The 10 best Japanese restaurants in Frankfurt

Anyone watching Masaru Oae at work from the counter will get a feel for his great craftsmanship. Authentic Japanese cuisine with European influences at its finest.

Hiro Sakai draws on decades of experience as a sushi master. In his omakase menus, he skillfully combines traditional dishes from his homeland with European ingredients. An experience.

An institution for authentic Japanese cuisine for more than 35 years. The ambitious crew of experienced chefs prepares the traditional dishes fresh in front of the guests.

The cuisine is not strictly purist and is more experimental than others in this genre. It appeals to young guests. It tastes more spirited than usual at a Japanese restaurant. Example: Iberico Negishio, SAVOURY cutlet with leek and sea salt.

Inexpensive lunch menus, lots of small plates with Japanese tapas. Classic and Americanized bites. Particularly popular: flambéed salmon with sweet chili sauce, tuna belly tartare, spicy tuna, grilled freshwater eel in mirin sauce. Fizz: sparkling sake.

It's hard to find such a cheerful Japanese restaurant with smiling staff anywhere else. The well-seasoned dishes are also fun. Among the ramen dishes, "Tokyo style", juicy thick noodles in a delicate broth with minced meat, vegetables, bean sprouts and spring onions, is the best.

An institution for authentic Japanese cuisine for more than 35 years. The ambitious crew of experienced chefs prepares the traditional dishes fresh in front of the guests.

You can get real fresh wasabi on request, not the coloured horseradish paste. Everything is straightforward and clear. Slightly sweet marinated unagi (eel), sake (salmon), ebi (king prawn) and maguro (tuna) are precisely crafted miniatures.

The international flair of the modern-styled restaurant is palpable, and the menu offers a good mix of classics of Asian cuisine, far beyond sushi and sashimi.