Sushi and Asian restaurants in Lakeland: Florida Avenue and U.S. 98

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Lakeland’s sushi and Asian restaurants line South Florida Avenue from Dixieland to Lake Miriam and U.S. Highway 98 North up to Lakeland Square Mall, with a cluster in Lakeside Village, several on North Socrum Loop Road by Interstate 4 and a few downtown. The list covers Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Indian kitchens. Several Asian restaurants with Lakeland mailing addresses, in Highland City and south of Lake Miriam, are outside the city limits and are not on this list.

How we made this list. We started with OpenStreetMap records inside Lakeland’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, and added restaurants from the state’s restaurant inspection records, keeping only addresses inside the limits. We checked each place against its own website on Oct. 10, 2026. Many of these restaurants have no website we could find; they are here because the state inspected them between January and October 2026, and we do not give hours or phone numbers we could not take from the restaurant itself. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to add or correct your entry.

The list

The places

China Wok on Harden Boulevard serves traditional Chinese dishes made fresh daily, its site says, with Moo Shu, Hunan and Szechuan dishes on the menu and online ordering. A second restaurant with the same name, in Lakeland Square Mall, has no website we could find.

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Lakeside Village is a chain restaurant where diners cook Korean barbecue and hot pot at the table. Its page says last seating is one hour before closing.

New Moon Sushi on South Florida Avenue is a Japanese restaurant with sushi, tempura and other traditional dishes. It serves lunch and dinner on weekdays and dinner only on weekends.

Panda Express has two restaurants inside the city, on U.S. 98 North and on South Florida Avenue. Neither store page loaded when we checked; the state’s licensing records list both.

Sabu Ramen and Zukku are vendors in The Joinery, the food hall on the banks of Lake Mirror. The hall lists Sabu for ramen and Japanese street snacks and Zukku for sushi, sushi burritos and bowls. Orders for both go through the food hall’s site.

Teriyaki Madness on North Kentucky Avenue downtown is a teriyaki bowl chain. We found no store page for it; the state inspected it in March 2026.

The other 30 places on the list have no website we could find, and one, the Hibachi Express on County Line Road, has a site that did not load. The state inspected each of them between January and October 2026. Their names give the kitchen: Chinese at most, Japanese hibachi, sushi and ramen at others, Thai at Fancy Q, Spice Thai and Thai Oishi, Indian at Curry Leaves and Taste of India, and Vietnamese at Saigon Bistro. Call or stop by to check hours before you go.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get sushi in Lakeland?

Restaurants with sushi in their names inside the city limits include New Moon Sushi, Spice Thai & Sushi and Gosh! Pan-Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar on South Florida Avenue, Fancy Q Sushi & Thai on U.S. 98 North. Downtown, The Joinery food hall lists Zukku for sushi.

Where can I get ramen in Lakeland?

Sabu Ramen is in The Joinery food hall downtown, Oksumi Ramen is on South Florida Avenue, Tsaocaa and Michi Ramen is on U.S. 98 North and My Ramen is on U.S. 98 South.

Is there Korean barbecue in Lakeland?

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot is at 1568 Town Center Drive in Lakeside Village, open from noon daily, with last seating one hour before closing.

Which Lakeland Asian restaurants are closed on Monday?

New Moon Sushi and China Wok on Harden Boulevard both list Monday as closed on their own sites.