The 10 best sushi restaurants in Berlin

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In Japan, sushi is considered a typical out-of-home meal and is rarely prepared at home. If you want to enjoy the dish in high quality and unusual variations, you should rather rely on the professionals. These can be found in this list of the best sushi restaurants in Berlin.
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The successful idea of Japanese fine dining is celebrated in the ambience of a mysterious yakuza club. Chef The Duc Ngo stands for authenticity, the finest craftsmanship and creative dishes.

Kantstraße 135, 10625 Berlin, Germany

At The Ritz-Carlton, TV chef Steffen Henssler enchants guests with Japanese gastronomic delights. In addition to sushi classics such as maki, sashimi or nigiri in different variations, the menu also includes wagyu from the hot stone, tuna tataki or a shiitake salad with goma truffle dressing.

Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Counts among the best sushi stores in Berlin. The fish comes from fishermen from all over Europe, quality and freshness are impeccable, important with the naked sashimi, fish without rice. Try: lightly flamed salmon with toasted sesame seeds. Served with freshly grated wasabi, a little ginger and salt.

Weydingerstr 22, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Is vegan sushi possible? Yes! At Secret Garden in Friedrichshain, for example, the seaweed sheets are filled with soy strips that look like salmon or tuna and taste like it, too. Instead of the typical white sticky rice, black rice is used. This gives it a nice bite. Itadakimasu!

Warschauer Str 33, 10243 Berlin, Germany

The Japanese restaurant in the heart of Charlottenburg is one of the best sushi scene stores in Berlin and also offers many other Japanese specialities. On a chair at the bar you can watch the chefs preparing sushi and sashimi.

Kantstraße 30, 10625 Berlin, Germany

Daring but exquisite combinations are the trademark of chef Mr. Hai Kabuki from Saigong: fillings of fish and cream cheese or caviar and mayonnaise. But he can do conventional, too. If you want to learn how to make sushi, book a workshop.

Olivaer Platz 9, 10707 Berlin, Germany

Available in London and Copenhagen, now also in Berlin. "Irasshaimase" ("Welcome" in Japanese) is how the team at the Danish restaurant chain greets you. An appetisingly illustrated menu guides you to sushi, sashimi and other Japanese delicacies prepared before your eyes.

Potsdamer Str 85, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Clean facade, clean interior, clean Japanese cuisine. Here, everything revolves around offering the fresh ingredients unmixed so that the inherent flavour of fish and vegetables is preserved. The exception is sushi with plum. No wonder so many Japanese like to dine here.

Lychener Straße 50, 10437 Berlin, Germany

Six sake maki, six avo maki, six tekka maki - Hachiko Japanese Cuisine is one of the restaurants in Berlin that opened during the pandemic and has been very successful. The small family-run Japanese restaurant on Grunewaldstraße has quickly become a neighbourhood favourite, and beyond.

Grunewaldstraße 83, 10823 Berlin, Germany

Germany's first kaiten sushi bar - one where the small plates and platters float past you. Since 1995, guests have been digging into the delicious tempura creations, makis and eel-on-salmon nigiris at "Glückskind" (the translation of "Sachiko"). And those who want to delve even deeper into the subject of raw fish can book a sushi cooking course.

Jeanne-Mammen Bogen 584, 10623 Berlin, Germany