Nori - Modern Izakaya

Nori is a fantastic spot in Saigon for anyone looking for authentic Japanese cuisine. The food is delicious, beautifully presented, and full of authentic Japanese flavours. You can really feel the attention to detail in every dish, and the overall atmosphere makes the dining experience even more special. The quality of the food and the care put into the service truly stand out. If you’re a fan of Japanese food and want an authentic experience in Vietnam, Nori is definitely worth visiting. Highly recommended!

We were staying at a hotel in the area and was craving some good Japanese Izakaya. We found this place and gave it a try. It was modern looking and lively. The sushi was fantastic and the izakaya items were also good. My “ Old Fashioned”drink was perfect. Hard to find good “ Old Fashioned “ in VN. Our server was new to serving and didn’t speak too much English, but she was very nice and attentive to our needs. We are so much sashimi that night, the manager gave us some special fish to try out. It was wonderful!!! We be coming back there next time we’re in the area. Thank you NORI

If you’re missing some Japanese cuisine, this is definitely the place to visit! We really enjoyed the food, the service, and the overall atmosphere. Even though the restaurant was fully booked on a Friday night and we couldn’t get our preferred seats, we were still seated surprisingly quickly. The food was delicious, the music created a great vibe, and the staff were friendly and attentive throughout our visit. So it was a wonderful dining experience. Highly recommend this place! 😊

Nori offers much more than great sushi—it’s a complete experience. The service was exceptional: friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. The highlight of the night was the DJ, who played an incredible set and created the perfect atmosphere. The music was absolutely on point and made the entire dining experience even more enjoyable. Great food, outstanding service, and an amazing vibe. I’ll definitely be back and highly recommend it!

Honestly, this place is definitely a ‘looks better than it tastes’ I’m not expecting this place to be the highest class restaurant but with the amount of positive reviews I was definitely expecting a bit more… The guy that took my order kind of rushed us, when I was obviously looking through the menu and writing down notes of the names of which ones I wanted he persisted me to order when I was still looking. I tried 4 dishes being the foie gras chawan mushi, crab paste with missi sauce, oysters and negi salmon. The only 2 I liked was the chawan mushi and the oysters. The foie gras didnt really taste like much but the chawan mushi itself was amazing, the oysters were fresh and tasted nice as well. The crab paste wasn’t really good… It was sickly sweet and too fat tasting like mayo. Wasnt that enjoyable to be honest. The Negi salmon was probably the worst dish I’ve tasted. It was fine at the first few bites but then it was extremely strong with a wasabi taste, like OVERLY powerful to the point I gagged sometimes cause I would get a big whiff of pure wasabi. I couldnt even finish the dish.I really think they should list more of their main ingredients on the menu cause I did not expect the salmon to taste like that… For the price of everything and the quality it wasnt really worth it…