Bistro Japonais Furusato

Janet

5.0

My favorite japanese restaurant in Montreal hands down. Staff are friendly & the fish is always fresh. 100% worth the price for its quality

19 janv. 2026

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Antoine

5.0

best japon restaurant in Mtl, nothing more. you must taste the Japanese fondue... incredible. & of course the'aubergine' best of the best at a reasonable price. I am a fan 😎

3 avr. 2025

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S

3.0

Edited: Glad to see the response from the owner. First I am very happy to learn you have the confidence on your food, otherwise situation would get worse. Second, indeed some of your customers agree with you, & they believe these food worth 8000 yen. I would not say they are wrong, in fact their feelings are right in someway, as your research profoundly demonstrates the extra price is indeed the very cost for they are enjoying genuine Japanese food right here, in Montreal, not in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto. Perhaps I should make myself clear when asking that question, & now I may make some small changes. Let's suppose you were in Osaka, not Montreal, were you willing to spend 8000 yen on the food you present us? You don't have to answer here. Everyone has the ability to search on Google map for 4.5-star restaurants in Osaka & see the images of their food. I believe the answer to my revised question would be quite clear. One of your reviews indicates that the best Japanese restaurants are in the East Coast of the States. Then it continues, "Montreal deserves one, but Furusato obviously is not the one". The reviewer just gives a conclusion but does not elucidate, & my job here is to explain it. In fact I would accept a higher price for a REAL 8000 yen Japanese food, even if it's 16000 yen on the menu. Why? Cuz high quality food deserves high price. But in your case? I really cannot accept high price for a quite ordinary meal. Just image a regular Tims coffee (2.71CAD/300 yen) sells for 1000 yen(10 CAD) in Osaka. Will you accept it? Lastly, please, Japan is a REAL developed country, even BETTER than Canada. It's quite lame to use excuses like "doing business in Canada is harder than Japan ". Japan & Canada are both developed countries, therefore foods & services shall be the same quality for reasonable prices in both countries. I really feel sorry that some words from your response have insulted both Japan & Canada to some extent. I remember your previous site was near Place de Arts, a quite expensive location, but now here? I really cannot imagine you opened business here because you got beating hard by your home competitors. -------Origin texts -------- Put my arguments first, 1. Genuine does not guarantee delicious. 2. If you cannot afford the expenses travelling to Japan but you want to taste the real flavour of a Japanese family restaurant, this is the place for you, but don't expect too much. Food is too ordinary but the price is too high. Perhaps the only reason convincing one to pay for an overpriced meal is that their food is not the ready-to-serve factory products, all hand-made by the chef on scene. But I think that's a great advantage considering most'Japanese restaurants' in DT use pre-cooked rubbish to fool customers. HOWEVER, I FIRMLY believe if Furusato is in Tokyo or Osaka, it won't survive EVEN ONE DAY. A fine meal in Furusato is worth probably 8000 yen & with this price, one can have a Kaiseki meal (a very very luxurious Japanese meal ) in Osaka, let alone other ordinary meals. Here I got a quick question for the owner of Furusato, are you willing to spend 8000 yen for the food on your menu? So my conclusion is, Furusato is worth & not worth to try, depends on your ability to travel to Japan.

16 oct. 2024

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Unpeu

5.0

A friendly & casual restaurant serves authentic Japanese dishes. It's not a fancy & chic place like the ones in Old Montreal or in Plateau, & I hope it stays like that way! The menu lists classic Japanese dishes with fairly reasonable price. Their sushi is so good - it's not just the freshness of the ingredients but also the way they prepare the rice. There are so many sushi restaurants in Montreal yet most of them (even the fancy & expensive ones) seem to have hard time making the sushi rice properly, which is a huge disappointment for a native Japanese like me. Furusato never fails & always makes me happy when I have the first bite of their sushi. Other dishes are also great but haven't tried all of them because we always go for their sushi :) The chef & the servers are so humble which also gives you a sense of an authentic Japanese restaurant in Japan. Furusato-san, please stay as you are!

28 déc. 2023

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Richi

5.0

The food there is amazing & always fresh. The service was incredible as well & the menu is reasonably priced. Share all your doubts & questions to the waitresses. Very nice people & always eager to help. They enhanced the overall experience.

1 déc. 2023

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D.A

5.0

One of my biggest sadness post pandemic was the closing of the original Furusato ... I did not expect to see it again !! Price went up since Covid, but it's the same for all restaurant. Furusato is exactly like before, calm restaurant, nice service, amazing food (I had sushi & Gyoza) !! ご馳走さまでした。

28 oct. 2023

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AJ

5.0

Went into it not expecting much but the staff is really friendly & helpful. I think they came to pour water for us 3-4 times throughout our dinner.

We got katsudon & unadon + karaage as appetizers

Servings are fine, you won’t get extremely full, which isn’t a bad thing. Prices are fair for this economy.

Atmosphere was nice as well. Giving 5 star ⭐?

As usual, go try it yourself to get your own experience/opinion! 🤝

20 sept. 2023

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Tram

5.0

I am so happy to have discovered this gem, all the 5-stars reviews are with reason! Finally an authentic, Japanese-led Sushi place where you get amazing quality for a very fair price. Yes, it won't win any interior design awards but if you care about authenticity, delicious food, this is the place to be.

19 sept. 2023

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