Call before you go.

The places

Bamboozle is a Vietnamese cafe with two Tampa restaurants. The Channelside cafe on North 12th Street serves quick lunches and casual dinners; the Seminole Heights cafe has a longer drink menu and an outdoor patio.

bb.q Chicken, 17605 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. A Korean fried chicken counter inside Lotte Plaza Market in New Tampa.

Chanko, 4603 N. Florida Ave. A Seminole Heights restaurant serving Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese pancake layered with yakisoba noodles and cooked on a teppan.

China Taste, 4711 W. Gandy Blvd. A South Tampa Chinese and seafood restaurant with online ordering for takeout. It is closed Tuesday.

Ebisu Sushi Shack, 5116 N. Nebraska Ave. A Seminole Heights sushi bar open Tuesday to Saturday evenings, with a specials board beside its regular rolls.

J’s Asian Kitchen, 5229 N. Florida Ave. A Seminole Heights Asian restaurant with online ordering.

Kpop Food, 1531 E. Seventh Ave. An Ybor City Korean cafe serving kimbap, ramyun, grilled skewers and corn dogs, with sushi specials and bubble tea, for dine-in or takeout.

Lemon Grass Thai Kitchen, 3635 W. Kennedy Blvd. A Thai restaurant on West Kennedy Boulevard. Last orders are at 8:30 p.m.

Ming Garden, 2601 N. Tampa St. A Chinese restaurant in Tampa Heights for dine-in and takeout, closed Tuesday.

Noble Rice, 615 Channelside Drive. A Japanese restaurant at Sparkman Wharf with a seasonal menu, ordered a la carte or left to the chef. It opens for dinner Tuesday to Saturday.

Pho 813, 3701 Henderson Blvd. A Vietnamese restaurant in South Tampa with lunch and dinner service and a break in the afternoon.

Plum Tree, 215 E. Davis Blvd. A Chinese and Japanese restaurant on Davis Islands, closed Monday.

Restaurant BT, 2507 S. MacDill Ave. A French-Vietnamese restaurant in South Tampa that takes reservations, offers a chef’s tasting menu and caters.

Ro, 1500 W. Swann Ave. A modern Asian restaurant with a sushi bar in Hyde Park, with happy hour 3 to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Samurai Blue, 1600 E. Eighth Ave. A Japanese sushi restaurant at Centro Ybor, open late on weekends.

SoHo Sushi, 3218 W. Kennedy Blvd. A sushi restaurant and Asian kitchen on West Kennedy Boulevard, with sashimi, rolls and sake.

Sunda New Asian, 3648 Midtown Drive. A Southeast Asian restaurant in Midtown Tampa serving dinner nightly and brunch on weekends.

Sushi Ninja, 3018 W. Kennedy Blvd. A Korean and Japanese restaurant with a sister restaurant in Brandon. It asks parties of six or more to reserve.

Sweet Krunch, 1520 E. Seventh Ave. A Korean restaurant in Ybor City that posts provisional hours on its site; it is closed Tuesday.

Thai Prime Kitchen, 4142 W. Boy Scout Blvd. A Thai and fusion restaurant in Westshore, open seven days.

Tori Bar, 442 W. Grand Central Ave. A Japanese bar near the University of Tampa that opens at 4 p.m., with happy hour 4 to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

wagamama, 1050 Water St. A noodle restaurant chain’s Water Street location downtown, open seven days.

Yummy House South China Bistro, 302 N. Dale Mabry Highway. A South China bistro on North Dale Mabry Highway serving dim sum at lunch.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get sushi in Tampa?

Sushi restaurants inside the city limits include Ro in Hyde Park, Ebisu Sushi Shack on North Nebraska Avenue, Noble Rice at Sparkman Wharf, Samurai Blue in Ybor City, SoHo Sushi and Sushi Ninja on West Kennedy Boulevard and Zukku Sushi at Armature Works.

Which Tampa Asian restaurants are open late?

Samurai Blue in Ybor City serves dinner to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Tori Bar on West Grand Central Avenue is open to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and Ro in Hyde Park is open to midnight Thursday to Saturday.

Where can I get pho in Tampa?

Pho 813 at 3701 Henderson Blvd. serves lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily and dinner from 5 p.m. Bamboozle, a Vietnamese cafe, has restaurants in Channelside and Seminole Heights.

Where can I get dim sum in Tampa?

Yummy House South China Bistro at 302 N. Dale Mabry Highway serves dim sum and lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., then dinner from 5 p.m.

Is there a Korean restaurant in Ybor City?

Kpop Food at 1531 E. Seventh Ave. serves kimbap, ramyun, skewers and bubble tea 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and Sweet Krunch is at 1520 E. Seventh Ave.