If your idea of a perfect night out involves chopsticks, soy sauce and testing the limits of 'all you can eat', you’re in exactly the right city. From conveyor-belt classics to sleek spots serving torched nigiri and towering maki rolls, Manchester has a seriously strong lineup of sushi restaurants and buffets where you can feast without fear of the bill.
Whether you’re after a bargain lunchtime binge, a date-night blowout, or somewhere to settle in with your mates and see who taps out first, these are the best all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants Manchester has to offer.
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Where To Find The Best All-You-Can-Eat Sushi In Manchester
1. COSMO Manchester
- Location: 48-58 Deansgate, Manchester City Centre, M3 2EG
- When: lunch weekends-only, dinner every day
- Price: from £20.99 per person
- Why we recommend: we think this is the type of spot you go to when you’re out with a group of people who can’t agree on anything, except that they all want to eat a lot
Sitting right on the corner of Deansgate and Market Street, COSMO Manchester is the city's go-big-or-go-home approach to the all-you-can-eat experience. The world buffet is a glossy, high-energy food hall where eight live cooking stations buzz with action and more than 160 dishes fight for your attention.
And while the restaurant covers pretty much every corner of global cuisine, from Indian feasts to British roasts, its Japanese counter is where sushi lovers will want to make a beeline. Here, chefs hand-roll fresh maki, slice neat little nigiri, and whip up teppanyaki favourites right in front of you, alongside crunchy tempura and steaming plates of katsu curry.
At COSMO, you can go back as many times as your chopstick skills (and appetite) allow.
2. YO! Sushi Manchester
- Locations: Selfrides Trafford, M17 8DA, and Arndale, M4 3AQ
- When: Thursdays
- Price: £29.95 (£15.95 for kids under 12)
- Why we recommend: there’s something undeniably joyful about scanning the belt for your favourites, plotting your next grab, and racing the clock as you attempt to stack plates like a seasoned professional
If the phrase 'bottomless belt' makes your pulse quicken,YO! Sushi located in Selfridges and Arndale has engineered the perfect Thursday night for you, where you can find cheap all-you-can-eat sushi in Manchester. Every week from 4pm to 8pm, the iconic conveyor belts go into overdrive as diners get 60 minutes of unlimited cold dishes whizzing right past their noses.
For £29.95 (or £15.95 for kids under 12), it’s a fast-paced, chopstick-grabbing free-for-all with maki, nigiri and crisp little gunkan rolls. The deal sticks strictly to the belt (no sneaking in hot dishes or ordering extras), but with so many classics looping around, it’s hardly a hardship.
Get a load of the action with YO!'s bottomless belt.
3. Sexy Fish Manchester
- Location: 1 The Avenue, Spinningfields, M3 3AP
- When: Sundays
- Price: from £48 per person
- Why we recommend: Sexy Fish leans into the spectacle: from the coral-pink glow of the dining room to the steady stream of maki refills that makes you feel like a VIP in a hyper-luxe fever dream
Sexy Fish Manchester doesn’t really do subtle. Its bottomless sushi brunch is a neon-lit plunge into indulgence. For £48 a head, you’re eased in with a parade of starters, like steamed edamame, courgette tempura and that dangerously addictive crispy duck and watermelon salad, before the real business begins: the limitless sushi buffet, featuring maki, sashimi, tartares, piled high.
Once you’ve had your fill of the free-flowing nigiri, you pick a main to anchor the affair: maybe a glossy salmon teriyaki, shiso-miso–slicked seabass, or spicy vegetable noodles with curry. Add on free-flowing cocktails (£35 each), and swing from a banana-and-chocolate gin fizz to a buttery-blue butterfly pea spritz, while limitless bubbles start from £34, or £47 if you fancy the Ruinart.
Sushi never looked so sexy.
4. Sakura Japanese Restaurant
- Location: 175 Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, M8 8LG
- When: every day
- Price: from £28.95 per person
- Why we recommend: the ordering system at Sakura Japanese Restaurant means you can try something new every few minutes without flagging anyone down, and the variety is honestly wild - you can bounce from sashimi to teppanyaki to deep-fried chicken wings and back to tofu pockets without judgement
Sakura Japanese Restaurant is where everything you’ve ever craved arrives at your table with the tap of a button. Open across the week with prices starting from £28.95, the restaurant blends classic Japanese cooking with a high-tech service model. This is one of Manchester’s longest-loved all-you-can-eat spots, and it shows.
The menu includes nigiri shaped by hand, delicate sashimi, maki, rice-on-the-outside 'inside-out' rolls, inari tofu pockets, crisp tempura, and teppanyaki sizzling off the griddle. Portions come out fast, fresh and beautifully presented, and ingredients are chosen for peak flavour depending on the time of year.
Order more and more maki at Sakura Japanese Restaurant.
5. Sushi Mami
- Location: 111 Portland Street, Gay Village, M1 6DN
- When: every day
- Price: from £37.99 per person
- Why we recommend: whether you're here for sashimi, crunchy maki, or teppanyaki, Sushi Mami delivers. Perfect if you're with a mixed group - picky eaters, sushi fans, tempura lovers, all will be happy
Tucked away on Portland Street, Sushi Mami
feels like a fun celebration of all things Japanese.. Their
philosophy is simple: make modern Japanese food accessible. That
means top-quality sushi, sashimi, tempura, robata grill, teppanyaki
and noodles, all under one roof, for one fixed price when you
choose the all-you-can-eat option.
Stepping inside, you’ll notice the clean, contemporary décor: soft lighting, subtle neon touches, and a relaxed buzz. Ordering happens on a tablet at your table, so you can call in plate after plate of fresh sushi, hot dishes and grilled skewers as soon as you like. The menu is impressively wide: expect nigiri, sashimi, maki, temaki, and gunkan - plus a deep-fried section with tempura prawns, enoki and more. There are also soups and noodles, rice dishes, crisp spring rolls, gyoza, and a robata grill serving skewered meat and fish.
Look forward to neon lights and a buzzy atmosphere.
6. TOPS Buffet Restaurant
- Location: 106 Portland Street, Gay Village, M1 4RJ
- When: every day
- Price: from £17.95 per adult, £7.50 per child
- Why we recommend: you can expect Chinese classics, Indian curries, roast meats, pizza, pasta, dumplings, and more, as well as an entire counter of freshly rolled halal sushi - from salmon nigiri and tamago to vegetable maki, California rolls, thick rolls and tempura-style options
One of Manchester’s most established world-buffet giants, TOPS Buffet Restaurant goes big on theatre, flavour and sheer variety. Here, you’ll find live cooking stations where chefs turn fresh ingredients into sizzling stir-fries, teppanyaki plates, curries, grilled meats and more, right in front of you.
Prices stay impressively wallet-friendly, especially considering the scale: lunch from £17.95 (Friday to Saturday), dinner from £21.95, and all-day sessions on Sundays at £22.95. Kids are well-catered for with a detailed age-based pricing structure (and little ones up to three years old eat free). Seating runs on a timed system - two hours midweek, 90 minutes on busy days - but with how fast everything moves, you’ll make excellent use of every minute.
Help yourself at this bottomless buffet.
For more, check out our guide to Japanese restaurants in Manchester.
