Sushi Sake Opens Downtown Tallahassee Restaurant
The South Florida-based chain has opened a 5,980-square-foot location with live teppanyaki tables and a lounge.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Japanese Food
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Sushi Sake, a South Florida-based chain with over 30 Florida locations, opens a 5,980-square-foot restaurant in downtown Tallahassee on November 2, 2026, at 4 p.m. The space sits in the Industry Apartments at 440 N. Monroe St., across from the Hotel Duval.
Why it matters
The opening adds a large, multi-format Japanese dining option to downtown Tallahassee, combining a sushi menu with live teppanyaki cooking and a wine, sake and cocktail lounge. It extends the chain's footprint from South Florida into the state capital.
The restaurant covers 5,980 square feet, and the menu lists pork or shrimp shumai at $9, beef tataki at $19 and an NFL Roll at $15. The Florida chain already operates more than 30 locations, but the source does not say how many seats the Tallahassee site has.
The players
Sushi Sake
Sushi Sake is a South Florida-based restaurant chain with more than 30 locations across Florida, known for pairing sushi with hibachi-style teppanyaki cooking.
The details
Guests can watch their food prepared at live teppanyaki tables during dinner. The menu spans sushi and hand rolls, appetizers, hibachi and teriyaki dinners, fried rices, soups, salads, noodles and desserts, with a lounge offering curated wines, premium sake and crafted cocktails.
Timeline
November 2, 2026, 4 p.m.: Sushi Sake opens its Tallahassee location at 440 N. Monroe St.
Travel Outlook
The opening extends a South Florida chain's format into Tallahassee, a state capital where downtown dining has been expanding. Multi-format concepts combining sushi, teppanyaki and a bar are a growing pattern among Florida restaurant groups moving beyond their home metro areas.
Tallahassee diners gain a downtown option that offers both sushi and live teppanyaki cooking in one venue. The published menu prices, including $9 shumai and $15 NFL Roll, give a starting point for budgeting a visit.
The takeaway
Diners planning a visit can compare the live teppanyaki option against the sushi menu before choosing a seating area. The lounge's sake and cocktail offerings suit groups looking for a dinner-and-drinks outing downtown.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Tallahassee Democrat.
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