Name: Koenji
Telephone: +39 041 524 3178
Rating: 4.5

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Koenji

Calle Larga, 2950, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy

4.5(208)

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+39 041 524 3178

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koenji-venezia.com

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Warren YeungWarren Yeung

Popped in as my kids wanted ramen during our Italy visit (!). We are glad we came! Service was excellent, reminiscent of what one would find in Japan. Food was top notch - the karaage was so tasty and the mains were excellent, particularly the roast beef special. I will say, just because I noted this negatively for another restaurant recently, that this restaurant also changes a cover fee, which wasn’t readily apparent. 3€\pp, for which they provide some quality edamame for the table. Regardless, i would absolutely come back! Recommend strongly booking in advance. We were lucky to get a walk-in table, but saw multiple parties turned away after us. They do have a bar for which they hold solely for walk-ins, but that filled up to. This is a popular place, and for good reason!

nicolo campagnolnicolo campagnol

Some dishes were really interesting and tasty: we tried some Venetian classics (baccalà mantecato and bigołi is salsa) prepared with a Japanese spin as well as some Japanese dishes with a Venetian spin (like the mix starters). The restaurant is cute and well decorated. The only big shame is the service: the waitresses are cute and helpful (eg changed partially the starters as one of us is pregnant) but it took literally 60 minutes to get a fried chicken starter, while another table with people coming after us got it before us.. and half of our table got their order already. The dessert took 20 min. Then we ordered a bottle of water.. and they forgot to bring it. Really messy, again a shame as the place has a lot of potential

KeiichiKeiichi

Koenji non è un locale capitato per caso. Lo abbiamo scelto con cura per festeggiare il nostro anniversario, attirati da quell’atmosfera intima e curata che traspare già dalle foto: legno, mattoni a vista, luci calde e dettagli floreali che evocano un Giappone urbano e raccolto. E l’impatto iniziale non delude. L’ambiente è piccolo ma ben sfruttato, con un’identità precisa e una sensazione di quiete che ben si presta a una serata speciale. Abbiamo aperto la cena con la degustazione di sakè accompagnata da piccoli assaggi giapponesi. Una formula che incuriosisce e diverte, con sapori che si alternano tra il familiare e lo spiazzante. Un’esperienza che funziona soprattutto per chi ama variare. Poi è arrivato il katsudon, il piatto su cui avevamo riposto più aspettative. La carne? Nulla da dire: tenerissima, saporita, ben cotta. È stato invece il riso a lasciarmi qualche dubbio. Forse a causa del sugo o della tecnica di cottura, risultava troppo umido, tanto da somigliare a un risotto. Magari è solo una questione di abitudine personale – avendone provati altri con una consistenza più asciutta – ma qui qualcosa si è un po’ perso nella resa complessiva del piatto. I contorni – dalle uova marinate agli edamame – sono classici ma sempre graditi, mentre il dessert al matcha, servito in una scatolina di legno con il logo inciso, colpisce sia per l’estetica sia per il gusto equilibrato e non stucchevole. Il servizio è stato rapido e puntuale, con personale gentile e attento. Il conto si posiziona su una fascia alta, ma va detto: Koenji è un ristorante giapponese dove in cucina lavorano cuochi giapponesi. E questo dettaglio, oggi raro, influisce – comprensibilmente – sul prezzo finale. Koenji è un locale che sa raccontare una storia, soprattutto nel contesto veneziano. Ci torneremmo volentieri, magari per esplorare altri piatti. Perché la cura c’è, l’identità pure. E forse, la prossima volta, riuscirà a convincere anche il palato fino in fondo.

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Reviews of Koenji

4.5

(208)

5.0

At first I assumed it would be typical European style Japanese restaurant. But I was glad to be wrong by having ramen served izakaya style with side dishes. The flavors were near true to how miso based broth ramen would be. Vegetables were crunchy as us Asians would love them. From good Asian food I get a warm tingling feeling running through my body, Koenji was just at the tip of giving me that warm fuzzy feeling. They had one of the best ramen I've had in Italy. Their menu changes depending on season, availability, and their Tokyo chefs choice. If I wasn't busy trying to go to each Asian restaurant to make my own personal list, I would eat here for my whole trip to Venice. I will definitely come back to Kenya when I visit Venice again.

My only wish would be true Japanese flavor, as delicate as Japanese flavors are, europeans are too sensitiv to some...

5.0

I will say, just because I noted this negatively for another restaurant recently, that this restaurant also changes a cover fee, which wasn’t readily apparent. 3€\pp, for which they provide some quality edamame for the table. Regardless, i would absolutely come back!

Recommend strongly booking in advance. We were lucky to get a walk-in table, but saw multiple parties turned away after us. They do have a bar for which they hold solely for walk-ins, but that filled up to. This is a popular place, and for...