Best Evening Dining Atmosphere & Favourite Ethnic Restaurant 2010 to 2017
When it comes to the evening portion of your Fernie experience there is a range of options. Many of the restaurants are known for their ambient nature, an outing in itself.
Yamagoya: Fernie, BC (640 miles from the ocean’s bounty)
Described as electric and fresh, the fare at Yamagoya is more fusion than traditional, though a simple sushi dinner is still a solid choice here. The restaurant’s small space is always packed, but service is good—the owners created an atmosphere so welcoming that most servers have stuck around since day one. When finally you get your hands on a table, post up for a moment and enjoy some Sapporos or local beers. And stick around for the creative desserts, like the sticky pie with pecans and black bean ice cream.
Exhausted and hungry, we head back to town and grab a private booth at Yamagoya Japanese Cuisine – probably one of Fernie’s most popular restaurants. We enjoy a huge meal of sushi capped with a sinfully yummy chocolate mousse dessert.
Sushi in the mountains? Yamagoya, far from the sea, delivers the goods. Get here early as the lines can be long if you come after 7 p.m. Their tuna sashimi melts in your mouth.
After we ordered another Jumbo Dynamite roll (a crispy prawn tempura with avocado and cucumber that’s irresistible), it struck me how far Fernie has come—I wasn’t eating nachos and swilling Kokanee. Instead I’d spent an hour delicately devouring sushi that rivalled anything in Calgary, and pairing it with Sapporo. This, I thought—not wide-waist rocker skis or even the new Polar Peak chairlift—was progress.
We can’t talk about downtown Fernie without mentioning the nightlife; we’ve had many-a great night out here, and no trip is complete without visiting Yamagoya Sushi – a Japanese restaurant and popular local hangout.
If you love sushi, Yamagoya is the place for you. It’s one of the top restaurants in the area and often you have to wait for a table. However, the wait is worth it and once you get in, you will enjoy some of the best sushi found in Canada.
