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From fine dining to street food: the 15 best Japanese restaurants in Austria

Best restaurants

Whether it's haute cuisine, fusion cuisine or the best street food – Falstaff reveals the must-have addresses when it comes to Japanese cuisine.

Redaktion,

10.04.2024

Japanese cuisine only became popular in Austria in the mid-1990s. Kojiro on Rechte Wienzeile is considered the oldest sushi bar in Vienna, preceded in 1985 by Izakaya opened in Linz. Akakiko soon made sushi socially acceptable, especially among young people, and is now the largest Japanese food chain in Austria with 18 branches. Today, sushi, sashimi and maki have long since lost their exotic touch. New gastronomic concepts that reflect Japanese cuisine more authentically are shaping the scene in cities, often with unexpected fusion ideas: Itameshi, for example, combines Japanese flavors with Italian cuisine.

The Okra Izakaya in Vienna's city centre shows what modern Japanese cuisine can do.

THE SECRET OF JAPANESE CUISINE

Falstaff reveals 15 addresses that you should not miss when it comes to Japanese cuisine.

15 favorite restaurants

Restaurants

Patron Joji Hattori has created something of his own. Sushi, especially O-Toro, is rarely better in Vienna, but the true mastery lies in the creations of this meticulous kitchen.

Krugerstraße 3
1010 Vienna
Austria

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Nothing more needs to be said about the quality and creativity at Mochi: the sushi, grilled skewers and other delicacies coming out of the kitchen are a pure delight.

Praterstraße 15
1020 Vienna
Austria

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Praterstraße 70
1020 Vienna
Austria

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Urban and Far Eastern ambience in the mountains of Salzburg. Grilled dishes, ramen and great rolls come from the show kitchen and the sushi master. Japanese gastronomic culture at its best.

Hütten 2
5771 Leogang
Austria

Nikkei cuisine combines the best of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine, a mix that has established itself. Marcel Ruhm also implements it perfectly in the experience kitchen (passionfruit ceviche).

Lambrechtgasse 9
1040 Vienna
Austria

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Kuo-Jung "Peter" Pan is an old-school sushi master - and you can taste (and see!) it first hand: the dishes are prepared à la minute, using only the best ingredients, from eel to scallops.

Schottenring 26
1010 Vienna
Austria

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Japanese and Korean specialties are on the menu at this small downtown restaurant, where the cooking is of a high standard and sometimes luxurious: finely grilled wagyu. There is also a selection of sake.

Seilerstätte 2
1010 Vienna
Austria

Both the decor and the menu are authentically Japanese - in addition to good sushi, the bento boxes are also highly recommended. Or you can choose the Gozen options to try a little bit of everything.

Kärntner Straße 44
1010 Vienna
Austria

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On the seventh floor of the Grand Hotel, guests dine on exquisite sushi and Japanese cuisine. The "Kaiseki" and "Gozen" menus showcase the skills of traditional cuisine in a varied fusion section.

Kärntner Ring 9
1010 Vienna
Austria

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Hiroshi Sakai is a grandmaster of Japanese cuisine: his four- to nine-course menus with soup, starter variations, sashimi, mussels and fish are in a class of their own. Just like the sake pairing!

Florianigasse 36
1080 Vienna
Austria

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Streetfood

In "Mochi's" small inner-city deli, the delicacies are available to take away in the usual high quality: Fresh sushi, of course, but also good things from all other corners of Asia, from udon and Korean to "Sake Teriyaki Don" with salmon and spicy cucumber kimchi.

Hoher Markt 2
1010 Vienna
Austria

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The "Mochi" signature is clearly de rigueur here, where international classics merge with modern dishes from the Far East - all wrapped up in deluxe street food aesthetics, as for example, pimientos with miso mayo and pulpo with kimchi, the best of both worlds.

Schleifmühlgasse 8
1040 Vienna
Austria

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Wolfgang Kriwanec's cuisine should not be reduced to maki! The wealth of down-to-earth Japanese recipes, authentically prepared, is too delicious. In addition to gems from this small kitchen, the second restaurant also offers a top-class sake selection.

Kleine Pfarrgasse 1
1020 Vienna
Austria

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Japanese cuisine is rarely served in such an authentic way anywhere else in the city. The menu of this tiny, stylish restaurant contains many unfamiliar dishes (eel!) and it's a good idea to simply order at random and taste your way through the small plates and dishes.

Esterházygasse 12
1060 Vienna
Austria

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Ramen lovers welcome! There are no run-of-the-mill soups here, SHOYU uses exotic ingredients to achieve true excellence. There are more than ten different types of soup on the menu – and if you still haven't had enough, you can have some toppings added too.

Seilerstätte 10
1010 Vienna
Austria