Tsukiji — Restaurant in Cologne

FOOD & DRINKS They are heavily focused on Sushi but also have some other options including some warm dishes. I tried an octopus salad that you can’t find on their online menu. Everything on the salad was chilled. I would have preferred my octopus grilled and served slightly warm with the salad. The octopus was soft and not chewy at all. My main issue was the avocado. I like avocado but here it was disconnected from the rest of the salad because the pieces were too big and were not able to absorb the dressing. Maybe cutting the avocado in smaller cubes would have helped. Overall I think the dish was decent but I wouldn’t order it again.

SERVICE Service was friendly and nice.

ATMOSPHERE The style is really unique. The first half of the restaurant looks very ordinary. I highly recommend that you reserve a table at the back or in the outdoor area on sunny days. Both reimagined with Japan in mind.

RATING I like the way they went with a part of their interior design. Yes, it can be improved but it is very rare to even find this type of restaurant. The menu on the other hand is just not my thing. I want more warm dishes made with love. Give me some good ramen or curry rice and I will come back for sure. Or if you love Sushi and like it, please...

3,5/5

I had high hopes for this place after seeing so many glowing reviews and viral videos, but unfortunately, the sushi just didn’t live up to the hype.

The spicy salmon roll was underwhelming, it was salmon-flavored cream inside than actual salmon, which was disappointing for me. As for the Dragon Fire with flambéed salmon, the smoky flavor completely overpowered everything else on the plate.

What really surprised me was that there was no wasabi on my plate at all. It’s a small detail, but one that matters when you’re expecting a full sushi experience.

On a positive note, my first homemade drink was actually quite good balanced and refreshing. That’s why I ordered a second one, but that turned out to be a mistake. The second round was like a sugar bomb, almost undrinkable.

Overall, not a terrible experience, but definitely not what I expected...

We had the salmon crunchy sushi to begin, tako classic and smoky duck as mains, the pinku and a passion fruit calpico, and a tiramisu-like dessert with matcha and mascarpone and yuzu ice cream with raspberries, ice cream and a macaron.

The service was excellent and fast. The food was also really good and well-priced. The octopus was cooked well, not rubbery at all, and the duck was tender. The desserts were great. I recommend the yuzu ice cream.

I would probably pay at least 30% more for what we got. The menu also had a lot of other interesting options that I’d...