Hello Nori - Robson

This was a very great experience and I would recommend it. The reason I gave it a 3 stars instead of 5 was that for the price, you’re paying for an experience. The actual food is decent but not something that can’t be easily duplicated at home. The experience is good though, so everyone should try it out, there’s a reason why it’s so popular. I ordered the 6 set and out of the 6 rolls, I found 4 of them were really good but the other 2 seemed like it came from a can. The lobster one and the crab one. No texture and didn’t taste very good. The service was impeccable. But $170 later for 4 people, that could have been a decent sushi experience elsewhere. The stools were very uncomfortable to sit on. Not sure about others but a hard wooden stool is not that comfortable. I would call this a “one and done” experience. No need to repeat this experience for me.

Wow! We enjoyed the food so much we went there 2 nights in a row, out of 4 nights total in Vancouver. The hand rolls are so good, and the salmon Oshi was divine! The mochi calls were the best we ever had, especially the strawberry and the vanilla. Service is friendly, and the atmosphere is modern casual. Beautiful decor!

The best sushi experience I’ve had! The staff are extremely friendly and knowledgeable regarding the menu. The restaurant is very elegant and feels luxurious. The sushi comes out when it’s ready, as it is hand rolled. You can select a set menu or choose your own rolls. The spicy shrimp was my favourite. The truffle lobster was amazing as well. I highly recommend going to Hello Nori for your next sushi meal.

Yesterday I had a quick and fun dinner. The Hello Nori atmosphere is indescribable. All the staff are very friendly and cordial. Always checking if we need something else, with a sincere and friendly smile. And the daily special of yesterday was amazing! Always surprise me with the daily specials. It's really special.

I was in Vancouver for 6 days and I had lunch here 5 of them. Phenomenal hand rolls, the best I have ever had. Friendly and attentive staff and a great cocktail menu as well. If you like fish and are visiting Vancouver you NEED to check out HELLO NORI. Thank me later

I really liked the concept of the place. The handmade sushi keeps the rice warm, the seaweed crunchy, and the fish tastes very fresh. The drinks are really creative and have a lot of variety. The atmosphere is very relaxing, and the service was kind, helpful, and friendly. Also, Kevin was the best server 😌 I highly recommend the scallop and the octopus handroll 💖

Always pass by this place and there's a line, so I decided I will go when they open instead. This is a hand roll place and everything is made to order. You get your order one piece at a time so that the seafood holds and maintains its crunch. The set is the best value and variety. I enjoyed the lobster hand roll. Service is friendly and the decor is nice, simple, luxurious and calming.

We got the hand roll set, the salmon oshi and ebi oshi were pretty good. The drinks were also good, the peach pafekuto was nice, but the nitro matcha was just okay. The mochi ice cream was just so-so (a bit too sweet for us)

We went here today and enjoyed ourselves a ton. The servers are friendly and responsive. The food was awesome. I ended up ordering a la carte (which is a bit pricier) along with some of the house sake, which was poured generously. Everything was delicious. Highly recommend the sea bream, the unagi, and the tamago. The experience was somewhat novel, but it was really pleasant. The downside is the bar seating prevented our party of 4 from chatting. I hope to return for happy hour!

Solid but not remarkable. Everything is pre made and put together. The heated nori is a nice touch but the inside is less interesting. Dinner * Tuna (Good) * Yellowtail (Good)

Hello Nori is such a good vibe, an excellent addition for busy downtown workers - we haven't had any specialty hand roll places so this restaurant concept is super cool and interactive. You sit at the counter and get hand rolls made fresh, one by one, right in front of you. Honestly kind of addicting watching them build each one so cleanly. The quality is great and you can really taste the difference in the sushi quality, it's actually really decent, The set menus are solid and actually filling, and the price point is totally fair for what you get. Great spot if you want something quick-ish, elevated, and a little different from your usual sushi dinner. Definitely a go-to for me when I want to feel a little fancy but still keep it casual.

My favorite meal I had on my Vancouver trip! Great service and I loved watching my hand rolls prepared in front of me. You order by using a pencil they give you to select which hand rolls you want. They also have a series of special rolls for what is the day I believe. The fish tasted so fresh and the balance of the warm rice and nori. It wasn't the best quality but it was reasonably-priced and filled me up. My favorites were the Lobster roll and the Sea bream. It was great--I wanted to eat quickly so I could go to work and the faster I ate each roll when it came out, the faster the next one came to me.

This is a must go place if you like sushi. Reasonably affordable food for CRAZY quality. Highly recommend. My friend and I went on a weekday night and it was not busy at all with no wait. It's a cute little U shaped table with the chefs serving it to you omakase style if you get the nori set. HIGHLY recommend the nori set could not emphasize the need to go to this restaurant enough it's my fav of my visit.

Really neat hand roll sushi bar. First of all the decor and service is amazing. There is a really neat wooden cube in front and the ceiling is super unique - hard to describe but unforgettable. The wait staff is really good at describing the menu and the place settings are done well and well thought out. The menu has different sets of hand rolls and also sashimi and individual hand rolls to order. I had a sashimi set which was excellent - included king wild salmon and another kind of salmon, hamachi and tuna. The hand roll was very well done and presented well too. Would definitely come back. Great place to take anyone. A unique experience.

We stopped by for a snack due to the high reviews, but were sorely disappointed with the quality of the sushi and rolls. It's easy to see the appeal of this type of restaurant, but if you are looking for quality fish and rolls, this is not the place. Both the salmon and tuna rolls we ordered didn't taste the freshest. Have definitely tasted way better sauces on unagi. Bottom line, if you are looking for an experience, give this place a try. But if you're looking for quality sushi skip.

What an incredible business idea! They only have bar sitting! They are specialized in hand rolls and hats off the best i have ever had! Very nice and knowledgeable people working there! Perfect game changer restaurant! Again compare to quality of food and service and vibe, the price you pay is cheap! Loved it! Will go back again for sure

Great food! Lovely ambience. Great selection of rolls! The service was great and very fast! It's like an omakase feel where they make food in front of you but at a fraction of the price!

It's such a delicious experience to get freshly-made hand rolls in a clean, well-lit place where the nori wrapper is crisply toasted, the rice is warm, and the filling is fresh. If you haven't had this kind of dining experience, you need to go and try it stat! My hubs and I have been to Hello Nori twice in the last fours months and now we want to come back every time we visit Vancouver. We enjoyed the king salmon, bluefin tuna, avocado, pickled vegetables, and unagi rolls. Our favorite was the unagi! So good! My hubs also liked the special roll of the day: ikura: salmon roe with shiso leaf. Service is friendly, polite, and very attentive. Hello Nori is our kind of place. Our dinner came out to be $105.27 CAD which was about $77 USD. A good deal we felt for the great quality and service. We will be back!

A+++ We love this place so much. The staff are over the top lovely and the food is amazing. We've gone twice so far on our trip. Our favorite dishes were spicy bluefin tuna (by far the best), snow crab and the avocado rolls with cucumber. I likes the lobster roll as well.

Came here for the first time recently for a late ish dinner. The place is smaller than I thought, there's no table and only have bar seats around a U-shape kitchen/serving area. The place is clean and have a nice modern look. I've been to a similar restaurant in Las Vegas so I sort of know the drill. We ordered the 5 handrolls combo. The chef made our order one by one as we finished the last roll. Of the 5 rolls, our favorite were the scallop and king salmon. While the food is fresh and tasted good, it was not as good as the place I went in Las Vegas. In particular the seaweed is a bit hard to chew through but at the restaurant in Vegas, the seaweed has an insane crunch that chewing through the seaweed every bite was never a problem. All in all it was a good experience and I may be back if I'm in the area.

One of my absolute favorite and must stop in Vancouver, BC! Hello Nori is my standard for handrolls and the quality and service are all there. Located in a super busy area, but you can find street parking. The interior is minimal, but very aesthetically pleasing. There is probably around 20 + seats all around the bar, so you don't have to worry about waiting too long. If there is a wait, you can always order a drink and hang out in the meantime. The menu is simple and they always have a special. The first time, I ordered the set. But after that, I order what I want a la carte and find the price doesn't change much in terms of a deal. The seaweed is always crispy and the rice is seasoned and warm. The ratio of protein to rice is on point and they always do a great job of being able to balance when you finish eating and then preparing your next order. They do offer more than just hand rolls, so something for everything. The quality is super fresh and I haven't had a bad experience, or bad fish. If you do come during the winter, they do a huge giftcard sale so you can get even more bang for your buck. I love that they open later and it is never a bad food option. Great for a date, to catch up, or even just a quick dinner. I highly recommend anybody that enjoys handrolls to make a stop here and I always make a stop whenever I'm in town (at least once a day, haha).

Why 5-stars? Because Our first meal in town was a great start to our trip. --- --- --- We were scheduled to land in Vancouver at 7:30p and had dinner reservations elsewhere. But elsewhere never happened because our flight was delayed about an hour and we had no chance to make it to the other place before they closed. Enter: Hello Nori. Open late with great reviews and close to our hotel. Win, Win, Win. Full disclosure: I had recently eaten at a nearly identical concept in Houston and thought the Houston version of Hello Nori was the better one. However, this was still a delicious experience and one I'm happy we had. We really loved the Ebi Oshi, the Truffle Lobster, the Snow Crab and the Scallop Handrolls. 5-star city here. The Salmon Oshi, Toro, Yellow Tail and Salmon Handrolls were a solid 4-stars each. I also ordered the Sakura Blossom and it was one of the better cocktails I can ever remember having. This is a true vacation drink if I've ever had one. But I guess it would also pretty great on a random Wednesday night of a busy work week too. Thanks for getting our trip started, Hello Nori!

Had such a good time at Hello Nori. Hand rolls were absolutely delicious: crispy seaweed, perfect amount of rice and fresh seafood (I've tried various kinds and all were really good). They have great happy hour specials, and I thought that the prices were very good for the quality and amount of food you get. I love the concept of sitting around the bar so you can watch your hand rolls being made. They also have a really selection of various creative drinks!

I loved the rolls here - the made-to-eat-immediately rolls keep the seaweed crispy, and the rice (yes quality and season of rice matters!) was so good. My favorites were the King Salmon and Spicy Shrimp hand rolls. We had this for dinner but next time I think we'll come for Happy Hour (Mon-Thursday 2:30-5:30pm) for half off drinks and to just eat two or so rolls.

Hello Nori is a cute modern Japanese restaurant specializing in hand rolls. They have set menus for 4, 5, or 6 hand rolls, or you can order a la carte. The only seating available is bar seating, which surrounds the food prep area where the sushi chef makes the rolls. I stopped by on a Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 PM for a late lunch. It wasn't very busy, likely due to in-between lunch and dinner hours. I ordered the 4-hand roll set (toro, king salmon, snow crab, and spicy shrimp), added one truffle lobster and one unagi hand roll, and had a sweetened nitro matcha tea. The rolls were fresh and flavorful, a nice balance of cool fish, warm rice, and crisp nori. Rice to fish portions were reasonable. My personal favorites were the snow crab (mildly sweet, creamy) and truffle lobster (fragrant, sweet, and meaty). Chef did a great job managing multiple customers' orders as she prepared each roll fresh. Service was also very quick and attentive, refilling ginger and water as needed. Hello Nori is a different take on sushi restaurants, focusing on hand rolls. Highly recommend!

From someone who eats sushi 1-2 times a week, I wouldn't say the sushi quality is out of this world but it's very good and a fun concept. I came for lunch on a Monday and it was pretty quiet. Great service as well. I did the 6 roll lunch special and salmon oishi. Similar to most sushi restaurants, the fish used in the rolls is precut but its fresh. Would come again!

Excellent food, tasty and fresh ingredients. Very pleasant yet casual atmosphere. Value is honestly quite good, especially if you can catch their happy hour specials. Friendly service from start to finish. One of my favorite hand roll places ever. If this was in my city I would visit regularly.

Hello Nori is such a great handroll bar in Vancouver! I am a huge fan of handrolls (esp Kazunori) and Hello Nori did not disappoint. We got the tuna roll, salmon roll, scallop roll, salmon oshi, and ebi oshi. The salmon oshi & tuna rolls are musts! Great service, you pick what you want on the menu, and the service is fast (bar seating). If you want to catch up with friends or family, this place may not be it since it is a quick experience. Will be back!

Food was awesome. Service was attentive and wonderful. Ambiance was fine but we would have preferred a table for our fam. However perhaps it's the nature of the freshly made rolls delivered by the chefs such that having tables wouldn't just work. Everyone enjoyed: Spicy tuna King salmon Blue fin Unagi Yellow tail Avocado Cucumber White peach drinks Genmaicha Ice cream mochi to finish off the meal. Delish and looking forward to going back soo.

Freshly made hand rolls is an amazing experience that I would highly recommend to anyone who hasn't tried it before. Warm rice with fresh fish and crispy nori is absolutely elite temperature and texture combination. It's definitely more of an intimate experience and great for couples as they only have bar seating, but a bit more difficult to speak to each other if you have a large group as you're sitting shoulder to shoulder. I wouldn't recommend this if you're in a hurry as they only have two staff actually making rolls individually for every single person seated at the restaurant. The pricing is decent for a great seafood experience, you can get 6 hand rolls 35 CAD. Highlights (aka my favorite rolls): - Truffle Lobster (4.25/5): I thought this would just be gimmicky, but it's actually delicious. The truffle flavor isn't too heavy and the lobster was super fresh. - Hokkaido Scallop (4/5): This one is not just scallops, it's actually chopped scallops with mayo fyi! Creamy and great texture. - Unagi (4.25/5): Fresh off the charcoal goal and the sauce is great balance between sweet and salty. Appreciated that this was a drastically different temperature from the other options to break up your experience.

I'm not sure what happened to my previous review, which seems to have disappeared.... Anyhoo, I went back for lunch this weekend and we were satisfied with the quality of the nori, rice and ingredients. I forgot to take photos this time, but the presentation was nice. This is not gourmet sushi, but a premium fast casual restaurant that serves decent quality, clean food in a very convenient location at a reasonable price, considering the rent they're paying. Their sake by the glass is good. The tea was mediocre. The only negative was being lectured by a kid who may have never even been to Japan about Japanese food, when all 3 of us were half Japanese, and I have been cooking Japanese food longer than he's been alive, but at least he was earnest about it, lol.

Delish, fresh, and great service. The genmaicha was aromatic and there were some wonderful eel and salmon roe specials. I could not believe how filling the hand rolls were (I was stuffed after five). Just wish the place wasn't so expensive!

What I thought was just square/rectangular shaped sushi (or what I interpreted it as) was a fantastic in restaurant experience. I decided to go for the 5 hand roll set which was the perfect amount for a hungry female with a moderate appetite. The service was prompt and attentive. The wait was about 10-15 minutes (Sunday at around 12pm). Each hand roll was delicious! My favorite would be the truffle lobster! My one con would be that food could be expensive for someone with a hearty appetite. My meal was $40 for 5 handrolls, a non alcoholic drink and tip (which they pre calculate for you). --- After this visit I did place an online order as well for delivery. They don't do the same hand rolls like in restaurant but they do sushi style hand rolls. I would say the delivery aspect makes them not quite as fresh (seaweed less crispy, protein less warm) and not as good.

We stumbled upon this place while looking for a nearby place to eat. The nitro green tea is amazing and has great flavor. I highly recommend it! As for the hand rolls, each one was overstuffed with rice and kept falling apart each time we took a bite. There was also only one sushi chef making hand rolls for the entire restaurant. However, the timing of each roll being served was appropriate, not too quick or too slow. We felt as if the quality of the ingredients weren't good and left an underwhelming experience. We just prefer Handies Douzo in Houston!

Excellent hand roll bar. Servers are friendly and quick. I got the 4 hand rolls for $23 plus tax and tip. Located on the busy street of Robson. Their water doesn't taste like tap thank god. I love how they even provide a little tiny towel to sanitize your hands afterwards. 10/10

Very nice decor, simple but modern. We went there on a weekday evening and there is no line at all. we were seated right away and we ordered a combo with 6 handrolls. Honestly some of them are pretty much tasted the same but I love the handroll is made fresh in front of you and the nori is fresh and crispy. The seating is not very comfortable and tight especially we went on a cold day, there is no space for you to store your jacket and purse except the hook under the counter. overall, service is still good and we love the setup for that.

We came on a Thursday for lunch. We got the 5 piece set and it was more than enough for me. It comes with Toro, yellow tail, scallop, crab and truffle lobster We waited around 30 minutes for a seat as it was peak lunch time. The best one was the yellow tail and the scallop one. Then the Toro followed by crab and truffle lobster. I love the rice and the seaweed and the fact that they make each roll fresh in front of you. Service was fast and attentive Would come back but maybe only get 3-4 rolls instead of 5 Reminder that tip is included in the bill

Staff were incredibly friendly and food was delicious. Very cool to see it prepared in front of you, especially when they busted out the flamethrower. The Unagi hand roll is the best for sure and the cook said it was her favorite as well!

Dine out menu I am genuinely so impressed by this place! The food was amazing and delicious. Miso soup I feel like this doesn't need much of a review haha but I'll give one anyways. Regular miso but I enjoyed how they did not skimp on the fillings and each bowl had a lot of seaweed and tofu! Salmon oshi I liked how you could really taste the flame with this! I wasn't too keen of a fan of this though, this is not exactly what they're known for so I understand what it might not be as good as their hand rolls. Although there were was a nice charred flavour, I just didn't feel it was that special. It was a nice thing to try on their menu though! Wishing I tried the shrimp one as well... Tamago roll Love at first bite! I normally don't like tamago rolls or anything because I think they're quite plain. However this was amazing - the egg was a little bit sweet and in combination with the perfectly cooked rice and crispy nori (seaweed) it was easily one of my favourites of the night! Toro roll Unfortunately I think this was my least favourite of the night. Although flavour, I wasn't a fan of the ground up tuna texture. Side note, tuna is also not my favourite sashimi so this opinion is totally biased (as with all my other opinions lol - take with a grain of salt?). Snow crab roll This roll was also good and the crab was subtly sweet. Honestly I think I said when I ate this it was one of my favourites but I don't remember in detail what it tasted like anymore oops Truffle lobster I was so surprised that they gave a big piece of lobster for this roll! The truffle was so subtle that I couldn't taste it but that's fine with me because I'm actually not a fan of truffle. I think this was my favourite because of the generous filling. I immediately liked it when I ate it but I'm also a huge fan of lobster . Mochis (mango, green tea, vanilla, strawberry) Pretty sure these are just from the mochi ice cream variety pack you get at the store lol so not much to review here. Overall each roll was delicious and I loved the crispy nori each one was wrapped in Just like they described, each bite had crispy nori, warm rice, and fresh ingredients! For some reason I also think that their soy sauce was seriously delicious and particularly fragrant! This spot really surpassed my expectations. The dine out menu was totally with it. You get such a variety and leave feeling very satisfied. Full video experience at @qq_eats on Instagram !

This is an original sushi concept where hand rolls are prepared to order from a fixed menu consisting mostly of pre-prepared fish tartares. We tried the five-roll lunch, and the standouts were the scallop roll and the yellowtail roll. I also had an eel roll that was excellent. It was the only roll that involved a more traditional preparation of sushi, where the fish was seared to order. Service was fast and friendly.

Finally stopped in to try this place and did not disappoint. Lobster roll with truffle, spicy bluefin tuna, avocado, Wagyu A5 (special) and great daiginjo sake by the glass served in the traditional bamboo box. Crispy nori, great service, warm rice. Very clean stylish room with only 24 seats around the bar. The rolls come out as prepared with rice still warm, service is attentive and all in all a great experience. Sashimi feature looked great. Happy hour Monday to Thurs aft and late night. Auto grat of 16% which they clearly tell you about and you're given the option to alter.

I wanted to check out Robson Street in Vancouver and have some good sushi and this concept was unique and gave me my Robson Street fix as well. With that, comes street parking that is hard to find as this place does not offer private parking. There was only a short wait for our party of 4 around 2pm and this was great since they have limited seating all around a bar. From there, the menu is straight forward with all hand rolls, made to order. They have combos that you can get that come with certain rolls and you end up saving a few bucks. I got the Combo 6 which included the truffled lobster and the snow crab, both of which I really wanted to try. The rolls aren't that big, but they are delicious. The bar seating allows you to watch them be made. The scallop roll was unique, but my favorite was the truffle lobster, since the snow crab was a bit heavy on the mayo. We also tried the salmon oshi, which is seared salmon on top of rice and a jalapeno slice on top and it was so good, we ordered a few more. The servie was great and it was a fun experience. I'm glad we came here.

Service was great. Fun atmosphere sitting around the sushi bar. Food was good but not great (4 stars).

Service was incredible Food even more so Lobster truffle roll was so unique and delicious A definite place to return to

Everything about this place is amazing. The price for the quality of the fish is unbeatable to any hand roll place i've had in Seattle. The lobster truffle roll was the best hand roll I've ever tried. Came back twice just to get the 6 handroll set. Already planning our next trip here. The staff was awesome and everything is fast here so there was never really a wait when we came!

This is a chain restaurant, and we went to the one on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. Parking is hard to find off of the main street, so be prepared to look for spots in the back alleys. The place only has bar seating and their waits can be up to 40 minutes long. Once seated, you fill out your own order on a card and then give it to the sushi chef when ready. We ordered the 6-hand roll combo in addition to the unagi and the salmon aburi add-ons. To finish it off, we tried their mochi ice cream. There were some issues with our order. First, the sushi chef forgot to make one of our rolls before we had to remind him. Also, the time between rolls and also the dessert took a bit long. For example, we waited about 20 minutes for our mochi ice cream to come out after we finished our last roll. The rolls themselves were inconsistent. Some had fillings that were ice cold while others have warmed close to room temperature. When it came it to eat the dessert, we were given a wooden fork that had black mold growing on it (see picture). In terms of taste, the rolls were on par with other sushi places and priced reasonably. However, Hello Nori lacked consistency. Lastly, gratuity is forced upon you at 16% as part of the final bill at this restaurant.

Hello Nori is a nicely designed sushi place specializing in freshly-made hand rolls, with a couple of varieties of oshi (pressed) sushi as well. In keeping with its aesthetic, the restaurant is counter service only, with about 30 seats. Service was quick and friendly, and the rolls are prepared to order so the nori is crisp and fresh, and the pacing of the meal is quick but also didn't feel rushed. All of the rolls were good. The fish was fresh, and the rice was warm and well seasoned. As I mentioned before, the nori was particularly crisp and toasty, which added to the effect wonderfully. There was room for improvement, in that the proportions weren't always what you might hope. There was too much rice for the amount of fish in most cases, there was a bit too much mayonnaise in the scallop, and there was so much truffle that it obscured the flavor of the lobster. However, overall the experience was delicious and great, and I'll definitely be back.

I usually gravitate toward traditional sushi restaurants but after passing by a few times we decided to give it a try. The truffle lobster hand roll was shockingly good, and who knew I wanted nitro matcha, certainly not me. smash.

The nori rolls are fresh, tasty and with reasonable price. Only recommendation is that they should standardize how much fish and how much rice in each roll, two servers served us, one put good amount of meat and rice, but one put a lot rice with little meat.

Loved this concept! As someone who doesn't eat any seafood at all, I appreciate this omakase-like experience that I otherwise would never get. All the rolls are made in front of you and put directly on your plate one-by-one so the wait time is almost non-existent and they're extra yummy and crunchy having them so fresh! I came with 2 family members who said they enjoyed the fish and that's all I can really say about that part. Personally I ordered 4 of the avocado, 1 of the tamago and 1 of the pickled vegetables and i loved them all. I'm surprised how full I felt by the 5th roll too. The space and the staff definitely help make the experience feel extra luxe as well. The staff pour water into one of those compressed napkins for you to wipe your hands and the dishware is really aesthetic too. I love this place and I'll take anyone here if they haven't had it just for a chance to experience it again :)

It's hard to bring something new to the food scene in Vancouver but Hello Nori did it when they brought a hand roll bar here. Your hand rolls are served one at a time to ensure that your seafood is fresh and seaweed is crispy. We got the 4 hand roll set which came with toro, salmon, spicy shrimp and snow crab hand rolls. All the rolls came out fresh and I recommend ordering it with spicy sauce on the side!

It's taking 45 minutes to get rolls for a family of 4, and they've worked through half our order. It seems with their staffing, they can deliver one roll every 7 to 10 minutes. If you have 4 people and three rolls each, that's an evening. Good sushi though.

Late night dinner in Vancouver on our last night was nothing but amazing, thank you Nori for a great evening of hand rolls prepared in front of us with lots of care and flavors Fish and veggies were delicious and generous cuts. I ordered the Sakura blossom as a cocktail and I was really impressed but the taste since I don't really drink alcohol this drink was smooth. The place ambiance and decorative is simple and classy ... loved the sculpture in the front. Great service and magnificent food will keep me coming back here for sure!

Great great food. Specialized in hand rolls, which are made right in front of you, so the rice is still warm when served. The combo is good to try different rolls out. Pressed rolls are also great. Never had such before (in the US (east coast)). Central location, opens late, friendly staff, reasonable price, all making it a must try!

Hello Nori quickly became one of my partners favourite restaurants along Robson. They offer one thing and one thing only: sushi hand rolls, made right in front of you one at a time, so you can enjoy them at their freshest. Service is fast without making you feel rushed, although they do manage to cycle through groups pretty quickly, so if you don't get a seat right away don't sweat it. We typically order the 5 roll combo, but don't forget to check out whatever specials they have going on. One of my favourites is when it's Uni season.I've literally never had a roll here I didn't love, so don't be afraid to try something new. Some favourites include the Truffle Lobster and the Octopus. The seating is arranged in a bar-style around a large center prep area where you can see them work their magic. Things come out as you eat, which makes it a great place for a date, or just to catch up with some friends, as you have a few minutes between rolls. The owner is also usually around making sure people are enjoying themselves and making recommendations to those who are unsure. They've also got a really great selection of cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks that rotates by the seasons. Right now they've got this incredibly refreshing Shiso Mojito, perfect for summer, and their Nitro Matcha will knock your socks off.

I live in California so I didn't have high expectations for this place as I knew that I am spoiled with great seafood and handrolls back at home, but this place did not disappoint. My friend and I came here for a late dinner around 9:30 pm on a weekday and got seated immediately. They're open pretty late until 11 pm since they have happy hour at night until closing. I ordered the 4 Hand Roll set and the Toro was my absolute favorite, it was so tasty that I didn't even need any soy sauce and I love that it has chives in it because it gives it a nice crunch. I also enjoyed the Salmon as it had a little hint of sesame which I really liked. The Snow Crab was good but didn't wow me, and I wasn't a fan of the Spicy Shrimp as it tasted too much like mayo. I wasn't hungry when I came here so the 4 set filled me up, otherwise I probably would have needed 5. The customer service is very friendly, speedy, and attentive here. I would recommend this place to anyone who loves handrolls as I thought the sets were decently priced and the quality of the food was fresh!

Second visit to Hello Nori and I LOVE the concept and food here! This is a great lunch, dinner or snack place. You get seated on high tops, get to pick which hand rolls you'd like to eat and have the hand rolls made fresh in front of you. Came here during their happy hour and they had cheap drinks that were both beautiful to look at and super tasty! First time I came here I got the 5 hand roll set menu, but this time I only got two hand rolls since it was close to dinner time already. What I got: Truffle lobster hand roll 10/10 - Not a heavy truffle flavour but was so satisfying to eat. Crispy seaweed since it's made fresh in front of you and placed onto your plate Spicy bluefin tuna hand roll 10/10 - Always a must get. Super fresh ingredients and so tasty! I always find myself wanting to come here when I'm in Vancouver and I think the food speaks for itself! Super fresh and simple ingredients that taste so good!