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Vancouver Map: Hapa IzakayaHapa Izakaya Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Japanese
Hours Sun-Thurs 5:30pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-1am
Address 1479 Robson St
Location In the West End
Transportation Bus: 5
Reservations No reservations accepted 6-8pm
Phone 604/689-4272
Web site www.hapaizakaya.com
Prices Main courses C$8-C$14 (US$7-US$12/£4-£6)
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Dinner comes at almost disco decibels in Robson Street's hottest Japanese "eat-drink place" (the literal meaning of Izakaya), where chefs call out orders, servers shout acknowledgments, and the maitre d' and owner keep up a running volley to staff about the (often sizable) wait at the door. The menu features inventive nontraditional dishes such as bacon-wrapped asparagus, negitori (spicy tuna roll), and fresh tuna belly chopped with spring onions and served with bite-size bits of garlic bread. Inventive appetizers and meat dishes and a scrumptious Korean hot pot are also on the menu, for the non-raw fish eaters in your party. The crowd is about a third expat Japanese, a third Chinese (both local and expat), and a third well-informed Westerners. The service is fast and obliging, and the price per dish is very reasonable. A second location is in Kitsilano at 1516 Yew St. (tel. 604/738-4272).

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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