Drinking and Eating at Vancouver Izakayas

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.

3 buddies and myself are traveling to your lovely city at the end of this month for a bit of fun and having lived in Japan I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be in a Japanese Izakaya....so what are your thoughts as to...

Went to the new Izakaya after randomly seeing the review in this week’s now for lunch. It’s just a bit east of Church on Front St. Japanese menu focused on ramen. The space is a soaring, beautifully done loft decorated...

If it’s better than the mediocre Fin, I’m willing to try it. Next destination, I suppose!

Enjoy IZAYOI. Make sure to order the ‘eihire’, or dried stingray fin. A rare item, delicious. Like a slightly sweet fish jerky. You should definitely add TERRIED SAKE HOUSE, in Santa Monica, to your list. Very much a...

of rice to fish is perfect. Comparing with other izakaya places in North American that I have tried, like Kenka, Oh Taisho in NYC or Guu, Kinyo in Vancouver, Overall, I would give "Fin" a 7.5/10 for now. Good service, nice decor,...

Hi Everybody, I want to bring an out-of-towner for an izakaya restaurant experience in Little Tokyo. Which would you recommend: Honda-Ya Izayoi Furaibo Haru Ulala Atmosphere is of equal importance to food quality. Thank you!!

places in LA that serves Okinawan cuisine.. it was definitely a great experience to read a menu that has items that other typical izakaya don’t have.. from pig’s ear to bitten melon and from spam tempura to grilled...

Any suggestions for good sushi and/or izakaya style in the San Fernando Valley? I’ve tried Katsu-ya, and thought it was decent, but a little overpriced...but are there any chow worthy places?

A couple from Sendai runs this traditional and slightly quirky izakaya on a quiet block of 58th Street. They’ve been there for 28 years, largely under the radar, which appears to be the way they like it. The menu has its hits...

get specialist restaurants focused on specific cuisines. :) And then thanks to gachimai’s early report on Chowhound (and subsequent feedback from others), my interest and excitement in Shin Okinawa Izakaya only increased. I...

Are you referring to Fin Izakaya?

-style izakaya. They have creative and tasty dishes – risotto made in a block of cheese, grilled stingray fins, veggie rice grilling in a stone bowl, etc – and they have an all-around fun atmosphere. Quality Seafood...

After a rather incredible evening of drinking I ended up a bar in the east village/abc city that served a variety of rather tasty asian small plates. I had a shrimp tempura appetizer, shark fin dumplings, pork dumplings, and a...

. No open grill there for grilling it. However, BlueFin is brilliant at preparing one of my favorite Japanese izakaya dishes — agedashi dofu. Theirs is light and fluffy, served with plenty of the soy/dashi sauce. I’ve...