For years, eating at Katana has required two things: a craving for delicious sushi and the willingness to spend a few hours waiting for it. Now, one of Miami’s most beloved locals-only restaurants has officially made life a whole lot easier.
Katana Japanese Restaurant, the tiny family-owned sushi restaurant that’s become something of a rite of passage for Miami diners, has officially opened its second location on Coral Way. And judging by the reaction online, half the city is breathing a collective sigh of relief now that they no longer have to trek all the way to North Miami Beach for dinner.
The announcement has been brewing for weeks, with the restaurant teasing a second location on Instagram before confirming the expansion. Now the doors are officially open, giving fans south of the river their own chance to grab colorful sushi plates as they float past on the restaurant’s signature little boats.
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