Brighton’s Japanese food scene is anchored by Preston Street’s cluster of sushi and yakitori specialists, with a handful of ramen bars and conveyor-belt institutions scattered through the city centre and North Laine. Here are eight worth seeking out.

Pompoko is a Brighton institution – a tiny, cheap-and-cheerful Japanese takeaway on Church Street serving generous bowls of noodles, gyoza and bento boxes to a queue that regularly spills onto the pavement.

Over 2,200 reviews at a 4.4-star average reflect decades of loyal custom from students and locals who’ve made it a city-centre staple.

Pompoko — 110 Church St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UD, UK | pompoko.co.uk

Moshimo was one of the first conveyor-belt sushi restaurants on the south coast, serving a basement dining room on Bartholomew Square just below Brighton Town Hall with sushi, robata grills and a broader Japanese menu.

A 4.3-star average across 2,151 reviews reflects its long-standing role as one of the city’s go-to sushi restaurants.

Moshimo — MOSHIMO, Bartholomew Square, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1JS, UK | moshimo.co.uk

Sushi Garden serves Preston Street with a full sushi menu alongside cooked Japanese dishes, one of several Japanese names clustered on this stretch near the seafront.

A 4.7-star average across 2,023 reviews makes it one of the better-reviewed sushi restaurants in the city.

Sushi Garden — 32A Preston St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2HP, UK | brightonsushi.co.uk

Tonkotsu brings its London-born ramen format to New Road, built entirely around rich, slow-simmered tonkotsu pork broth and a short, focused menu of bowls and small plates.

A 4.7-star average across 1,379 reviews reflects consistent demand for proper ramen in a city that didn’t have much of it before chains like this one arrived.

Tonkotsu — 20 New Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UF, UK | tonkotsu.co.uk

Fumi Restaurant serves Circus Street in the new development near the old Amex/BHCC campus, a more contemporary Japanese dining room than the city’s older sushi and ramen spots.

A 4.8-star average across 1,359 reviews makes it one of the best-reviewed Japanese restaurants in this guide.

Fumi Restaurant — 1 Circus St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 9QF, UK | fumi.restaurant

Goemon Ramen Bar serves Gardner Street in North Laine, a small, specialist ramen counter built around a short menu of broths rather than a wider Japanese menu.

A 4.7-star average across 1,180 reviews reflects a strong local following for genuinely focused ramen in the heart of North Laine’s shopping streets.

Goemon Ramen Bar — 50 Gardner St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UN, UK | goemonramen.com

Bincho Yakitori specialises in charcoal-grilled skewers on Preston Street, named after the binchotan charcoal used to grill chicken, vegetables and other yakitori over an open flame.

A 4.8-star average across 987 reviews makes it one of the best-reviewed Japanese restaurants in the city, popular for sharing plates over drinks.

Bincho Yakitori — 63 Preston St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2HE, UK | binchoyakitori.com

Mogumogu is a smaller, independent Japanese restaurant on London Road, away from the Preston Street cluster, with a shorter, more personal menu than the bigger-name sushi and ramen restaurants on this list.

A 4.9-star average across 261 reviews – the highest of any Japanese restaurant in this guide – reflects a strong early reputation among the people who’ve found it.

Mogumogu — 81 London Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4JF, UK | instagram.com