Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Iceflower tracks 333 stores from 289 Japanese & Korean chains in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Manna BBQ and Hooked On Sushi.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
289
Tracked stores
333
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Japanese & Korean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill and Manna BBQ sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill ▲1 +8.7%
2 M Manna BBQ logo Manna BBQ - +5.0%
3 H Hooked On Sushi - +3.6%
4 H Harumama ▲1 +0.9%
5 A Ahi Sushi & Grill logo Ahi Sushi & Grill - -0.9%
6 R Rakiraki Ramen - -5.8%
7 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken - -15.6%
8 S Sushiya ▼2 -30.8%
9 W WaBa Grill logo WaBa Grill - -37.1%
  • Manna BBQ
  • Little Sakana
  • Benihana
  • CoCo Ichibanya
  • Rakiraki Ramen
  • Gaja Korean BBQ
  • Tajima
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

333 tracked store locations in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Manna BBQ (4)
  • Little Sakana (1)
  • Benihana (2)
  • CoCo Ichibanya (1)
  • Rakiraki Ramen (4)
  • Gaja Korean BBQ (1)
  • Tajima (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 W WaBa Grill logo WaBa Grill 5
  • 2 M Manna BBQ logo Manna BBQ 4
  • 3 H Harumama 4
  • 4 R Rakiraki Ramen 4
  • 5 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 3
  • 6 T Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill 3
  • 7 A Ahi Sushi & Grill logo Ahi Sushi & Grill 3
  • 8 S Sushiya 3
  • 9 H Hooked On Sushi 3
  • 10 L Love Boat Sushi 2
  • 11 Y Yoshinoya logo Yoshinoya 2
  • 12 S Silverlake Ramen logo Silverlake Ramen 2
  • 13 B Bento & Noodles 2
  • 14 S Sushi Lounge 2
  • 15 G Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ logo Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 2
  • 16 T Tappi Sushi 2
  • 17 B BESHOCK Ramen & Sake Bar 2
  • 18 T Two Hands Corn Dogs logo Two Hands Corn Dogs 2
  • 19 T Tasty Pot 2
  • 20 S Shogun 2
  • 21 I Ichiban 2
  • 22 M Mikko Sushi 2
  • 23 B Benihana logo Benihana 2
  • 24 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken 2
  • 25 Y Yi Sushi 2
  • 26 N Nishiki Ramen 2
  • 27 T Tajima logo Tajima 2
  • 28 S Sushi Kuchi 2
  • 29 M Menya Ultra 2
  • 30 U Uni Sushi 2
  • 31 S Sushi On 1
  • 32 T Thang Thang 1
  • 33 L Leo's Kitchen 1
  • 34 S Sushi Kami 1
  • 35 F Friend's House Korean 1
  • 36 T Tokyo Grill 1
  • 37 S Sushi Nekosan 1
  • 38 S Super Sushi 1
  • 39 S Soichi Sushi 1
  • 40 N Negihama Sushi Bar & Grill 1
  • 41 H Hinata Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 42 E Edamami 1
  • 43 N Narumi Sushi 1
  • 44 W Waraii Sushi 1
  • 45 N Nozaru Ramen Bar 1
  • 46 F Fish Attack Sushi 1
  • 47 M Mirin Cafe 1
  • 48 S Sushi Monster 1
  • 49 S Sushi and Galbi 1
  • 50 O Obi's Sushi 1

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