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Sushi counter & ramen · Gastown, Vancouver

Twelve seats.One counter.Quiet food.

Omakase at the counter in the evening, ramen at lunch, and everything made in front of you. Book a seat, or order a bowl to pick up.

Book the counter Order for pickup
Omakase
Tue – Sat · 6 & 8:30 pm
Ramen lunch
Tue – Sun · 11:30 – 3
Call
(778) 555-0137
Sashimi, sake and chopsticks on a stone counter

Omakase · nine courses

Made one piece at a time, in front of you.

12seats at one hinoki counter
36hfor the tonkotsu broth
IXcourses in the omakase
IIseatings every evening

Omakase · $95 per guest

Nine courses,one evening.

Course I of IX
  1. Sashimi of the day
    I

    Sashimi of the day

    Three cuts, sliced as you sit down

  2. Seared tuna
    II

    Seared tuna

    Binchotan, ponzu, a little yuzu

  3. Nigiri, first round
    III

    Nigiri, first round

    Lean to rich, one piece at a time

  4. Tempura
    IV

    Tempura

    Prawn and the season’s vegetables

  5. From the charcoal
    V

    From the charcoal

    Skewers, salt or tare

  6. Nigiri, second round
    VI

    Nigiri, second round

    Toro, uni, and the chef’s pick

  7. Grilled eel
    VII

    Grilled eel

    Over warm rice, sansho pepper

  8. Hand roll
    VIII

    Hand roll

    Handed across the counter, eat it now

  9. Matcha
    IX

    Matcha

    Cheesecake and a bowl of tea

Sake pairing $55 · Tell us about allergies when you book

A pair of wooden chopsticks

The counter

We buy fish in the morning and serve it the same night. The rice is seasoned by hand, still warm, and every piece is made in front of you, one at a time. Nothing here is rushed, and nothing is wasted.

Chef Ren Aoki · a made-up chef

Lunch, Tue – Sun

Lunch isramen.

Three bowls and nothing else. The tonkotsu broth starts two days before it reaches you; the garden miso is fully vegan. Order ahead and it is ready when you walk in.

Tonkotsu
Tonkotsu$19
Spicy miso
Spicy miso$21
Garden miso
Garden miso$18

Book

Pick your seatsat the counter.

Two seatings a night, Tuesday to Saturday. Choose the seats you like; grey ones are taken. Groups of up to six.

  • Omakase, nine courses · $95
  • Arrive ten minutes early
  • We hold seats for fifteen minutes
Day
Seating
Seats · Two seats
Chef