Kuidaore Handroll Bar

M M

Stopped by for lunch! Excellent quality on the fish. Tuna was fresh and reminded me of eating them in Japan. They have great Toro as well. The lunch menu has volume and great flavor. Highly recommend!

Jessica Huang

Wow. This place was incredible. 10/10, no notes. Food was delicious, our server was so warm and friendly, not too expensive. We’ll definitely be coming again and again.

Sara Hellstrom

Delicious food, friendly staff, and great location! We LOVED the maguro and hamachi crudos. The seaweed salad was simple and yummy. The hand rolls in the 4 combo were each unique with perfectly crispy nori and fresh fish or veggies, and the hot sake hit the spot! We were happy to have room for the jasmine ice cream and calamansi sorbet as well - both really tasty and creative - don't skip dessert! We are so excited that they're finally open and are definitely coming back soon!

Oriol Nieto

Best handrolls I've had in the Bay. We went for Oakland's Restaurant Week and the menu was spectacular. Everything was delicious. Highly recommended!

Hannah Jin

Great location and good quality of food with affordable price! TBH the flavor is a little bland, but all the hand rolls match well with the soy sauce provided. They have REAL WASABI and this is definitely a plus for this restaurant. Uni, toro & caviar hand roll I tried today is 100% amazing. Looking forward to its grand opening!

Saad Mirza

Service is slower but good prices and tasty food. Gold flakes on Wagyu A5 hand roll.

Lian Bardaweel

Went during the first hour of their soft opening on Tuesday and everything was very delicious and pretty! All counter seats facing the chef. Pictured are the scallop crudo, uni/toro/caviar hand roll, and their 2 desserts. Also ordered the set of 3 handrolls, not pictured but also delicious! Very fresh fish

S Sum

solid dinner spot with fun drinks, fresh fish, crispy nori, and the friendliest server vincent

Monica Blanco

Lovely perfect little date night spot. Service was pleasant and attentive. Loved watching them work but most importantly the food was amazing. Our favorite was the blue fin tuna but the hand rolls were so good we kept ordering more

Lily Chanta

Came in for soft opening. Really excited to have a handroll place in the neighborhood. I dream of having something equivalent to KazuNori in Los Angeles, but Kuidaore blew me out of the water! l ordered the 3 handroll, California (red crab) roll, A5 Wagyu, Cucumber Sonomono, Hamachi Crudo. - Everything I ordered was delicious. - They serve REAL WASABI. - Service was very attentive, accommodated for my food sensitivities, and the staff are welcoming. - Matcha IPA was an extravagant beer that was delicious. - Get the truffle citrus soy on the side. Will be back frequently.

First time here. The staff were very friendly. The rolls were good, the sushi fresh. Will be back.

I have experienced many different types of sushi hand roll bars and this is one of my new favorites. The location is perfect , right in the heart of Jack London Square and the food was amazing. They have some really cool drinks if you’re into content creation and overall it’s just a cool place to catch up or go for date night !!!

We had the most delicious dinner at Kuidaore!! Excellent service, and everything we ordered from the chili garlic edamame to the handrolls (we tried several of them) to dessert was wonderful. HIGHLY recommend!

Best handroll place in East Bay for sure! With an amazing location and out-of-this-world uni hand roll, Kuidaore is sure to bring a smile to your evening. Highly recommended!

Kuidaore is a wonderful restaurant! I highly recommend including it in your visit to Jack London Square. Food: The fish is fresh, delicious and high quality. The small plates are creative and have all been really flavorful and well-balanced (I have just 1 more on the list to try). My only criticism is that some of the fish is so tender it can be difficult to get the whole bite from the plate to my mouth. The handrolls are really good, each one is packed with fish and the seaweed is super crispy - exactly what you'd want. They'll let you split them between 2 people if you want to be sure to have room to try a lot of them. There are a few expensive, very fancy ones - think edible gold, wagyu, caviar...incredible to taste and beautiful presentation. Their miso soup is delicious and an inexpensive extra that you should definitely try. People: The staff are amazing! So welcoming and accommodating. After a few visits, our favorite waitress recognized us and had our drinks started before we even sat down! The chef/owner is friendly and checks in on customers when she can. Atmosphere: The chairs are awkwardly tall but it gives you a great view of the handroll station. It's an intimate setting that's very comfortable. The only negative is that when it's busy it gets pretty noisy. To reiterate, I definitely recommend going here if you're in the area!

Intimate sushi and Japanese restaurant. The handrolls are delicious, crispy and subtle flavor. The fish is fresh (key to good sushi and sashimi). It's definitely higher level Japanese restaurant. And the servers are attentive and very friendly. They gave my toddler special attention and kept him happy ( no small feat). Definitely a premium sushi and sashimi restaurant at a reasonable price.

Anna Weigel

We had the most delicious dinner at Kuidaore!! Excellent service, and everything we ordered from the chili garlic edamame to the handrolls (we tried several of them) to dessert was wonderful. HIGHLY recommend!

Bucky Goldstein

First time here. The staff were very friendly. The rolls were good, the sushi fresh. Will be back.

Abby Lavoie

Kuidaore is a wonderful restaurant! I highly recommend including it in your visit to Jack London Square. Food: The fish is fresh, delicious and high quality. The small plates are creative and have all been really flavorful and well-balanced (I have just 1 more on the list to try). My only criticism is that some of the fish is so tender it can be difficult to get the whole bite from the plate to my mouth. The handrolls are really good, each one is packed with fish and the seaweed is super crispy - exactly what you'd want. They'll let you split them between 2 people if you want to be sure to have room to try a lot of them. There are a few expensive, very fancy ones - think edible gold, wagyu, caviar...incredible to taste and beautiful presentation. Their miso soup is delicious and an inexpensive extra that you should definitely try. People: The staff are amazing! So welcoming and accommodating. After a few visits, our favorite waitress recognized us and had our drinks started before we even sat down! The chef/owner is friendly and checks in on customers when she can. Atmosphere: The chairs are awkwardly tall but it gives you a great view of the handroll station. It's an intimate setting that's very comfortable. The only negative is that when it's busy it gets pretty noisy. To reiterate, I definitely recommend going here if you're in the area!

Danny Wan

Intimate sushi and Japanese restaurant. The handrolls are delicious, crispy and subtle flavor. The fish is fresh (key to good sushi and sashimi). It's definitely higher level Japanese restaurant. And the servers are attentive and very friendly. They gave my toddler special attention and kept him happy ( no small feat). Definitely a premium sushi and sashimi restaurant at a reasonable price.

Dang Trinh

Best handroll place in East Bay for sure! With an amazing location and out-of-this-world uni hand roll, Kuidaore is sure to bring a smile to your evening. Highly recommended!

Quasana Banks

I have experienced many different types of sushi hand roll bars and this is one of my new favorites. The location is perfect , right in the heart of Jack London Square and the food was amazing. They have some really cool drinks if you’re into content creation and overall it’s just a cool place to catch up or go for date night !!!

the handrolls are good but the variety is limited. I would love to see them add saba, tobiko, and other fishier options. their small plates are much more interesting and creative. we had the fatty tuna belly, yum. the Pandan Creme Brulee is also amazing

Jules C (popmonkey)

the handrolls are good but the variety is limited. I would love to see them add saba, tobiko, and other fishier options. their small plates are much more interesting and creative. we had the fatty tuna belly, yum. the Pandan Creme Brulee is also amazing

The food was delicious, nothing super innovative, but tasty fish, perfectly crisp nori and fun cocktails. I loved the happy spoons and premium hand rolls. No complaints about the food, but it was quite expensive, two of us spent 200 including tip and I was still hungry. The service and ambiance are my reason for less stars. The lights are extremely bright so that detracted from the experience. Some softer, warmer light for evening would bring the vibe up to match the pricing would be an easy fix. The staff was nice enough but it felt more cafe casual and unrefined. I would maybe try it again for lunch if they had a lunch special.

Sushi was good, and the caviar was quite tasty! I was so excited to try their Yuzu cheesecake but it is WAY too small. $6 for such a tiny slice… it should be $3.

Darcy Vasudev

The food was delicious, nothing super innovative, but tasty fish, perfectly crisp nori and fun cocktails. I loved the happy spoons and premium hand rolls. No complaints about the food, but it was quite expensive, two of us spent 200 including tip and I was still hungry. The service and ambiance are my reason for less stars. The lights are extremely bright so that detracted from the experience. Some softer, warmer light for evening would bring the vibe up to match the pricing would be an easy fix. The staff was nice enough but it felt more cafe casual and unrefined. I would maybe try it again for lunch if they had a lunch special.

Fawn Nivalen

Sushi was good, and the caviar was quite tasty! I was so excited to try their Yuzu cheesecake but it is WAY too small. $6 for such a tiny slice… it should be $3.

I had high hopes for this hand roll spot in Oakland, but overall, the experience was pretty underwhelming. The food is very average, and a lot of it seems like it's just pre-made items that you can easily pick up at a Japanese market or wholesaler. The seaweed salad, wasabi octopus, and ankimo all tasted like they were store-bought, not freshly made in-house. To make matters worse, the seaweed on the rolls was wet and soft, completely lacking the crisp texture you'd expect. For the price, I was expecting much higher quality and attention to detail. Unfortunately, it just didn’t live up to that. If you're paying a premium, you expect fresh, unique dishes, not things you could grab off a shelf at a market. Not worth it for what they charge. It felt more like a cheap American sushi roll place trying to act like trendy and high end dining. Not recommended at all, very amateur

Awei Dai

I had high hopes for this hand roll spot in Oakland, but overall, the experience was pretty underwhelming. The food is very average, and a lot of it seems like it's just pre-made items that you can easily pick up at a Japanese market or wholesaler. The seaweed salad, wasabi octopus, and ankimo all tasted like they were store-bought, not freshly made in-house. To make matters worse, the seaweed on the rolls was wet and soft, completely lacking the crisp texture you'd expect. For the price, I was expecting much higher quality and attention to detail. Unfortunately, it just didn’t live up to that. If you're paying a premium, you expect fresh, unique dishes, not things you could grab off a shelf at a market. Not worth it for what they charge. It felt more like a cheap American sushi roll place trying to act like trendy and high end dining. Not recommended at all, very amateur