# Sake Café Pensacola

## About
Sake Café Pensacola is a Japanese restaurant located at 4880 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32503. The restaurant serves fresh sushi, hibachi, sashimi, nigiri, teriyaki, tempura, udon, and a full menu of Japanese cuisine. Sake Café is a local favorite known for quality food, daily happy hour, catering services, and an all-you-can-eat sushi option.

## Cuisine
Japanese, Sushi, Hibachi, Sashimi, Teriyaki, Tempura, Udon

## Location
4880 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32503

## Contact
- Phone: (850) 494-9999
- Reservations: Text 305-244-9721
- Email: management@sakecafepensacola.com
- Website: https://www.sakecafepensacola.com

## Hours
- Monday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

## Services
- Dine-in
- Takeout
- Catering (free delivery on qualifying orders, minimums starting around $100)
- Happy hour (daily)
- All-You-Can-Eat sushi
- Hibachi dining
- Private dining / reservations ($50 deposit for parties of 7 or more, returned or applied to bill)

## Highlights
- Featured in Forbes for serving invasive lionfish as upscale, sustainable dining
- Award-winning local Japanese restaurant — recognized in 2023, 2024, and 2025
- 4.4 stars with 2,403 Google reviews
- Facebook rating: 4.4/5 (320 votes)
- Patio seating, hibachi tables, and indoor dining available

## Menu Categories
Appetizers, Soups, Salads, Fried Rice, Desserts, Hibachi, Entrées, Sushi Rolls, Nigiri, Sashimi, All-You-Can-Eat, Lunch Specials, Happy Hour, Create Your Own Roll

## Notable Dishes
- Lionfish (seasonal) — lightly fried lionfish fillet, featured in Forbes
- Lionfish Sashimi (seasonal)
- Yellow Dragon Roll — salmon, avocado, tempura flakes topped with salmon and sliced lemon
- Golden Point Roll — salmon tempura and avocado topped with torched salmon, sweet chili, and eel sauce
- FujiYama Roll — shrimp tempura, cream cheese, baked white tuna, scallops, lobster sauce
- South Mexico Roll — steak, shrimp, jalapeño, cream cheese, avocado, snow krab, tobiko
- Princess Roll — snow krab, spicy krab, avocado topped with salmon and honey wasabi
- Sake Café Roll — snow krab, avocado, asparagus, eel, tuna, salmon, masago, eel sauce
- Tuna Lover Roll — black pepper tuna, white tuna, red tuna, ponzu
- Sashimi Deluxe — 16 slices assorted sashimi
- Hibachi Twin Lobster
- Hibachi Filet Mignon

## Social Media
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sakecafepensacola/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sakecafePensacola/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sakecafepensacola

## Price Range
$20–$30 per person

## Additional Context
Sake Café Pensacola is independently owned and has been a recognized staple of the Pensacola dining scene. The restaurant is known for using locally sourced and seasonal seafood including invasive lionfish, which supports Gulf Coast ecological efforts. Catering is available for corporate events, office lunches, parties, and family gatherings throughout the Pensacola area.