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Downtown Sushi Guide
Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar
Toptable's elevated West Coast room — globally sourced seafood, a Japanese-leaning raw bar, and a serious dinner menu of towers and steak frites. Named Canada's Best New Restaurant.
Victoria sushi searches are crowded with maps and directories, so this guide focuses on editor-picked places where sushi, omakase, raw bar, sake, or Japanese cooking is the reason to go.
Start with Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar, Chobap Sushi Bar, and Yua Japanese Bistro. This Tasting Victoria guide is built for Sushi Victoria, Sushi Victoria BC, and Best sushi Victoria BC, with current editor picks and supporting archive stories kept on one local page.
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Toptable's elevated West Coast room — globally sourced seafood, a Japanese-leaning raw bar, and a serious dinner menu of towers and steak frites. Named Canada's Best New Restaurant.
Victoria's first 8-seat omakase counter from Osaka-trained chef Sun Min — a tightly composed multi-course menu built around small-boat catches, with a focused sake pairing list.
A modern Japanese bistro in Old Town with a bright dining room popular for casual weeknights. The aburi oshi is some of the best in the city.
Handcrafted Japanese cooking since 2012. Donburis, sashimi, grilled mackerel — simple, tasty, takeout-friendly, with a small menu that turns over with the seasons.
A small-plates Japanese izakaya doing yakitori, robata-grilled skewers, and creative maki alongside a sake-forward drinks list. Recently relocated to Fort Street and merged with sister bar E:Ne — check the site before you go.