The Best Cheap Sushi in Toronto

With enough GTA locations to ensure there's (practically) always one nearby, this popular chain attracts diners looking for cheap and cheerful meals. With a menu centred on seasoned rice and fresh fish, it offers a catalogue of combos, à la carte rolls and daily specials, plus kaleidoscopic samplers for the indecisive. 

Annex locals file into this veteran spot for signature rolls, seasonal sashimi and classic dishes, all made from the day's freshest catch. With soup, salad, and a choice of two rolls, the daily lunch special is hard to top.  

An ocean of glisteningly fresh morsels pack sushi boxes at this Moss Park destination. Though there's plenty of maki and nigiri to be had, sushi sets and chirashi don offer a seductive peek into the team's artistic side. 

For lunch or dinner, this family-friendly Scarborough restaurant satisfies with its extensive menu and discount prices. Craft your own tablescape, with vegetarian maki, sushi and hand rolls, or trust the team, with curated sushi dinners and sets. 

At this sleek restaurant, with locations in King West and the Financial District, diners tuck into made-to-order temaki, flame-seared aburi sushi and a selection of classic rolls. Fast food elevated by quality ingredients and seamless service, these morsels are in a category all their own.

Though there's plenty to distract at this Pape Village shop, bargain hunters know to hone in on house-made maki platters and sushi sets from the generously stocked grab-and-go fridge. Freshly made by the team each morning, they're packed with an assortment of classic rolls, from California to unagi dragon.

Its counters crowded with to-go boxes, this quick-service spot puts all manner of rice and seafood combos in the hands of harried office workers. At each of its downtown locations, it trades in jewel-toned proteins fashioned into a giddy number of maki and nigiri. Just don't visit on Saturdays or Sundays—this chain is weekday exclusive.

Though there's no shortage of menu options at this Yonge & Wellesley destination, it's the restaurant's vast sushi selection that tends to turn heads. A well-priced list of offerings that has drawn a steady flow of diners for decades, it jumps from tried-and-true tuna, avocado and spider rolls to Polar Bear and Vegas rolls crammed with an array of savoury fillings.   

When you crave a break from Little India's cuisine of choice, this spartan space delivers oodles of fresh sushi at uplifting prices. Facing down a table of satisfying bites—including imaginative special rolls and caramelized oshi sushi—you'll feel as though you've uncovered one of the city's best-kept secrets to dining well.