Yuki Yama: The Main Street Sushi Bar Locals Name First

Why you should go

Yuki Yama is the sushi restaurant people who know Park City tend to name first, and it earned that position by being both ambitious and dependable. The address sits in the middle of Historic Main Street, yet inside the experience feels far less touristy than the location suggests, with a true sushi bar, a polished dining room, and a menu that gives equal attention to pristine fish and creative hot plates.

Yuki Yama, which translates to snowy mountain, built its reputation under chef-owner Kirk Terashima and longtime co-owner Matt Baydala by flying in seasonal fish from the West Coast and Japan and letting the kitchen move between traditional technique and Park City personality. That is why one table orders a clean twelve-piece chef's choice nigiri progression while the next sears wagyu on a Himalayan salt block.

The room carries enough energy for a celebration and stays controlled enough for a date, a client dinner, or the repeat trip where the sushi bar becomes the whole reason for the reservation. OpenTable named Yuki Yama to its Top 100 Restaurants in America list in 2024, and prime times still disappear quickly.

The insider details

Chef / Ownership

Kirk Terashima has long been publicly identified as chef-owner, with Matt Baydala named co-owner through 2024. A Utah DABS filing records a change of ownership dated August 29, 2025.

Address

586 Main Street, Park City, UT 84060Get directions

Phone

435-649-6293

Email

Bre@yukiyamasushi.com for group and private dining

Website

yukiyamasushi.com

Reservations

Online only, opening 60 days in advance. Walk-ins are extremely limited.

Price / Vibe

$$$$ · lively · polished · date night · chef driven · Main Street

When to go

• Quieter dinner: Monday through Thursday around 5:00 to 6:15 PM.
• Best Main Street energy: Friday or Saturday around 7:00 to 8:00 PM, booked well ahead in ski season.
• Best sushi-focused seat: the sushi bar, when the reservation system offers it.
• Weekend alternative: Saturday or Sunday lunch, currently 12:00 to 3:00 PM.
• Best for: date night, the repeat visitor, the sushi purist traveling with friends who want creative rolls, and polished client dinners.
• Arrive on time. Dining windows are fixed by party size and reservations more than ten minutes late may be released.

What to order

If you order one thing

The twelve-piece chef's choice nigiri when the table's priority is the fish

Best starter

Yama-Mame with sesame oil, garlic, togarashi, and cherry preserves

Best showpiece

Wagyu Beef Tataki served with a sizzling Himalayan sea salt block

Best signature roll

Executive: tempura shrimp, avocado, cilantro, tuna, lime, sweet soy, and habanero

Best Park City roll

84060: tempura shrimp, red and snow crab, mango, spring greens, soy paper, and sweet soy

Best non-sushi main

Miso-marinated black cod

Best full meal

Yama-Mame, then crispy tuna tartare, then the twelve-piece chef's choice nigiri, with Wagyu Beef Tataki for the table

The Cozy Score

• Yummieness9.6
• Exclusivity8.7
• Atmosphere9.1
• Local cred10.0
• Date-night factor9.4
• Difficulty getting in9.1

Local intel

• Sitting at the sushi bar is more than a cliche here. The chef interaction changes the meal when sushi is the reason you came.
• Reservations are online only and walk-in seating is extremely limited, so never send a peak-season guest without a confirmed table.
• The booking window opens 60 days out. For Christmas week, Presidents Day, Sundance travel, and prime ski weekends, treat that opening seriously.
• Published dining windows run 90 minutes for one to two guests, one hour 45 for three to six, and two hours for seven to ten.
• The Galleria lot off Swede Alley helps for takeout, while dinner guests often find free Park City transit easier than hunting a space.
• The table eats best when it mixes clean nigiri or sashimi with one or two hot plates. Ordering only specialty rolls misses the depth of the kitchen.

Current hours

Monday to Friday

Dinner 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Saturday and Sunday

Lunch 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, dinner 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM

On the plate

Photography courtesy of Yuki Yama Sushi, yukiyamasushi.com