Restaurant Porn is a regular column of daydreams presented as a means to introduce Vancouver diners and designers to concepts, looks, and fully-formed ideas that they might draw an inkling of inspiration from. We do our best to pair the foreign rooms with local addresses so as to let everyone in on the daydream.

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(via) If you can pretend for a moment that you don’t see the ‘self-regulating line’ notice on the chalkboard (an abdication of professional responsibility if ever there was one), then this hand-rolled sushi concept in Westwood, LA should prove all kinds of attractive to Vancouverites. Designed by California architecture and construction firm Marmol Radziner, the 24 seater is anchored by a u-shaped bar that envelops the kitchen/service crew and sets guest’s elbows upon bleached eucalyptus wood. A convex cap of bleached white oak looms overhead with a bespoke light fixture softening an otherwise drab, industrial look. Dubbed KazuNori, the space is a refreshing departure from the general indifference to design shown by most small-scale sushi bars in Vancouver, so we’d put a version of it right in the thick of it on Robson Street, where it might set an example for the next wave to follow.