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The Koto Sushi team · 719 Sansom St, Philadelphia

Koto Sushi’s card above a plate of nigiri, sashimi and tuna rolls
A wooden bowl of sashimi heaped with uni, salmon roe, salmon, scallops and shrimp

719 Sansom St · Jewelers’ Row

Sushi on Jewelers’ Row, a few blocks from the Liberty Bell.

Koto Sushi opened at 719 Sansom Street in 2017, on Jewelers’ Row, a few blocks from Washington Square, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The room is calm, with red booths, and the menu runs from the sushi bar to the hibachi grill. In 2023 Philadelphia Magazine’s sushi guide said its writer had never seen a bigger menu, with “some of the best sushi in the neighborhood.” And for two weeks in February 2026, every dollar of JeffHOPE Roll sales went to JeffHOPE, the free clinics Jefferson medical students run in Philadelphia’s shelters.

“From fresh sashimi to tempting Hibachi, our menu highlights the authentic flavors of Japan.”Koto Sushi, on its website
The JeffHOPE Roll: spicy tuna and spicy mayo over crab, avocado and cucumber

The menu

Twenty-eight signature rolls, from the Rock n Roll to the Naruto Maki.

Sushi and sashimi by the piece run from salmon and yellowtail to uni and fatty tuna. The signature rolls include the Spicy Girl: spicy tuna, yellowtail and salmon with crunch inside, under four colors of tobiko. Hawaiian-style poké is built your way, from the base to the crunch on top, and the kitchen adds hibachi dinners, teriyaki, tempura, udon, bento boxes and party trays. The hibachi travels too: Koto’s chefs bring the grill to backyard parties across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Fresh slices of fatty tuna, delicately marbled

Sashimi

ToroFresh slices of fatty tuna, delicately marbled
Fish over crabstick and avocado; shrimp tempura under eel and avocado

Rolls

Rainbow and Shrimp DragonFish over crabstick and avocado; shrimp tempura under eel and avocado
Salmon, edamame, corn and avocado, with spicy aioli and lotus chips

Hawaiian-style poké

Poké Your WaySalmon, edamame, corn and avocado, with spicy aioli and lotus chips
Tuna, salmon and white fish roses, mackerel and shrimp, with sesame rice

Sushi bar

SashimiTuna, salmon and white fish roses, mackerel and shrimp, with sesame rice
Tuna and salmon nigiri around a crispy roll

Sushi bar

NigiriTuna and salmon nigiri around a crispy roll
Sashimi, nigiri and a crunchy spicy roll on a wooden boat

To share

Sushi boatSashimi, nigiri and a crunchy spicy roll on a wooden boat

From Jewelers’ Row in 2017 to delivering with Pinkbot.

  1. 2017Koto Sushi opens at 719 Sansom Street, on Jewelers’ Row.
  2. Aug 2023Philadelphia Magazine’s sushi guide and The Infatuation both write up Koto.
  3. Jan 2026Koto serves a prix-fixe menu for Center City District Restaurant Week.
  4. Feb 2026All sales of the JeffHOPE Roll go to JeffHOPE’s free clinics.
  5. Apr 2026Pinkbot starts delivering Koto Sushi’s orders from Sansom Street.

Visit Koto Sushi

Sushi, poké and hibachi on Sansom Street.

719 Sansom St, 1st floorPhiladelphia, PA 19106
Order at kotosushipa.comBook hibachi cateringReserve on OpenTable
Two pieces of toro nigiri topped with black roe, beside a lemon
Toro nigiri, fresh from the sushi bar.Open seven days a week for dine-in, takeout and delivery.

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