Foodie Experiences
Charcoal Hand Rolls at Hello Nori, Park Royal
A 38-seat binchotan counter where the chef hands the roll straight across, still warm, and the nori is still crackling.
Park Royal, Main St
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A 38-seat binchotan counter where the chef hands the roll straight across, still warm, and the nori is still crackling.
Park Royal, Main St
More infoHand rolls have a shelf life of about thirty seconds before the nori surrenders, which is why the whole format is built around a counter. This is the biggest one Hello Nori has, 38 cushioned seats facing the chefs, with binchotan charcoal going for the kushiyaki skewers behind them. End-grain oak tops, limewash walls, a small lamp per table and black-framed glazing running floor to ceiling. There is table seating and a summer patio too, but the hand rolls are only served at the counter, so that is where to sit.
Book the BAR seating, not a table. Hand rolls are only made at the 38-seat counter, so a table reservation quietly removes the entire reason to come. Work through the set menu in order rather than ordering everything at once, and add a few kushiyaki skewers off the binchotan grill between rounds. Sets run about $23 to $49. Parking is free and effectively unlimited in the Park Royal lots, and the mall is right there if there is time to burn before or after.
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