Hapa Izakaya

Hapa Izakaya
Restaurant Cuisine: Japanese
1479 Robson St
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
#72
of 1641 restaurants in Vancouver
TripZen Score
7.5 / 10 Overall
236% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:
A breakfast nook.
Hapa Izakaya Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
7.5 / 10 Overall
236% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Overall
  • Everything we tried was delicious with helpful staff.
  • Great group spot!
  • Fresh sheet is a good option.
  • Fun and different from traditional Japanese restaurants, Izakaya provides a great opportunity to get drunk
  • But definitely a trendy place to hang out with friends.
  • great place to bring out of towners for a new experience
  • This place was my best experience while traveling in Vancouver.
  • Guu may have better food but Hapa has a great overall experience.
  • Very much pleasantly surprised tonight – everything was good.
  • You could easily miss this wonderful Japanese tapas restaurant from the outside with its black windows, white paneling, and understated signage.
Food
  • Great food -
  • Prices are reasonable but dishes are small -
  • All the sashimi is very fresh.
  • food is very fresh and quality of food is very high.
  • Creative menu, good food, interesting to watch chefs, japanese tapas
  • Consistently good food.
  • Their sake is great too.
  • Noisy, busy and lively with great food and value.
  • Food is awesome!
  • Very loud, not suitable for intimate dinners.
  • A wonderful selection.
  • Yew street location has great outdoor bar.
  • the food to be amazing.
  • The food is decent but some 'tries to hard'.
  • The menu changes all the time based on the chef's ability to get the freshest ingredients.
  • Food is really delicious, but the decor is completely forgettable.
  • Long line up is a guaranteed, but then so is excellent and fresh food.
  • Pricey, and food isn't that amazing.
  • Excellent food, fine service.
  • Inventive cocktail list to boot.
  • Excellent food.
  • Fantastic menu, fresh seafood.
  • The food was amazing, the decor very trendy, and the service amazing.
  • I ate at the Robson location, and the sashimi was excellent.
  • Guu may have better food but Hapa has a great overall experience.
  • Sashimi was fresh, everything was tasty and just enough.
  • The menu was better when it was bigger.
  • The food is gorgeous too-
  • Exellent izakaya food -
  • The menu listed many Japanese small plates, both hot and cold....The sockeye salmon, a special that evening, was fabulous....With the fresh fish and foods, warm staff, and energetic atmosphere, I will definitely return to this establishment on my next trip to Vancouver.
Service
  • Everything we tried was delicious with helpful staff.
  • Went there for a birthday and their set tapas menu was great especially for people that are newbies to Japanese tapas.
  • Their cute waitresses never hurt anyone either.
  • The service staff are trendy and blank.
  • Excellent food, fine service.
  • Friendly service, high energy staff.
  • Friendly, helpful staff -
  • The food was amazing, the decor very trendy, and the service amazing.
  • Fancy interior decor and prompt service.
  • The decor and waitresses are pleasing to the eye, and the food isn’t bad either.
  • Hapa Izakaya is another restaurant that had been recommended to us by our waiter on our first night in Vancouver....With the fresh fish and foods, warm staff, and energetic atmosphere, I will definitely return to this establishment on my next trip to Vancouver.
Ambience
  • It's okay, but to be honest I don't really like climbing over my friends (and sometimes, people who are not friends) in order to get in and out --
  • i have really enjoyed both locations.
  • Yew street location has great outdoor bar.
  • young and vibrant atmosphere
  • Great atmosphere for pre-party or after work drinks.
  • Food is really delicious, but the decor is completely forgettable.
  • The delicious food and warm, lively room make any diner want to "camp".
  • This place is definitely for the more adventurous minded who enjoy a noisy, busy, high energy environment.
  • Very inconsistent but I love the ambience.
  • The food was amazing, the decor very trendy, and the service amazing.
  • The decor and waitresses are pleasing to the eye, and the food isn’t bad either.
  • This all creates a warm yet hip environment.
Value
  • Prices are reasonable but dishes are small -
  • Noisy, busy and lively with great food and value.

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