Naruto was there for me when I most needed a place like this to be there and they did it without…read moreeven knowing how important they were because they are naturally an excellent restaurant. Most of my stay in Aix-en-Provence I was sick with a severe case of food poisoning. It lasted about 10 days before I was finally able to get a doctor to prescribe an antibiotic. Naruto was there because they make an excellent ramen. I highly recommend ordering any of them. They are on the mark authentic to what you can get in Japan. While I wasn't able to try any of their other dishes, I highly suspect they are on par with their ramen as Naruto is always packed. From the moment they open, all the tables are filled with customers. It doesn't matter what day of the week nor time of day. They are busy, busy, busy. The owner is a fun character, who enjoys being silly. He clearly takes preparing his meals seriously though. Check out his business cards. They will make you smile. He's something of a local celebrity. And you can see this is true fore he has that certain charisma that draws you into his world.

Very fresh sashimi and legit ramen noodles. Ramen soup base was a little salty. Overall great…read moremeal if you need a break from French food.

From the owner: Le Japon à Aix Ouvert depuis juin 2009, Kiwa Sushi est situé en plein cœur d'Aix en Provence sur le…read moreCours Sextius. Ce restaurant japonais propose un véritable voyage des sens vers le Japon. Au menu se côtoient une grande variété de sushi, sashimi et autres spécialités du pays préparées par un jeune chef déjà très expérimenté. Le Thon utilisé n'est que du Thon Albacore. Un service à emporter permet de déguster chez soi tous ces plats en bénéficiant d'une réduction de 10% et une salle privée style tatami est disponible pour les repas d'affaires, les groupes ou les événements familiaux. Côté décoration, le Japon est également mis à l'honneur. Aux murs tout d'abord où des tableaux traditionnels sont exposés, et plusieurs écrans sont mis en place et diffusent des reportages et documentaires sur le pays. Dans l'atmosphère ensuite, où le bois, les lumières tamisées et une impression de tranquillité règnent et apportent une ambiance zen.

I don't see how such an awful restaurant can get a 4.5-star rate. The food was very over-priced and…read morein bad quality. We ordered a plate like a combination including 4 gyoza, 4 mini-tempura(fried shrimp), two beef-something snack, etc. when they put the foot on the table, I was shocked! How can such easy and ordinary food in such small size priced more than 20 euros, let along the not-even-close-to satisfying taste. It worth like even less than 10 euros. The fried rice included in the combo was like left-over from yesterday. The service was awful too. One waiter had nothing but kept chatting with customers, while we were waiting forever for ordering. Then when the food was ready, no any waiter served the drinks we ordered from the very beginning till we told them again after the food was already on the table for several minutes. We also ordered Ninja Sushi, which was mainly just some cheap shrimps on top of rice rolls and priced like 15 Euros at least. I have had hundreds of time to various Sushi restaurant and this was definitely the worst one I will never ever go again.

Very nice place, service was very thoughtful. Dishes are well presented. We took the sushi wasabi…read moreset #2, with the ninja crushes. A little over sauced but still very tasty. Good address definitely.

Great menu, lovely atmosphere, efficient service which is rare in France. Ive never seen vinegar…read morerice so i tried it and i wish i could always have it. My sushi was fresh and tasty.. the beef and cheese skewer was too much cheese not enough beef, and shrimp shumai was the best ive ever had. I wouldnt hesitate to return for good Japanese food in Avignon!

Upon seeing other reviews and in the mood for someplace with white rice after not having it for 8…read moredays in France, we decided to visit this restaurant. Upon entering, it is a nice place, kinda like a eurasian fusion feel. We had first dinner seating so it was kind of empty. I ordered a dinner plate with salmon nigiri, salmon & avocado maki, these yakiniku sticks with strips of been wrapped around cheese (French accent to a Japanese meal), egg plant appetizer (was REALLY good), miso soup, bowl of white rice, along with a bit of seaweed salad. It was really good! My wife had udon with tempura. The curious thing was that there was no dipping sauce for the tempura unlike where you would find almost everywhere else (maybe a French thing? I dunno)... and I've eaten Japanese foods in different 'States, Japan, Singapore ... My son had a sashimi dinner and he said that it was really good. I managed to take a few photos, then the worker and manager came over to us to say that picture taking was not allowed. Oh well ... kinda deflated the experience a bit. So I can say I ate Japanese food in France at least once :)

The cute restaurant spills out onto the streets to offer a unique spin to Japanese food…read more I ordered takoyaki set, which came with today's soup, rice ball, and seasonal salad. Today's soup of the day was "curry soup," which was interesting, since Japanese curry isn't soup. It was basically watered down curry with lots of vegetables. The rice ball had the option of fish, vegetable, and maybe a meat? The rice had seasoning on it. (It was cold when I got it, so I dunked the rice into the "curry soup" to make it into curry.) The seasonal salad was very interesting as well. I had to keep on looking down at the salad as I ate it, because it didn't taste at all like what I expected. Takoyaki was what you'd expect from takoyaki. Very wet inside though, so if you aren't a fan of wet batter texture, is skip it. We also ordered ramen, which wasn't on the menu. It was also interesting, because it looked like shoyu ramen, but it had a very deep flavor. And the pork didn't seem like chashu. Overall, I accept the tastes as a "spin" on Japanese food that I've grown up with, and enjoyed them.

From the owner: les takoyaki , les okonomiyaki et au dernier week end de chaque mois d'hiver : les ramens.read more

From the owner: 100% nippon Situé rue Aumône Vieille, Bentoka est rapidement devenu l'une des références aixoises…read moreen terme de cuisine japonaises. Formules pratiques le midi et carte variée le soir mettent en scène toutes les spécialités nippones comme les sushis, tempura, yakitori ou encore california rolls. Une bonne manière de manger sainement à midi et de s'évader le soir en dînant dans l'ambiance zen et chaleureuse du restaurant.

The food here was amazing. It only took 2:14 for the food to come. The server was great. The place…read morewas clean and so beautiful and we enjoyed eating there.

I have generally avoided sushi in France as I see many California Rolls/basic Nigiri places. Just…read morebased on the photos I had to try this place. If you are looking for fancy omakase they don't really have that, but all the food I had was excellent and affordable (strange to say given the high quality). I had the assorted 8 piece sushi as well as the sashimi platter (yes I did both since it's been over 7 days without Asian food). All of the nigiri and sashimi were fresh and delicious! My daughter had the Chirashi which was solid. My other kids had the Salmon-Don and Gyoza all excellent! We also tried the Mochi with red bean, it was delicious, pricey likely since it was homemade. The Apricot, Lemon, Fig and Strawberry/Raspberry tarts were to die for! Highly recommend this place!