Miku

I really liked it here. Service was especially great. Loved our server and the others as well! Food was delicious. I got the Salmon Oshi Sushi and the Miku Roll. They filled me up pretty quick! I was afraid it wouldn’t, but I always estimate my appetite wrong.
I think I’ll get the Ebi Oshi Sushi next time!
For dessert, I got the Green Tea Opera, as recommended by one of the servers. It was sooo good! There was a hint of crunch on the cake that I really liked.
I would definitely come back to eat here!

Miku has artfully crafted sushi. Go with the Staff’s recommendations on these, you won’t be disappointed.
Signature roll: Salmon Oshi roll. One of their Aburi style rolls, it tastes buttery bad decadent. The texture comes off as similar to a well cooked lobster tail. The Star is definitely the Sockeye Salmon on the roll. It is beautifully seared which increased the fresh flavor tenfold.
Cocktails: also well thought out. Recommend their Coconut Cooler made from a fresh coconut purée. Beefeater gin. Fresh lemon. Fresh Basil.
We also had local oysters, a Sunset Roll, a Red Wave roll, Mackerel Nigiri, and Unahi Nigiri. All were spectacular and would stand alone as stars in most other sushi restaurants.

An unmatched sushi experience! If you are looking for a more refined sushi experience you have found your spot. Although there is often a wait, the Japanese ambiance and melt in your mouth sushi is definitely worth it. Very happy and attentive staff are more than helpful with navigating the menu and making recommendations. Famous for their artfully plated Aburi (flame seared) Sushi.
DIVA PICK:
Aburi Salmon Oshi sushi and Green Tea Opera Cake.
#noneedforsoyasauce
Taste: ⁵⁄₅
Plating: ⁵⁄₅
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Location: ⁴⁄₅
Ambiance: ⁴⁄₅
Price: $$$$/​5

Quite simply, some of tastiest food I’ve ever had. Arguable one of the best places to get good quality sushi. I’ve never had a bad experience here.
Everyone knows their aburi sushi is amazing. The salmon is delicious but our favourite has always been the ebi. Something about the melt in your mouth ebi with fresh lime zest… Man I dream about this dish. We get the soba pecorino often as well as its delicious with nice morsels of seafood throughout.
It’s higher priced but worth every penny. I can’t say enough good things about Miku. It’s definitely a place everyone needs to try at least once.

The chefs have a deep respect for the quality of ingredients. Evident in the freshness of the seafood, and absence of soy sauce on the table. -(If you ask for soy sauce, they will ask you to try the sushi or sashimi first). The atmosphere is comfortable, open, clean with views of the water below. Highly recommend the Red Wave Roll, and the Soba Peperocino showcases creativity and array of flavors.
This was a great experience! *Dive into the creative cocktail and desert menus as well.

Holy ****!
I had the best sushi of my life here, as well as a super delicious set of other courses. I ordered the Shokai coursed menu with the option of the Sablefish as my main entrée. The fish was the most buttery, flaky, and delectable fish I’ve ever eaten. The next course was a selection of phenomenal sushi, followed by a mouth watering desert. Oh and I almost forgot to mention that the appetizer was fantastic too.
I’ll be dreaming of this place until the next time I’m in Vancouver.

Such a great place to send my tourist friends to!
I love this place… but it is very pricy! I’m not one to hold back on ordering either so every time i come here its an ordeal.
Great fresh sushi, great ambiance, gorgeous views of the water.
Here’s my go to’s
Kaiso Seaweed Salad
Salmon & Saba Oshi Sushi
Uni Nigiri
Hotate Nigiri
Toro Nigiri
Ikura Nigiri
Wagyu Aburi Nigiri
AAA Sterling Silver Prime Rib — THIS IS BEYOND AMAZING HERE. DO NOT SKIP THIS.
I prefer Miku over Minami, even though they are owned by the same group.
A reservation is suggested here. If not, you’re looking at 45min-​2hour wait times if you dont.

The service was amazing and the sushi was the best that I’ve ever had. The attention to detail shows though. The oshi sushi is a must! The only disappointment was in the salmon nigiri… the fish was fresh but I discovered that I just don’t like the taste of raw sockeye salmon (classic salmon nigiri is one of my favorites so this came as a little surprise).
A truly exceptional experience.

Reservations at 5:45pm and was quickly seated upon arrival. We were seated for 10 minutes looking through the menu until our server finally arrived. Service was average due to our waiter not being very attentive or friendly towards us, we hardly even noticed him.
The food came quick. Everything we ordered arrived at the same time.
We tried out :
Oyster Shooter first, it came in a shot glass with the oyster at the bottom. This was beyond good, I could probably down a couple of these because they were delicious.
Salmon Oshi Sushi was my favorite. The salmon just melted in my mouth, it was heaven. But it did get quite greasy after awhile.
Miku Roll, was very nice, I loved the texture of the tobiko (fish roe). Makes the sushi more interesting to eat.
For dessert we had the:
Green Tea Opera, it’s one of there popular dish. I can tell why it was so popular, the green tea was very strong which I loved with the match ice cream. A must order for sure! We also had the Feature Petits Fours for that day, which was pretty much a let down compared to the Green Tea Opera in taste wise.
Definitely a place I will come back to for sure!

So, funny story. Apparently the hostess’ here have no concept of what a wheelchair accessible table is. We booked a week in advance, confirmed twice in two different phone calls, but they still booked us for booth seating (where the table head is blocked by the table leg). Family was definitely shocked at Mikus mistake. We asked if we could be moved to a standard table, but they explained that those kind of tables were reserved…(some how, our party of 6 reservation meant nothing). They then had the gall to tell me (using wheelchair) that they often seat people in wheelchairs at these booth tables, and that «those people» just sit sideways, or at an angle and they hadn’t had issues before. (Eg: no one’s complained to the managers) Obviously they were oblivious to the fact that sitting sideways is extremely uncomfortable and they didn’t really care.
Fortunately I’m mobile enough to slide into the booth, but a lot of people using wheelchairs are not. For a pretty fancy restaurant that likely gets a lot of tourist foot traffic, they really need to educate their hostesses on what a «wheelchair accessible» table is. I’m local and vocal but you’ve likely burned other patrons with your insensitivity. Smarten up.
In fairness the Food is fine and wait staff are great though. Food wise I would have given it an easy 4 to 5, but for the principle of everything, I have to give it a 1.

This is the epicentre of the art and science of sushi. Definitely one of the worlds best sushi restaurants… Jiro would be proud.
I tried the Miku Zen at lunch with my lady, and it was absolutely unreal. It was a sample of a few of their dishes on the menu, along with their famous pressed salmon sushi. It was literally one of THE best dining experiences I’ve ever had. The quality, attention to detail and creativity is second to none.
The prawn fritters are SO F’N good I’d eat an extra hundred!

One word: DELICIOUS!
Miku moved to a new location since we had last been here. There are beautiful views from the dining area.
We started off our meal with various nigiri, the most amazing of which was the spot prawn nigiri. Everything was excellent that we tried, the toro, albacore, salmon, etc, but the spot prawn was the star of the show, likely because they were in season.
We also tried a couple of rolls, all of which were great, but the best roll was their aburi style roll, with the fish gently seared on top.
This restaurant is a do not miss if you like sushi and come to Vancouver!

Food was good but not great! Our waiter was not very friendly and never response our questions. Other servers are more helpful and nice greeting with smile. Our waiter might have bad day or maybe he got dumped! Prices are bit pricey but is experience.

Having heard and read so much about Miku, my husband and I made plans right away to come here for lunch during our few days in Vancouver. It was, hands down, our favourite meal in Vancouver! I loved the interior of the restaurant — open, casual and smart at the same time, with a really cool wave theme throughout. The staff were very friendly and sat us right away (we went at a slightly odd hour of the day).
We ordered the calamari to share, I had the soba dish, and my husband had the traditional sushi platter. We both shared the lemon and blueberry mound dessert at the end. The calamari was nice and light. It wasn’t the most tender, but it was still decently cooked and fried. The soba dish was very tasty, colourful, light, and aromatic. My husband liked the sushi and thought it better than average, but wasn’t really blown away. We both loved the dessert, though! Refreshing and just the right sweetness. A great, light way to end a lovely meal.

Beautiful food with a beautiful view. We got the Aburi Sushi Sampler and the Premium Aburi Nigiri which was a perfect sampling of everything Miku had to offer. These two were enough for the two of us.
The Salmon Oshi was our favorite, perfectly torched salmon with beautiful colors.
Also get the Matcha Opera cake for dessert! It’s hard not to eat all of it yourself.

First time trying the famous miku. It’s pretty good!
I ordered miku zen which came with miso soup, quinoa salad, sashimi salad and deep fried shrimp and fish.
I find their aburi sushis are the strongest. Very flavorful and it melts into your mouth. Rolls, deep fried Shrimp, fish and miso soup are a bit better than other Japanese restaurants in Vancouver. Not bad.
I also ordered their green tea opera cake because I heard it took them 3 days to make it (wow!). It was good — I liked how the cake had a complex layers to it but not as phenomenal… I would prefer getting desserts elsewhere.
Overall it’s decent. I will come back again for aburi sushi :)

Best sushi that has ever passed these lips, hands down.
I met a man from Vancouver in a workout class and he told me that if I could eat at one place in the city, it had to be Miku.
In town for a conference, I decided to go solo for lunch on a Thursday. The waiter gave me a thorough rundown of the menu, and I ultimately chose the premium sushi lunch.
Lunch started with a yummy but somewhat ordinary miso soup. But the sushi that followed was extraordinary.
The premium lunch was an assortment of their torched aburi sushi (salmon and miso mackerel), sushi and some specialty rolls.
The fish was beyond fresh but what impressed me most was the way each set of fish and flavors was so perfectly curated and balanced. The sauces or adornments on each piece of fish worked in total harmony.
I loved my lunch so much that I went back again for dinner that same night, this time with a much larger group. We shared a ton of stuff, including much of what I already tasted plus calamari, the maduro tuna app, soba seafood noodles and signature nigiri plate. Way too much food, but we all worked together to finish every last bite.
On my way back to Miami now and I already miss Miku. If you can, get there ASAP.

Not a fan. I don’t get what all the hype is about. I didn’t think the sushi or sashimi was anything special. I’ve actually had much better sushi in LA. I also didn’t think the ambiance was very nice. Service was very slow. The views were great though, I’ll give them that. And I also liked how you could do half orders of most items so you could try more dishes.

I really wanted to like this place after seeing the reviews and based on my friend’s recommendation. I give it three stars for these reasons:
1. It’s over rated, and for what you get its not great value. I got the 10 piece Miku Signature Selection, see picture. This includes 2 pieces of aburi sushi (company’s signature sushi) which basically is box sushi with a thin sliver of fish, topped with seared mayo and its sauce. Big deal, I’ve had better boxed sushi in Vegas at a better price than this place if you can believe that.
2. I was still hungry after and so was the person sitting left to me at the sushi bar, for him I can see cause he’s a bigger man than me (not by much) but for a 5′ Asian woman of skinny build, man I need to eat another 5 pieces at least. We both agreed for what we got it wasn’t the best and both had better elsewhere. It was his first time there too.
3. Unlike the guest other guest, I ordered the green opera cake that everyone raves about, and again underwhelmed. Is very small for $ 13.50 and if you want a great treat save your money and go to Thierry on Alberni.
However I would say it has some good qualities:
1. Service was good
2. Great location over looking the water
So if you’re looking for good location and service come here but if you’re looking for good quality sushi at a fair price that you don’t have to take out a loan on your line of credit for, and feel somewhat full, don’t come here. There’s other places that offer very good quality sushi at good prices and offer good service.
I’m not cheap by any means for if I was, I wouldn’t have set foot in this place. I was expecting to be blown away, and this place didn’t do it.

I absolutely love Miku. It’s my favorite sushi place outside of Japan (which makes me super sad because it’s so far from me).
Their salmon aburi sushi roll is the bomb! It’s the holy trifecta of their tasty house sauce paired with perfectly flavored and textured sushi rice and deliciously seared fresh salmon. I fell in love from the very first bite. Please do yourself a favor and order this roll!
The saba (mackerel) aburi sushi is really good as well, surprisingly. I’m usually not a big fan of saba, but with the way they prepared it I couldn’t taste the normal fishiness of saba as much, and paired with their house sauce and their perfectly prepared sushi rice it was really tasty.
For drinks I ordered my go-​to cocktail which is an amaretto sour. My friends all tried it and agreed with me that it was delicious!
My friend ordered the ebi fritter, which is essentially shrimp tempura, for her appetizer. I took a bite and it was the perfect combination of crunchy and soft textures. The shrimp they use are absolutely ginormous and makes for a nice and satisfying chew in your mouth. Highly recommend this as well!
There are some options here for vegetarians as well. They have a garden roll which is all vegetarian, and even eggplant and sweet red pepper nigiri which I’ve never seen anywhere else before! Unfortunately they do not have tamago (egg) nigiri though.
I saw pictures of the chirashi aburi tart on Unilocal and wanted to get that, but unfortunately it’s only available for lunch =(
There is parking nearby but it’s all metered till 10 pm at night. We had to pay $ 5/​hour for our spot along the street, but at least we were only a block away!

For the time and setting this was a really lovely experience, I came with a group of friend at the end of the day at a nearby conference. It is on a beautiful perch over the water with a porch that is one of the best places to eat and drink and watch the sun go down. The service was patient and generous despite how annoying it must have been to accommodate a ragtag group of disorganized conferencees. They accommodated our requests well and we had a wide range of samplings of sushi (Mike Roll for me), desserts, wine, and (not me but my friends ate) fishy looking things with antennae (not too specific I know). The green tea opera dessert was not only amazing but beautifully laid out. Very crowded and more on the expensive side but worth it.

This is a fine dining unpretentious Japanese restaurant specializing in torched sushi (i.e. Aburi). Prepare yourself for not just the best fish dishes around but for a great dining experience. Of course the place looks great but for each and every single dish you get a rundown of what it is with some great and informative servers (like Tony!). Prepare to pay for such an experience though.
Go for: a special and fun dining experience specializing in sushi
Don’t go for: if you are on a budget

This is quite an fancy water front joint with a great view of the harbor. We came in without a reservation and the only options we had for seating were at the bar or outside on the patio. The weather that day was gorgeous so we went for the patio. I was very impressed by the blankets they had on each and every one of the chairs outside on the patio just in case their customers are cold. It was very thoughtful of them.
The food was fresh and tasty. We really enjoyed the beef carpaccio appetizer. The meat was thinly sliced but packed with flavor. The raw egg on top added a creamy texture to the dish. The aburi plate was good but I wish there was more fish than mayo. Generally the aburi just tasted very creamy and heavy. The sashimi plate was really good, I would definitely recommend. You can tell that they use quality fish to make their sashimi dishes!
Overall, it was a very good experience here. Great view with great food!

Superb food for a great price! Miku has delicious sushi that is unlike no other. Fine dining with a beautiful view and exceptional service. Not to mention the amazing tea and chocolate treats.
The food: I came in on mothersday so I did the mothersday Zen miku. It was delicious, the sushi was masterfully crafted. Their sushi tastes so much better than other places because they char the top pieces and use a delicate balance of sauces to create the perfect bite. The oyster was also delicious.
The green genmaicha tea was also amazing. Also, at the door they have these super cute mint chocolates, such a cute touch imo.
The ambiance: breathtaking view and Trendy décor. Nuff said.
The service: my cup was never dry. Our waiters were truly exceptional. So attentive. ⁵⁄₅
Overall, terrific place. Bring a date, bring family, bring friends; I’m confident that miku will impress them.

Miku was a phenomenal experience from the location, to the fabulous staff that made you feel at home, to the food that was not only presented well but was heavenly to consume.
Can’t wait until my next visit to Vancouver this was the highlight of my trip.
The cocktails were fresh and delicious. I can’t imagine that anything that you could order would not be fresh and delicious. See attached photos. Yummy.

We ate here twice as the views were beautiful and the sushi was actually really delicious. Only reason for the three stars was some weirdness at the front desk when we checked in as they had us wait for 15 minutes even though the restaurant was empty. No explanation given so made it uncomfortable.
The sushi is also unique in that much of it is seared. No soy sauce unless requested for most of the sushi items. You should really try their assortments as they give you a good flavor of Miku.

This place was highly recommended by numerous friends, so we had to check it out. Made a reservation ahead of time at 5pm for a group of 5.
Ordered the following dishes to share.
aburi beef carpaccio — decents amounts of beef and tasted delicious. jalapeño and egg yolk added an interesting flavor.
soba peperonico — never had warm soba before. interesting spin to the dish.
aburi oshi sushi — famous for their sushi
salmon oshi sushi — tastes sweet with the fish oil concentration on the top.
saba oshi sushi — tasty
oyster shooters — too many flavors to describe.
otoro sashimi — fatty and melts in your mouth.
uni sashimi (from BC) — so soft and the second best uni I’ve ever had.
kanpachi — tastes almost like yellowtail but a little firmer.
hirame — rubbery texture. my least favorite of the meal
hamachi — delicious. soft. one of favorites when it’s fresh
The sushi quality here is excellent and the aburi sushi adds an interesting spin to nigiri. Service is top notch and very attentive. The sushi costs $$$ so be ready to open the wallet.

Miku was an awesome experience and restaurant is very spacious and beautiful and has a nice view of the harbor. A group of friends and I went during lunchtime and we pretty much all got the Miku Zen which includes all their top dishes.
What does Miku do really well? Presentation. It’s all so beautiful! We ordered an Aburi Chirashi Tart which was REALLY good and this came as an appetizer. Our Miku Zens took a while to come out, probably since we ordered so many of them. I was most excited to try the Aburi Salmon Oshi which didn’t disappoint. All the smaller dishes sort of came in this bento box type of thing and i liked everything in there!
Service was really accommodating which i really appreciated and overall my entire group left the restaurant unanimously agreeing we really liked our meal here. If I’m ever in Vancouver again, Miku would be on my list to revisit.

Incontournable restaurant japonais, le grand frère de Minami, restaurant japonais incroyable.
Les sushi sont époustouflants, les nouilles Soba un régal, sans parler des déserts fait par un chef pâtissier, un des quatre meilleurs japonais de Vancouver avec Minami, Octopus et Zeste…

Boa comida, de qualidade. Prove os diversos sushis. Todos de boa qualidade.
O serviço é bom, mas pode melhorar.
O ponto baixo da casa é o som ambiente que é muito alto.