Matsuri Restaurant

5 Armand u0026 Cindy Pei - 2 months ago

Returned there for the first time since the lockdowns, and still hands down the best Chirashi in town. Chef is always a delight to hang around and will gladly share his masterful knowledge of sushi etiquette.
Hidden gem !

4 chou sei - 4 days ago

A restaurant only offers raw fish as it is very emphasized on the poster. We took each a 38 € menu of sashimi including miso soup, salat and dessert(of choice from 2 cups of matcha ice or coffee). Honestly with this price i was not so satisfied as the quality was not up to my expectations and the fish was too thin. We ordered an additional portion of shrimps and squid but the shrimps were totally of chemical taste and smelled also so. We reported it to the restaurant and received new ones which were of normal taste.

5 Yosh Kasahara - a month ago

Authentic sushi restaurant serving top quality raw fish. Casual atmosphere run by an eccentric chef from Japan who will tell you that they do not serve 'avocado rolls' and that you should not put your wasabi in sot sauce. If you can't deal with that, don't go here and ruin it for the people who appreciate Japanese food done the proper way!

5 Jo hanna - a year ago

This is the most amazing Sashimi experience I have had in my entire life despite the fact that I have been doing sushi-tourism for quite some years (including Düsseldorf and Los Angeles) I felt very welcome, and the sashimi had an excellent quality and was presented in such a unique way. Matsuri is by far my favorite Sushi place and I highly recommend it.
The chef was very kind and funny and made me feel very welcome. He explained in detail what was on my plate and how to eat it. I admire his art. Thank you for a wonderful evening and an experience that I will remember all my life.

2 Sandro Mathys - 2 years ago

Very authentic - too authentic for some, it seems. Expect a Japanese izakaya and real sushi/sashimi. No vegetarian options, no noodles, etc. And no Western-style sushi (e.g. california rolls) either. As the chef will tell you on the phone, and at least half a dozen signs outside and inside the restaurant will tell you (rather rudely): raw fish only (plus appetizers, sides and desserts).

The outside of the restaurant isn't very inviting, and only fans of traditional izakayas will enjoy the inside.

The restaurant is run by the chef and his wife only, and the chef is rather slow at preparing sushi (not just because of he's carefully preparing high quality dishes), so expect long waiting times (as indicated in the menu). The place wasn't even half full and the dishes took a long time to arrive.

They're both friendly, but it seems a lot of people expect dishes that they don't offer, and they're seriously fed up with it, it seems. Expect to be lectured in many ways, if you can't convince the chef that you know proper Japanese sushi/sashimi and how to eat it. I told him in Japanese that I used to live in Japan, and that was the end of that for me.

The food is prepared with a lot of love, and the fish is of high quality. And as I said, very authentically prepared. But also rather pricey.

Just the sushi rice confused me a bit, it had a rather strong sweet-sour flavor (instead of being just lightly vinegared), which was very weird and not authentic at all, at least not in my experience in the years I spent in Japan. Others wondered about the sweetness of the rice as well. It was also colder than I ever received my rice, even though I arrived at opening time.

Honestly, I think he's a hobby cook but surely not a sushi chef trained in Japan.

All in all, I'm not sure I'd recommend a visit here to anyone who hasn't been in Japan several times. But those who have, and don't mind the lecturing (in a rather rude voice - probably due to the language barrier), and have no other source of authentic sushi/sashimi, it's definitely worth a visit.

Last minute add: the chef can get very angry if you have atypical requests (as per Japanese customs) - not at me, but a couple that obviously hasn't been in Japan ever, made a request (I think for soy sauce even though the dish was already flavored) that made him quite loud. Not pleasant for the other guests either. Thus I'll remove another star.

Aaand I saw the chef put some food into his mouth while preparing sushi, with the same bare hands. So hygiene isn't up to standard as well, neither in Japan nor Germany. There goes another star and the small chance of my return here.

4 Henry Scoles (CPUMAN) - 2 years ago

Yugi is awesome.

This isn’t the cleanest place you will ever eat and it is small, but that is what makes it charming. I found the quality of the food to be excellent and the owner is a real hoot. If you like traditional Japanese style sashimi then you are going to love Matsuri.

If you’ve never been to Japan before go here. When you get to Japan it will be like déjà vu.

5 Will - 3 years ago

Very nice, tiny Japanese restaurant in Frankfort city centre, 10 mn wall from central station. Very good fresh sushis and sashimis. Very friendly service. A bit expensive. Make sure to book.