(DIR) Home Restaurant Awards 2024: The Best Upscale Japanese Restaurants in Vancouver (HTM) Source ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Restaurant Awards 2024: The Best Upscale Japanese Restaurants in Vancouver Impeccable sushi and artfully executed Japanese standards are the name of the game at Vancouver's highest-level Japanese restaurants. ## The Best Upscale Japanese Restaurants in Vancouver 2024 ### Gold: **Okeya Kyujiro** "Magical." "Immersive." "Transported and transformed." When you see these words on the Restaurant Awards scorecard, you've found a winner. Such was the case with the reviews for gold winner **Okeya Kyujiro** , where the omakase experience left our judges raving. The theatrical, over-the-top service is worth the visit in and of itself—recalling elements of kabuki—but dishes like freshly grilled unagi or delicately cross-hatched toro are what really steal the show. 1038 Mainland St. _okeya.ca_ Okeya Kyujiro ### Silver: Masayoshi Nigiri is silver winner **Masayoshi** 's specialty, each exquisite creation a jewel of a bite. "So many wow moments," said one judge. "The beautiful, pristine fish, exceptional knife skills, impeccable plating—this is high art." 4376 Fraser St. _masayoshi.ca_ Masayoshi. Photo: Leila Kwok. ### Bronze: Tetsu Sushi Bar Bronze winner **Tetsu Sushi Bar** offers an excellent omakase, too; if you're lucky enough to snag one of the 12 seats in the restaurant, you'll be treated to chef Satoshi Makise's quiet elegance and superb craftmanship. 775 Denman St. _tetsusushibar.com_ Tetsu. Photo by Leila Kwok. ### **Honourable Mentions** **Sushi Jin** , 750 Nelson St., _sushijinvancouver.ca _**Sushi Mahana** , 175 3rd St. W, North Vancouver, _sushimahana.com_ ______________________________________________________________________ Served by Flask-Gopher/2.2.1