Located inside the Mandarin Oriental Munich, Matsuhisa is a high-end sushi chain recognized around…read morethe world. Nobu, perhaps the world's most famous high-end sushi chain, falls under the same family of restaurants, all started by sushi chef Nobu Matsuhisa, himself.
While the original Matsuhisa/Nobu restaurant is located in my home city of Los Angeles, I have only been to a Nobu restaurant a couple of times, and have never been to his first restaurant Matsuhisa Beverly Hills. An opportunity to eat at a Matsuhisa was something I was pretty excited about.
Our decision to eat here was very last minute. We arrived on a Saturday for lunch right when they opened without reservations and had no problems getting a table. In fact, there were only a few other diners there during our visit. Note that the sushi bar is closed during lunch in preparation for dinner, so a table is your only option.
Overall, I thought the service, decor, and ambiance were nice, but the sushi wasn't quite up to my admittedly high standards. To eat, I ordered tuna, mackerel, seabass, chu-toro, a couple tuna rolls, and more. The fish was certainly fresh, but the flavor was lacking, and the nigiri rice was subpar. The tuna rolls were probably the highlight.
Having been to many Michelin star sushi restaurants in both Japan and Los Angeles, my expectations were probably too high, so take my review with a grain of salt. This was also one of only two sushi restaurants I've been to in Europe, so I'm not really sure what the competition is like. Based on my other experience, I wouldn't be too surprised if this was one of the best in Munich. It is worth checking out.
