Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Iceflower tracks 133 stores from 108 Japanese & Korean chains in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. Osaka grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Benihana and Kyoto 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
108
Tracked stores
133
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. Osaka and Benihana sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 O Osaka - +15.2%
2 B Benihana logo Benihana - +1.7%
3 K Kyoto Sushi - +0.6%
4 T Tokyo Sushi - -5.1%
5 I Ichiddo Ramen - -10.1%
6 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken - -10.6%
7 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken - -22.1%
  • Kyoto Sushi
  • Benihana
  • Ichiddo Ramen
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • United Noodles
  • Bonchon Chicken
  • Tokyo Sushi
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

133 tracked store locations in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Kyoto Sushi (5)
  • Benihana (3)
  • Ichiddo Ramen (7)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (1)
  • United Noodles (2)
  • Bonchon Chicken (4)
  • Tokyo Sushi (3)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 I Ichiddo Ramen 7
  • 2 K Kyoto Sushi 5
  • 3 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 4
  • 4 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken 4
  • 5 B Benihana logo Benihana 3
  • 6 O Osaka 3
  • 7 T Tokyo Sushi 3
  • 8 R Ramen Kazama 2
  • 9 K Kai's Sushi & Grill logo Kai's Sushi & Grill 2
  • 10 U United Noodles 2
  • 11 S Sole Cafe 1
  • 12 T Tenka Ramen 1
  • 13 O One Two Three Sushi 1
  • 14 K Kiku Bistro 1
  • 15 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 1
  • 16 M Mirror of Korea 1
  • 17 O Oyama Asian Bistro 1
  • 18 U Umiya Sushi 1
  • 19 G Ginza Sushi & Grill 1
  • 20 S Suishin Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 21 W Wave Sushi 1
  • 22 S Sapporo 1
  • 23 S Sakura Sushi 1
  • 24 K K-ChiMac 1
  • 25 H Haiku Japanese Bistro 1
  • 26 M Miyabi Grill 1
  • 27 C CrunCheese logo CrunCheese 1
  • 28 T Tokyo Sushi & Grill 1
  • 29 O Oishii Japanese Ramen 1
  • 30 K Korea Restaurant 1
  • 31 R Raku Sushi & Lounge 1
  • 32 T Takatsu Sushi 1
  • 33 R Rolls & Bowls 1
  • 34 T Ten Sushi 1
  • 35 M Momo Sushi 1
  • 36 M Masu Sushi & Robata 1
  • 37 M Masu 1
  • 38 K Kintaro Japanese Sushi & Hibachi Steak House 1
  • 39 S Sakura Restaurant & Bar 1
  • 40 B Bonsai Korean Cuisine 1
  • 41 S Sushi Cafe 1
  • 42 D Dong Hae Korean Grill & Sushi 1
  • 43 Z Zen Box Izakaya 1
  • 44 B Bento Moto 1
  • 45 I Intown Sushi 1
  • 46 I Itton Ramen & Japanese Street Food 1
  • 47 I Ishita Ramen 1
  • 48 S Soberfish 1
  • 49 J JK's Table 1
  • 50 A Abang Yoli Minnetonka logo Abang Yoli Minnetonka 1

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