The best street food venues of type "Japanese Cuisine" in Cologne
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 barbecue in all-you-can-eat and DIY style. Guests prepare their own food on a table grill and choose from a diverse and seasonally varying repertoire of ingredients: roast beef, lamb, scallops, king oyster mushrooms, enoki and much more.
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.
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.
Takusaburo Arakawa has been conjuring up pure enjoyment in his simple sushi bar since 1988. In addition to maki, nigiri and sashimi, he also specialises in agedashi tofu and tempura. This isn't a place for fancy dragon rolls, instead here the focus is on classic craftsmanship, quality and freshness.
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.
Tonkotsu stands for highly flavoured, intense, creamy and rich ramen broths. They are cooked for many hours from pork bones and pork head. No wonder it tastes so good. Extra umami can be found in the Mala Spicy Ramen or in the Surf&Turf Tonkotsu with salmon.
If you like it strong, flavoursome and full-bodied, Takumi 4 is the place for you. The focus here is on ramen in a spicy broth with sesame paste and soya milk. There are also all kinds of other ramen variations, various gyoza and donburi.
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.
Behind the eccentric ramen and cocktail bar is Little Link owner and mixologist Stephan Hinz. No wonder that high-end drinks are served with the sometimes slightly crazy ramen creations like Punky Tonic with yuzu raspberry gin and shiso with popcorn tan tan ramen with beef.
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.
Although the Cologne offshoot does not match the soup excellence and ambience of the Düsseldorf original, the ramen is still basically subtle. Ebi Tako Tan Tan Men with prawns and takoyaki and the special spicy ramen tastes good. Allow for a wait at peak times.
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.
When one of Japan's largest ramen chains, with more than 250 branches worldwide, sets up shop in Cologne, you can look forward to at least rock-solid, authentic noodle soups. Gyoza and takoyaki taste even better. The ambience is a little sober: canteen flair.
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.