All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Richmond, BC: Prices Ranked (2026)

Introduction

Richmond is the all-you-can-eat sushi capital of Metro Vancouver, and nobody had built a clean, current, price-ranked list of just the Richmond rooms. So I did.

If you search "all you can eat sushi Richmond" you get single-restaurant pages and Yelp lists that never print the actual per-person price, never warn you that lunch is often half the dinner cost, and keep sending people to places like Aji Taro that have already closed. Richmond deserves its own reference — the format is taken more seriously here than anywhere else in the region, the menus run longest, and the cluster around the Golden Village and Alexandra Road "Food Street" turns over fast.

I am Wendy Huang. I pay for my own meals and I take notes. This is a Richmond-only deep dive — every AYCE-sushi room in the city I could verify, sorted by price, with the AYCE lunch and dinner cost, the item caps and time limits that decide whether the "deal" is real, and a plain note on what you actually get.

AYCE pricing moves fast. Restaurants re-print menus, split lunch/dinner and weekday/weekend tiers, and quietly carve sashimi out of the cheap tier to protect margins. So I have marked every number as verified (confirmed from a 2025–2026 menu or listing) or estimate / check current menu (a realistic figure I will not pretend is exact). Treat the verified prices as a 2026 snapshot and confirm before you go.

For the wider region, see our All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Vancouver: Prices Ranked (2026) guide and the master All-You-Can-Eat Vancouver, By Price (2026) hub. New to the city and budgeting your eating-out money?

How to Read This Guide

• Verified price — a current 2026 AYCE price I confirmed from the restaurant's own menu, website, or a 2025–2026 listing. AYCE prices are per person, before tax and tip, dine-in.
• Estimate / "check current menu" — I could not confirm an exact current figure, so I give a realistic range instead of a fabricated number. Confirm before you go.
• Sushi-AYCE vs yakiniku-hybrid — Richmond mixes two formats. Some rooms (Ninkazu, Kisha Poppo) are sushi-first AYCE. Others (Kazuhan, Kanae before it closed) are Japanese-BBQ yakiniku AYCE that include sushi. I have flagged which is which — if you came for sashimi, the sushi-first rooms give you more for the money.
• Lunch vs dinner — the single biggest lever on price. Lunch AYCE is routinely $10–$20 cheaper than dinner and runs until mid-afternoon (typically 3–4pm). Dinner unlocks more premium items and more sashimi pieces.
• The fine print that bites you — most rooms enforce a time limit (90 min to 2 hours), a leftover-food charge (you pay extra for what you order and don't finish), and a rule that everyone at the table must order AYCE. Some cap sashimi or oysters per person.
• Closed rooms are listed separately so you do not waste a trip — Richmond's AYCE scene has churned hard in the last two years.

The Complete Richmond AYCE Sushi Price Table (2026)

This is the master table, sorted cheapest to priciest by dinner AYCE. Below it, I break each restaurant down by area and by price.

Summary: In 2026, AYCE sushi in Richmond runs from roughly $21.95 lunch at the low end (Ninkazu) to a $88 weekend premium-izakaya dinner (Daimanya). The sushi-first value picks are Ninkazu ($21.95 lunch / $29.95–$44.95 tiered dinner) and Kisha Poppo ($24.95 / $47.95, no clock, no cap). Kazuhan ($29.95 / $39.95) is the yakiniku-hybrid that still throws in sushi. Daimanya ($68–$88) is the splurge that eats more like à-la-carte izakaya than a buffet. Two big names from older lists — Aji Taro and Kanae Yakiniku — are now permanently closed; drop them.

How AYCE Sushi Pricing Actually Works in Richmond

Before the breakdown, the rules that decide your Richmond bill:

1. Lunch is the value play. Ninkazu, Kisha Poppo and Kazuhan all run a cheaper lunch AYCE (roughly until 3–4pm) at $10–$20 less than dinner. The trade-off is fewer premium items and a lower sashimi cap. If you are price-sensitive, go at lunch.
2. Know your format. Richmond runs two kinds of AYCE under the same search term: sushi-first (Ninkazu, Kisha Poppo, Richmond Japanese Sushi) and yakiniku/izakaya (Kazuhan, Daimanya) that include sushi alongside grilled meat and seafood. If sashimi is the reason you came, the sushi-first rooms give you more per dollar.
3. Tiers and the late-night discount. Ninkazu and Richmond Japanese Sushi both sell multiple tiers, and both cut the price (and the menu) after roughly 9pm. Ninkazu's late-night menu drops to around $12.95. Daimanya's late-night (after 9pm) matches its early-bird $68 instead of the $88 weekend rate.
4. The penalties. Standard across the city: a time limit (90 min at the premium izakayas, up to 2 hours elsewhere — Kisha Poppo is the rare exception with no limit), a leftover charge for food you order and don't finish, everyone at the table orders AYCE, and per-person caps on sashimi and oysters. Read the fine print — it is where the "deal" can quietly disappear.

Golden Village & Capstan: The AYCE Core

This is the dense middle of Richmond's AYCE scene, around No. 3 Road, Capstan Way and the Aberdeen/Union Square malls.

Richmond Ninkazu (8388 Capstan Way #1488, Union Square) is the AYCE workhorse: 100-plus items and three dinner tiers (A, B, C). Lunch is $21.95 (verified); dinner runs $29.95 to $44.95 (verified range) depending on tier — the top tier is the most deluxe and seafood-heavy, the middle adds sukiyaki and a wider cooked-item spread, and the lowest keeps it nigiri-forward. There is a late-night menu after 9pm at roughly $12.95. Diners single out the buttery salmon sashimi. If you want maximum variety and the classic tiered-AYCE experience, this is the one — and it is the cheapest verified lunch in Richmond.

Richmond Japanese Sushi (often just "Richmond Sushi," Golden Village area off No. 3 Road) is the older room Ninkazu's operators are connected to — everything freshly made to order, arriving fast, with cooked items, sukiyaki and dessert. It runs three tiers: a regular menu around $26 (estimate) and a deluxe top tier up to about $40 (estimate), with a cheaper, restricted menu after 9pm. The exact tier prices aren't cleanly published, so confirm the current menu before you rely on a figure. (Estimate — check current menu.)

Daimanya (4160 No. 3 Rd #140) is the premium end — a Japanese AYCE izakaya that took over the former Meet Oyster space in 2024, serving sashimi, aburi, hot dishes, A5 Miyazaki wagyu sukiyaki, crab and lobster at near-à-la-carte quality. Pricing is $68 (verified) for Monday–Thursday early-bird (before 7pm) or late-night (after 9pm), and $88 (verified) on weekends and holidays (with an early-bird/late special at $78). There is a 2-hour limit, the A5 sukiyaki is one order per group, kids 5–10 are half off, and you eat free on your actual birthday with a minimum of four guests. This is the room to book when you want AYCE that doesn't feel like a buffet — just know you are paying double the sushi-first rooms.

Summary: The Golden Village/Capstan core spans the full range — Ninkazu ($21.95 lunch / $29.95–$44.95 dinner) is the variety-and-value king, Richmond Japanese Sushi (~$26–$40, estimate) is the freshly-made-to-order original, and Daimanya ($68–$88) is the premium izakaya splurge with a free-birthday hook.

Alexandra Road "Food Street": The Yakiniku Hybrids

Alexandra Road is Richmond's restaurant row, and its AYCE leans toward Japanese BBQ that bundles sushi in.

Kazuhan Yakiniku (8391 Alexandra Rd #1150) is the yakiniku-plus-sushi hybrid — grill-your-own meats and seafood alongside sushi rolls, sashimi, sukiyaki and rice bowls. Lunch is $29.95 (verified) (daily 11am–3pm), dinner is $39.95 (verified). You can add a table sukiyaki for about $5.68 and all-you-can-drink for about $3.99. There are also higher fixed-price yakiniku tiers ($48/$59/$88) if you want to lean into premium beef. For a group that wants both grilled meat and a sushi spread under one price, this is the Alexandra Road pick. (Sushi included, not sushi-first.)

Ten'ichi Izakaya (8391 Alexandra Rd, in the former Manzo space) is a brand-new AYCE izakaya — signage up and reported opening in 2026, run by owners who previously operated a Japanese restaurant in Toronto. It is confirmed as an all-you-can-eat format, but no menu price was published as of this writing. If you see it open, treat it as unconfirmed and check the current menu before relying on any number. (New — price not yet verified.)

Summary: Alexandra Road is the yakiniku-hybrid corner. Kazuhan ($29.95 lunch / $39.95 dinner, verified) bundles grill-your-own BBQ with a real sushi spread; the brand-new Ten'ichi Izakaya is one to watch but has no confirmed AYCE price yet.

Steveston: The No-Clock Splurge

Kisha Poppo (1060–11660 Steveston Hwy) has been doing AYCE for 20-plus years and is the rare room with no time limit and no item cap — every dish is freshly made and brought to your table rather than self-serve. Lunch is $24.95 (verified) (11am–4pm; kids 4–9 are $16.95), dinner is $47.95 (verified) (kids 4–9 are $27.95) — the priciest verified sushi-first dinner in Richmond — with a promotion menu around $35.95. You are paying for the leisurely, no-clock experience and the made-to-order quality. If you hate being rushed by a 2-hour timer, this is the one room in Richmond that won't do it to you.

Summary: Steveston has one standout — Kisha Poppo ($24.95 lunch / $47.95 dinner, verified), the no-time-limit, no-item-cap, made-to-order room. Most expensive sushi-first dinner in Richmond, and the most relaxed.

Not Actually All-You-Can-Eat (Common Confusion)

A few Richmond names get searched alongside AYCE but are à la carte, not all-you-can-eat. Do not show up expecting a buffet price:

• Many Golden Village sushi rooms (the high-quality, often-pricey à-la-carte places around Aberdeen and No. 3 Road) — excellent sushi, but you order per item.
• If a Richmond "sushi" listing doesn't explicitly say AYCE, all-you-can-eat, or buffet, assume it is à la carte and call ahead. Richmond has far more great à-la-carte sushi than it has true AYCE.

Permanently Closed (Do Not Make the Trip)

Richmond's AYCE scene has churned hard. If your list still sends people to these, retire the rows:

• Aji Taro (4940 No. 3 Rd) — the late-night izakaya-style AYCE that older guides quote at ~$14.95–$21.45 is permanently closed. Several "best AYCE" lists still carry it; it's gone. (Our general Vancouver AYCE guide listed it as an estimate — this Richmond deep dive supersedes that: closed.)
• Kanae Yakiniku (205–4231 Hazelbridge Way, Central Square) — the $58 yakiniku-AYCE with charcoal BBQ, sushi and raw oysters quietly closed after a four-year run; the unit has been stripped and reworked into a different concept. Drop it.
• The same Hazelbridge address previously hosted an older Ninkazu Japanese Restaurant location, also closed — the active Ninkazu is the Capstan Way room above.

The Cheapest and Most Expensive AYCE in Richmond, 2026

• Cheapest verified lunch: Richmond Ninkazu, $21.95 — 100+ items, sushi-first.
• Cheapest verified dinner: Richmond Ninkazu lower tier, $29.95.
• Best no-clock value: Kisha Poppo, $24.95 lunch with no time limit and no item cap.
• Most expensive verified sushi-first dinner: Kisha Poppo, $47.95.
• Most expensive overall: Daimanya, $88 weekend (premium izakaya, near-à-la-carte quality, free on your birthday with 4+ guests).
• Best yakiniku-plus-sushi combo: Kazuhan, $29.95 lunch / $39.95 dinner.

For the wider region and the cross-cuisine view, see our All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Vancouver: Prices Ranked (2026) guide and the master All-You-Can-Eat Vancouver, By Price (2026) hub. Planning your monthly food budget?

How to Get Your Money's Worth at AYCE Sushi in Richmond

If the goal is value, a few honest tactics:

• Go at lunch. It is the single biggest saving — routinely $10–$20 less for largely the same rolls. Ninkazu's $21.95 lunch is the best entry point in the city.
• Match the format to your appetite. Came for sashimi? Pick a sushi-first room (Ninkazu, Kisha Poppo). Came for grilled meat and sushi? Kazuhan. Came to splurge on quality? Daimanya.
• Skip the rice-heavy rolls; order nigiri and sashimi. The cheap-to-make California and dynamite rolls are how the kitchen fills you up cheaply. Premium nigiri and sashimi are where the per-piece value is.
• Order in waves, not all at once. Most rooms charge for unfinished food. Order a round, eat it, then order again.
• Mind the clock — except at Kisha Poppo. Most Richmond rooms run 90 minutes to 2 hours; Kisha Poppo is the no-limit exception. Pace yourself, but don't leave 30 minutes of ordering on the table.
• Use the birthday deal. At Daimanya, dine on your actual birthday with four or more guests and you eat free — that turns the $88 room into the best-value night in Richmond for the birthday person.

Key Takeaway

In 2026, AYCE sushi in Richmond, BC runs from $21.95 lunch (Ninkazu) to an $88 weekend dinner (Daimanya). The reliable sushi-first picks are Ninkazu ($21.95 lunch / $29.95–$44.95 tiered dinner, 100+ items) and Kisha Poppo ($24.95 / $47.95, no time limit, no item cap). Kazuhan ($29.95 / $39.95) is the yakiniku-hybrid that still includes a sushi spread, and Daimanya ($68–$88) is the premium izakaya splurge with a free-birthday deal. Lunch is always the cheaper play. And two names from older lists — Aji Taro and Kanae Yakiniku — are permanently closed, so drop them from any guide that still carries them. Always confirm "estimate / check current menu" prices before you go; Richmond's AYCE scene moves fast.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does all-you-can-eat sushi cost in Richmond, BC in 2026?

AYCE sushi in Richmond runs from about $21.95 per person for lunch at the low end (Richmond Ninkazu) up to $88 for a weekend premium-izakaya dinner (Daimanya), before tax and tip. The sushi-first value picks sit around $21.95–$24.95 for lunch and $29.95–$47.95 for dinner (Ninkazu and Kisha Poppo). Lunch is routinely $10–$20 cheaper than dinner.

What is the best all-you-can-eat sushi in Richmond, BC?

For variety and value, Richmond Ninkazu (8388 Capstan Way) offers 100-plus items with tiered dinners ($21.95 lunch / $29.95–$44.95 dinner). For a no-time-limit, no-item-cap, made-to-order experience, Kisha Poppo in Steveston ($24.95 lunch / $47.95 dinner) is the standout. For a premium near-à-la-carte splurge, Daimanya ($68–$88) leads.

What is the cheapest all-you-can-eat sushi in Richmond?

Richmond Ninkazu has the cheapest verified AYCE in Richmond at $21.95 for lunch — 100-plus items, sushi-first, and its lower dinner tier is $29.95. Kisha Poppo's $24.95 lunch is close behind and comes with no time limit and no item cap. Confirm current menus before you go.

Which Richmond all-you-can-eat sushi spots have closed?

Aji Taro on No. 3 Road (the late-night izakaya-style AYCE quoted at ~$14.95–$21.45 in older guides) is permanently closed, and Kanae Yakiniku on Hazelbridge Way (the $58 yakiniku-AYCE with BBQ, sushi and oysters) quietly closed after four years. Many "best AYCE" lists still carry both — drop them.

Is all-you-can-eat sushi worth it in Richmond?

It can be, if you order strategically: go at lunch (much cheaper), match the format to your appetite (sushi-first rooms for sashimi, yakiniku hybrids for grilled meat), and load up on nigiri and sashimi where the per-piece value is highest. The penalties to know are a time limit (90 minutes to 2 hours, except Kisha Poppo which has none), a charge for unfinished food, and a rule that everyone at the table must order AYCE.

What is the difference between sushi-first and yakiniku AYCE in Richmond?

Sushi-first rooms (Ninkazu, Kisha Poppo, Richmond Japanese Sushi) center the menu on nigiri, sashimi and rolls. Yakiniku-hybrid rooms (Kazuhan, and the now-closed Kanae) are Japanese-BBQ all-you-can-eat that include sushi alongside grill-your-own meat and seafood. If sashimi is the reason you came, the sushi-first rooms give you more per dollar; if you want grilled meat plus sushi under one price, the yakiniku hybrids are the better fit.

References

[1] Richmond Ninkazu, restaurant listing, menu and reviews, 2026. AYCE lunch $21.95, tiered dinner $29.95–$44.95 (menus A/B/C), late-night ~$12.95 after 9pm, 8388 Capstan Way #1488. https://www.yelp.ca/biz/richmond-ninkazu-sushi-richmond-2

[2] Kisha Poppo Japanese Sushi Restaurant, menu and listing, Steveston, 2026. AYCE lunch $24.95 (kids $16.95) / dinner $47.95 (kids $27.95), promo menu ~$35.95, no time limit, no item cap, 11660 Steveston Hwy #1060. https://www.yelp.ca/biz/kisha-poppo-japanese-restaurant-richmond

[3] Daimanya Japanese Restaurant (by Meet Oyster), listing and reviews, 2026. AYCE izakaya $68 early-bird/late-night, $88 weekend/holiday ($78 special), 2-hr limit, free-birthday deal, 4160 No. 3 Rd #140. https://www.yelp.ca/biz/daimanya-richmond

[4] Noms Magazine, "Richmond Restaurant Abandons Original Oyster Bar Concept And Swaps To Japanese AYCE Izakaya (Daimanya)," 2024–2026. Confirms Daimanya concept and address. https://nomsmagazine.com/richmond-restaurant-swaps-to-japanese-ayce-izakaya-daimanya/

[5] Kazuhan Yakiniku, listing and reviews, Richmond, 2026. AYCE lunch $29.95 / dinner $39.95, sukiyaki and AYC-drink add-ons, 8391 Alexandra Rd #1150. https://www.yelp.ca/biz/kazuhan-yakiniku-richmond

[6] Foodgressing, "All You Can Eat Richmond & Buffets in Richmond (BC Canada)," 2025–2026. Kanae Yakiniku $58 AYCE details (now closed); Richmond AYCE overview. https://foodgressing.com/all-you-can-eat-richmond-buffets-in-richmond-bc-canada/

[7] Noms Magazine, "Richmond AYCE Japanese Restaurant Quietly Shuts Down After 4 Years (Kanae Yakiniku)," 2025. Confirms permanent closure, Hazelbridge Way location. https://nomsmagazine.com/richmond-ayce-japanese-restaurant-quietly-shuts-down-after-4-years/

[8] Foursquare / Yelp, "Aji Taro Japanese Bistro — Now Closed," 4940 No. 3 Rd, Richmond. Confirms permanent closure; historical AYCE ~$14.95 lunch / $18.95 dinner. https://foursquare.com/v/aji-taro-japanese-bistro/4aac7b2ff964a520185e20e3

[9] Noms Magazine / BiteBuddy, "New Ten'ichi Izakaya AYCE Replaces Manzo on Alexandra Road, Richmond," 2026. New AYCE izakaya, price not yet published. https://nomsmagazine.com/new-tenichi-izakaya-richmond-alexandra/

[10] Tripadvisor, "Richmond Japanese Sushi," Richmond, BC, 2026. Three-tier AYCE, regular ~$26 / deluxe ~$40, cheaper restricted menu after 9pm. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant_Review-g181716-d3694336-Reviews-Richmond_Japanese_Sushi-Richmond_British_Columbia.html

[11] Daily Hive Vancouver, "Best all-you-can-eat sushi spots in Metro Vancouver," 2025–2026. Cross-reference for Richmond AYCE rooms. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/best-all-you-can-eat-sushi-spots-metro-vancouver