{"id":81456,"date":"2026-03-31T23:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=81456"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:16:36","slug":"the-best-japanese-restaurants-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/de-beste-japanse-restaurants-in-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Japanese restaurants in Amsterdam \u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3059"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese food in Amsterdam has changed beyond recognition in recent years. The number of serious omakase restaurants has increased tenfold, there are two Michelin stars in the Okura Hotel, and in Noord someone has opened a real listening bar. Here's the list, from gourmet to just really good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yamazato - Hotel Okura, De Pijp<\/h2>\n

Yamazato<\/a> is the first traditional kaiseki restaurant outside Japan with a Michelin star, and has had one since 2002. Chef Masanori Tomikawa cooks seasonal multi-course menus consisting almost exclusively of ingredients flown in from Japan. The decor is warm Japanese wood overlooking a quiet Japanese garden. Waitresses in traditional kimono. No a la carte, only set menus. Reserve far in advance. - Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, De Pijp<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sazanka - Hotel Okura, De Pijp<\/h2>\n

Sazanka<\/a> is the Okura's teppanyaki restaurant and also has a Michelin star. Chefs prepare meat, fish and vegetables \u00e0 la minute on a hot griddle at the table. Wagyu, lobster, scallops, raw strawberries on the grill. It's cooking performance and dinner at the same time, in an intimate table setting. - Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, De Pijp<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cSazanka is the only teppanyaki restaurant in Europe with a Michelin star. That says enough about the standard here.\u201d<\/em> - Michelin Guide Netherlands (2024)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Umeno - Old South<\/h2>\n

Umeno<\/a> has been around since the late 1970s, making it the oldest Japanese restaurant in the Netherlands. Chef Atsuhito Hosono cooks a set nine-course omakase menu for 115 euros per person, with no variations or adjustments. Top-quality sashimi, tuna with avocado puree and quail egg, an array of nigiri at the end. Sake takes center stage on the menu. Reservations via WhatsApp, at least two weeks in advance. - Agamemnonstraat 27, Old South<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sushi HANABi - Center<\/h2>\n

HANABi<\/a> sits above Leidseplein and is the best place for Edo-style omakase sushi in town. Chef Shunsuke Okada has mastered the classic Tokyo sushi technique and will let you taste everything from niboshi to otoro in the right order. Ten seats at the bar, three menus: 45, 65 and 90 euros. Ingredients partly flown in from Japan, partly local. Always make reservations. - Leidseplein 10-1, Center<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe omakase at HANABi is the closest I've come to Japan in Amsterdam. The fish melts away.\u201d<\/em> - Shunsuke Okada, chef HANABi (Instagram, 2025)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ikkoku - The Pipe<\/h2>\n

Ikkoku<\/a> is hidden behind a curtain in a matcha tea room on Ceintuurbaan. The kitchen runs on the concept of shokunin: the artisan who does the same thing every day out of reverence, not habit. Omakase around A5 wagyu or bluefin tuna, grilled on the irori grill. Gault-Millau recognized. Wednesday and Sunday lunch for 40 euros is one of the best deals in town. - Ceintuurbaan 246H, De Pijp<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Taste<\/p>\n

De Japanner - De Pijp \/ West \/ Zuidas<\/h2>\n

The Japanese<\/a> is based on the Japanese izakaya: small pub where you relax after work with beer, sake and finger food. Edamame, gyoza, kara-age, sushi, Japanese cocktails. Four branches in the city, including on Albert Cuypstraat and in West. Affordable, approachable, consistent. - Albert Cuypstraat 228, De Pijp | Bilderdijkstraat 203, West<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hakata Senpachi - Riverside Neighborhood<\/h2>\n

Hakata Senpachi<\/a> has been around for more than twenty years and is the best yakitori-ya in Amsterdam. Chicken skewers grilled on charcoal over a traditional hibachi in the center of the store, \u00e0 la minute and in front of your nose. Kimchi, shiitake, miso ramen, sashimi. No fancy decor, just very good and authentic Japanese. Gault-Millau recognized. - Wielingenstraat 16, Rivierenbuurt<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Hakata<\/p>\n

\u201cHakata Senpachi does not chase trends but builds on continuity. Exactly therein lies the charm.\u201d<\/em> - Gault-Millau Netherlands (2025)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Japanese restaurant scene in Amsterdam now covers almost the entire spectrum. Those who want to spend a big evening on kaiseki go to Yamazato. Those who want to see how a chef cooks: HANABi or Ikkoku. Those who just want to drink and eat: The Japanese. And those who want the best ramen in town: Hinata on Westerstraat, and a sake afterwards.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japanese food in Amsterdam has changed beyond recognition in recent years. The number of serious omakase restaurants has increased tenfold, there are two Michelin stars in the Okura Hotel, and in Noord someone has opened a real listening bar. Here's the list, from gourmet to just really good. Yamazato - Hotel Okura, De Pijp Yamazato is the first traditional ... <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":81506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[10966],"district":[],"class_list":["post-81456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-aziatische-restaurants-amsterdam"],"acf":{"slider":[81460],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"De sc\u00e8ne gaat allang niet meer over sushi van de band","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":true,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"4.9041389","cord_B":"52.3675734","introductie_tekst":"Amsterdam heeft inmiddels een Japanse restaurantsc\u00e8ne die verder gaat dan sushi van de band. Omakase-tafels, yakitori-ya's, luisterbars in Noord, kaiseki in een Japanse tuin. Dit zijn de adressen die er echt toe doen.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Diverse locaties","adres":"","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81456"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84965,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81456\/revisions\/84965"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81456"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=81456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}