Sushi rivers are rare around town. But you can find a new one in South Miami

Picture this: You’re sitting at a counter, sipping a sake with friends or a date or family. The drink tastes good, but you’re hungry.

But then you see the small boats floating your way around the counter with an array of sushi to cure what ails you.

Welcome to the new Tokyo Tuna, where your dinner flows your way.

Sushi rivers aren’t exactly plentiful in Miami-Dade. You’ll find them at the legendary Katana on 71st Street in Miami Beach and its sister restaurant Shima Japanese restaurant in Hialeah. But they’re hard to find elsewhere in the county, even as Miami’s luxury omakase restaurants are popping up all over the trendy parts of town like the Design District and Little River.

Enter Tokyo Tuna. The restaurant, which has operated in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood for three years, has opened a second location in South Miami, and it’s got a sushi river. It’s a kitschy but delightful way to deliver dinner.

Co-owner Sean Raee believes South Miami diners will appreciate the fun and approachable concept.

“Bringing Tokyo Tuna to South Miami allows us to share our philosophy with a neighborhood that values quality, consistency and a welcoming dining experience,” he said.

Raee owns the restaurant with partners the Shabani brothers, the owners of Rice Mediterranean Kitchen, the fast-casual Mediterranean chain known for its bowls (it was formerly called Rice House of Kabob). The idea of Tokyo Tuna is to blend fish flown in daily with a price point that’s significantly lower than what you’ll find at most omakase spots.

The menu is the same as the one at the Brickell location (which, tragically, is not home to a sushi river and is slightly less upscale than the South Miami version). Highlights include the salmon seduction roll, which features lightly torched King salmon topped with Ikura caviar ($22.99), and spicy tuna crispy rice with tobiko caviar and truffle eel sauce ($15.99). Rolls generally cost between $17.99 and $29.99 (for the Tokyo Tuna roll with otoro, the most expensive, fattiest cut of tuna, and uni).

You can also order smaller bites, like nigiri and bao buns.

If you choose to forego the charms of the river, you can order at a table (the restaurant seats about 120 diners indoors and outdoors). There are noodle bowls and rice bowls, with the hot stone wagyu beef, which is seared on a heated stone, served tableside with rice and ponzu sauces ($39.99).

The restaurant also offers a full bar, with wine, sake and cocktails like the Tokyo Breeze (gin, lime juice, elderflower liqueur, cucumber and mint) and the Lychee Kiss (vodka, lychee, elderflower liquor and lemon).

Tokyo Tuna

Where: 5800 SW 73rd St, South Miami,

Hours: 5-11 p.m. daily

More information: www.tokyotuna.com or 305-417-7644

This story was originally published February 27, 2026 at 4:30 AM.