Street Food Guide Germany 2024: The Best Japanese Street Food & Sushi in Cologne
An awareness of quality meets a sense for the extraordinary, which is why, in addition to traditional sushi and modern interpretations, specialties such as okonomiyaki or subtleties such as hamachi tartare, wagyu A5 sushi or king crab have crept into the gourmet heart.
The small Japanese snack bar in the Friesenviertel has been sizzling, frying, boiling and deep-frying since autumn 2021. The broth for all the ramen - Shoyu, Tori Shio, TantanMen and more - is freshly cooked, and you can taste it. Karaage and gyoza are also highly recommended.
The fine art of understatement is mastered at Cologne's most authentic sushi restaurant. Here - beyond any fine dining or fusion ambitions - sushi is fried, cooked, wrapped and rolled in a classic purist manner using the very best ingredients.
Originally intended as a take-away station for the high-end Japanese restaurant ITO, which is located within walking distance, the small, somewhat cramped store has quickly become a popular sushi restaurant with a small, fine wine list. The lunch menu in particular is simply unbeatable.
The noodle soup empire strikes (back)! There are now also three branches of Takumi founder Haruhiko Saeki in Cologne. Various vegan ramen and chicken-broth ramen, as well as gyoza, croquettes, edamame and much more are served on the approach to the inner green belt.
For a little luxury in everyday life. The special thing here is in the detail - and in the quality of the ingredients used for the sometimes unusual sushi specialties, elegant starters and hot dishes. Not 100 percent Japanese, more Asian with a European touch.
The constant search for perfection - "Kai" stands for "change", "Zen" for "for the better" - is the order of the day in this small Japanese restaurant. The quality of the food prepared is correspondingly high. Sashimi and nigiris in particular are a dream.
This small Japanese restaurant in the city centre has been a pioneer in sushi and has always kept a watchful eye on quality, freshness and taste. The cuisine is simple, purist and focused - authentically Japanese. Tips: the lunch menu and the seats at the bar.
A small, modestly furnished restaurant that is particularly popular with traditionalists and Japanese connoisseurs. In addition to raw fish, the menu also includes various hot specialties: tofu, yakitori skewers, curries, wheat or buckwheat noodles, tonkatsu and tempura.
Asian fusion restaurant in the south of Cologne, spiced up with Asian decorative elements, which combines the best of Asian food culture on a street food-oriented menu: Japanese sushi, Taiwanese gua bao, Vietnamese phở, Thai curries, fried noodles and more.