ika (squid), ama ebi (sweet shrimp) sashimi

Matsumi in Hamburg – One of the best Japanese restaurants around

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Matsumi is considered to be one of the very best Japanese restaurants around. Ever since the early 1980ies it has been catering not only to the Japanese community in Hamburg but to patrons from all around the world. The infamous sushi bar offers close to 50 different varieties of sushi and sashimi dishes and is absolutely one of its kind.

kanpachi (amber jack), maguro (bluefin tuna back), sake (salmon) sashimi

Matsumi – A Truly Authentic Japanese Restaurant

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Matsumi  is a very unique Japanese restaurant in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1982 it was targeted at the Japanese community in Hamburg and has since evolved into a highly praised and internationally awarded restaurant catering to guests from all around the world. Hideaki Morita (the executive sushi chef) and Petra Garling took over the restaurant in 1998 and focus on …

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‘Osushi Japanese Restaurant – An Authentic Sushi Experience in Napoli, Italy

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While in Napoli, I went to ‘Osushi Japanese restaurant in Vomero, one of Napoli’s attractive night life areas, with some new friends. The restaurant is nicely decorated and seems to be focussing on authentic Japanese cuisine. Although influenced by the southern Italian nuances, it sticks to very classic sushi dishes with locally sourced fish etc. Compared to other sushi restaurant in …

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Giappo Sushi Bar – Quick Sushi Bites in Chiaia, Napoli

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The Giappo Sushi Bar is located in the heart of Chiaia, Napoli. At the very heart of Napoli’s nightlife area in Vico Belledonne a Chiaia the tiny restaurant serves sushi 7 days a week. As part of a chain, It is one of 11 similar sushi restaurants in Italy, 9 of them in the Campania region, and seems to be a uniquely …

omakase tennen hamachi (wild yellowtai) sashimi

Sushi Ran – Exceptionally Amazing Japanese Cuisine

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Once again, I was in the San Francisco Bay Area and took the time to visit one of my all time favourite sushi restaurants, Sushi Ran in Sausalito. It has been among the highly rated Japanese restaurants in the U.S. and the world and been highly praised by top media outlets in addition to my personal mission to tell the …

hirame (halibut), kanpachi (amber jack) sashimi

Sushi Ran – Supreme Japanese Cuisine

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Once again I am writing about Sushi Ran, my all time favourite sushi restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area and certainly one of the very best in the world. Highly praised for many decades, the restaurant keeps setting the de facto standard for upscale and premium Japanese cuisine on the west coast.