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.
Sushi Ran – One Of Its Kind
Whenever I am in the San Francisco Bay Area, I go to Sushi Ran at least one time. More often than not I wish I could go there any other day. I truly believe the all time classic Japanese restaurant to be one of the very best restaurants in the world. So once again, I share some photos from one …
Sushi Ran – An All Time Classic
Sushi Ran in Sausalito truly is an all time classic. For more than 30 years, it has been recognised among the top Japanese restaurants in the U.S. if not even the world. Highly praised by Michelin, Zagat as well as news outlets such as San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal or USA Today, it certainly is worth a visit for …
Akiko’s Restaurant – Truly Remarkable Japanese Cuisine
Akiko’s Restaurant is a tiny restaurant with maybe 30 seats in total. It’s very popular and a true sushi classic in the Bay Area as I told you before. As a restaurant on my shortlist of the most amazing sushi restaurant in the world, I tend to go here whenever I am in San Francisco. This time I went here with …
Nikkei Nine – Japanese-Peruvian Cuisine at the Alster Lake
Nikkei Nine is the newly opened Japanese-Peruvian Restaurant at the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, the luxury hotel at the Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg. The restaurant aims to mix ingredients and tastes from two very different continents, making a meal at Nikkei Nine a rather unique experience.
Toni’s Sushi Bar – A Traditional Sushi Restaurant im Miami Beach
Toni’s Sushi Bar in Miami Beach is a small and cozy restaurant with just 50 seats at the most. It is located at 1208 Washington Ave, just minutes away from Ocean Drive, Lummus Park and the beach. Seats at the small sushi bar are in high demand, so reservations are in order.
Umami – Japanese-french fusion cuisine in Copenhagen
Umami is a highly awarded Japanese-french fusion restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark. The restaurant claims to mix Japanese cuisine with a nordic touch and provides a modern setting with a cocktail bar, sushi counter and dining area to upscale clientele.
Akari – A Hamburg classic since 1997
Akari Restaurant is located in Hamburg Uhlenhorst and has been a Hamburg classic ever since 1997. It’s a small family operated restaurant with limited seating and no posh elements whatsoever. I have been there a few times before and since 2017 marks the 20th birthday of the restaurant, I explored the sushi menu in more detail this time.
Akiko’s Restaurant – Traditional-Contemporary Sushi
Akiko’s Restaurant is located near Union Square and the Dragon’s Gate to Chinatown at 431 Bush St in San Francisco (there is another restaurant also called Akiko on Mason St, so be aware to avoid any confusion). The restaurant is rather tiny with maybe 30 seats in total. It’s very popular and a true sushi classic in the Bay Area. …
Kusakabe – Kaiseki Style Sushi
Kusakabe is a fairly new restaurant in the financial district of San Francisco at 584 Washington St. It opened its doors on June 16, 2014 and is owned and operated by sushi chef Mitsunori Kusakabe, the former sushi chef infamous sushi restaurant Sushi Ran in Sausalito. Kusakabe gained a Michelin Star in 2015 and surely is a remarkable sushi restaurant by …