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Fully vegan Japanese fine dining offering a range of sushi rolls and main courses such as spicy creamy ramen and tofu katsu curry. Brunch available on Sundays 11:00am-2:30pm. Open Mon-Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm, Sun 11:00am-2:30pm.


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92 Reviews

First Review by jamerson

RisBurton

Points +1141

Vegan
17 Mar 2025

Noodles were a good texture

We had the Ramen Noodles 🍜 and Dragon Sushi 🍣 The wife loved the Sushi 🍣 😋 liked the Ramen a lot. On the drive back to the house, she noticed that she had to drink a lot of water and thought they may have used a lot of MSG. I didn't get that feeling, myself.
Anastasio suggested we try one type of the Sushi, but we had already thought we'd get the Dragon. Next time I will go with the waitress Suggestions.

eschuetz

Points +13

Vegetarian
08 Mar 2025

Go Here Now!

An amazing experience with both amazing alc and non-alc cocktails in addition to the outstanding vegan Japanese food. We sat at the bar and received great recos and guidance from the mixologists. The hardest part was not ordering everything off the menu.

nuwacker

Points +24

Vegan
23 Feb 2025

Amazing

First time at Nori. What a joy to have so many vegan/plant-based options. Everything was beautifully presented and tasted wonderful. They have a new zero proof cocktail selection. I enjoyed a hibiscus berry mule. Dessert finished us out with a fishy brownie with ice cream and strawberries. Can’t wait to come back.

CynF

Points +42

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Delicious

Great ambiance. Delicious food. Nice waitress.

jollieduck

Points +2545

Vegan
08 Feb 2025

Exquisite

This place is incredible! I had a cocktail, the nigiri sampler and a spider roll and it was all delicious. One little gripe is that the texture of the Just Egg in the tamago nigiri was off and kind of mealy. I’ll definitely go out of my way to come back here next time I’m in Austin.

andrebastos

Points +176

Vegan
04 Feb 2025

I love this place!!!

We love absolutely everything about this place!
The food is delicious!
The servers are great!
The environment it’s cozy!
We highly recommend them!

Pros: Food, Servers, Environment

Cons: Parking may be challenging

SeanBerger

Points +1559

Vegan
15 Jan 2025

Love it here!

Many many vegan options. I have been here twice and never had a bad meal. Friendly staff and great drinks. Good for groups and dates😄

JenJen145

Points +166

Vegan
30 Nov 2024

Super good

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, beyond delicious food. I'd give Nori 10 stars if I could.

CatSantamaría-Soto

Points +63

Vegetarian
28 Nov 2024

Perfect for a date night

I went with my partner to celebrate our aniversary. During the night, Nori feels like an intimate and warm place. We had the Creamy Crunchy and the California. Food was great as well as the dessert and sake. I would say is a little bit expensive, but worth it.

FancyFoodie

Points +1209

Vegan
13 Oct 2024

Nice

I was so excited to find a vegan sushi restaurant in Austin. Nori has a plethora of options to satisfy everyone’s taste buds. We started with Chick’n Kaarage and it was my very good and full of flavor. The volcano sushi was good, but not my favorite. The Katsu Curry Dish was a bit too thick for me, but my husband loved it and he’s not a vegan. The Lion Mane Steak was a good and hearty dish; however, I didn’t care too much for the mashed potatoes, but the lion’s mane steak was my favorite! The steak was juicy, bursting with flavor and the texture was perfect! We had dinner here on a busy night, so I understand that there’s a possibility that things will not run smoothly, but the service here has room for improvement.

Pilot.lj

Points +1523

Vegan
23 Sep 2024

Delicious plant based sushi

Really enjoyed the sunflower roll. Spicy toona was tasty but not mind blowing. Thought the service was a bit u friendly but maybe that was just the timing I was there. Would def come back again.

Earthen_Child

Points +126

Vegan
07 Aug 2024

✨ Absolutely Fantastic ✨

Wow. This vegan restaurant really stood out to me! It's super rare to find really good vegan sushi in my area. The food was phenomenal! It had a semi fine dining flare which is also difficult to find. I was delighted that it had so many appealing offerings. We ordered the shiitake gyozas, volcano, texan, and spider. The volcano stood out and the gyozas were memorable. I enjoyed my meal so much that I didn't even think about taking photos. On top of all that our server, Forest, was the bomb and such a delight.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-25

jserrano4

Points +16

Vegan
15 Jul 2024

Favorite date night spot

Excellent service and tasty food. Tons of options!

SriramNatarajan

Points +117

Vegetarian
23 Jun 2024

Authentic Japanese vegan in Austin

A wide variety of tasty Japanese items.
As a group of 4, we had Ramen, shitake sushi , curry bowl and drinks.
Excellent taste and wonderful flavors.

Pros: Variety , Authentic taste, Attentive service

Cons: Need to reserve a table in advance

Jenncs

Points +30

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

I wish I lived here so I could come back!

Absolutely incredible! I really wish that I had more time in Austin so that I could come back.

JessicaHagerman

Points +38

Vegan
18 Jun 2024

Amazing Sushi and Great service!

I had the Spicy Toona and Sunflower roll and it was a flavor explosion! Absolutely phenomenal dinner. Definitely come during happy hour for some reduced price rolls. But for a sushi place it’s pretty affordable.

Staff was great and happy to offer recommendations to first time diners like myself! If you miss high quality sushi, this is the place for you!

Pros: Food, Kind and helpful staff, Beautiful dining room

Dconstructivist

Points +99

Vegan
12 May 2024

Hoping I get back to Austin some time soon!

The food and service were amazing 🤩. I ordered two rolls for lunch with miso soup and side salad and it was all so tasty. I'm just sad I cannot come here often to try their katsu, bentos, etc. Don't miss it if you stop by Austin!

Pros: Food!!, Service , Decor was pretty nice too

perdida1

Points +312

Vegan
11 May 2024

Very special meal

We were blown away! Absolutely incredible and very, very nice atmosphere. Large menu and staff recommendations were fantastic. Make a reservation

Pros: Unique meal, Great atmosphere , Great staff

Kevbromley

Points +596

Vegan
25 Apr 2024

Excellent

Had a great meal here - so much good food to choose from. Loved the curry, edamame, sushi rolls etc.

Pros: Lots of choice, Good value, Great staff

JessicaCastro

Points +617

Vegan
22 Apr 2024

Wow

I loved everything. Great service.

Pros: Food, Service

Cons: It opens until 5pm

TXRhody

Points +507

Vegan
17 Apr 2024

Great taste and presentation

We got the dragon roll, the spicy tuna roll, the tuna nigiri, and the catsu chicken nigiri. Everything was delicious. The tuna nigiri was a tuna product I hadn't tried, so that was neat, although I probably wouldn't eat it regularly. The other ones were really good.

kberre

Points +28

Vegan
11 Apr 2024

Favorite Sushi Spot

Always a must go when in Austin! Everything I’ve tried is delicious especially the spicy toona, volcano and manhattan rolls. Service is great as well!

TurnipForPlants

Points +2468

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Best Sushi Experience

I am a big fan of sushi. And as a benefit, there is often a guarantee that if I pick a Japanese restaurant there will be a few "veggie roll" options to choose within the corner of the menu. Nori in Austin, TX says let us take that sidebar veggie paragraph and make an upscale dining experience of it. Nori is the best sushi experience I have ever had. From henceforth, all other Japanese restaurants will be held to Nori's high standard in my mind.

This restaurant really is an experience. I have been to Michelin star restaurants that do not compare to Nori. The artistry Nori manifests in utilizing vegetables to mimic the look, taste, and mouthfeel of seafood is unmatched, and truly not even attempted anywhere else. They can take a tomato and make you swear you are eating salmon. This is the best Japanese restaurant I have ever visited.

I have no complaints or critiques. This restaurant was perfection. This is an amazing example of an upscale vegan restaurant. I would brag to any of my omnivore friends about this restaurant. This is the restaurant to bring your Japanese loving friends when you want to convince them that vegan food really is just as good (if not better) than an omnivore diet.

I think Austinites already know about this gem. But for an visitor to Austin, whether for vacation or for its many conventions, Nori is a necessity to adventure.

Pros: Entirely Vegan, Artistic Interpretations, Best Japanese Restaurant

FairfaxVeganFam

Points +462

Vegan
26 Mar 2024

Simply the best

Absolutely love Nori. The sushi is great and so is their other food. We look forward to it every time we are in Austin!

Pros: Sushi, Friendly

Dunori

Points +293

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Beyond impressive

The caviar alone makes it worth visiting but I also had the ramen which was amazing as well.

ToriG.

Points +112

Vegan
13 Mar 2024

Amazing Sushi

We had the Brussel sprouts, Texan Roll and Toona Roll. All fantastic.

FitzForTheAnimals

Points +425

Vegan
02 Mar 2024

Wish I could eat here every night

Wow! I easily can why it is difficult to reservations here. Incredible food, cute restaurant, friendly staff.




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