Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in St. Louis, MO-IL

Iceflower tracks 97 stores from 76 Japanese & Korean chains in St. Louis, MO-IL. Sushi Ai grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Drunken Fish and Wasabi Sushi Bar.

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
76
Tracked stores
97
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. Sushi Ai and Drunken Fish sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 S Sushi Ai - +12.0%
2 D Drunken Fish - +9.2%
3 W Wasabi Sushi Bar - -0.2%
4 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan - -23.6%
  • Sushi Ai
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Wasabi Sushi Bar
  • Shogun Japanese Steakhouse
  • Drunken Fish
  • Oishi Sushi
  • Shogun Japanese Steak House
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

97 tracked store locations in St. Louis, MO-IL. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Sushi Ai (10)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (1)
  • Wasabi Sushi Bar (6)
  • Shogun Japanese Steakhouse (2)
  • Drunken Fish (3)
  • Oishi Sushi (1)
  • Shogun Japanese Steak House (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Sushi Ai 10
  • 2 W Wasabi Sushi Bar 6
  • 3 D Drunken Fish 3
  • 4 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 3
  • 5 S Shogun Japanese Steakhouse 2
  • 6 K Kimchi Guys 2
  • 7 S Seoul Garden 2
  • 8 O Oishi Steak Sushi 1
  • 9 P Pusaka 1
  • 10 C Chunmi Sushi 1
  • 11 A Asian Kitchen Korean Cuisine 1
  • 12 K Katsuya 1
  • 13 S Shabu Day 1
  • 14 S Sushi Sen 1
  • 15 O Osaka Sushi Cafe 1
  • 16 K KAMASE 1
  • 17 M Mizu Sushi Bar 1
  • 18 T Tiny Chef 1
  • 19 H Hibachi Boy 1
  • 20 I I Love Mr. Sushi 1
  • 21 K K-Bop Korean Kitchen 1
  • 22 I Izakaya Ren 1
  • 23 S Sushi Koi 1
  • 24 K Kyoto Teppanyaki 1
  • 25 K KiTARO Bistro of Japan 1
  • 26 C Crazy Sushi 1
  • 27 B BOBQ 1
  • 28 A Asabi Sushi Bar & Grill 1
  • 29 A Asian World 1
  • 30 K K-Bop STL 1
  • 31 F Fuji Sushi and Teriyaki 1
  • 32 O Ocha Thai and Japanese Cuisine 1
  • 33 Y Yamato Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 34 K KoKuu Ramen and Sushi Bar 1
  • 35 B Blue Ocean 1
  • 36 F Fin Japanese Cuisine 1
  • 37 K Kazu Sushi To-Go 1
  • 38 F Fire Chicken 1
  • 39 S Sushi Thai by Samran 1
  • 40 O Osaka Sushi & Grill 1
  • 41 S Shaking Bowl 1
  • 42 N Nami Ramen 1
  • 43 Y Yamato 1
  • 44 J Joo Joo 1
  • 45 H Hi Tokyo 1
  • 46 S Sushi Sake logo Sushi Sake 1
  • 47 M Midtown Sushi & Ramen 1
  • 48 H Hiko Japanese Steak, Sushi & Ramen 1
  • 49 K Kasabi Japanese Steakhouse and Ramen 1
  • 50 O Oriental Spoon 1

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