Aoyama Cafe is a Japanese style cafe located inside Aberdeen Mall in Richmond, BC. It serves Western Japanese comfort food dishes as well as desserts & coffee.
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Japanese
Kitstaya Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Kitsilano (Vancouver, BC) offering standard Japanese food & creative fusion sushi rolls at a cheap price. All 20 of their “famous” specialty rolls are around $7.95.
Koto Izakaya Sushi & Robata is a Japanese restaurant in Richmond, BC that specializes in specialty fusion rolls. It is reasonably priced & a better Izakaya restaurant in Richmond.
Tawara Japanese Restaurant is a contemporary style Japanese restaurant in Surrey, BC. They specialize in hot and cold Japanese food, sushi and some creative rolls and appetizers. It is Japanese family owned and unexpected for the location and actually quite fancy.
Cake-Ya is a mom and pop Japanese dessert bakery that specializes in fresh homemade Japanese desserts & creative flavours of cream caramel like Matcha, black sesame, milk tea, and custard.
Seto Japanese Restaurant is a humble restaurant in Richmond specializing in sushi and traditional Japanese food. It is owned and operated by Japanese people and is Richmond’s little secret to authentic Japanese at a reasonable price.
Japanese Sweet Deli MOCHICREAM is a shop that originated from Japan and has since expanded to Hong Kong. MOCHICREAM is a gourmet mochi that is available in lots of gourmet flavours such as Apple Pie and Chocolate Banana.
Yes – I’ve only been there once, but that one time I’d say it could possible be one of my favourites and best restaurants in Vancouver – especially for authentic and traditional Japanese food with a contemporary twist.

