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    Kokuban

    3.9 (121 reviews)
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    Bart V.

    - Price/Quality: Pricey, high quality food, different kinds of noodles you've never tasted before, around 15 euros for soups, salads, noodle dishes - Health: Light japanese food, a lot of fish - Pleasure: Great raw fish that melts on your tongue! Also try their delicious ice cream! They have the most extraordinary flavors! - Quantity: Portions are way too small. Maybe it's the curse of serving such delicious food. - Variety: Most dishes contain many things, like oriental veggies, seeds, delicious kinds of fish...

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    Kim Henri V.

    Kokuban is an authentic Japanese restaurant that serves high quality food at surprisingly reasonable prices. As a result it is always full and queuing is mandatory if you get there late. The restaurant is rather small and cosy and the furniture simple yet gives a welcoming feeling. The staff is very polite and efficient (most of them are "real" Japanese), the gyoza are delicious, the sashimi is excellent and the ramen are fresh and tasty. I recommend the spicy pork ramen which is probably the best dish to start with for ramen newcomers. For sure, this place deserves to be in your bookmarks.

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    The food was also great; the gyoza were absolutely delicious and the green tea ice cream was out of this world!

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    Chez Oki

    Chez Oki

    4.1(21 reviews)
    0.4 kmEtangs d'Ixelles, La Bascule
    €€€

    Minimalistic but really tasty i've no words to say that Ok…read moremaybe a bit pricey but definitely worth it ! will return soon !!

    Score one for Yelp Bruxelles - this place was right on point. What does one do when in a new city…read morefor a couple nights, without reservations anywhere and zero clue where to go eat? Yelp, of course. When you're sitting in a hotel room and it's getting late, let's search "Restaurants," filtered for closest to current location. Many options came up within 0.5 mile or so, so we took to the street to investigate some of the highly-rated places. Chez Oki happened to be one of them...and a glance at the menu confirmed that yes, this is what we want! Japanese-French fusion is the name of the game here...that's not a culinary mash-up one gets to taste everyday. Please let us in without a reservation.....please let us in without a reservation......Yes! Thankfully, we were in. The menu is loaded with interesting-sounding choices, but I would suggest going with the three-course tasting menu for 30 Euros. After a tasty amuse-bouche, it was all great stuff, but what stood out the most to me was the foie gras sushi. Just say those three words - it's every bit as rich and luxurious as it sounds. After a lush, well-executed chocolate dessert, I was satisfied. For inventive menu items, all expertly, beautifully plated, at a fair price, Oki is tough to beat.

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    Umamido - The outside

    Umamido

    3.8(204 reviews)
    0.5 kmFlagey, Etangs d'Ixelles, La Bascule
    €€

    Okay, really a 3-star place but because this was exactly what we were looking for to satisfy our…read moreramen craving while abroad, it gains an extra star. A disclaimer: I realize that I'm probably spoiled by the mass of ramen joints that are in the Bay Area. As a result, I judge ramen places pretty highly. The 3-star rating is not to say that the ramen was terrible, but it is certainly not ranked among the best. Tonkotsu Ramen. Usually when I think of tonkotsu, I think of a rich and flavorful broth, as tonkotsu is traditionally stewed from pork bones for hours and hours. This broth fell a bit short of flavorful. The noodles, pork, and toppings were delicious (I always appreciate a perfectly soft boiled egg), but the broth is really what makes or breaks a ramen to me. Kara Miso Ramen. For those who like a bit of spice with their ramen. Or maybe not a bit of spice? I'm usually a super wimp when it comes to spice, and the slightest hint will have me reaching for a glass of water to rinse it all out. This one didn't do too much for me. I felt a little bit of heat lingering on my tongue afterwards, but I was expecting a bigger kick. The meat on this bowl was also a little dried out. I can definitely see why this place would do well in this neighborhood; it fulfills a need that is missing, which is exactly why we ventured into Umamido. Great for an area that is slim on authentic ramen choices; not so great for someone who comes from an area that is saturated with ramen.

    I surely will not recommend that place, don't worth the price, no taste (put the extra egg)…read more I could also talk about the disrespectul student staff...the only japanese vibe you will get is the Honda Motocompo they show in the front window (very nice).

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    Umamido - Gyoza en mountain vegetable salad

    Gyoza en mountain vegetable salad

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    Kara Miso Tonkotsu Ramen

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    Kamo - Déco interieure. Simple. Chic.

    Kamo

    4.5(61 reviews)
    0.7 kmBrugmann - Lepoutre
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    This is the level of restaurant everyone wishes they had back home. Superb quality, taste,…read morepresentation by excellent chefs, worth every euro. The restaurant is located far enough from the touristy areas to avoid being overrun, but easily accessible for the determined - only a 12 minute tram from Palais de Bruxelles. A casual ambiance at the bar/counter (photo), not common among other Michelin-star restaurants, hides their meticulous preparations and excellent service. A simple lunch, exquisitely prepared (photo). Incredibly fresh otoro. Fresh grated wasabi. Black sesame mousse dessert (photo). It is moderately expensive (prix fixe lunch, with two glasses of wine - about 70€) - If it wasn't 5,700 km away, I would go every day. 2018 10 08.

    The food was great, delicious and made with care. We were sitting at the counter and it was just…read morenice to see how everything was prepared on the spot, fresh and with such a great care. It was a bit expensive, but still worthwhile to go to. The staff were friendly and i was happy to have walked in to an actual Japanese restaurant with Japanese cooks. We took the menu of 75eur. And the quantity was perfect. I ordered a nice warm sake, and when it turned cold, it was still even better. My husband ordered a Japanese beer (made in belgium), it was good too, but i would recommend to stick with sake and macha tea. Try it out!!

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    Kamo - Orange wine

    Orange wine

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    Mister Wei - Interior

    Mister Wei

    3.5(25 reviews)
    0.5 kmLa Bascule, Etangs d'Ixelles, Bruxelles
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    I've been here a few times now and the place is nice, quiet and cosy. I just found out they have a…read moreterrace in the back as well. The service is friendly and quick, the prices reasonable. I have noticed though that the tempura is not always the same. When I visited this place before the tempura was made like in Japan and it was superb but this time it was more like a beignet and they served teriyaki sauce with it. It's not bad but a bit disappointing when you expect the real stuff with Japanese tempura sauce. The sushi's are nice and fresh, one bite size nigiri's. The miso soup lacked the sea weed and tofu, taste was ok. Overall a good experience, more original sushi's and dishes on the menu than the average sushi venues. If they would make it a little more like in Japan it could be even better.

    With all my goodwill, I was not able to eat the food ordered from this restaurant through a…read moredelivery service. The maki looked as if they were a kindergarten project and was lukewarm. The two Portions of gyoza came stuck together in one single cold clump of dough . The accompanying wasabi was a smear on the side ofnthe box . Everyhting looked as if it was done by inexperienced amateurs and stood for a long while somewhere begore it was squeezed in too small boxes . Being raw fish product, I had to throw all away for safety concerns. With all sympathy for difficulties due to the pandemic, you can't send food out like this . I do not know how the food is when it is usually served in the restaurant, but ordered through a delivery services, this is not acceptable, I have wasted my money .

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    Mister Wei - Tokyo roll, veggie roll, tempura mix.

    Tokyo roll, veggie roll, tempura mix.

    Mister Wei - Soft shell crab et Italo roll (saumon, avocat)

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    Soft shell crab et Italo roll (saumon, avocat)

    Nonbe Daigaku

    Nonbe Daigaku

    4.5(26 reviews)
    1.1 kmUniversité
    €€€€

    OK, so even if this place is expensive (same range as some other high quality sushi places in…read moreBrussels though), it totally deserves its 5-star. Not only will you go to sushi/sashimi heaven, but it is such a joy to watch the sushi chef cut your fish (when you're sitting at the bar). I fell in love with him. Old Japanese man, cutting his fish with all the love he has. He could seriously do it blindfolded. The place itself is very discrete. Nothing too fancy, as well from the outside as inside. From outside, you might even hesitate to enter. However, please do not (if you have the splurge of course). You will not be disappointed. Sushi and sashimi are exquisite, every bite brings you closer to heaven. Offering sea urchin sushis tells you how great this place can be. The non-sushi and non-sashimi dishes are delicious as well and everything that is on the menu makes you want to try it out. We had some appetizers to share: clam miso soup (very good, but maybe really too expensive for what it is. Next time, we'd rather go for this other clam noodle soup that looked succulent, only a little more expensive but a much bigger quantity) and the chawanmushi (flan eel with king crab) which was to die for. King crab was really king crab. Delicious! As for our main course, we had the big sashimi plate and the wagyu beef. Definitely a foodgasm. After that, we still wanted to keep tasting the rest, as everything was so good. So, we decided to order some extra sea urchin sushis (we first wanted sashimi style, but the chef was so nice to warn us that that would be way too expensive, so we decided to stay with the sushi ones) and we definitely did not regret to end our meal this way. Well, we still ordered some ice creams (green tea and black sesame) to really end our dinner and to give us some time to consider already what we could try on our next visit here. I noticed they have some very affordable lunch menus. That should definitely be worth the detour if you don't want to empty your bank account. Anyways, for me, this is my new favourite Japanese "joint", just because I fell in love with the sushi chef.

    It is certainly a strong contender to that title. Chef Suetsugu Yosuke has brought 30 years of…read moreexperience as a sushi master in Japan all the way to our plates in Brussels. The restaurant is a favorite of the Japanese community, so be sure to book as it is not big and always very busy. Sushi and sashimi are fantastic. Alone they make this place special, but the rest of the menu simply adds to it by offering a range of delightful dishes which are worth trying. Sit at the sushi counter on a first visit, always nice to see the chef working his magic. Food aside, the place is very nice though unfortunately service is sometimes below average. It is also not cheap, even maybe a bit overpriced, but that is unfortunately common for any good high end Japanese restaurants in Brussels. Parking can be a challenge but bus and tram make their way here regularly given it is next to the ULB university.

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    Nonbe Daigaku
    Nonbe Daigaku

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