This Japanese restaurant is always filled with a Japanese clientele, which is a good indication of…read morethe quality of the traditional fare they serve here. The prices are somewhat steep but everything is top notch, always fresh and impeccably prepared. It may seem somewhat intimidating to try to figure out what everything is, but I have always found the staff to be extremely helpful in this regard. I love the sushi and rolls and sashimi, as well as the more seasonal items on the menu, like the razor clams with mushrooms and the tiny fried fish. This is, by far, my favorite Japanese restaurant.

Twenty minutes walk from the historical centre, and worth doing it on your knees. The shop looks…read moredated, and the corny backlit sign makes you think this may be a bad idea. But there must be some unspoken rule that the best sushi restaurants are transported from decades past. Once you taste the food it becomes clear why several customers are Japanese themselves: this is the real deal. The fish was superb, and the preparation straightforward and unpretentious - none of the fancy presentation of fashion-conscious places, just really good food. Two telltale choices: the octopus was very tender, an easy one to get wrong. And the tuna sashimi, so often victim to dry, opaque squidginess, was deep and vibrant in colour, retaining the moist bite of fresh fish. Added to the essentials when in town.

I am on a business trip in Antwerp. I decided I was in the mood for sushi tonight for dinner. So I…read morestopped at Umi sushi in place an order of edamame, king, crab, roll, and starting with the miso soup. I also got a ginger beer to drink. It took about 10 to 15 minutes for the ginger beer to be brought to the table because obviously they did not have enough help. There was one guy who was the host and also serving the entire front patio area. There was a table of two ladies, who came in after me by about 10 mins who had placed the order before me. I realize that a guy was very busy, so I did not make a fuss about it. He took my order immediately after taking their order, even though they should've taken my order sooner. There was another guy working who was also serving tables but no one asked me anything. He prepped my table with the right utensils etc and walked away. To make a long story short, I never got anything that I ordered except for the ginger beer. I knew they were busy so I patiently waited... I was there for over an hour... then the guy comes out and tells me that he forgot to put in my order and then asked me what did I order again? As polite as I could be, and let him know that I was not going to order it and to just charge me for the drink and I will leave. He comped the ginger beer and was super apologetic for everything. Needless to say, I will never eat at Sumi sushi again. I always eat there when I come to Antwerp since it's across the street from my hotel. As a business, it was UNACCEPTABLE. The funny thing about it. All is the fact that they were not very busy, the inside was almost empty. Service sucks when you don't service.

It was off to a good start, but everything went downhill very quickly…read more 1 star for the service. The server was very attentive and responsive. But maybe that's because I was the only customer in the restaurant at 12:30 pm. Should have known that was a bad sign. I started with the miso soup which was on point. Generous portions of seaweed and soft tofu. Perfect flavor, as if they started with a homemade dashi and excellent miso paste. Everything else was not good. The mini lumpia - it was fried well, I'll give them that. The sauce was a little off, not the traditional sweet and sour sauce that accompanies lumpia. The filling was mostly soggy, over cooked cabbage. It tastes like there was also mashed potato inside the lumpia. Overall, this is not a good dish. The salad has avocado. Yum. But they dressed it with honey mustard! Where is the traditional yummy Japanese salad dressing? Even if they had subbed in thousand island, which I've seen before, that would have been better. But plain honey mustard? No thank you. I took two bites and left the rest. Onto the main event - unagi nigiri and a California crab roll. The unagi - I really couldn't figure out what was going on with it. I bit into it but couldn't chew through it. I spit it back out, and it looked like thick fatty skin, but skin should be edible. Puzzling. To be honest, I really don't know what I was eating. It was disgusting. The California crab roll lists its ingredients as crab, avocado, pickled cucumber, and tamago. Imagine my surprise when I got it and it was imitation crab, not real crab! How can you list the ingredients and name it in a way that's completely false advertising?! And the pickled piece was not cucumber at all: it was pickled daikon! The entire roll is a lie. This restaurant is located across form the famous cathedral. Maybe I got fooled into another tourist trap? In any case, the food was so terrible that I'm still hungry and will probably go to the McDonald's across the way. Sadness.

From the owner: Showcooking gerechten vers op de bakplaat!read more

This is one of Antwerp's hidden pearls. This is one of those place you need to know off, to come…read morehere. It's a small Asian restaurant, only a few tables so when you wanna come in the weekends, you should make your reservation. During the week you can walk in whenever you want, they'll fit you in. I always come here to have Endamame and Sushi Combo A or B (depending with how many people I am). The combo A really hits the spot when you are by yourself or it's just you having sushi. The menu says 18 pcs but trust me... They give a lot more which is awesome! Same goes for the combo B... The bridge is huge and it has over 50 pcs on there i guess. It's also pretty neat that they give you handrolls and tempura shrimp on this combo All by all... one of the better sushi/Asain places 't Zuid has to offer for reasonable prices One tip: in the winter, bring a jacket because there might be possibility there's a small breeze going through the restaurant

Nothing bad to say about the food: excellent sushi and a quick service. We were seated next to an…read moreopen kitchen, something that proves that the chef believes in a fair kitchen and skills. The waitress was friendly and checked our needs on a regular base. Why A-ok and not a real fan... the interior and atmosphere. It's great food, but the restaurant does not offer you a cosy table, with soft lightening, where you feel like dining for a while... I miss some cosyness, the lights were to bright, standard tables, ...

All you can eat is efficient (order via ipad!) but tastes... well, slightly like an all you can eat…read moreplace. Good if you are hungry! Our waiter was so fantastic that he alone earned them the extra star!

First things first, if you are planning to visit Yukinii during dinner time, please get a Coupon…read moreand save yourself some euros along the way. I was there last weekend have lunch (the coupon gives you the full/dinner menu) and I have mix feelings about coming back to it. On one hand, the sushi itself was good, as well as the seafood on the grill (shrimp mainly). They have a decent selection of basic sushi as well as some modern ones (first time I eat "meat sushi) which I enjoyed. Our waitress was super nice, attentive and always smiling, which is highly appreciated. On the other hand, the owner was not very welcoming, neither helpful. To order your food, they give you a tablet, that allows only to order ten items (consider that a specialty sushi is one piece per order and a regular roll is three pieces per order) every fifteen minutes. While some orders are quick, we had a couple that took 30+ minutes - restaurant was not even half full - and one order was served to another table. On top of that, some items in the menu (the noodles or the soup) were clearly microwaved because they were completely dried out. Once again, mix feelings about it. The ordering system is not useful at all, you spend more time waiting than eating but some of the sushi rolls were good.

One of the best place to eat Sushis in Belgium! As good as some delicious restaurants on Okinawa…read more I am going to Izumi since 2002 I believe. The food is magical. Do not even hesitate. Can be pricy yes but the portion are generous, the tastes subliminal, the atmosphere quiet. The owners really kind people. All that in a quiet street next to the trendy Antwerp's"Zuid". The Japanese Sushi's Master is not a big speaker - love it- but do not hesitate to ask him his daily suggestion, he will advice you with humility.

This is one of the most creative Japanese restaurants outside of Japan. Sushi, sashimi, soups, side…read moredishes, vegetables, all prepared with finesse and artistry. Flavors, colors, textures all blend in such an appealing and delicious manner. The regulars here return so often because they can count on consistency and quality. Newcomers will be thrilled with the flavors and textures of such delicious Japanese foods. Highly recommended.

From the owner: wij hebben heerlijke sushi,wok en meer we gebruiken…read more dagverse producten die door een ervaren Sushi chef worden bereid en onze prijzen zijn aangenaam .

Pretty good sushi spot, I got a fried roll and a salmon hand roll. The avocado was not ripe so that…read moredetracted from the hand roll quite a bit. Green tea was tasty.

If you want to sit unattended at a restaurant for over an hour for ordering, and food, then this is…read morethe place. was very disappointed in a simple order of 3 rolls which were given to my table after waiting an hour. i don't recommend, it's like they're getting the sushi from all the way across the world. service is very slow, absolutely avoided in this restaurant.