kini — Restaurant in Hamburg

The food at this well situated, all-vegan, Korean restaurant was absolutely delicious. It was easily the best food I've had in Hamburg on any of my trips to the city. The restaurant is very good for large bowls if you are very hungry, but I would also highly recommend getting a varied selection of their "tapas"-type mix and match dishes and choosing between a selection of smaller portions with a side of some rice. Pro tip: definitely avoid the red/green peppers they add to the bowls if you don't like spicy food as they are quite chilli and like to blend in with the spring onions!

The cocktails they have on the menu are lovely too, and the variety of soft drinks is good. Overall, the menu is very reasonably priced, if a. bit on the expensive side, but definitely worth it. The service was good and the staff are very friendly and attentive to English speakers. They also have a good English menu too.

The only thing that let this down from being 5 stars is that the acoustics inside were awful. I'd recommend sitting outside or just getting a takeaway because the acoustics were so bad that we could barely hear the person just one space away on the table, talking to someone opposite was...

I ordered a dish for €8 and I was unfortunately not satisfied with the size. It was surprisingly small for the price. They also seated us right next to strangers at the same table. Eating, maskless, rubbing elbows with others felt highly unsafe. In my opinion, they also let the restaurant become far too packed for the very small size of the establishment, adding to that unease.

The bathrooms are also improperly labeled. The men's room is a narrow door with a green print full of Korean characters all over it but no signage that would let you know it is a toilet. It wasn't my first instinct to assume it was a toilet but rather a storage room or an entrance for the kitchen staff. This could become an awkward moment if there is no staff free to tell you where to go. I almost entered the women's toilet.

As for the quality of the food itself, no particular complaints. It...

If there were 100 stars, I'd give them all to kini. Everything from interior, service and of course, most importantly, the food is perfect. The fact that it is not aggressively advertised as "fully vegan" probably allows it to attract a wider crowd. The menu is very well done, with a variety of options to choose from and the prices are very reasonable for Hamburg. Once the food arrives, one can be mesmerised by the looks of it, and even more by the taste of it! Cauliflower wings are out of this world and were thus my favourite thing we ordered. If you're like me and you don't take spice well, make sure to ask the staff whether a dish is spicy, because they don't joke around with spiciness. Other than that: LOVED EVERY...