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Niwa
Japanese
Closed weekends by design so the staff can have a life, Niwa is a small Japanese dining room on Powell Street where blonde wood, filmy lights, and a kitchen counter set a mood of deliberate calm. The chef, formerly of Le Crocodile and Farmer's Apprentice, runs a menu tied to whatever the Pacific Northwest offers right now. Pickles, rice bowls, mochi sourdough, sake, and clarified cocktails. Weekdays suddenly feel like a reward.
The awards strongest first
- Air Canada 2025 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Informal Contemporary
One number, weighted & current 86
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Mochi sourdough
“The mochi sourdough is as soft as it sounds.”
Air Canada, 2025 -
Spring cabbage salad
“A spring cabbage salad with gauzy zucchini rounds, house chili crisp, sweet soy, and fresh dill in abundance.”
Air Canada, 2025
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