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Akoya Izakaya

4.0 (21 reviews)

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Jennifer K.

Akoya Izakaya is a stylish spot with a nicely decorated interior, and I especially appreciated the private room options. There's also seating at the bar, which gives it a bit of that izakaya feel, even though the lunch service operates more like a standard Japanese restaurant. The lunch menu covers the usual favourites--bento boxes, rice bowls, ramen, and sashimi/sushi sets. We shared a sashimi set and an assorted tempura bento. The sashimi was the highlight: fresh, well‑selected cuts with thoughtful plating. The tempura, however, felt a little underwhelming, especially with the smaller shrimp. Service was attentive and polite throughout, which added to the overall experience. If you're looking for a pleasant, comfortable spot for a Japanese lunch in the area, Akoya is worth checking out.

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Rachel L.

Sashimi was fresh and loved the variety. 20 PC's is noted for 2 people, but we shared as 3 and ordered more apps on the side to share. The mentaiko udon was yummy, but the deep fried Mochi was what caught our attention - we've never seen or had anything similar before elsewhere and we really enjoyed it - not too sweet or overly sticky, but still kept the texture of Mochi! While the food was fresh and tasty, we wouldn't say it was the best Izakaya we've had, however it wasn't disappointing especially for what's in the area. Went on a Friday night and it was fully booked. We had no reservation so they made space for us at the sushi bar. They assumed we wanted water whereas other patrons had a choice, and they didn't come by to fill our glasses throughout the meal. They have sushi bar seats, regular seats, and private rooms for larger groups. Felt clean and classy inside - was very comfortable without feeling too casual or too sophistcated - overall good atmosphere for a nicer meal with close friends/family.

Mandy Z.

Tonight is my first trying Akoya at Markham. I would compare it directly to Aka-oni. We ordered a sashimi platter for two, one omakase set, 6 lamb skewer, one akagai, and tomato seafood ramen. The sashimi platter includes toro, uni, hamachi, salmon, botan ebi. Thick cut and in fact, it is more thick cut than aka-oni. The akagai is fresh, one of my favorite clam sashimi. The omakase set is a good deal if you pay cash. For $68, you get 9 sushi, one handroll, and one dessert. The lamb skewers are well cooked. However, the ramen is a bit disappointed. The soup is so blend with almost no tomato favors. All in all, there are things that better than aka-oni and things not as good as aka-oni.

Sashimi
Cherrie T.

Really enjoyed my recent experience at Akoya Izakaya :) The food was delicious, and the service was attentive, even though the staff was new and still in training. I've been to this restaurant twice, and here are some of my favourites: Kiku Tasting Menu ($52 cash) - You get to try a little bit of everything! Soft shell crab, 5pcs sashimi, chicken & wings skewers, 2 handrolls, one-bite ramen, and ice cream of your choice (I chose black sesame) Bara Chirashi Don - All the ingredients are diced into fine bite-size cubes on rice and come with miso soup. Really fresh and delicious! I love the addition of the shiso leaves too Choya Yuzu - Super easy to drink the entire bottle, and it paired well with our meal :) I wanted something smooth, light, and fruity, and this was perfect

Sally L.

It's alright. I came here for the omakase experience as my girlfriend wanted to try their omakase. TBH, I've heard reviews and wasn't inclined to really check it out if it wasn't for my girlfriend. The omakase experience was $65pp cash or $88 with credit card. Includes 9 pc nigiri and miso soup, hand roll and dessert. Tbh, price is high especially for omakase that's not someone from Japan or known as a omakase chef. We opted to seat at a dining table rather than counter because, it was just sad. No tables were doing omakase experience and they had told my girlfriend when they booked they are full and only have 6pm available. As for the sushi, uni tasted weird and like wise for the squid nigiri. Overall it was ok, but would I come back for this price point? Probably not. There are famous omakase experiences nearby that's 10x better and similar price and actually trained omakase chefs in Japan.

Mentaiko udon, ramen, set c skewers
Jenny P.

Love the interior of this place! I recommend calling head for reservations as they do have lovely private rooms you can reserve! They do have a lot of menu items to pick from: sushi to skewers are available. They do have bentos available for their lunch menu. Service was very attentive even with us being in a private room

Dennis C.

Everything was very fresh and the service was excellent. We ordered a variety of "small eats" and enjoyed it all. Take at look at my pics of the food-no issues at all since they were all really good. The seating was great and private in our own little room! And that is not at the expense of service since they gave you lots of privacy until you pressed the bell. A minor quirks is the food kind of all came at once so we did not have a lot of room on our table and we had to rush eating it which we did not like-we may have ordered a lot so next time we will pace a bit more. Definitely come back for sure!!

Cynthia C.

Newly opened, we were excited to see what they had to offer as the menu online looked good. Ambience was very nice and easy to make a reservation. Although service was friendly, they were not attentive. Had to wave them over multiple times for place our order, for tea, water, check on a missing dish and bill. Food was fine but nothing spectacular but was very pricey for what it is. $12 for a pork belly skewer? 2 adults and 2 young kids over $200 and the kids ate more than we did. Tried once but likely won't return.

Amy W.

Brand new izakaya spot, very soothing music and a couple of private rooms. Service was nice and attentive. The staff informed us that the Unagi is one of their speciality, the eel is shipped from Japan. It's thinner than the usual Unagi which I prefer. I find it more of a fishy taste compared to the usual Unagi. The chicken breast skewer was tasty. I prefer the chicken breast over the chicken wings. The cheese roll, I think it's good for kids, thick piece of mozzarella inside. The angus beef and enoki mushroom was flavourful. Overall, the chicken breast skewer was my favourite out of all of the ones I order. The cod was pretty standard. Will come back to try other items.

The sashimi here is very fresh and the service is excellent. I will definitely come back again.

Tried this new restaurant with my family and had a great experience! The staff were super friendly and the service was excellent. The menu has a nice variety, we had the sashimi, and everything was incredibly fresh, imported from Japan. Even out of season, the uni was rich and creamy. Beautiful presentation and flavorful dishes. Highly recommend checking out this place.

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The tatami private room is perfect for those who prefer a quiet, private dining experience with traditional Japanese seating.

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Very bad experience, Soy sauce is very salte, food court cooking skill. Table is too small space for everyone .

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MiKi Sushi - Assorted tempura

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