The Best Poke Outside of Hawaii

Despite being landlocked, Utah has an excellent selection of poke restaurants. If you haven’t heard of poke, it’s a Hawaiian dish of raw fish marinated in sauce, usually served alongside rice. Here’s some of the best you can find locally.

Hanaya Poke

Select a signature poke bowl or make your own. You can even get your poke in a convenient handheld sushi burrito. I also can never resist the hokkaido boba with sea salt milk foam.

Hamachi Sushi Bar

It’s only natural a sushi bar would have bangin’ poke. It’s filled with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, cucumber, avocado, and my favorite addition to any poke bowl: mango.

Five5eeds

Sometimes great poke is found in a place you wouldn’t expect. Five5eeds is a popular brunch spot in Park City that serves a variety of foods. Don’t sleep on the poke bowl!

Savage Fish

Savage Fish has locations in Millcreek and Orem and many say it’s the most authentic poke outside of the Hawaiian islands. Choose from their shoyu, spicy, or wasabi poke. If someone in your life is graduating soon, pick up a fresh flower lei here, too.

Koino Poke

Located in a strip mall in Midvale. A Hey Salt Lake reader recommended Koino Poke saying, “I’m weirdly hooked on their kale noodles as a base!”

Aquarius Fish Co.

Wanna make a poke bowl at home? Aquarius Fish Co. located next to Caputo’s Market in Salt Lake City serves up high-quality, sushi-grade fish.