Japanese & Sushi

Akai Hana Japanese

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206 West Main St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

phone (919) 942-6848

Open for lunch Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2pm; for dinner Mon-Thu, 5-9:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10:30pm; Sun, 5-9pm.

Restaurant features traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi bar, including a variety of sushi, teriyaki and tempura. Credit cards. Free parking. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Japan Express

261 South Elliott Rd (Village Plaza)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 928-9600

Open Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm (Fri-Sat till 10:30pm).

A hibachi-style Japanese restaurant that offers traditional appetizers, soups, salads, entrées and side dishes, plus sushi and imported Japanese beers. Smoke-free.

Kurama Sushi & Noodle Express

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105 North Columbia St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 968-4747

Open daily, 11:30am-10pm.

Japanese chefs prepare sushi in the state’s first Kaiten rotating sushi bar, nicknamed ‘sushi-go-round’. Also offers appetizers, soups, dumplings, noodles and desserts. Beer & wine only.

Oishii Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

1129-M Weaver Dairy Rd (Timberlyne)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 932-7002

Open Tue-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-10pm; Sat-Sun, 5-10pm.

‘Oishii’ means delicious in Japanese. Serves a full sushi menu with many original rolls, specialty appetizers, soups, teriyaki, hibachi, noodle stir-fry and much more. A unique dining experience. Smoke-free.

Sakura Express

110 North Columbia St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 960-0440

Open Sun-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-9:30pm.

Offers express Japanese food, including hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, sushi and other specialties, plus side orders and combination plates. Beer only. Smoke-free.

Sushi-Yoshi Japanese

116 Old Durham Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 933-1773

Open Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2pm; Mon-Thu, 5-9:45pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10pm; closed Sun.

Serves sushi, tempura, teriyaki, noodles and other traditional Japanese dinners, with soup and salad, plus special decorative boats of various tempuras, teriyakis and dumplings. Tatami room. Beer & wine only. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.