'Vancouver's first revolving sushi bar' to officially open next week | Daily Hive

Zumi Revolving Sushi Bar

After sharing the news last month, Dished is happy to report that downtown Vancouver’s pay-by-plate revolving sushi bar is officially opening its doors next week.

Zumi Revolvin Sushi Bar is a new restaurant offering Vancouver a kaiten sushi experience, also known as conveyor belt sushi or sushi train. In its Instagram bio, it also claims to be “Vancouver’s first revolving sushi bar.”

“The belt is the shortest path from the cutting board to your chopsticks. Each plate leaves the chef’s hands and reaches your seat in under a minute, so nothing sits under glass and nothing waits for a ticket,” wrote the restaurant on its website.

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Zumi plans to offer three different options for folks to enjoy. Of course, there will be the belt, which will feature seasonal dishes that customers can take as they pass and pay by plate.

There will also be 12 seats located right in front of the chefs, where guests can sit and order dishes that won’t be found on the belt. Thirdly, there is “Zumi To Go,” which will feature nigiri boxes and hand rolls.

As for decoration, Zumi shared that it will be keeping this simple.

“The room stays plain on purpose, so the plates carry the colour,” added the restaurant.

The team did note that there will be seasonal branches by the door like you’d find in a Tokyo kaiten-ya. Branches will be cut that morning and gone by closing.

Located at 1588 Alberni St., the new restaurant will be inside the Alberni by Kengo Kuma tower, something that Zumi is also very proud of.

“Kengo Kuma drew the tower above us; we kept his logic downstairs. Wood you want to touch, light that stays low, and a belt that moves at the pace of a slow walk,” wrote the restaurant.

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Zumi Revolving Sushi Bar officially opens its doors on Sunday, Oct. 25.

The news of this opening came hot on the heels of Vancouver’s sushi train restaurant Sushi Aboard closing on Sept. 7.