Otaru.Handroll.Counter.Portland.
A ten-seat bar for nori-wrapped rice, cut the moment you sit down.
Rice first.
Akitakomachi from Yoichi, vinegared warm, pressed once — never twice.
Eight seconds.
From cut to your hand — because nori waits for no one.
- Cut
- 0s
- Press
- 3s
- Roll
- 8s
From cold water.
Uni from Rishiri, scallop from Okhotsk, ikura cured in-house each morning.
Six rolls.One set.
10
seats
Ten seats.
Two seatings a night. First at six, second at eight-thirty.
Sit. Watch. Eat.
That is the whole ritual.
“The rice alone is worth the flight.”
— Sapporo Table“Edomae discipline, Hokkaido soul.”
— Eater PDX“I sat alone at the counter and left feeling looked after.”
— A regular, seat 4
Find us.
Address
214 SE Ankeny
Portland, OR 97214
Hours
Wed–Sun
6:00pm & 8:30pm
Walk-ins at the bar.
Otaru.
Handroll bar. Portland.