Came here on a sunny Saturday and felt like having sushi. Service is attentive and very much "Japanese". Polite and non intrusive. There are only 3 seats at the sushi bar so if you're a need to watch the sushi chef make your food kind of gal, I'd recommend calling in for a reservation. We came a bit after 5:45 pm and they were quite full already with 2 tables reserved already and 2 occupied. My date and I had their Assorted Nigiri Platter & the Niku Udon. Assorted Nigiri Platter - the selection we got had a mixture of staples and some specialty pieces. As I didn't have a particular craving for any one type of Nigiri, this worked out well for. My favorites were the Amberjack and the tobiko egg ones. No Uni on this one though. The pieces came with the wasabi already inside (which they do ask if you minded if it came like this in the beginning). Personal preference, this should always be the way it is served. After all who else but the sushi chef should know the right amount of wasabi to be in a piece? Pieces were more protein heavy than rice. It was quite delicate to lift a few pieces as there was not much rice surface to grab onto. That said, I quite like the sushi rice here. The sweetness from the vinegar has that right balance of sweetness in my opinion. Niku Udon - we don't usually see udons on many Japanese menus so this was a must. Flavor wise, my date enjoyed it but did complain about it being on the smaller side. I'd return to try some of their other menu items on a lighter stomach so I can fit more in. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Assorted Nigiri Platter - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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It has been a couple of months since we have had dinner at Nakamura. The sushi was delicious and quantity is very high. Service is excellent we sat out front on there small patio. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Salmon and Tuna sooooo goood - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place isn't cheap but I can say it's authentically Japanese which despite the plethora of Japanese restaurants (minus ramen restaurants) in this city isn't easy to find. We had a few rolls and the food was fresh but small quantities but it's fine as we crave quality over quantity. read more

Nakamura has been open for almost 10 years now in Kerrisdale. It is an authentic Japanese run and operate quaint little place specializing in set bento meals. I have been here both for lunches and dinners but mostly lunches. What I really enjoyed are their good selection of meals. Be sure to inquire for items you do not see on the menu. I really wanted a wakame (seaweed) salad and luckily I asked as it was not listed on their lunch menu. Good quality wakame! For lunch, I had the chirashi don. It was delightful. I added a soup too and the quality of the broth and miso was exact how I would like it. My 2 guests had the chicken teriyaki sushi lunch bento. I also really like their tempura. It reminds me of really good quality tempura from Japan. Lightly battered, non greasy and the prawns were of generous portion and size. They didn't have much dessert options that afternoon, just green tea and black sesame ice cream and given it was a cold afternoon we did not order any. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Chirashi Don - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This was the first and last time I had meal in this restaurant. The menu offered very limited choice. I ordered 3 dishes for 4 people. I told the waitress to leave 1 menu with us so that we could order some other food later.The waitress seemed to complain to the chef about our small order. The average of the total amount was greater than the tuna don which was CAD22. When the food arrived, the taste was good but the size was small.We could find bones and scale in the seafood.Later I ordered another dish to make up 4 d ishes. We had to go to another restaurant for food as we were still hungry. read more

Conveniently located in the center of Kerrisdale, Nakamura is a true hidden gem in my opinion. The moment I opened the door it felt like I walked into a Murakami scene. Maybe it was the 60s jazz music playing or maybe it was the typical Japanese interior. Not gimmicky to make it feel Japanese, but truly Japanese. Tidy and organized, but yet with a very warm and welcoming feel. We were welcomed by the warm smile of the hostess. Both times I've been here there was the same hostess and same chef, I assume they are a married couple who operate the restaurant together. While the wife lead us to our table, the husband was entertaining customers in the bar seats with his stories. We ordered the homemade gyoza, karaage, assorted sushi, and cold soba that comes with tempura and paired this with a glass of umeshu. I really like the homemade gyoza. The sautéed outside gives it a crispy bite And adds depth to the flavor. Personally I wasn't a big fan of the karaage. I prefer my karaage juicy and tender whereas this one felt a bit like chicken jerky. However, my friend really liked it, so it really depends on your preference. The assorted sushi was good. The fish was fresh and we were served a good variety. We finished with the cold soba. This is one of my favorite summer dishes and didn't disappoint. The portion was quite large with the tempura added. The tempura was great. Fluffy but crunchy and the vegetables were well cooked. The food is very decently priced considering the effort and detail is put in it. As the restaurant is not very large and not loud at all, it's a perfect place to catch up with someone or for a date night. To me it's a surprise this place isn't busier. I would go here any day instead of waiting for over an hour at the sushi place at the other side of the street. The owners really make you feel like you are part of their family the moment you walk in. I would say, give Nakamura a try and you might be entertained by the stories of the chef or receive a warm smile of the hostess. read more

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Cozy Japanese restaurant. Looks like family Style. Quite authentic. Sushi is great. Very attentive staff. read more

Nakamura is a small restaurant with seating for 25 people maximum. When we arrived we managed to snag one of the very last tables. We decided to go with the Tasting Course Dinner ($38.00 per person). The tasting course consists of gomae, sashimi, baked seafood, tempura, sunomono, chicken teriyaki and sushi). The gomae was standard, and the sesame sauce was very fragrant. The cuts of sashimi were on the smaller side but each piece was very fresh. The baked shrimp and scallop with miso mayonnaise was one of my favourite parts of the dinner. The presentation was cute, being served in a scallop shell, and there was plenty of seafood in this. The miso mayonnaise didn't overwhelm the seafood and I would have ordered more if I had the stomach space! The sunomono was refreshing with a strong vinegar bite. The octopus was fresh and went well with the seaweed and cucumber. The teriyaki was standard, a good filler. I wish it came with rice as the sauce was on the saltier side. The tempura was light and the portion was generous. There was two shrimp, sweet potato, green bean, eggplant and kabocha. My favourite was the kabocha. Our meal finished with a a five piece nigiri set. Each piece was delicately made and the rice portion was very small in comparison to the sashimi. I really enjoyed this plate, and I think the next time I visit I will try more of their sushi and sashimi offerings. Overall I felt quite full after this tasting course. Service was on the slower side, but that was to be expected as I think this was a husband and wife team (husband was the sushi chef and wife was the waitress) who ran the entire restaurant. Everything was fresh and delicious, and I would love to come back again to try more dishes! read more

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This is one of the best Japanese restaurants I've been to in North America. The food is always consistent and the ingredient quality is very high. When I lived in Vancouver I used to come here every week and get the Mini Kaiseki lunch special because it just had everything I loved. The Japanese couple that owns this place is so polite and welcoming, I couldn't say anything bad about the service. They even started giving me some freebies because I went so often! I recommend the Mini Kaiseki, Spinach Gomae, Gyoza (the best, the quality is super high), Salmon Avocado roll, BC roll, and Miso Cod. read more

It's another Japanese owned restaurant at Kerrisdale. I found it from other food blog and highly rated. We went there on Saturday without any rsvn, we got seated right the way. I usually feel more comfortable for Japanese run restaurant of raw foods. However, the principle not apply to low end/causal restaurant nowadays. We're quite hungry and ordered a lot of food for 2 of us. Hamachi - It's ok. I would expect Hamachi taste fresh rather than frozen and mushy! Beef tataki - Definitely not AAA grade Beef for tataki, few slices were chewy. BBQ squid - It over boiled and slightly grilled it. Ungai don - Eel was prepackage and very salty Chopped scallop cones - It's good. Tobiko nigiri - It's mediocre. California roll - It's ok. Seafood chawanmushi - It's steam hot and great. Overall, the service was great but the foods were below my expectation. It wouldn't make me return soon. read more

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Came across this place and decided to dine in for dinner. It's one of the cutest Japanese restaurants I've been to. The service was amazing and the food was great. Fresh tasting! The only thing I felt was off was the rice was a bit over cooked. But with that being said I still enjoyed my meal! Will be back for sure. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Citizens of Kerrisdale, we may have a keeper. The recently opened Nakamura is a small Japanese restaurant that serves hot and cold appetizers, deep fried items such as tempura and chicken, egg custard, udon and soba noodles, sushi and sashimi. It seems like a small mom and pop shop with friendly and polite service in an elegant yet casual setting. Prices are slightly higher than what I'd prefer paying for sushi, but the quality is pretty good. Everything on the ASSORTED SASHIMI PLATE ($17) was fresh, including the tuna and wild salmon. The PRAWN TEMPURA ($10) was nice and light, not greasy. The OYSTER MISONNASE ($5.50) consisted of two small local oysters broiled on the half shell with some kind of miso mayonnaise. It was delicious, though extremely small, since they didn't use the larger pacific oysters, but rather small ones like Fanny Bay or Kumamoto, that you can also order raw. I was pleased to see that most of the menu consists of Nakamura's twist on ubiquitous J-restaurant items, which you'll find when you ask about unfamiliar item names. Oh, this one is just seafood sunomono with crab on top. Oh, that one is chicken katsu but with some ponzu sauce. And so on. Less impressive were the maki (rolls), but they were clean cut and reasonably priced. I just thought they were a little bland, but then I don't know what I was expecting from just salmon and avocado. Nakamura is open for lunch and dinner, with what seems like a flexible closing time (i.e. depending on how busy they are). It's a worthwhile addition to the spate of stock Japanese spots in Kerrisdale Village. If the prices can be kept down, I think the customer count will be kept high. read more

Great - tiny sushi spot. Took three hungry young adults with us and we all were thrilled. Lots of variety in the dishes and good quality. Won't set your wallet on fire either. Very dedicated and conscientious service. We came very close to closing time and they were most kind to welcome us. Recommend! read more

Another good Japanese restaurant in Kerrisdale. Nakamura is set up with a mini sushi counter with a nice vibe of an authentic casual cafe in Japan. As expected, very clean and good service, both the server and sushi chef makes me smile. My stomach is also content with the lunch set, at comparable prices with the other Japanese restaurants closeby. The sashimi set is fresh and elegantly presently, but largely on the small side. I would give a return visit to try the dinner menu. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - The sashimi lunch set - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Went for a quick lunch - paid $25 for a bowl full of rice and a small bits of chopped tuna, wasabi sauce was so overwhelming that I needed to scrape it from the fish. Miso soup was poured till 1/4 mark - once again was surprised how tiny portions were. read more

Seriously, this is the worst Japanese restaurant I have ever tried in Great Vancouver Area! The price is ridiculous, and the food does not deserve the price at all! Not fresh. Everything is tiny amount! They charge $22 for 10 pieces of tiny sashimi. Vegetable tempura is made of green beans, green pepper, coin size eggplant and coin size carrot. The room temperature is even hotter than the outside. BTW, it is summer and 28+ Celsius degree outside. If there is one more thing I want to tell ya, it will be "Avoid it"! read more

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I had assorted sushi lunch. I went there before noon so it was pretty quiet and food came right away. Some of the reviews here said their price is high but I found it pretty affordable. It's a decent Japanese run sushi place with a sushi chef (s) so it can't be compared with lower quality restaurants. I like that they use sockeye salmon instead of farmed salmon. Overall it's a good place! They don't do take out though. I couldn't find menu online before I went there so here it is! read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I went here for lunch with 6 other friends and we took up a fair amount of their tables! They're very small so it's probably not too great for large groups. The obento was a popular choice among us - if you order anything from the left side of the menu (I've forgotten if they were lunch boxes or anything else, sorry), it comes with rice, miso soup and salad but you'll have to ask specifically for rice. None of us received any and the server said we would only get it when asked, so keep this in mind! The food is decent although it was $13 for a generous portion of food so I wasn't too fussed! I'll definitely be back so I will update this review in order to make a fairer judgement. Still a nice spot for lunch and I'm happy they were able to accommodate our group even without notice! read more

I decided to come here and try out their food since they have been around for a while and someone said they were good. The restaurant is run by a Japanese couple, the husband is the chef and the wife is the server. The food is very good but very expensive and small. I did not expect giant rolls but for the price they charge, I would expect something a little larger. I ordered the Negi-hama Roll - the fish was very fresh but the roll is so small Salmon Sushi - very small rice with a nice piece of Salmon on top but it was very small There was only another table for dinner and my 2 little items took 20 minutes to arrive. For the food its 4 stars but for the price and the slow service, average down to 2 stars. There are so many choices in Kerrisdale, I am surprised they are still around. read more

Love this place and been many times with the family. Lovely Japanese couple who own and operate this establishment. I've only been there for lunch, to date, and every time I'm there it is almost full which is perfect. Perfect in that when a restaurant is full but there seems to always have one table free for someone coming in. Very friendly, food quality is top notch and as I said, Japanese. I look forward to my next visit already. read more

Here, quality is valued over quantity. This is my first time trying out this new sushi place (among many others) in Kerrisdale -I only tried their lunch menu today, and would gladly come back again to try their dinner items. The restaurant was clean, quiet, and Japanese-like - it was a wonderful place to enjoy our meal. The service was great as well. I had their chicken teriyaki, which came with a miso soup, a bowl of rice, and a mini side garden salad (tossed with their own sauce) for $9. The chicken was very tender, nicely cut, well presented, and very delicious. Although it sounded like a lot of food, everything came in relatively small portions, and it barely managed to fill me up. Overall, I had a great experience here and I plan to come back here again. read more

There's an option to pay around $30 for a chef special/recommendation. Basically, the chef will choose to give you whatever he wants. It's a total of around 7 small dishes, ranging from miso soup to salad to a few pieces of nigiri. You don't know what you're getting until the food comes. Not worth it and the rice was too soggy. The fish isn't that nicely cut either, texture didn't taste very fresh. I was still hungry after the dinner. read more

Yummy little find, staff is very pleasant in this lovely uncrowded space. Tried many items off the menu and enjoyed all, sushi was presented very nice and was extra tasty. A little tight on the wasabi, but otherwise very good. read more

Kerrisdale Nakamura - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Amazing authentic food with great service! The owner and his wife were extremely friendly and helpful.

Way overpriced for the quality of food we got. We eat a lot of Japanese food so we were quite disappointed with the quality of the food with regards to the price with this one. We ordered the tasting menu and for 38 dollars, you'd expect fine delicacy. Unfortunately, the octopus sashimi was extremely chewy and the teriyaki chicken was very salty. The sauce used was like a store bought bottle with no real chef skills involved. In general, the sushi was mediocre and should not be priced that high. There are places around Vancouver with better quality sushi for 75% of the price at this restaurant. An unfortunate experience at such a highly anticipated restaurant. read more

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Very good but very expensive with portions 'bird-size' Owner needs to increase portion size to get customers to return! read more

Decent neighbourhood Japanese restaurant. The service was very good and the overall restaurant was very quaint. There was a good selection of sushi, rolls, and cooked food. Our table shared 4-5 rolls, the assorted sashimi, the soba and the cod. All the dishes were good. The sashimi was fresh, but served a bit frozen. read more

Our long time favourite for simple unpretentious Japanese soldiers on. Take out in the Covid world is excellent, all menu items carry well (except Tempura where that is not possible ). Call in your order, they will give you a pick up time and take it home and enjoy. Help keep this local gem going and when all is back to normal, go in again and again coz the rent is still the rent. Gambatte Mika san read more

Sure it's own by a Japanese person but that's it. Portions are small and you're paying an arm and leg for the dishes.

Very nice atmosphere and service. The good is fresh and tasty also. We got some simple staples-- avocado toll, yam tempura and tuna nigiri sushi-- the east stuff. The tempura bento was also nice-- lightly battered and fried; not too heavy. We weren't disappointed and will go back for more. read more

This is one of the best sushi in Vancouver. May not be as fancy as Tojo but just as good at half the price.

IMO one of the top affordable sushi restaurants in the Lower Maniland. Family run, its got a terrific homey atmosphere, superb service and outstanding selection of sushi dishes. Lots of side-dishes. If you like gyoza and shrimp tempura, you will appreciate the ones they serve. Its like eating in Tokyo!!! The tempura batter is exceptional. My friends and I have been going there monthly for about a year now and everything is consistent, if not getting better. read more

Really amazing traditional Japanese food. Everything they make here is very fresh and great quality. Best sushi I've had in Vancouver so far! Tempura and edamame is amazing as well. read more

Never again! Yes, it is a small restaurant, but is that justification to treat paying customers badly? Each dish was whisked away, sometimes before we had barely finished. When we said no to dessert, the bill was swiftly presented, followed immediately by the owner with credit card machine in hand. We thought this pretty rude, but paid up. When we continued our conversation, the owner sent her daughter to request that we leave. There were a few people coming in, but there were other tables available. When you choose to have limited tables in your restaurant, it isn't fair to paying customers that you aren't prepared to turn away a few others if need be in order not to treat your current customers rudely. As I said, we will never return. read more

It's tough to review this place. Food is very good and good presentation (not fancy) but the service is slow and the lone lady server had trouble keeping up with things. The server is super nice but there is occasional misunderstanding due to some degree of language barrier. Another downside is they do not have take out service. read more

Bad experience. Go only if you want to burn money and have bad taste * small portions/very tiny pieces * expensive * lack service * not fresh read more

My best friend and I made a BFF date and wanted to come here for sushi since it was within a decent walking distance from his place (30 minutes), however, we were greeted and treated rudely upon entering that we both immediately walked out the door and walked down a block to Asa sushi (see review of that). Firstly it is severally expensive even for the area which is another reason we didn't stick around after the rude greeting we received. Normally I can handle bad service to a degree if the price is right. In case you're wondering I walked in their with a closed to go container from the hot chocolate festival in a clearly sealed container for later consumption and she told us we couldn't come in. This is understandable as a lot of places don't want food or beverages in their establishment, however, we did point out that it was sealed for later use. In fear of spillage I didn't want to put it in my back pack. We said we would finish it outside and just never came back. She begged us to come back and hold our drink in the back room for us while we ate. Really? Are we 5 year old children that you can't let me have it on the ground beside my coat. read more

Expensive for tiny portion. The chef has no training what so ever. Rice is soft and soggy, taste mediocre. Huge disappointment. Only nice thing I can say about this resturant is the decor. read more

Stumbled on this gem of a Japanese restaurant and was very impressed. My husband (Japanese) had the tempura because he feels this is the best way to judge a good Japanese restaurant - batter was light and crispy, veggies and shrimp perfectly cooked. I had assorted rolls - everything fresh, clean, simple, and beautiful - the way Japanese food should be. Decor was warm and inviting. Definitely going to go back for dinner. In our opinion, quality and experience makes it worth the price. read more

Poor customer service despite being repeat customers and a very uncompromising and unappreciative attitude.