Best sushi in Berlin! 100% recommend this place…read more Very friendly staff and everything is super delicious:)

Great tempura. Both shrimp, and white asparagus…read more Sweet service - all Japanese staff. Speaks English, with English menu's. Does Not take credit cards - Be aware. Great seaweed salad. Normal ambience Loved their appetizers, and miso soup.

I've tried Kyo on a Sunday afternoon, so the place although small it was not crowded…read more The food was delicious, the menus are usually including 4 different skewers, in an awesome combination. Of course, you can also get each type of skewer separately, as much as you want. Alongside that one also gets some of the most delish sauces, some korean sweet chilli sauce, light wasabi and soy sauce.

This section of north Berlin is really lively and we found Kyo Grill because of its great reviews…read more We ordered a ton and the value is really there but I thought the food was good to above average. Edamame - warm, soft and lightly salted. Just right. Seaweed salad - standard and good YAKITORI SKEWERS Chicken thigh - good, as expected, just not a head turner Tomato - sizeable and plump. Good charcoal flavor. Zucchini - flavorful and tender but not overdone Shiitake mushroom - regular, needs seasoning Okra - soft and mushy Water chestnut - large sized but then the middle becomes difficult to season - ends up being lots of flavorless water chestnut to chew Chicken meatballs - delicious and well made Nice glaze of teriyaki sauce. Chicken wings - less meat and more work to navigate around the tiny bones Pork - pretty regular Pork with chives - more character - the green onion adds different texture, but without overwhelming the pork flavor Beef tenderloin - good, but pretty regular. Beef and cheese - made with chunks of what I think was mozzarella Lamb - quite overdone and underwhelming - if it's going to be overdone, at least be crispy. Salmon - very tender and succulent. One of the best skewers here, if not the best. Also sampled the Kiyo ramen - nice al dente noodles and good amount of vegetables bathed in a savory stock. Great stop for Japanese that hits the spot. That's all

We came to Ushido to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday and it was an incredible experience from…read morestart to finish! The atmosphere is beautiful and refined, with a very upscale Japanese vibe that makes the whole evening feel special. From the moment we walked in, the staff were extremely attentive and welcoming. Since we had a reservation, we were seated right away, and our waiter made the night even better. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and gave us fantastic recommendations both for which cuts of meat to order and which sake to pair with them. The quality of the food speaks for itself. Every piece of meat was fresh, perfectly prepared, and cooked exactly how we wanted. The sake pairing took it all to another level. If you're looking for a place in Germany that delivers on service, atmosphere, and exceptional food, Ushido should absolutely be on your list. Highly recommend for a date night, birthday, or any special occasion!

/)/) ( . .) ( づ Never…read moretasted buttery beef like this before. We basically tried everything they had on the menue. Unfortunately they were sold out on the premium wagyu. But everything else was immaculate. Prefer the only salt wagyu then in soy sauce marinated wagyu. Every kind of premium was spelling premium on your tongue. Every beef they offered was tasty. Also tried the pork belly which was also nice marinated so that the pork had this smokey unique taste. For side dishes I recommend you to try the karaage and agedashi. Very very delicious!!! For veggies we only picked the pumpkin. Very nice flavor and matched the beef very very well. Fyi: you should book in advance or reserve a table since it's always full. Parking is very hard. This restaurant is more on the pricier side! They have a special grill which doesn't make any sounds unlike Korean barbecue where you can here it sizzling. That's why you don't really smell that strongly after eating. All in all very nice service, super fresh and high quality beef. Worth going!

Anyone that knows Takumi in Düsseldorf is probably going to be excited for this location in Berlin…read more Everything was authentically Japanese, delicious, and perfect. They have lunch specials of gyouza and karaage which are really great. We arrived at 11:50am as it opens at 12:00pm. By 12:05pm, every table in the restaurant was filled and a line was starting out the door. So be sure to get there before they open if you want a table quickly! Highly highly recommended.

This is a pretty quaint spot but we happened to grab a table. In a cool, rainy night, ramen was in…read moreorder with some chicken. It was done really well and I was happy with my soup. I had some sake and finished it all off with mochi.

Visited Aiko on a Thursday evening after work with some coworkers. They have a nice outdoor seating…read morearea in the back of the restaurant that we used. The food is priced relatively normal for Berlin nothing crazy there. I ordered the fried chicken udon, a house made soda and takoyaki. The fried chicken on the udon was fabulous but the broth was missing some flavor it was relatively bland for my taste. I really enjoyed the house made soda. I'd never tried takoyaki before and though many of my friends enjoyed it, it was not something I'd order again. Not the restaurants fault, just my own personal taste. I'd go back to try their sushi!

I really enjoy this place since the atmosphere and foods are really decent, especially going here…read morewith larger parties or with friends. The food is delicious (though bit pricey for berlin standards) however the only downside is the super slow service. I guess there's an upside since you know they're making your food fresh, but sometimes it gets so packed that servers are overwhelmed. Overall it's one of the better Japanese restaurants l've found in Berlin that's a median price point with fresh and delicious food. I would highly recommend sharing appetizers and rolls so you can try out different dishes and small plates. (The fried squid, edamame, and yakitori are my faves)

Heck yeah! The…read morethree of us ordered a sushi platter for 2 and some additional rolls. Perfect! Good rice to meat ratio and great green tea. A bit silly about reservations (we got tucked in at the bar in the back for no reason), but who cares. Great food! And of course, an unmarked facade. Go and enjoy!

Small but amazing Japanese Korean restaurant in Pberg. I was blown away by avocado maki price -…read more2.30 only! Definitely my favorite spot so far. Omoni offers decent vegetarian/vegan options, like veg maki sets, tofu bowl, vego bibimbap, etc. Kimchi is not vegan, but it's expected. And I really want to share all the nice feedbacks from my non-vegan friends. They really like fish freshness and consider this place to be very authentic. Order the sashimi specials! Very reasonably priced for the quality. Be sure to make a reservation, the place is really busy and not so big. No cards, only cash!

I made a reservation a few days beforehand, and upon arriving I struggled a bit with finding the…read moreexact location. Once you arrive at the building, you have to walk upstairs to check in. The interior of the restaurant is simplistic but also grounded in woody/home-y vibes, which makes it welcoming. Not to be dramatic but I had some of the best sashimi ever here (otoro, chutoro, akami and yellowtail - even though I don't normally like yellowtail). The dishes were carefully assembled and plated, and the servers were very attentive the entire meal. Some dishes stood out more than others, and the ones that were most memorable, I've attached pictures of. I can't remember exactly what was in the dish but the one in the blue bowl included eggplant and changed flavors as I ate it, which was a nice, unexpected surprise. At the end of the meal, the owner chatted with every group to gauge everyone's experiences and feedbacks. Overall, a nice first kaiseki experience.

Can't recommend this place enough! While the price has gone up since the first time I came, the…read morecareful preparation of the menu and the fresh ingredients is an experience you have to try for yourself. The plates seem small but they add up and you won't leave hungry. I have to say I was a little disappointed that after a year and a half, I returned to find the menu to be largely the same. None the less worth it and a must eat in Berlin.

1909 at ZENKICHI - Japanese restaurant, Berlin…read more We had very high expectations. The place looks amazing, sounds amazing, seems amazing. Every you read about it screams " amazing ". And all the dishes do look amazing. But to me, it didn't taste amazing. I have had lots of Japanese food all over the world. I know quite a lot about it. And this menu had good parts and not so good parts. The amuse-bouche(6 in total) were very nice. Then one dish out of two was very good, the other just medium good. For example, the shabu shabu veal was partially warm and partially still ice cold, so it was obviously not totally dipped into the broth as it should be. But I have to give them the benefit of the doubt on the fact that I am not Japanese and I might not fully comprehend the subtility of some of the courses and therefore misjudge. Still... All in all for 200€ each (392€ bill for 2, we were not fully happy. However I would recommend it for people enjoying traditional Japanese cuisine and I certainly recommend the saké tasting selection which was very nice. And the place looks amazing with all the little alleys and the little dark booths and the excellent service. Oh and DO order the soft shell crab tempura extra. That is always a bliss.

Stephen S nailed it in his review. The experience is well sculpted, it's a very intimate…read moreexperience, but the food is just, meh. Beautifully presented but not well thought through. You keep waiting for each aesthetically pleasing bite to ignite your senses, but it never comes. The seasoning is either ham-fisted or absent, the cooked food is oily and the fresh food is awkward in its conception and ultimately lacks both depth and complexity. We were utterly disappointed since we so wanted to be wowed, and we just weren't. Ultimately the service was well-intentioned and earnest but not great at predicting our obvious needs (like more to drink or the expectation they might actually come when summoned via their unique call button). One core issue, this might sound strange, is that this place is actually too inexpensive to be good. To really deliver, they would need to fly in fish from Japan, but they clearly don't. I ended up giving them 3 stars instead of 2 because the price is fairly reasonable for the experience. But ultimately one is left with the feeling that it is pretentious to try to do some kind of modern interpretation of high end Japanese here, without some serious bona fides. To truly perfect traditional Japanese food in Berlin would be a great thing. To attempt to refine it ends up feeling crude and rather misguided.

The service was great and Sweet! This spot is owned by Japanese people. The food is not too…read moreexpensive and the quality is good regarding the salmon (better than Roji for sure). The salmon and tuna was fresh, the rice had good quality and was not too mushy. The salmon balls were good but not great. The sweet sour sauce on top tasted like it was not self made. The kimchi soup was a bit disappointing and the glass noodle pretty average. The miso soup was fantastic! I'd say food wise it's ok with good quality and taste, but nothing outstanding. The service was nice. We'd come back to try different dishes.

Super lecker sushi und Udon!!! sehr preiswert aber super…read moreQualität!

Decided to try something different on our last night in Berlin. Yelp pointed us to Dudu, which…read moredidn't disappoint. Outdoor seating was packed, but pretty much all the (long) tables inside were open. So if it's nice out and you want to sit outside, be prepared to wait. Since almost all the patrons were eating outside, service inside was somewhat slow. Menus were already on the tables, but it took some time to flag down a waiter and get one in English. Food came out in a timely manner, though. Before placing your order, be sure to check out specials on the chalk board! Dudu's menu mainly consisted of a mix of Vietnamese dishes and sushi. Decided to start with dumplings and the starter beef pho. Although both were good, I enjoyed the dumplings more. I liked how the dumpling wrapper wasn't too thick and that it was packed with pork. The dipping sauce went well with the dumplings and wasn't too sour or spicy. I liked how you can order a starter of the pho. It was the perfect size to get a taste of the dish, leaving room for other items on the menu. The small bowl was packed with noodles and beef shavings. The soup itself didn't have as much flavor as I would have liked it to, but it was still good. Our main meal consisted of a variety of rolls that we shared. The salmon avocado and tuna rolls were pretty good, although standard. The fish was fresh and the ratio of fish to fish was good. The crispy yellow roll, one of Dudu's special rolls, was just okay. The roll itself was deep fried and contained avocado and cucumber. Separate from the roll was diced spicy tuna that you were supposed to eat with the roll. If I knew it would came like this, I don't think I would have ordered it. I was over the actual roll pretty quickly, but really enjoyed the spicy tuna. I also tried some of C's "rice for kids", which was a small bowl of soup rice with chicken on top. He quickly ate all the chicken, but left most of the rice. Again, didn't know the rice would be rice mixed in a broth. You could tell the broth had ginger in it as the taste was pretty prominent. Not so sure this is a good idea for a kid's dish...the only kid's meal offered. Price of all the food was reasonable, although pricier than typical meals in Berlin.

Wonderful friendly service. Came in as a party of 12. They took really good care of us…read more The dumplings were amazing in the dipping sauce so flavorful. The Vietnamese spring rolls were just OK. The sashimi and sushi were extremely fresh and delicious tasting. Very impressed. The rolls are generous, big portions. The chicken curry was OK. Could have used a little bit more heat. Overall really positive and enjoyable experience. Would definitely recommend and come back.