Bistro Sakana

Name: Bistro Sakana
Address: 1123 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 5P2
Telephone: (604) 633-1280
Price range: CAN$31 to CAN$50
Rating: 4.5

4.5

495 Reviews

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Japanese

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2 people

Feb 16, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 7 times today

Great for outdoor dining
Neighbourhood gem
Charming

Bistro Sakana is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and offers a range of both traditional and fusion Japanese food that are innovative.

Bistro Sakana also offers Vancouver's largest list of premium sake. In addition to a well rounded list of VQA British Columbia Wine, killer cocktails, with plenty of beer and spirits.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of Operation
Lunch Tue–Fri 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
(604) 633-1280
Website
http://www.bistrosakana.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Yama
Private party facilities
Patio area can be rented separately from main dining area. Restaurant can be bought out in its entirety (maximum 70 guests)

Location
1123 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5P2
Neighbourhood
Yaletown
Cross Street
Helmecken St.
Parking details
Canada Line - Yaletown Station
Entertainment
Modern JazzJapanese CinemaOpen Sushi Bar
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Spider Roll
Soft shell crab tempura, tobiko, avocado, and cucumber served with wasabi mayo
Caterpillar Roll**
Freshly cooked dungeness crab, smoked salmon, and cucumber, wrapped with fresh avocado
Capresé Roll
Hotaté scallops, fresh shiso-basil pesto, fresh tomato and bocconcini mozzarella. Lightly sauteéd and plated with an extra virgin olive oil & an aged modena balsamic reduction rim
Mango Roll**
Mango, tuna, sockeye salmon, and avocado
Prosciutto Roll
Fresh mango & okanagan goat cheese rolled in sushi rice and wrapped in premium parma Italian prosciutto. Drizzled with sweet unagi sauce and garnished with our fresh basil-shiso pesto
Real Crab California Roll
Freshly cooked dungeness crab, avocado, cucumber

Spicy Rolls

Spicy Tuna Roll**
Tuna, cucumber, avocado, and our spicy sauce

Crispy Rolls

Crispy Tuna & Salmon Roll**
Tuna, wild sockeye salmon, imitation crab cake, avocado, and mayo, rolled in crispy tempura batter crumbs
Crispy Dungeness Crab Roll**
Freshly cooked local dungeness crab, avocado, & cucumber

Just Normal Rolls

Tuna Roll**
Albacore tuna
Sockeye Roll**
Wild sockeye salmon
Negitoro Roll**
Fatty tuna and chopped green onion
Salmon & Avocado Roll
Fresh Sockeye salmon & avocado
B.C. Skin Roll**
b.b.q. wild sockeye skin, tobiko and cucumber
Dynamite Roll**
Prawn Tempura, tobiko, avocado
Unagi Roll
b.b.q. freshwater eel, avocado, and cucumber
Chopped Scallop Roll**
Chopped Hokkaido scallop, tobiko, cucumber and mayo

Vegetarian Rolls

Yam Tempura Roll
Yam tempura
Cucumber Roll**
Cucumber
Avocado Roll**
Avocado
Veggie Roll
Avocado, cucumber, tomato, red pepper and yellow pepper

What 495 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.4Service
4.3Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Vancouver / British Columbia
Great for outdoor dining
Vancouver
Great for outdoor dining

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Bistro Sakana in Yaletown shines with its "authentic Japan sushi," offering "unbelievably low prices" and "excellent value." Guests praise the "fresh, creative" dishes, attentive service, and "exceptional" cocktails. Highlights include the Omakase experience, miso cod aburi, and Wagyu dishes. It's a "hidden gem," perfect for sushi enthusiasts.

495 Reviews

S
Scott
Vancouver
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Service was fast and rude. Suddenly the server came and put the bill on our table and then the card machine. No warning. It seems there was a 90 minute time limit but other tables were there before us and there when we left. Rolls were dry and poorly made. Sashimi was pretty good. Overall very unimpressive.
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Pomfre
Vancouver
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I think this is just an average Sushi place. Portion is small and Hamachi sashimi was slightly frozen.
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Ken
VIP
Vancouver
20 reviews
5.0
20 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a very delicious sushi dinner and servers were very friendly. We definitely recommend this authentic sushi restaurant.
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Mike
Atlantic Canada
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Bistro Sakana always impresses us with culinary genius without a hint of pretension. The jalapeño salmon aburi had to be repeated and the smoked duck breast was very impressive. The smoked tuna was the perfect finale with the tabletop unveiling of the delicate tuna and its smoky preparation.
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Maya
Vancouver
15 reviews
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on February 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great variety of food and very attentive service. Would be nice if there were more space between the tables and if they have more mocktail selections
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EMMA
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very satisfied with the service attitude, the food tastes good, but I hope there will be more choices
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Erica
VIP
Vancouver
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 6, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Went for dine out menu for $65 but I left unsatisfied as the portion was quite small for the price. The Sando with the entree was cold, which wasn’t great. Overall the food was all decent but I didn’t feel that the value for money was very good, particularly for a dine out menu. With that being said, the service was excellent and the restaurant was nice and clean.
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cindy
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We ordered from the Dine Out Vancouver menu. The food quality and select was excellent. There was good value for our dollar. There was a great variety of items. We were surprised by the Wagyu Sandwich and the beef Nigiri. Thank you for a great date night.
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Yvonne
Vancouver
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on January 25, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
food was excellent and fresh. service was fast, friendly and great
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sigman
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent experience for dine out Vancouver 2025 would recommend to everyone to try it
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FAQs

Bistro Sakana does offer delivery in partnership with Skip The Dishes and Uber Eats. Bistro Sakana also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (604) 633-1280.

Bistro Sakana is rated 4.5 stars by 495 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Feb 16, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Booked 7 times today

Order delivery or takeout

1123 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5P2

Additional information

Cross Street
Helmecken St.
Neighbourhood
Yaletown
Hours of Operation
Lunch Tue–Fri 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, Tapas / Small Plates
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Canada Line - Yaletown Station
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Yama
Entertainment
Modern JazzJapanese CinemaOpen Sushi Bar
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.bistrosakana.com/
Phone number
(604) 633-1280
Private party facilities
Patio area can be rented separately from main dining area. Restaurant can be bought out in its entirety (maximum 70 guests)

Bistro Sakana

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Hamachi Sashimi

Sushi Combo

Japanese Wagyu

Specialty Rolls

Spider Roll

Caterpillar Roll**

Capresé Roll

Mango Roll**

Prosciutto Roll

Real Crab California Roll

Spicy Rolls

Spicy Tuna Roll**

Crispy Rolls

Crispy Tuna & Salmon Roll**

Crispy Dungeness Crab Roll**

Just Normal Rolls

Tuna Roll**

Sockeye Roll**

Negitoro Roll**

Salmon & Avocado Roll

B.C. Skin Roll**

Dynamite Roll**

Unagi Roll

Chopped Scallop Roll**

Vegetarian Rolls

Yam Tempura Roll

Cucumber Roll**

Avocado Roll**

Veggie Roll

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

Does Bistro Sakana offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Bistro Sakana restaurant rated?

Is Bistro Sakana currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information