Best Japanese Restaurants in Kitsilano

The quality of sushi is amazingly fresh, the service is outstanding. We’ve discovered this place back in 2008 and it’s has been always great. We’ve discovered drive in from Port Moody to at least have sushi here at least once a month as a treat. I’ve been to many sushi places around North America and this one is one of the best sushi places around. It is really an our go to place to have sushi. Their prices are reasonably priced and we feel like for the quality grade sushi they serve it’s really a bargain. It is well worth the drive from Port Moody which is about a 40 minute drive into West Broadway and Arbutus. We’ve have never been disappointed in the quality of sushi that we’ve ordered. We have taken out Nephew from the UK back in 2009 and he’s also acknowledged that he has never tasted quality sushi anywhere else as well, we took his family there this past summer when he and his family were visiting us, we told him that we had family dinner reservations there he was thrilled that I had made reservations there.

We were greeted warmly and treated with kind and attentive service throughout the meal. Small blip was a lengthy wait for beverages. Understandable as there was a young trainee. The food was exquisite. Every dish was thoughtfully created and played a symphony of flavors on the palate (but without pretension). It was the most elegant comfort food. The design of the restaurant and menu were also lovely. A new favourite!

Sister restaurant to Miku, which carries over its fantastic flavours and focus on excellent ingredients. We did the tasting menu. As usual the seafood was delicious. The portioning of the protein dishes, despite tasting great, was a little bit too small. The dessert was amazing - highly recommend venturing out of the classic green tea opera (which is also great) to try out their other options. The canoli and blueberry ice cream were standouts.

Food was great as usual. Did not expect the brussel sprout driving to be that much, but no problem with that. Oshi and Miku rolls were delicious, and so was the otoro. I think Zed was our server (according to our receipt). Tall gentleman from the island; very nice guy and great service. He offered soy sauce at the beginning of the night which was a nice touch for once because from previous experiences, it seemed that my servers seemed a little hesitant/judgy when I once asked.

My husband and I always go out for brunch on New Years Day. This year we were very excited to try Victor. If anyone knows how to do a busy brunch it’s the crew at Victor. The food stations were very well maintained. The selections were plentiful and the service was top notch. The restaurant was beautifully appointed, the food was well laid out, we had a wonderful time. Great start to 2025. We’ll be back next year.