Bar Bincho - Calgary, Alberta

Had supper on a Tuesday evening. Wasn’t too busy at all. The food was superb! The flavour was excellent. It may seem strange to say, but I think part of it was the soy sauce. Definitely recommend trying it out.

Came by on a Friday night. Tried a few things from the menu- chicken skins (crispy and would have been perfect with a beer), pasta was rich, mussels were good with a unique taste, and a bunch of skewers (my favorite being the bacon wrapped mochi). Ordered the house sake - ... it's cheap and I didn't really enjoy it. However, they have a lot of other sakes to choose from next time. Servers were friendly but seemed new. EDITED: We’ve been to Bincho multiple times since I first posted my review, including a handful of omakase dinners. This last omakase blew us away that I had to update my review and add the photos. Omakases are easy to book - DM through Instagram and specify how much you want to $ spend per person. Part of the reason why we enjoy coming here is because there’s always weekly new “specials” depending on availability that keeps it exciting – not saying we always like the specials, but we’re excited to try new things – don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, right? It was through trying their weekly specials that we got introduced and now love, white fish particularly Shimanji and Hirame, instead of ordering the usual tuna/salmon. Other delicacies that were included in our most recent omakase include A5 wagyu, fried shirako and monkfish liver. Now we can’t wait to go back and try their new menu! Read more

We came in outside of rush hour so service may vary. Overall the food was pretty good, we all ordered a set menu and we're pretty happy with the amount of food we got. There were some small nitpicks hence the 4/5 but nothing too major.

a okay izakaya in calgary with some fusion items. went for a late lunch and there was no other guests. Raw food are generally good but not super impressive, such as the oyster. The scallob sushi is good so I encored it. The best is the pasta surprisingly - ... not oily with just right flavor. I will go again and try out other dishes if I am very close to the place, it might not worth a long drive to visit but a good option as a neiborhood izakaya. Read more

Great spot for a bite to eat especially on a Saturday afternoon, when other restaurants have long waits, Bincho has a lot of seating so we didn't have to wait at all. I love their lunch set options; everyone at my table loved the set they chose and was satiated ... by the end of the meal. It might not look like a lot of food but it is! My grilled fish lunch set was amazing--would get again. They have a cool menu and I'd love to try other stuff in the future! Read more