Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Iceflower tracks 263 stores from 230 Japanese & Korean chains in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Sarku Japan grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ and bb.q Chicken.

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
230
Tracked stores
263
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. Sarku Japan and Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan - +2.8%
2 G Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ logo Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - -2.1%
3 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken - -3.5%
4 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken - -12.5%
  • Sushi Time
  • Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
  • Tomo Hibachi & Sushi
  • IKKO Japanese Steakhouse
  • Happy Lamb Hot Pot
  • Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
  • Ruka
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

263 tracked store locations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Sushi Time (1)
  • Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ (4)
  • Tomo Hibachi & Sushi (1)
  • IKKO Japanese Steakhouse (1)
  • Happy Lamb Hot Pot (2)
  • Kura Revolving Sushi Bar (3)
  • Ruka (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 6
  • 2 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken 6
  • 3 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 5
  • 4 G Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ logo Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 4
  • 5 T Tori Japan 4
  • 6 K Kura Revolving Sushi Bar logo Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 3
  • 7 G Genki Ya 2
  • 8 T Tokyo Steakhouse 2
  • 9 G Ginger Exchange 2
  • 10 F Fin's Sushi & Grill 2
  • 11 S Shabu Zen 2
  • 12 B BAB Korean Bistro 2
  • 13 H Hokkaido Ramen Santouka logo Hokkaido Ramen Santouka 2
  • 14 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 2
  • 15 H Happy Lamb Hot Pot logo Happy Lamb Hot Pot 2
  • 16 T Totto Ramen & Sushi Bar 2
  • 17 S Sushi Cafe 1
  • 18 L Lab 13 Handroll 1
  • 19 T Typhoon Asian Bistro 1
  • 20 T Tora Ramen 1
  • 21 A Avana Sushi 1
  • 22 D Domo Japanese Cuisine 1
  • 23 T Tsurumen Davis 1
  • 24 S Sashimi Asian Cuisine 1
  • 25 K K-Town BBQ 1
  • 26 S Sushi Time 1
  • 27 P Perillas 1
  • 28 T Taiyou Shabu & Sushi 1
  • 29 C Chiharu Sushi and Noodle 1
  • 30 C Cafe Mami 1
  • 31 N New Jang Su Korean BBQ Restaurant 1
  • 32 M Matsuba Izakaya 1
  • 33 Y Yoshi's 1
  • 34 D Doragon Eatery 1
  • 35 R Red Ginger 1
  • 36 H Hakata Ramen 1
  • 37 C Cafe Sushi Shoten 1
  • 38 S Seoul Jangteo 1
  • 39 S Saga Sushi Lakeville 1
  • 40 S Sakana 1
  • 41 H Hao Sushi 1
  • 42 F Fuji Restaurant 1
  • 43 T Tokyo Japanese Steak House 1
  • 44 S Shiki Shabu Shabu 1
  • 45 B Blue Fin Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 46 S Sura BBQ 1
  • 47 Y Yakitori Totto 1
  • 48 W Wasabi at Porter 1
  • 49 S Sam Sushi Art & Music logo Sam Sushi Art & Music 1
  • 50 A Asaka Japanese & Asian Cuisine 1

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