sake (salmon), ibodai (butterfish), ama-ebi (sweet shrimp), hokkigai (red clam) sashimi

Sushi Sapporo – All You Can Eat Sushi Dining in Vomero, Napoli

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Sushi Sapporo is an All You Can Eat sushi restaurant in Vomero, Napoli. It is one of many in Napoli as all you can eat sushi is a very common theme among the options to choose from. Most Japanese restaurant are in fact more hybrid and blend Japanese with either Brazilian, Peruvian and mostly Neapolitan cuisine. Among the many all …

otoro (fatty tuna belly) nigiri

Maruyaso Schadow Arkaden – The Ultimate Japanese Cuisine in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Maruyasu is a classic among the high end Japanese outlets in Düsseldorf. It is a family owned business created by Akio Ando, serving some of the best sushi since 1983. At various locations Maruyasu serves sushi to go in addition to canteen style in-house dining with excellent ingredients and typical Japanese service. It has large following among the Japanese community, …

hotategai (scallop), tako (octopus), aji (mackerel) nigiri, ikura (salmon roe) gunkan, maguro (tuna back), suzuki (sea bass), kani (crab meat), unagi (freshwater eel), maguro (tuna back), sake (salmon) nigiri

Nari Sushi – Simple and Authentic Japanese Dishes in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Nari Sushi is simple, yet authentic sushi restaurant in the Japanese quarter in Düsseldorf. It serves a wide variety of dishes with a sushi train with a simple price structure of 3 or 4 tiers distinguishable by the plate color. There are also some a la carte dishes an overall it provided the full spectrum of what anyone would expect …

sake (salmon), ika (squid), tako (octopus), unagi (freshwater eel), saba yaki (grilled mackerel) nigiri

Okinii – Upscale All You Can Eat Sushi in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Okinii is a large sushi restaurant on the Immermannstrasse in Düsseldorf’s Japanese quarter. With its cocktail bar and dark and shiny interior design it caters to a bit more upscale all you can eat audience with an extensive menu that is available for lunch and dinner. It is part of chain with other locations in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen, Essen, Bonn, Cologne …

sake (salmon), hotategai (scallop), hokkigai (red clam) nigiri

Hyuga – Minimalistic Japanese Dining in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Hyuga is a traditional and minimalist Japanese restaurant on Klosterstrasse in the Japanese quarter of Düsseldorf. It is frequented mostly by Japanese tenants and has very limited capacity. Reservations are usually in order to get a seat. I dropped by many times over the years and this time I got lucky and got a small table in the corner to …

sake yaki (grilled salmon) nigiri

Kushi-Tei of Tokyo – Japanese Excellence in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Kushi-Tei of Tokyo is one of the classic Japanese restaurants in Düsseldorf, located in the Japanese quarter. With the Corona pandemic demanding its toll with various restaurants closing, Kushi-Tei is on of the few long standing greats to choose from. The restaurant remained operational during the pandemic and offered takeout as well as delivery options. During the summer of 2021, restaurants …

ika (squid), saba (mackerel) nigiri

Tokyo Lounge – All You Can Eat Takeout in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Tokyo Lounge is a large all you can eat sushi restaurant on Berliner Allee in Düsseldorf. It usually caters to the masses with affordable menu and cocktails and huge window front seating. Even though all you can eat sushi restaurants are not often on my list, I gave it a try during the Corona pandemic as the options of open …

shima aji (striped jack), otoro (bluefin fatty tuna belly), chu toro (medium fatty bluefin tuna belly), madai (red seabream), ika (squid), maguro (bluefin tuna back) sahimi plate with wasabi

Matsumi – Most Exquisite Japanese Dining in Hamburg

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Matsumi is not just my all time favourite Japanese restaurant, it is certainly among the best restaurants on any scale for Japanese dining in Germany, Europe and even the world. For decades it serves as the pillar for excellence and provides about the most authentic experience I could imagine. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the restaurant remained closed for …