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 …

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 …

ebi tempura (fried shrimp) maki (roll), ebi tempura (fried shrimp) uramaki (inside out roll) with maguro (tuna back) topping, ebi tempura (fried shrimp) uramaki (inside out roll) with tobiko (flying fish roe) topping, sake (salmon), maguro (tuna back), maguro maki (grilled tuna back), sake yaki (grilled salmon) nigiri

DEN Home – Sushi Takeout in Düsseldorf, Germany

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DEN Home is a local chain of sushi restaurants in Düsseldorf that started to offer takeout food during the pandemic in 2021. They even published their own mobile app for ordering delivery food the was available on both Android and iOS, but it was taken offline in late 2021. Anyway, I went to their restaurant on Marc-Chagall-Straße for lunch to …

spicy sake (salmon) maki tempura (fried roll)

Yoshi by Nagaya – Japanese Culinary Art in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Yoshi by Nagaya is branch of the infamous Japanese Nagaya restaurant for upscale fine dining in Düsseldorf. It is operated and hosted by chef Yoshizumi Nagaya, a student of Toshiro Kandagawa, the grand master of traditional Japanese cuisine, and Takada Hasho, the star of innovative culinary art. The modern and chic sushi restaurant serves traditional sushi, sashimi with a variety of main …

chu toro (medium fatty tuna belly), otoro (fatty tuna belly), hotategai (scallop), hamachi (yellowtail), saba (mackerel), suzuki (sea bass), ebi (shrimp) nigiri, ikura (salmon roe) and maguro (tuna back) tartare gunkan (battleship sushi) and maguro (tuna back) maki (roll)

Yabase – Traditional Sushi in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Yabase is a traditional Japanese restaurant in Düsseldorf. It is small place, serving Japanese cuisine for more than 30 years. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting reduced capacity of the restaurant, I was able to obtain seats for a quick dinner without reservation. The waiting time was moderate and even though the restaurants closes quite early, it still worked …

tamago (egg omelet), maguro (tuna back) maki (roll), hotategai (scallop), unagi (freshwater eel), ebi (shrimp) nigiri, sake (salmon) gunkan (battleship sushi) with ikura (salmon roe), hamachi (yellowtail), sake (salmon), otoro (fatty tuna belly), chu-toro (medium fatty tuna belly) nigiri plate

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

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Kushi-Tei of Tokyo ranks among the classic Japanese restaurants in Düsseldorf and is located in the Japanese quarter on the Immermannstraße. With recent closure of Kikaku, one of Düsseldorfs finest traditional Japanese restaurant, Kushi-Tei is among the shrinking outstanding options to choose from. The restaurant has simple but authentic interior design and provided a friendly atmosphere to both Japanese as well …

maguro (tuna back), chu-toro (medium fatty tuna belly), ebi (shrimp), hamachi (yellowtail), hotategai (scallop) nigiri, ikura (salmon roe) gunkan (battleship sushi), maguro (tuna back) maki (roll), sake (salmon) nigiri, wasabi

Nagomi – Traditional Sushi in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Nagomi is a traditional Japanese restaurant in the Japanese quarter of Düsseldorf. The name translates to inner peace and balance and indeed, it is a quiet restaurant. It has few seats available at the sushi bar and caters to its guests in bright and friendly atmsophere.

karuma ebi (Japanese imperial prawn), hamachi (yellowtail), toro (fatty tuna belly), aji (mackerel), hotategai (scallop), chu toro (medium fatty tuna belly) nigiri plate

Kushi-Tei of Tokyo – Authentic Japanese Delights in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Kushi-Tei of Tokyo is one of the best Japanese restaurants in Düsseldorf. With recent closure of various restaurants as an outcome of the COVID-19 such as Kikaku, one of Düsseldorfs finest traditional Japanese restaurant, Kushi Tei now ranks a quickly shrinking list of outstanding options for traditional Japanese dining. Even though the restaurants interior is rather simplistic, it provided an authentic …

california roll, sake (Scottish salmon), maguro (lean tuna back), hamachi (Japanese yellowtail) sashimi, hamachi (Japanese yellowtail), chu toro (medium fatty tuna belly), tai (sea bream), aji (mackerel), sake (Scottish salmon) nigiri, spicy tuna roll, house roll

Nagaya – Japanese Sophistication in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Nagaya is an infamous Japanese restaurant for upscale fine dining operated and hosted by Yoshizumi Nagaya. In a modern and chic setting the artisan chef serves traditional sushi, sashimi, tempura & co in hard to match quality and variety with a European touch. The restaurant is one MICHELIN star restaurant and the only German sushi restaurant with this honour. The …

sake (salmon), amaebi ( sweet shrimp), tako (octopus) sashimi

Matsumi – All Time Sushi Favourites in Hamburg, Germany

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Matsumi is my all time favourite Japanese restaurant and whenever I am in Hamburg, I try to visit at least once. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the restaurant remained closed for many weeks and so I was especially happy to be able to have lunch there during my last trip to Hamburg. I was glad to see the restaurant …