Royal Izakaya

Royal Izakaya updated their business hours.

Royal Izakaya updated their website address.

We recently were featured in Conde Nast Traveler as one of twenty spots to eat at in Philadelphia!

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-restaurants-in-philadelphia

20 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia With a restaurant scene like this, who'd be jealous of New York City?

TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY THIS COMING SUNDAY! We didn't throw a party for the one year, so we're going all out for our two year. Here's what will be going down:

We will be launching an updated liquor menu featuring 20+ new whiskey's, rums, mezcals, etc.

Featured cocktails, punch, and food specials.

We're going to tap one of the last kegs of Hitachino 3 days left in the world. The 3 Days was an extremely limited Hitachino beer that came about from the 2011 earthquake that hit Japan.

Jesse Ito will be making special handrolls at the sushi bar from 6-10pm. 10 seats, first come first serve, 30 minute time limit per each guest.

Raffle giveaways including one free mini omakase and one free full omakase.

Come eat, drink, and have fun with us! ;)

https://philly.eater.com/maps/38-best-philadelphia-restaurants

The 38 Essential Philadelphia Restaurants, Spring 2018 A guide to Philly's defining restaurants

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2018/03/19/50-best-restaurants-philadelphia-spring-2018/

We are super happy to be part of this list amongst all the great places to eat and drink in Philly! Kanpai!

The 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia: Spring 2018 Chef changes, closings, and more in our first seasonal update for the year.

Congratulations to chef/owner Jesse Ito for making the James Beard Award semifinals again this year! Click the link to see all of the other Philly and national nominees.

https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2018-james-beard-award-semifinalists

The 2018 James Beard Award Semifinalists We're thrilled to announce our 2018 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists!

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/best-sushi-in-philadelphia-pa/

The Most Mouthwatering Sushi Is Waiting For You Inside This Hidden Philadelphia Kitchen There's no sign on the door - you'll have to look for the lantern. Once you find it, you'll never look at sushi the same way again.

We made Philadelphia Magazine’s “50 Best Restaurants” list to ring in the New Year. Also check Jesse’s feature among other chefs who are changing the food game in Philly 🙌.

Also, we will be open for Christmas. Nigiri sushi will be available to order in the izakaya for just that night!

This list is awesome, and we are so happy to be part of it! All of these spots are basically where our whole staff eats at on our time off. Come celebrate with us in the izakaya tonight! 😉

Best restaurants in Philadelphia Whether you're in Center City or Fishtown, looking for Italian or Asian, or just plain hungry, let Craig LaBan's list of the 25 best restaurants in Philadelphia guide your palate.

Sake. Sake. Sake.

Spinach ohitashi with katsuobushi

Come feast. Food until 1am every night. Drinks til 2

Congratulations to Chef Jesse Ito for making Zagat's list for 30 Under 30!

Zagat 30 Under 30 - National | 2017 Innovative Restaurants Zagat 30 Under 30 National | chefs, bartenders and foodies review. These innovative game changers are redefining the way we eat, drink and interact with food.

Godzilla approves of all the Japanese whisky we have

Fried soft shell crab special tonight and this weekend 🦀

Sawayaka! 爽やか! Refreshing!
Suntory Whisky Toki Highball & Stillwater Artisanal Extra Dry Saison available in the Izakaya tonight.
As always, food until 1 am, and drinks until 2 am!

It's the weekend! Time to drink, eat, and party at the izakaya 😉👑🏮🐙🍻Kanpai!

If you haven't seen the summer line up of Philadelphia Magazine's 50 Best Restaurants, you should take a peek. As a matter of fact, you might see a restaurant you recognize 😉. We are so proud to be amongst a stellar group of restaurants and friends. Congrats to all!

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia: Summer 2017 Introducing the new quarterly update of our 50 Best Restaurants list — and what better way to start than with a new number one.

Hello trusty Facebook followers.
As always, the Izakaya is first come, first served.
Hopefully you'll walk in tonight for some snacks and sake.
Can't wait to see you then!

Some of the specials tonight: onsen tamago (soft egg) with Hokkaido uni and ikura in a bonito dashi broth, tomato & avocado salad, teriyaki oysters 😉👑🏮

Thank you to the readers of philly.com for voting us best sushi in Philly! We love you too! 😘🤗💖🍣🏮

2017 Readers' Choice Ballot & Awards Your City. Your Choice. Nominate your choices for the best the Philadelphia region has to offer!

Super sashimi special tonight! Bluefin toro from Spain, king salmon, managatsuo, and more. See you tonight 😉👍🍻👑🏮

Here's a little Sunday PSA:
If you want some face time with Jesse at the Sushi Bar, please reserve through Resy. The app will only book 2 weeks in advance. If you're looking for that deep cut reservation, jump on your trusty dusty laptop or desktop and reserve via the link below.

Royal Sushi reservations on Resy The first truly focused sushi bar in Philadelphia, Royal Sushi features an 18 piece nigirizushi omakase prepared by Chef Owner Jesse Ito. Jesse trained under his father, Masaharu at their previous restaurant--Fuji. Masaharu opened Fuji in 1979 and created a Japanese establishment known throughout th...