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Japanese restaurant · Gainesville

Japanese Dining, Lantern Lit

Sushi and Japanese dishes in Gainesville, served in a paper-lantern setting.

Front view of a Japanese restaurant in Gainesville.

Good to Know

Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet Guests using mobility aids can plan for accessible parking, entry, seating, and toilet access throughout the visit.

Find the entrance

Sushi Matsuri Japanese Restaurant sits at 3906 SW Archer Rd in Gainesville. The address places it on a busy road, with a wheelchair-accessible car park for arrival and a wheelchair-accessible entrance at the door.

Inside, the dining room supports wheelchair-accessible seating and a wheelchair-accessible toilet. Those features matter once the meal starts, since the visit moves from the car park to the entrance, then into the seating area without extra steps at the table. Guests can settle in, order, and stay for a full meal without changing rooms or moving between levels. The path from arrival to seating stays direct, and the room is arranged for a straightforward dine-in stop. see the Japanese menu

Paper lanterns over a Japanese dining room.

Opening Hours

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday 5–9 PM
  • Wednesday 5–9 PM
  • Thursday 5–9 PM
  • Friday 5–10 PM
  • Saturday 5–10 PM
  • Sunday 5–9 PM

About Sushi Matsuri Japanese Restaurant

Sushi Matsuri Japanese Restaurant serves Japanese dishes and sushi at 3906 SW Archer Rd in Gainesville. The setting sits in a strip mall, with paper lanterns giving the room a warm glow. It is open Tuesday through Thursday from 5–9 PM, Friday and Saturday from 5–10 PM, and Sunday from 5–9 PM.

The menu covers appetizers and main courses with a clear range of starters and hot plates. Vegetable and tofu dishes sit beside soups, salads, meat, fish, and tempura. Miso Soup, Gyoza, Shumai, Green Salad, Avocado Salad, Spring Roll, Vegetable Tempura, Shrimp Tempura, Shigiyaki, Yasiitame, Oshitashi, and Matsuri Tempura show the kitchen’s mix of lighter plates and cooked dishes. A meal can start with soup or a cold salad, move to dumplings or vegetables, then finish with a tempura plate or another main course. The pace suits an evening visit, with the kitchen open for dinner service on each listed day.

The dining room includes wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Guests enter from the lot, pass into the dining room, and take a seat for a meal built around sushi and Japanese plates. The restaurant operates as a Japanese restaurant and a sushi restaurant, with a 4.1 rating from 213 reviews. The address is 3906 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.

Sushi plates on a simple restaurant table.

Evening hours and setting

The restaurant is closed on Monday. From Tuesday to Thursday, it opens from 5–9 PM. Friday and Saturday service runs from 5–10 PM, and Sunday returns to 5–9 PM.

The setting is a strip mall, with paper lanterns giving the room its look. The kitchen serves Japanese dishes and sushi, so the menu fits the room: a short evening visit for dinner, then a table under warm light while the meal arrives. That schedule suits a late workday stop or a weekend dinner, with the longer Friday and Saturday window giving more time for a slower meal. browse the sushi and Japanese dishes

Warm interior lighting inside a strip-mall restaurant.

Find us

3906 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States