Dreaming of perfect sushi, flawless ramen, and a dining experience so sublime it feels like a Studio Ghibli scene? A fantasy where your entire family agrees on something for once? Welcome to reality. Because when tempers are as short as the wait for a table, only the truly exceptional can unite the troops. The solution? One of these 15 Nashua spots, where the food does all the talking.
Sushi Yanagi
$$ | (978) 455-5598 | WEBSITE
Sharing is caring. Until it isn’t, and you want to throttle your own flesh and blood for eating the last piece of Hamachi Kama that you had been carefully and meticulously savoring for its perfect crispy-tender texture. You’ll have no such worries when ordering from Sushi Yanagi – the best sushi in town. Their house rolls, like the dynamite roll, or their lobster rangoons, are all recommended for one.
While their bento box lunch special, with perfect fried rice and chicken curry, can be divvied up. There’s even a great drink to pair it with too, and they’re also serving satisfying entrees like duck horishi buns.
Crazy Noodle
$ | (603) 965-4914 | WEBSITE
Crazy Noodle for your Tuesday night ramen craving. Crazy Noodle for your friend’s post-work comfort food fix. Crazy Noodle for a deeply satisfying celebration of finally finding good noodles in Nashua. Yes, this cozy spot – with its standout soups and classic, crowd-pleaser bowls – has saved us from many a bland dinner with its delicious offerings and friendly, attentive service.
Now you can get the same experience every visit, with the Seoul ramen’s tender pork, the vegetarian tofu option, and that perfect blend of sweetness and richness all in one place. FYI they’re serving generous portions and relaxed atmosphere too.
Takumi Sushi & Hibachi
$$ | (603) 891-1717 | WEBSITE
The problem with dining out is that, realistically, expectations are different for everyone. The kids who just want something fun and entertaining. The adults who crave authentic flavors. And you, who wants it all to be worth the trip. That’s the beauty of Takumi Sushi & Hibachi—they deliver on every front.
With their packed hibachi tables and super nice festivity, they have phenomenal hibachi meals we’ve definitely got our eyes on, as well as traditional dishes like Chawan Mushi, Unadon, Soft Shell Crab, and Nama-yaki. The friendly staff provides excellent, attentive service in a beautiful interior featuring a Koi pond at the entrance, making it a highly recommended spot for a satisfying experience where everyone leaves happy.
Mizu Japanese Cuisine
$ | (603) 437-5600 | WEBSITE
So it turns out that the number of times you crave sushi in a week is directly linked to the number of times you check Mizu’s online ordering system. Go figure. A good idea is to also up your takeout orders to keep the whole household happy. Popular Nashua spot Mizu Japanese Cuisine is delivering their fresh and tasty sushi rolls, alongside some spicy crabmeat seaweed salad and crunchy egg rolls for them, and some indulgent tempura chicken and a hibachi combo for you.
Big news for your freezer, you can order extra tempura rolls for later too.
SoHo Asian Restaurant & Bar
$$ | (603) 889-6889 | WEBSITE
This one goes out to all the dinner date planners out there. You’ve upgraded your usual spot from predictable to unforgettable. Good for you. It’s this or settling for another bland chain restaurant again. We’d also like to shout out another Nashua savior – SoHo. They’re serving up incredible food and stiff drinks at their cozy restaurant, including their life-altering pu pu platter and amazing ginger chicken.
The friendly staff makes every visit feel special, especially when they host those monthly comedy shows.
Sakura Asian Bistro
$$ | (603) 589-9815 | WEBSITE
It’s a busy Friday night. You just realized you forgot your friend’s birthday, and either your boss, your neighbor, or your yoga instructor is texting you about plans you definitely didn’t make. Here’s hoping it’s the one you can appease with a quick apology text. Either way, it’s time to call in dinner reinforcements in the form of Sakura Asian Bistro.
This spot in Nashua not only serves excellent hibachi selections, delicious drinks, and consistently good food, they also offer both hibachi seating for a fun show and regular table seating with booths. Plus, a meal with their attentive staff, including a wonderful waiter named Seven, and some mood lighting definitely won’t hurt either.
Sun Asian Bistro
$ | (603) 965-3135 | WEBSITE
Sun Asian Bistro is the latest Asian eatery from the same team behind some of Nashua’s most welcoming restaurants, ft. pho. The menu at this cozy spot has crowd-pleasers like rare steak pho, seafood pho, vegetarian pho soup, BBQ pork bahn mi, and chicken fried rice. There’s also a selection of amazing appetizers to keep everyone going before and after, including refreshing spring rolls, peppery calamari, and perfect shrimp tempura.
Yoshimama Japanese Sushi Bar
$$ | (603) 718-8316 | WEBSITE
Sushi, for them. Ramen, for you. Tempura, for them. Ramen, for you. Maki rolls, for them. Ramen, for you. See how nicely this meal is working out? Yoshimama is an elegant and inviting sushi bar that serves fresh Japanese favorites like sweet potato sushi, spicy tuna naruto, and some of the best bento boxes in the city. And even better they’ve recently renovated, making the interior even more beautiful than before. Check their menu as they’re covering vegetarian options too.
Asahi Restaurant and Bar
$ | (603) 437-1688 | WEBSITE
Every family needs a good old-fashioned feast now and again. The kind that ends in chopsticks being set down, contented smiles around the table, and any worries being soothed by the comforting effect of tender beef and fresh rice settling in your stomach. Asahi Restaurant and Bar does a good job of all that. The Nashua spot is serving its popular beef and broccoli, General Tso’s chicken, and house lo mein, by the generous combo.
Plus, delicious sushi plating, crab rangoon with plenty of crab bits, and a perfectly satisfying pupu platter for two.
Crane Restaurant
$ | (603) 459-8186 | WEBSITE
Sushi, like finding a quiet corner in a bustling city, or discovering that one perfect roll that makes you smile, brings people together. Fresh, expertly prepared fish, draped over warm rice, that’s dipped in soy sauce, which then delights your taste buds, is one of life’s simple pleasures. Particularly when it comes from Crane Restaurant on West Pearl Street. Needless to say, the Mango Tango, Nashua, and TNT rolls should be on the family order. Oh, and some Chinese American classics too.
Shanghai Osaka Restaurant
$$ | (603) 888-7999 | WEBSITE
The easiest way to sum up Shanghai Osaka Restaurant is to call it ‘like a typical sushi spot, but better’. And while that doesn’t capture everything this Nashua gem offers beyond the sushi rolls, like the Nashua Maki or the large pupu platter, it’s the only thing your friends will want to hear about.
Sumo Sushi
$$ | (603) 260-5348 | WEBSITE
Nothing, absolutely nothing, satisfies a sushi craving quite like a perfectly fresh Derry roll. Replace grocery store sushi, mediocre takeout, and bland chain restaurant fare with one of the most satisfying phrases, ‘please bring more ginger’. Sumo Sushi does hibachi scallops that are so divine we’re surprised they don’t have their own fan club, and now, with plenty of parking and wheelchair accessibility, you can swing by their Nashua spot for a fantastic experience.
A round of mai tais and their vegetable gyoza is also encouraged.
Sarku Japan
$ | (603) 897-0888 | WEBSITE
When the week’s chaos has everyone debating whether to scream into a pillow, take up extreme knitting, or just surrender to the couch’s gravitational pull, you’re likely dealing with a household that’s dangerously close to hangry. That’s when the reliable flavors from Sarku Japan come to the rescue. A solid plate of their chicken with vegetables and rice will soothe all tensions.
Or, if that doesn’t quite hit the spot, the entire menu of Japanese-inspired dishes—consistently praised for its outstanding flavors—will restore everyone’s equilibrium. The restaurant’s unassuming appearance might not promise much, but what emerges from the kitchen delivers exactly the satisfaction needed to reset a frayed evening.
Dynamite Sushi
$$ | (603) 889-0055 | WEBSITE
Nothing beats sitting down to a couple of pristine sashimi platters with your loved ones (tuna, salmon, yellowtail) next to you, the family, and the knowledge that you (and you alone) will be craving this freshness, in the quiet hours of the evening, whilst everyone else rests. Just us? Whatever. You’ll be doing the same once everyone piles into Dynamite Sushi’s classic Dynamite Roll, or their Thai Basil Chicken.
They’re fresh, they’re flavorful, and they’re definitely too much if you get miso soup and tempura as well.
YouYou Japanese Bistro
$$ | (603) 882-8337 | WEBSITE
No you’re not going to order the grilled veggies and brown rice appetizer alone. You’re going to get the Americanized main courses and a couple of attentive servers instead. This Japanese spot in Nashua is offering a variety of dishes with tasty flavors and excellent service for just under $30 per person. Plus, thoughtful staff to keep you satisfied too. Did we mention the delightful dining experience?