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    Yamazato Restaurant

    4.2 (63 reviews)
    Ultra High-EndSushi Bars, Japanese, Breakfast & Brunch
    Closed 2:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Quiet
    Classy
    Good for groups
    Dressy

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    G. C.

    @yamazato.amsterdam in the @hotel_okura_amsterdam hotel with #onemichelinstar . #kaiseki at its finest (outside of Japan). As you can see from the main course of A5 Waygu beef, they really feed you well. Half that portion would have been just fine. It's a destination restaurant in a destination hotel.

    Petit fours
    Mike C.

    Great way to finish my trip in Amsterdam. Had a great time and experience at Yamazato. I went to Ciel Bleu a couple of nights earlier (which is also located at Hotel Okura). Both had a great service and unique in their own ways, but I had a better time at Yamazato. From the moment you walk in, the staff of no less than five people greet and welcome you. The male staff wearing suits and the women staff (all Japanese) wearing the traditional kimono outfit. So you get a lot more Japanese ambiance, coupled with the wood furnishings, and a coi pond outside. Reiko was super friendly, hospitable and kept me entertained since I was eating by myself. I would also say the same for the rest of the staff. You get what you pay for and Yamazato definitely exceeded expectations. I opted for the Icho Kaiseki menu with the nigiri sushi upgrade. I may have gone overboard since I was struggling to finish at the very end, but there was no rush here and they give you plenty of time to enjoy and relax as much as you require. My favorites were the Wagyu beef, toro sushi and dessert. I would definitely come back.

    Fried tofu and different kind of mushrooms
    Maggie M.

    The food was definitely great everything was beautiful plates , food and good service !!! it's an amazing experience ... Located inside an amazing hotel It's worth to go and experience Japanese food in Amsterdam .... Worth the Michelin star

    jessie g.

    The experience at Yamazato was absolutely amazing from their dining experience with Sota and Arisa down to the decor details. I really felt like I was back in Japan having a traditional kaiseki meal in a ryokan. The food was absolutely delicious and you can tell they used the freshest ingredients. Not to mention the pricing wasn't so bad for a 1 Michelin Star restaurant. I would definitely come back here when ever I'm back in Amsterdam. It's one of the most authentic japanese restaurants in the area.

    Sushi and sashimi excellent
    Neluta G.

    Excellent sushi and great atmosphere, very traditional Japanese cuisine. They have a very nice selection of sake and they do pairing as well if you want that. All the dishes were very fresh and presented as an art on each plate. They make fresh wasabi for you and I tried the Japanese mint baby leaves which were super tasty and fresh. It is pricey so don't expect a cheap meal but work every euro for the quality and ambiance.

    green tea ice cream dessert
    Gerry J.

    A little bit ashamed to admit that I was craving for Japanese meal in Amsterdam, apparently can't deny that I'm still Asian after all. Well, went to this place, somehow it wasn't too difficult to get a reservation. Opted for the tasting menu and everything were delicious, sashimi was fresh, steak was tasty and dessert, in particular, was memorable.

    Chef's tasting menu
    Ren O.

    I bookmarked this Japanese restaurant and finally got a chance to try it out. We were promptly seated, and the staff quickly took care of our wet coats. I expected it to be a small restaurant but it is rather large, at least 50+ seating. We ordered 2 tasting menus which consisted of amuse bouches, fish shoup, sashimi, grilled seabass, fried oyster, "sukinabe" beef and vegetables cooked over a portable stove, steamed rice and some ice cream and macarons for dessert. I asked to substitute the fried oyster for something else and the waitress acknowledged my request. Everything was good but it was way too much food. We had to skip the rice course and we got the cookies wrapped to go. Also the grilled seabass was overcooked and dry. It is a good restaurant for Japanese food but I have had a better experience in Paris at 'Okuda'.

    Ian C.

    This place is amazing, it literally feels like you walked into Japan. The staff, the service, the food was all really great. I think the meal here was one of the high lights of my time in Amsterdam. We sat at the sushi bar and ordered Omakase. The chef made everything perfectly. The seared toro, eel and halibut all stood out as the best pieces. They also recommended a bottle of sake that was just really nice. The space is beautifully manicured, literally feels like they flew almost their entire staff in from Japan. Loved it.

    Lyla Y.

    Fresh, clean, harmonious simplicity. This truly is the essence of authentic Japanese cuisine. Don't expect any all-you-can-eat mayonaise infused sushis here! I must say I am a little bias towards authentic kaiseki cuisine but all the dishes speak for themselves without feeling heavy whatsoever. I loved their cognac sesame vanilla ice cream, green tea matcha mousse and fresh fruit. The perfect balance of sweetness. Service: Very attentive Price/Quality: Good Food: Mouthwatering

    Very reasonably priced Omakase for a Michelin starred Japanese restaurant (at least compared to NYC)

    I'm surprised to say I had the best Omakase of my life at Yamazato. Hands down best ever. My ex-boyfriend did some research before our 5-day trip to Amsterdam (long story) and discovered the highly acclaimed Yamazato restaurant tucked away in the Okura hotel. We love sushi and always order Omakase and we were curious to see what it would be like in the Netherlands, so I called the restaurant a day in advance hoping to make a reservation. I explained to the reservationist that we wanted to do the Omakase and within 2 minutes I had secured a two-person reservation for 20:30 the next day at the sushi bar. Already I was impressed. This would never happen in NYC. As we pulled up to the hotel in our taxi, we couldn't help but notice what an eyesore Hotel Okura is. We felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. When we walked into Yamazato, all of the female waitresses were wearing kimonos, which I've never seen before and thought was unique, but I was under impressed with the decor (was this really a Michelin star restaurant?!) and already feeling a little skeptical about what we were about to experience. There was only one other couple seated at the sushi bar and two sushi chefs. We were given hot hand towels and a sake menu and ordered one of the lower-priced bottles, Horin 3000, which ended up being a superb pairing. They didn't waste our time showing us a sushi menu since they impressively already knew we wanted the Omakase, which was nice. We were pleasantly surprised when our sushi chef asked us if we wanted to start with sashimi or sushi (we didn't know we could have both!), so we decided to start with sashimi. Our sushi chef proceeded to grate fresh wasabi root for us, which was a good sign that the restaurant wasn't about to ruin high quality fish with fake wasabi typically served at Japanese restaurants. For the sashimi portion of the omakase, I recall being served the following: three pieces of sea bream, which we never had before and thoroughly enjoyed, followed by three pieces of toro (absolutely divine, melted like butter in your mouth), three pieces of hamachi (very high quality, buttery and delicious), three pieces of tuna (very fresh but not extraordinary), and three pieces of Scottish salmon (fatty and delicious). After the sashimi, we were served a scallop lightly torced and folded in a sheet of seaweed, which was very tasty and served as a nice transition to the nigiri part of the meal. For the nigiri part of the meal, I'm fairly certain our sushi chef used freshly grated wasabi root in his preparation. From what I remember, we were each served the following: turbot (with a radish, chile garnish; succulent, wonderful flavor complex), horse mackerel (typically not my favorite but very fresh and flavorful), squid serrated with lemon juice and salt (magnificent flavor, buttery, wonderful texture), and tuna belly (what you would expect: rich, fatty and mouth watering). When it was over, we re-ordered some of our favorites (when in Rome, right?!). Our receipt indicates these included the following: toro, maguro (tuna), turbot (appears on our receipt as Hirame), amaebi (sweet shrimp, a personal favorite), aji (mackerel, my ex's favorite), ika (squid) and unagi (eel). I don't recall re-ordering the maguro or unagi but we were three bottles of sake deep at this point so I'm sure they were delicious. During the course of the meal, my ex ordered a few items off the food menu to try: the seaweed salad, beef carpaccio Japanese style, and miso soup. All of it was fine but subpar to the sushi/sashimi. I won't bother with the food menu when I return. In all, we got a great deal of very high quality fish and we felt the omakase was very reasonably priced at 45 euros per person. We greatly appreciated the care and thoughtfulness our sushi chef put in to each bite he served us. The service was attentive and thoughtful and we left feeling very happy. Not to mention, this meal easily could have cost us twice the price in New York. I'm certain I will be back and look forward to when that day arrives.

    Tsukidashi (“Suisho Nasu” Deep fried and  aubergine with soy bean sauce “Kani Kyuri” crab salad, cucumber and tomato with Tosa vinegar jelly

    YAMAZATO, PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY! Came here for my birthday dinner with my husband I stepped into a Japanese-Zen-food-haven. I had Kaiseki (traditional Japanese multi-course dinner) and it was super filling. The most memorable dish we had was the lobster sashimi that was inside a ice bubble that you had to break with a gavel to get to. Oh, and I also had the best eel of my life here! Every course in our Kaiseki was super well thought out - pleasing to the eye and delicious. And the end of the meal, they surprised me with a birthday dessert :) The service was great and the female servers wore really cute traditional kimonos. Yamazato is a place to go to if you want a taste of Japanese culture (no pun intended). Definitely see why it has a Michelin star.

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    MIU - Salmon, Tuna Ngiri, Fried Banana

    MIU

    3.7(46 reviews)
    2.6 kmCentrum
    €€€

    this is an ayce place where there are a few rules but the food is pretty decent. you can only order…read more4x dishes at a time per person on a tablet, and you can only do one round every 10 minutes. it seems like not a lot of time, but we took up the full two hours and were stuffed at the end. this place is pretty efficient and brings the food out so fast so you can really maximize the time. the food here is decent for ayce. sushi is fresh but i think the chinese dishes like some of the stir fry is the best part. the noodles and rice are mid though, so would skip the carbs. the desserts are also amazing, my favorite dish was the fried banana. definitely think this place is worth it, especially considering how high amsterdam food prices typically are.

    Such an elegant and beautiful place to walk into! The…read moresetting is so classy and modern. This is one of our best experiences in Amsterdam. Normally I don't expect too much from all-you-can-eat sushi place, but the experience here is an exception. Every item was freshly prepared per order. You are not picking out half cold food from a buffet. You are picking 4 items at a time. The chef makes them with warm rice and crispy seaweed. Once you finish a round, you can pick 4 more, and so forth. I liked every item I tasted: Eel sushi Salmon (both sushi and sashimi) Tuna sashimi Grilled sea bass Wonton soup with shrimp BBQ spare ribs BBQ Peking duck The staff are very nice and attentive. We couldn't possibly ask for more. Highly recommended.

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    Sumo Sushi & Grill - Oosters sfeertje bij Sumo aan de Vijzelstraat.

    Sumo Sushi & Grill

    3.4(50 reviews)
    1.9 kmCentrum
    €€€

    We did all you can eat, so I suppose you can't expect too much. Still, I left this place pretty…read moredisappointed, though at least decently full. Sumo Sushi & Grill was located conveniently close to our hotel, and with a sushi craving hitting me hard, I talked everyone into coming here for a late lunch. While they do have a la carte options, I felt like the all you can eat was a better deal, especially if you plan on ordering more than a couple items. Their fish selection is pretty limited, but I was excited that they had a decent number of tuna items. I went a little hard on that and ordered a bunch of tuna cut rolls and nigiri. They do have a lot of rules at this place, though we found the ordering process pretty straight forward, and the waiter was pretty helpful in explaining everything. There are only a couple items on the menu that cost extra, but be careful. Overall, I thought the sushi quality was pretty disappointing. The tuna nigiri was especially bad, with the tuna rolls being a little more appetizing. If looking for a sushi restaurant in Amsterdam, you can probably do better than this, at least I hope. If you don't mind low quality fish, this place will suffice, however, if you are used to good sushi, you'll likely be disappointed. Food aside, service and ambiance were both nice. No complaints in that department.

    It was good quality sushi, and it was fine service bringing out my orders and getting my drinks. In…read morefact, even ordering on the tablet was incredibly cool. But the limitations and restrictions on the "all you can eat" aspect of it really bring it down. You can only order 5 times, like 5 pieces of sushi or 5 things. They have options, but not THAT many. Also, you're time restricted etc. It just makes everything less fun and kind of a pain. The portions are also small, so I mean, it really wasn't all I could eat.

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    Sumo Sushi & Grill - Een gezellige plek om te eten, met z'n tweetjes of met een groep.

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    Kyoto Sushi

    Kyoto Sushi

    2.6(7 reviews)
    3.5 kmCentrum

    I've been to this restaurant on two separate occasions - once for lunch about a year ago, and…read moreanother time more recently for dinner. Both times I had the all you can eat menu, however I believe that now they only have this available for dinner. The concept is technically not all you can eat, but that you can order 25 dishes and one drink per person for €29. Trust me though, I went with some big eaters, and we were all done after about 15 each. You won't find yourself lacking The great thing is that you can choose from an abundance of items, not just the most inexpensive things. As a result, we were feasting on sashimi, sushi rolls, all kinds of meats and seafoods, as well as desserts. You cans also choose soups and noodle dishes too. It was really excellent value for money (provided you can eat, and I mean REALLY eat). The service is very prompt. You order your food via an iPad at the table, and they bring it as it becomes ready in the kitchen. Be prepared to have ten different plates on your table. You can also request to pay by using the iPad to call someone over. The ambience was lively on the evening we were there, and the restaurant it quite well located with some big windows looking out across the channel towards the north. The interior is a little older and the restrooms are small, but generally it's a nice place to have a meal both for couples and larger groups. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Amsterdam.

    We were visiting from America, food was delicious, the fresh Mint Tea was perfect during the rainy…read morechilly day Amsterdam was having. Had to wait a bit for our waitress, but an overall pleasant experience.

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