Dharma Sushi - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Small cozy restaurant. The people are very nice and friendly. The service was quick and the food was very delicious. The sashimi was fresh. The cut of the salmon and tuna is a little on the thin side cut. Will definitely return to this little family ... owned place. Added to my must visit when I return to Halifax. Read more

Had a wonderful lunch outside. Food was very good and the service was right on point. Keep up the good work!

After coming from Japan for the second month, I finally found a genuine Japanese restaurant (Japanese owner and Japanese chef). The prices were reasonable, and the service was excellent. I also enjoyed the conversation. I will definitely visit again. Thank you very much.

tl;dr Japanese family-owned sushi restaurant with a wider variety of fish than other restaurants in the area. Came here because it seemed most of the other sushi restaurants nearby didn’t have a wide selection of sashimi. The chef’s selected nigiri sushi dish had: salmon, tuna, mackerel (saba), red snapper (tai), cooked ... eel (unagi), scallop (hotate), Japanese clam (hokkigai), cooked octopus, yellow tail (hamachi), and shrimp. The hamachi didn’t look quite right and seemed to just be a cut of tuna but the sushi chef personally assured us that it was indeed hamachi, just cut so that somehow the characteristic red portion was missing. More than the sushi, two things that stood out were the seaweed wrapping for the maki (nori) and miso soup. The nori had a deep umami scent and had a nice, thick mouth feel. The miso soup also had a unique umami that did NOT taste like cheap restaurant miso stock. Overall the nigiri we had tasted ok, but the fish was cut thin and the cuts were slightly small. The green tea is good. Costs a dollar (but only a dollar). In terms of sake, they only serve your standard house Gekkeikan (hot or iced). Read more

Cozy atmosphere Employees are Japanese making this place feels absolutely authentic The food was amazing, we paid 15$ + tax tip for HUGE lunch portion. I was genuinely shocked when the food delivered. Cherry on top: the staff are very friendly and attentive 😭😭😭😭 Definitely will come back!!