RECOGNITION & AWARDS
MARCH 2016 GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Best Izakaya – Golden Plates 2016
MAY 2015 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Best Restaurant Chain, Silver 2015
MARCH 2015 GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Best Izakaya – Golden Plates 2015
MARCH 2015 OPEN TABLE | Diner’s Choice Award
NOVEMBER 2014 OPEN TABLE | Diner’s Choice Award – Hapa Calgary
NOVEMBER 2014 WESTENDER | Best Of The City Dining Awards | Gold, Best Happy Hour
NOVEMBER 2014 WESTENDER | Best Of The City Dining Awards |Silver, Best Japanese Cuisine
NOVEMBER 2014 WESTENDER | Best Of The City Dining Awards |Silver, Best Tapas
APRIL 2014 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Bronze, Best Casual Chain
MARCH 2014 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Best Izakaya (GOLD)
FEBRUARY 2014 VANCOUVER COURIER 2014 | Stars of Vancouver – Reader’s Choice Awards | Gold, Vancouver’s Best Tapas
APRIL 2013 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Silver, Best Casual Chain
MARCH 2013 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Industry’s Choice | Best Japanese (GOLD)
MARCH 2013 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Best Izakaya (GOLD)
FEBRUARY 2013 WESTENDER | Best of the City Dining, Readers’ Choice | Bronze, Best Japanese
NOVEMBER 2012 WESTENDER | Best of the City Dining, Readers’ Choice | Silver, Best Japanese
APRIL 2012 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Silver, Best Casual Chain
MARCH 2012 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Best Izakaya (GOLD)
MARCH 2012 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Industry’s Choice | Silver, Best Japanese
MARCH 2012 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Bronze, Best Japanese
FEBRUARY 2012 WESTSIDE BUSINESS AWARDS OF DISTINCTION | Best Restaurant
AUGUST 2011 BON APPETIT MAGAZINE | Top 5 Izakaya’s in North America
MARCH 2011 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Best Izakaya (GOLD)
FEBRUARY 2011 TOURISM VANCOUVER | Best $28 Dine Out Vancouver Menu | Best Japanese
FEBRUARY 2011 WESTENDER | Best of the City , Readers’ Choice | Bronze, Best Japanese
APRIL 2010 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates – Reader’s Choice | Silver, Best Japanese
MARCH 2010 WESTENDER | Best of the City, Readers’ Choice | Bronze, Best Japanese
OCTOBER 2009 WESTENDER | On The Plate – 50 Favourite Things to Eat & Drink in Vancouver – “Hapa’s marinated mackerel and being able to watch your server blowtorch it tableside.”
FEBRUARY 2009 WESTENDER | Best of the City, Readers’ Choice | Gold, Best Japanese
MAY 2007 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Bronze, Best Casual Japanese
APRIL 2006 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Gold, Best Casual Japanese
MARCH 2006 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT | Golden Plates, Readers’ Choice, Best Japanese (4th)
FEBRUARY 2006 WESTENDER | Best of the City, Readers’ Choice | Silver, Best Japanese
APRIL 2005 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Gold, Best Casual Japanese
APRIL 2005 VANCOUVER SUN | Best Izakaya
JANUARY 2005 NATIONAL POST | #2 of Five Best Canadian Destinations for Small-Plates Dining
APRIL 2004 VANCOUVER MAGAZINE | Restaurant Awards | Editors’ Choice Award | Bronze, Best Japanese | Premier Crew Award (Vancouver’s Best Service) – Kana Yanagawa
APRIL 2004 VANCOUVER SUN | Best Robson Street, Budget | Best Contemporary Japanese | Best New Hip
NOVEMBER 2003 ENROUTE MAGAZINE | Listed among Best New Restaurants in Canada