Menu to Taste

Kissa Tanto

Japanese-Italian Fusion · Vancouver · Michelin One Star · Chef Joël Watanabe

Awarded one Michelin star, Kissa Tanto in Vancouver is led by executive chef Joël Watanabe, who fuses Japanese and Italian culinary traditions. Set in a dining room inspired by 1960s Tokyo jazz cafes, the menu features dishes like tajarin with butter, roasted mushrooms, and a miso-cured egg yolk.

263 E Pender Street, Chinatown, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T8, Vancouver

  • Michelin 1★

Menu

Dishes

  • Choose between a selection of menus from the entry (155)
  • Bluefin (65) — Ocean Wise Bluefin Tuna, mixed mushroom kelp Acqua Pazza, local peas & peashoots
  • Organic Half Chicken (42) — Shio koji dipping sauce, herbed oil
  • Polenta (19) — Jordan's organic corn, AKA miso, Ossolano cheese, burnt onion emulsion, glazed Hakurei turnips, braised greens
  • Carne Cruda (27) — Snake River Farms wagyu, nashi pear, charred scallion soy, parmesan, arima sansho, gnocco fritto
  • Fried Stuffed Olives (11) — Yuzu and smoked chili sausage
  • Fish / Mains (65)
  • Fish (recent review) (75)
  • Premium Tier 1 (200)
  • Premium Tier 2 (250)

Tasting Menu

  • Entry Omakase (155)
  • Entry (155)
  • Premium (200)
  • Premium+ (250)
  • Mix of classics + omakase-exclusive items (155)

Cocktails

  • Jean Louis Dutraive Fleurie - Beaujolais (110)
  • Ursa Major ‘Runs in the Family’ - Okanagan Valley, CA (80)
  • Russo Limoncello (13)
  • Benedictine 9 / (15)
  • Chartreuse Green 11 / (17)
  • Drambuie 9 / (16)
  • Grand Marnier 10 / (16)
  • KT Whisky Cream 10 / (16)
  • Nonino Prunella 10 / (16)
  • Pernod 9 / (15)

Wines

  • Esquimalt Vino Miele Limoncello (15)
  • Poli Super Taurus Bitter Veneto 12 / (18)
  • Poli Vaca Mora Amaro Veneto 14 / (21)
  • Cappellano Barolo Chinato (34)

The Experience

Expect an intimate atmosphere. The meal is structured around à la carte dining and an omakase experience. A good fit for a romantic evening.

  • Occasion: Romantic
  • Atmosphere: Intimate
  • Format: À la carte, Omakase

Phone: +1 778-379-8078

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