Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Vancouver

Kingyo

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"You can taste best flavours here, they have wide variety of sushi. Staffs is very quick and effective. It has a cool vibe and their interior is also..."

Darren Huston

"Flavourful food cooked with fresh ingredientes. Quick and effective service provided by a friendly staff.Highly recommend the udon august..."

Diogo Teixeira

"This restaurant is very popular so don't forget to make a reservation. It has a hip/cool vibe, It has a really nice and interesting interior. I..."

Prateek Gupta

"Outstanding service, great ambiance, dishes are authentic, delicious and good variety of menu.The limited deluxe bento box is a..."

B & E

"Kingyo Izakaya is a located on Denman St., one of the busiest street downtown Vancouver. It’s also one of the top Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver...."

BeDelicious

"Location: L871 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC Meal: Deep fried calamari, deep fried chicken karagae, and New generation ginger ale...."

Birry Ram

"Regular love this place! Always tasty food services always friendly one of my favourite places to come and go to. Thank you for the best food service..."

Lulu Arnolan

"Great service and excellent food (quality and taste). They're always quick and polite. The food is also reasonable in price and very authentic Nagoya..."

Noah Mar

"Came here for a weekday lunch around 12. It wasn’t crowded at all, although it started getting fairly busy after about half an hour. My friend and..."

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"One-liner: No complaints whatsoever about this premier Japanese Izakaya experience if you avoid the cauliflower karaage Highlight: Pressed..."

Nosh And Nibble

"The one-grilled kobe beef ($24) was neat. You seared the marinated beef on the stone to lightly grill it. The beef was very tender and..."

Hitting The Sauce

"Finally, a 5 star Japanese restaurant that is not pompus and extremely noisy. We did not have a reservation and were admitted to the sushi bar. We..."

Pauline Vancouver

"Sushi and sashimi quality are some of the best around downtown and the west end. Great fusion balanced with authentic modern Japanese. It's also got..."

Naoki_art

"It doesn't matter what you order here because everything on the menu is delicious. This is no doubt one of my favourite restaurants for the past..."

Karen

"One of THE best restaurants I've ever had for Japanese food, the atmosphere is great too with great uni sashimi :)Their mocha desserts are the..."

Sourcer Deathly Mercy

"Came for dinner. I liked most dishes - overall they were well balanced. With few exceptions, I did not find the food to be overly salty, like much of..."

Goro

"After many visits I can say that consistency is pretty good. Food is always flavorful, service is good considering how busy it gets. Definitely best..."

Zack & Eliza's Food Adventures

"When it comes to top Japanese restaurants in Vancouver, Kingyo Izakaya on Denman is undoubtedly one of them. This year, Vancouver Magazine named..."

FOODGRESSING.COM

"Really love the food here; though the vegetarian selection is limited, the options are really tasty; the tomato kimchi was super fresh and had the..."

Amanda Pang

"I love the atmosphere of this restaurant, kinda romantic. The food is realllly good. I love how the present their food its so classy. I had a date..."

Nasi Z Fard

"This is one of my favourite places to come for lunch. I love their Grilled Daily 2 Kinds Fish Combo ($15.80). It is my go to dish everytime I go..."

Ceci

"This place doesn't disappoint. Love the Kakuni Bibimbap here. It's more flavorful than sister restaurant Suika's. The cocktail "Kingyo" is very..."

Jentaro

"Mind blowing. Easily entered my top 3 restaurant in Vancouver. Service, atmosphere, and food was exceptional. Literally every bite was an explosion..."

DanoRama

"Went for a workday lunch and found this place packed at 12noon. Ordered the duck breast soba and did not realized it comes with a veggie tempura,..."

Nuinui The Cat

"... First up, salmon carpaccio. Fresh, nicely textured Sockeye salmon, with fried garlic chips and crunchy sprouts; similar to sister restaurant..."

Doofniks

"This is a must visit in Vancouver. It is a foodie Disneyland. Decor is tasteful and modern without giving a perception of cold and sterile. The..."

Erik Carleberg

"It's not a "must go" restaurant. It's a pretty good place for casual dining. Very busy so you need to be patient. The monthly special that I ordered..."

P,T&M

"If you ever want to sample what Kingyo has to offer in terms of izakaya, you should definitely opt for their Deluxe Bento Box. The restaurant is only..."

Pork_ninjas

"Their "famous invincible and undefeted tantan noodle" ($9.80 for a big bowl) was still good, and this time I got to try other stuff as well. Overall..."

Simon

"Kingyo Izakaya, the same restaurant group as Suika and Rajio, is one of my favourite fusion-Izakaya next to Guu. With the same quirky name styles as..."

MS.CHUBBS

"Kingyo Izakaya 金魚居酒屋 (一吃必定愛上的日式套餐)地址：871 Denman St., Vancouver, BC電話：(604)..."

Sunny Wong

"Kingyo Izakaya creates a strong standard to base all Japanese cuisine on. A beautiful restaurant is paired with traditional cuisine that is..."

William Tong Li

"Four dishes between the two of us, and we couldn’t have made better choices in the amount of variety of dishes we ordered. Every single dish was..."

Nikeheart

"This is one of the best restaurants I have ever been to in my life. I went as a group of three and there was a big wait. We almost went somewhere..."

Tyler P.

"Came here on two separate occasions, so I'll give them their own respective reviews!First time, we came half an hour early (coming from..."

Tania

"Kingyo means goldfish, and the little restaurant that feels like an old tavern in a period kung fu movie is heavily branded with goldfish images...."

Simon

"First time at this traditional izakaya, amazing authentic Japanese cuisine with a variety of items. The ebi mayo and Dan Dan noodles were quite..."

J.Chews

"These are their business cards. My sister found the top one scary. I found it rather original. Faces with goldfish! It could be a new series of..."

Zuuchini

"First time at this place but came with a friend who is a regular. Ordered the Negitoro Avocado Bowl. I loved it. So delicious and unique. And..."

Littleherc

"Hands down the best japanese izakanya in town. Everything on the menu is amazing! I prefer this place over guu, hapa and suika hands down. In..."

Benzypooh

"We were the first guests at lunch hour and managed to take advantage of their super deluxe bento box. Oh my, it's supreme happiness in my mouth! Ten..."

Nijjy Potikanon

"Rock’n Kobe @ Kingyo Izakaya - The hot stone makes the dish interesting, but the fun makes it easy to overcook the beef. Despite some being..."

Cindy Lai

"Why I love this place: The assorted bento box is amazing!! If you can get your hands on it, you're super lucky! Would I come back: Yes, any..."

@annanguyen_

"Wonderful friendly exiting delicious! We were so pleasantly surprised by this teeny tiny gastronomic pleasure house! The service excellent, the food..."

Hopelessly Hungry

"Great atmosphere and welcoming staff. The typical izakaya treatment, lots of announcements and shouting. We couldn't get a reservation since they..."

Dave

"Always great to come here right at 11:30am when they open to get their set lunch. Although it looks like the portions are all small... dont be..."

Jenny

"Great place for date night. I never pick anything off the menu. Instead I always ask for the chefs recommendations or they fix me up with off menu..."

Vancity Food Guy

"I only managed to get the lunch set by literally placing my order at the door. As I sat down and waited for my food, I noticed that all of the staff,..."

Raymond's Sushi Adventures

"My girl friends Jenny and Justine often rave about their weekend brunch visits at Kingyo. This is how much they love it – they are on a first name..."

Picky Diner

"Omg delicous. Food is consistently amazing. Service is great. Love this..."

Joel Dyck

"One of the best dining experiences I've ever had. Great ambiance. The tuna is exceptional. As is the Kobe beef. The restaurant is always busy. But..."

MariConnors

"This place gets very busy - make a reservation. I love Japanese food, so I love trying them out. I went to this izakaya and it didn't disappoint! We..."

Jules S.

"One of my fav Izakaya place. Very good food with a good variety of choices, I have been there like ten times and I haven't got disappointed at all...."

Skygirl_0708

"One of the Best!. With so many places trying to cash in on the Izakaya craze, it's good to see that there are places like this that are the genuine..."

Laughingman

"Authentic Japanese Tapas & Bar Food. It seriously doesn't get any better than this. I love Japanese food and I usually order Japanese food at least..."

Gabriel C.

"WOW. Enough Said! You can not go wrong with anything..."

Matt Dickhut

"Beautiful food, quick service, good atmosphere and value for money. Couldn't ask for much more! I'd recommend booking a table..."

Howler

"Highly recommend. Best overall food experience I encountered in Vancouver. I heart you..."

Mr. James Beard Is Jealous

"FAVVV. You HAVE to get the King Bento Box at least once. No regrets in life! It's officially my new favourite japanese restaurant..."

Sammisamantha

"Yummy~. My friends and I were left waiting for a server to show us to the table for a good 20 minutes but it was understandable since we went there..."

Mayukohara

"Its an acquired taste. Finally made it in here, and its about time honestlyThe interior is beautiful, it has a very cozy feeling with the..."

No Dessert Im Full

"Delish. Yummy yummy!! Ebi mayo was my favorite here! Other things are interesting..."

Mungbean

"Went for lunch today. The food is the best I have tasted outside of Japan!!!! Must..."

AT

"Can't... stop... eating... so... good.... Service was good. Fast and polite.Room was cramped, The table was cool, it was an old..."

BananaRocket

"Wonderful service! I accidentally got a splinter in my hand from my chopstick, and our sweet waitress patiently helped me remove it from my hand! So..."

Rascal

"So much to eat! Homemade ginger ale is..."

EatEatEat

"Kingyo is owned by real Japanese. They have good quality Japanese food. I can say this is my favorite Japanese place in Vancouver. They have best..."

Uri Cho

"Wow. This is the most Epic sushi restaurant I have ever been to. I feel like I'm in a movie and I have gone back in time to an asian country! Their..."

Nick

"Always a delight!. Its always a delight coming here for a nice meal. I usually come here after work with a couple of buddies of mine with some..."

Ashley Campbell

"Great Fusion and Place to Hang Out!. This is Vancouver Downtown Sushi at it's best. I love their grilled beef tounge on hot stone! Brilliant idea..."

Olivia

"Great Izakaya.. Came here because of a Vaneats special, but that didn't stop us from ordering a bunch of other food to try. The service was great,..."

Saeryn Correll

"So good. This is on my list to bring out-of-town guests to... I love the dark, heavy wood furniture and the menu has the power to blow minds..."

Pretend Chef

"Fantastic. Amazing amazing amazing!! You get worth spending money.If it was in N.Y. or Tokyo, would be great.Is chef..."

Carrie

"Made me cry. Why? Because I live in Calgary where sushi is in its infancy (say Vancouver 25 years ago). This restaurant is sublime. Fabulous food,..."

Fat Cat

"If you are lucky enough to get one of the deluxe bento lunches (only 10 made each day) you will be very happy. This is one of the hilights of the..."

Alley

"Uber good food and service. Last evening a fellow female foodie and I enjoyed superb dishes from the chefs of Kingyo. The salmon and tuna sushi were..."

Abattoir

"Earns its reputation for best Izakaya in Vancouver!. VanMag has deemed it the best Izakaya in Vancouver and it's well worth the hype! Very fresh..."

Boourns

"Great Food, Great Atmosphere. The sashimi is super fresh and other items are also delicious. Services were pretty good considering it was a Friday..."

1507

"Authentic Japanese Food. Had lunch here ~ good food, good service ~ Japanese servers & lots of Japanese customers ~ good..."

Lraep

"Izakaya!,,,. Come on a Sunday for lunch (there's hardy anybody) and the service is superb (heard it's been spotty sometimes for dinner). Loved the..."

Steamrollersam

"One of my favorites.. This place, besides having some outstanding food, boasts the most amazing service of pretty much any restaurant i've ever..."

Evan Thomas

"Incredibly flauvourfull and exotic,the bottom line magnificent. Each meal is Each meal is unique and features it own little surprise. When talking..."

Sytx

"Awesome!. Went to KIngyo the other night, been there a few times and nothing has changed, except the specials. The food was awesome, nice..."

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