"Sushi" Street Food Restaurants in North Rhine-Westphalia
Cool takoyaki snack bar in Düsseldorf's "Little Tokyo". Originally from Osaka, the octopus balls are the epitome of the Japanese snack and are prepared in the typical frying iron. Crispy, hot and delicious! Mayo sauce and mentaiko mayonnaise are a hit.
The small, lively sister of the ITO restaurant, which is known for its upscale Japanese cuisine, has quickly transformed itself from a takeaway spot into an individual restaurant with sushi as well as creative starters and main courses. Some dishes are simple, others complex.
Japanese restaurant with a simple, charming atmosphere and an exciting repertoire of dishes. You have to try the okonomiyaki in particular, for example with pork and kimchi. Also delicious: deep-fried squid tentacles, octopus balls and Japanese-style fried noodles.
Karaage art in Flingern-Nord: here you can find the juiciest, crispiest and tastiest chicken pieces in the city. Kensuke "Kenny" Yano's small street snack bar also has a lot to offer: Japanese curry with udon noodles, matcha ice cream and hospitality.
Düsseldorf's famous ramen restaurant is regarded as a benchmark for soul food. Even after all these years, the mothership of the noodle soup pioneer, which is expanding throughout Europe, still delivers daily. Those who like it rich can order tantanmen, a sesame and miso broth with pork, vegetables and karaage.
Fantastic sushi in a modern, masculine ambience - the dominant colour is black. However, the food on offer is all the more diverse: from top quality purist sashimi to fancy crispy rolls. The warm, Korean-inspired dishes are also impressive.
Waiting times are almost a given at Takumi, but here it doesn't take too long to sit in front of a steaming bowl of tonkotsu ramen. The thickly cooked pork broth - vegetarian and miso-based - is served with thin, light-coloured noodles and all kinds of toppings.
Classic sushi restaurant with a polished dining room and cosy courtyard. The fish quality is above average, and you can taste it. If you prefer something a little more refined, choose salmon tartare with ponzu sauce or Wagyu beef carpaccio with truffles from the starter menu.
Comfort food in Japanese. The various noodle soup dishes such as tokusei stamina, a ramen with thin slices of pork belly and vegetables, or mabomen with tofu and minced meat are the perfect tummy warmers and equally good soul warmers after a long day.
From purely plant-based to flavourful flexitarian, the formerly purely vegan snack bar has expanded its menu to include dishes with fish, meat and seafood and also offers fresh sushi alongside Vietnamese classics - phở, bánh mì, summer rolls, etc.
Popular, no longer quite so cheap Izakaya restaurant in "Little Tokyo". Sushi, sashimi and the various yakitori skewers from the charcoal grill are of good to excellent quality. If you don't make a reservation, you often have to wait a little. The front section is more cosy.
Ramen hotspot between Brüsseler Platz and Innerer Grüngürtel. Here, everything revolves around special vegetable ramen and chicken broth-based ramen, which can be supplemented with gyoza, karaage and other sides. Pro tip: the Cologne Signature Chicken Ramen Surf & Turf.
Still an insider tip, but the karaage is really good: crispy on the outside, juicy and meaty on the inside. If you love ramen, you can get it here in three classic versions: Shoyu ramen with a soy sauce base, miso ramen with lots of umami and shio ramen with a subtle salty flavour.
Japanese cuisine without the fuss. The various bento boxes - for example with tonkatsu, sashimi and pickled vegetables or king prawns, sashimi, wakame and vegetable tempura - offer a balanced mix of freshness, fat and salt. Served with Japanese beer.
A long-established restaurant with simple Japanese cuisine in a city centre location - here the team still rolls, fries and drapes just as they did in the early years. Quality is evident here in the subtle details: the freshness of the fish, the consistency of the seaweed and rice. Open at lunchtime.
Hip Asian fusion restaurant with colourful sushi platters on black slate plates, unusual nigiri creations, crispy or special rolls - also vegetarian! - as well as various bowls, wagyu carpaccio and hot dishes, such as udon noodles in teriyaki sauce with salmon fillet.
Trendy Asian fusion restaurant in the south of Cologne. In addition to sushi of all kinds, with lots of crispy and special rolls, it also serves Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese dishes: Prawn tempura, tom kha gai, chicken curry, noodle soups, dough balls with octopus.