Top Japanese restaurants in Germany

Tohru in der Schreiberei ★ 4.9

Tohru Nakamura's three-star Tohru in der Schreiberei in Munich's Altstadt cooks a German-Japanese tasting in the city's oldest townhouse, up a wooden stair.

House of Small Wonder ★ 4.8

House of Small Wonder on Berlin's Johannisstrasse cooks a Japanese-American brunch in a leafy spiral-staircase room; the okinawan taco rice and eggs benedict.

OrderThe okinawan taco rice bowl with avocado; the eggs benedict with miso hollandaise.

TipNo reservations, walk-up only. Arrive before 11:00 on weekends or wait 60 minutes.

Masa Japanese Cuisine ★ 4.6

Masa Japanese Cuisine on Frankfurt's Hanauer Landstraße holds a Michelin star for washoku tasting menus that read Japan through Hessian produce.

OrderThe Chef's Choice menu; the €115 lunch version is the shorter road in

TipThe room seats very few and books out weeks ahead; reserve through the site rather than calling and watch for lunch releases.

The Sakai ★ 4.4

The Sakai runs a Michelin Guide listed omakase counter on Hedderichstraße in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen, with parallel fish, Wagyu and vegan menus.

OrderThe Red omakase with Wagyu; vegans get the full Green menu

TipBook the counter, not a table; the last seating at 21:00 means this is an early, focused dinner by design.

The Sakai ★ 4.4

The Sakai serves omakase in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen, a Michelin Guide listed counter with a fish-and-Wagyu Red menu and a fully vegan Green menu.

OrderThe Red omakase; the vegan Green menu is the rarer find

TipLast order is 21:00 sharp, early by Frankfurt standards; book the counter seats to watch the knife work up close.

Daikan ★ 3.9

Daikan on Maastrichter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel combines ramen, sushi and poke bowls in a modern Japanese-inspired room with a small summer.

OrderTonkotsu ramen with rich pork-bone broth and chashu pork belly

TipThe small terrace is one of the best spots on Maastrichter Strasse in summer; arrive early to claim a seat.