Vancouver - Restaurants - Japanese

1038 Canada Pl., Vancouver V6C 0B9
604-695-5500

Oru

Chef David Wong’s Pan-Asian kitchen impressively makes everything (including breads and tofu) from scratch, and boasts a traditional tandoori oven and the city’s largest sake cellar. Pa... read more

6 Powell St., Vancouver V6A 1E7
No phone

Tight little menu of Asian-inspired sharing plates includes duck, chicken and short rib subs, pickled beet and egg with panko and Japanese mayo and fan fave Sloping Hills pork gyoza (dipped in Japa... read more

1368 W. Pender St., Vancouver V6E 4S9
604-688-8697

Irashai Grill

Despite some opening kinks, Chef Ikoma Kenjiro's effortless fusion of izakaya faves, French-inspired sauces and decidedly non-Japanese flavors - like icewine-marinated albacore tuna - merits a visi... read more

1698 Robson Street, Vancouver V6G 1C7
604-685-8678

Guu With Garlic

Second izakaya in a growing Guu empire currently at 4 locations, and between the high decibel staff calling irrasshais and orders and the eponymous garlic dishes, it's more a party spot than an i... read more

912 Clark Drive, Vancouver V5L 3J8
604-251-1988

Fujiya Japanese Foods

Step off the busy truck route and enter a little ray of rising sun-shine at this longtime local supplier of Japanese specialties. Shinkansen-speed service at the sushi counter means the cooler is ... read more

371 E. Broadway Ave., Vancouver V5T 1W5
604-872-0053

Sushiyama

Jammed with regulars at lunch and dinner, consider calling for take-out to privately gorge on gigantic rolls like the picture-perfect Monkey's Tear or the sinful Salifornia - a salmon-wrapped anti-... read more

3431 W. Broadway, Vancouver V6R 2B4
604-738-5298

The Eatery

It's a strange place to find such good sushi, but cash-strapped students Jericho beach picnickers have kept it flying off the plates (and donburi bowls) for years. You can do takeout, but you'd mis... read more

1099 Richards St., Vancouver V6B 3E4
604-633-0355

+Alpha Izakya Tapas Bar

In a city flooded with sushi bars, this spot remains one of Vancouver's best for imaginative and authentic Japanese rolls, tapas, and cocktails. Coined "plus alpha" for the "little extra" taste the... read more

833 Granville St., Vancouver
604-687-6622

Shuraku Sake Bar and Bistro

Yep. Ed Hardy, Hello Kitty and Yamamoto do make frequent appearances during an average night, but who cares? We're here for the sake. Backlit LCD walls resemble Japanese pagodas in moonlight, whil... read more

735 Denman St., Vancouver
604-685-9399

Toratatsu

A bustling bastion of Japanesque lifestyle, this Izakaya is known for pairing sakes with small plates. The Wind Water Man Ginjo (served in Bamboo) and Yoshi Dai Ginjo are premiums that'll help you... read more