Umamii x Sumibiyaki Arashi Vol. 2: An Elevated Yakitori Omakase
Back by popular demand.
Following the sold-out response to our first Sumibiyaki Arashi dinner, we’re returning for Vol. 2 on Saturday, September 19.
Only 12 seats available.
Join us for another intimate, one-night-only dining experience at Sumibiyaki Arashi, one of Vancouver’s most celebrated and difficult-to-book restaurants.
Sumibiyaki Arashi has quickly become one of Canada’s most acclaimed restaurants, earning one Michelin Star, ranking No. 17 on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants 2026, and placing No. 8 on Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2025.
Following the sold-out response to our first Sumibiyaki Arashi event, Chef Pete Ho and his team are creating another elevated version of their yakitori-focused omakase exclusively for the Umamii community.
This experience cannot be booked directly through the restaurant.
Expect an expanded menu featuring premium ingredients, seasonal seafood, bold vegetable dishes, and unexpected flavours and textures, with curated sake served throughout the evening.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 19
Arrival: 8:30pm
Location: Sumibiyaki Arashi
Address: 363 East Broadway, Vancouver
Please arrive promptly at 8:30pm so everyone can be seated before the experience begins.
The Experience
Sumibiyaki Arashi offers an intimate yakitori omakase experience, with each skewer carefully prepared and grilled over binchotan charcoal.
For this exclusive evening, Chef Pete Ho and his team will build upon the restaurant’s regular omakase with additional courses and premium seasonal ingredients. The result will be a more expansive and celebratory experience while remaining true to Sumibiyaki Arashi’s precise, yakitori-focused style of cooking.
Curated sake will be served throughout the evening to complement the menu.
The exact menu will remain a surprise, allowing the chefs to work with the best seasonal ingredients available.
Umamii Community Pricing
The full value of the menu, beverages, taxes, and gratuity is more than $400 per person.
Umamii community price: $350 per person
Your ticket includes:
An exclusive, elevated omakase menu
Additional courses beyond the restaurant’s regular experience
Premium and seasonal ingredients
Curated sake served throughout the evening
Taxes and 20% gratuity
An intimate 12-person dining experience
The opportunity to meet others who share a love of memorable restaurants and dining experiences
To join the Umamii community, download Umamii and create your free account:
https://www.umamii.ai/download
Dietary Restrictions
This menu is designed to be enjoyed as created and includes meat, fish, dairy, shellfish, gluten, sesame, soy, seaweed, and eggs.
Due to the format of the experience, the restaurant is unable to accommodate dietary restrictions, allergies, substitutions, or ingredient omissions.
Please review this information carefully before purchasing your ticket.
Umamii Community Requirement
This experience is exclusively for the Umamii community.
To attend, you must be an Umamii user. If you’re purchasing a ticket for a +1, they’ll also need to sign up for Umamii before the event.
Each booking is limited to 2 tickets maximum: one for you and one +1.
Joining Umamii is free:
https://www.umamii.ai/download
Ticket Policy
This is a prepaid dining experience featuring a custom menu prepared specifically for the event.
Tickets are non-refundable. Only 12 seats are available, and additional seats cannot be added once the experience sells out.
Guests must be 19 or older to consume alcohol.
About Around the Table
Around the Table is Umamii’s intimate dining series in Vancouver and Toronto.
Each experience brings together standout restaurants, celebrated chefs, custom menus, and a thoughtfully curated group of food lovers. Expect chef’s counters, restaurant takeovers, off-menu dinners, collaborations, and one-night-only experiences that cannot be booked directly through the restaurant.