Naru Sushi

Best sushi place in Winnipeg. Sooooo many to choose from, so many unique rolls, soooo tasty yet never heavy! If you like sushi, (I’m not talking about avocado roll and cucumber roll but they have it and my friend likes it as well lol), if u like creative rolls and willing to try new things, u will fall in love with this place!

I don’t even know where to fucking start. We walked in, and the sushi atmosphere was at a ⁷⁄₁₀. We were happy. We also had a big Time constraint, which the waitress was down to accommodate. I ordered a small boat for myself. The waitress thought it was for the table; but she was dead wrong. Straight up for just me. My friend then ordered a boat himself, and that’s when we literally set it OFF. We were at an ⁸⁄₁₀. Then the boats came… I was sailing away. Fish was fresh it was well prepped. We were out in time and full to the brim with fish. Thanks to that gorgeous and generous waitress. I’m now at a ¹⁰⁄₁₀. I skipped ⁹⁄₁₀

I went to Naru on Canada Day. I was there at about 3:30pm which was not a particularly busy time as there were many open tables. The interior has definitely seen better days. It looked rundown. The service was subpar. Not having English as his first language was not an acceptable excuse for the server to not say please and thank you where appropriate. In fact, I don’t think he said either of those even once. On the bright side, the two vegetarian rolls I had were quite nice.
I used to go to Miyabi a lot back in the day. It seems things have changed mostly for the worse.

I was looking for a really good sushi place as I’m visiting Winnipeg and my usual place is gone. I found this place on Unilocal,and boy am I happy I went here.
The waitress was very attentive and Got our drinks quickly, and would refill them just as fast which I really appreciated.
I started with the tempura shrimp which was cooked to perfection. The two of us got six different kinds of rolls, and my favourite was this uni crab one. Overall all the rolls were amazing though. For the two of us with a tip it came to $ 60, which isn’t to bad.
I will for sure be coming back here.

Went here because all of the other sushi places closes early on a Saturday night! I like that it’s open later than the others. And of course the ever so unpredictable parking on Osborne. But don’t stay away, the food is great! I recommend trying the double salmon. The salmon was fresh and to my surprised the rolls were pretty big portion. Also try the tempura, just a perfect crispiness.

Sapporo and double salmon roll. $ 31 with 20% tip. Not bad inside, decent sushi, fair price. The typical selection of Japanese beers.

Finally made it here and this is now in the top two in this city. Over all I found the selection and service to be some of the best we have gotten in WPG, and the price was ok to. The person serving us indicated that they were going to come out with some new items along with reworking the menu in the next few months, we will be back to see how it turns out.

This place has undergone ownership changes and is now called «Naru Sushi» instead of Miyabi. But many things have remained the same including the décor which hasn’t changed much. I don’t really like the banquette seating here and unfortunately that has remained from the past owners. The banquette seating is way too high and fluffy so it makes for a somewhat odd seating experience. Try to get a table by the window with regular chairs instead.
The menu is fairly large — lots of appetizers and rolls to choose from. Pricing here is very fair and I might even say inexpensive for sushi. They have lots of lunch specials that range from $ 8-​$ 10.
I really liked the «magurli» ($ 7.50), this is an appetizer dish that serves up 5 slices of tuna tataki that sits on a thin slice of cucumber and topped with crab and avocado and flying fish roe with a slight drizzle of kimchee sauce. Very interesting flavours on this Japanese/​Korean dish.
The «Osborne Roll» ($ 7.50) has tuna tataki with tempura crumbs, a green leaf and sesame sauce was rather bland and disappointing. The «spicy chopped scallop roll» ($ 5.50) was delicious with a good zing and had the right amount of mayo. A really good roll topped with toro is the «Moonbow Roll» for $ 12.50. Another fave is the «Ohana Roll» ($ 9.50) which has tuna and avocado, topped with wild salmon. $ 16 for a wild salmon and fatty tuna sashimi order was well worth it as the portions were quite decent and the fish was pretty good. It wasn’t the best sashimi I’ve had but good enough.
Wine is pretty inexpensive here as their house white (sauvignon blanc) was only $ 5.50 for a 5 ounce pour.
Service is effective and nice though the server wasn’t super knowledgeable with some of the questions we had. But overall, a good sushi place and serves up to be a romantic place for dinner or a good place to catch up with a few friends over sushi and a nice quiet atmosphere.

This is my favourite sushi place! The food is great, my favourite roll is the negi toro. The service is always really great. They do take reservations so I recommend calling one in versus just showing up because sometimes the wait can be a while.

Like the other reviewers, I love the huge selection of vegetarian creations, and the presentation is gorgeous. When it comes to sushi you get what you pay for, so the slightly higher price point of Naru is worth it. I love the vegetarian caterpillar roll best!
A more affordable way to try Naru is to go for their lunch specials — all under $ 10, they come bento-​box style with combos of salad, soup, rice, rolls, dumplings, tempura and more.
One point to criticize: one friend of mine is asthmatic and very allergic to mold, and she prefers not to eat in the restaurant because she reacts to the smell of the mold (I don’t really notice it, she’s very sensitive). Naru should probably look into some moisture control, is all!

Miyabi has changed its name to Naru, but the bright neon «Miyabi» sign is still shining in the window. This is a blue glowing beacon, lighting the way to fresh, beautifully presented food. Obey its siren sushi call.
Naru’s cuisine is amazing; the selection of vegetarian rolls in particular is staggering, but all of its food is creative in that «I never would have thought to do that, and I should have because I would now be a millionaire» sort of way. Open the menu, which is several pages long, full of mouth-​watering photographs of the dishes and clear descriptions of exactly what deliciousness will come to you upon ordering. Place your order with your lovely server — who will always have a smile and be friendly because that is The Way of the Naru — and then food will emerge. This food will make your tongue do somersaults of delight. Sometimes, it will charm your eyes as well, with an accompaniment of an enchanting little shot glass filled with fresh flowers, or a carved vegetable flower, or some other piece of artistic whimsy. I also remember a special Valentine’s Day, last year, in which a red rose was presented to me at the end of my already-​exquisite meal, and all I could think was, «Really? I mean, really?! This evening wasn’t perfect enough yet??»
Naru makes me happy every time I go; the food, the service, the décor, all coordinate perfectly in a veritable ballet of yumminess. It amazes me that other Japanese restaurants actually survive in the Village, next to what is essentially the Naru Bat Signal screaming «HEY THE FOOD HERE IS AWESOME» into the night.