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Miya's was a restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, credited as the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the world.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} The restaurant was founded by Yoshiko Lai, a Japanese nutritionist.^[9] As of 2021, they are permanently closed.^[10]

In 1982, Miya's was the first sushi restaurant in Connecticut,^[11] specializing in Kyushi-style recipes. With the creation of the sweet potato roll in 1995, Miya's began to create a plant-based sushi menu.^[12] By the late 1990s, 80% of the sushi menu had been converted into a plant-based one,^[13] and traditional sweetened white rice was replaced with a whole grain brown rice-based blend. In 2005, Miya's introduced its first invasive species menu, featuring locally caught invasive species such as Asian shore crabs and European green crabs.^[14]

• 2018: James Beard Foundation - Finalist for Blind Sushi^[15]
• 2016: White House Champions of Change for sustainable seafood^[1]
• 2013: James Beard Foundation - Best Chef nominee^[16][17]
• Best of New England - Yankee Magazine^[18]
• Best restaurants in Connecticut - Expert's Picks^[19]
• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Sustainable Seafood Award^[20] and 2011 Seafood Ambassador Award^[21]
• Fish2Fork - top 10 most sustainable seafood restaurants in the U.S.^[21]
• 2010: Elm Ivy Award^[21]
• Key to the City of New Haven^[21]

• Miya's was lampooned by Saturday Night Live for its use of cicadas in sushi.^[22]
• Miya's appeared on Good Food America.^[23]
• Miya's chef Bun Lai appeared as a contestant on Food Network's Chopped.^[24]

• List of sushi restaurants