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Awarded one Michelin star in the 2025 Guide, Masa Japanese Cuisine is Frankfurt's standout destination for Japanese omakase dining. Chef Masaru Oae — trained under two-Michelin-star chef Yoshizumi Nagaya — offers seven or nine-course menus (fish/meat or vegetarian) executed with exceptional ingredient quality and both classic and modern Japanese sensibility.

Founded and led by Japanese sushi master Hiroshi Sakai — who also owns five restaurants near Tokyo — The Sakai offers an omakase course menu rooted in kaiseki tradition in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen district. The sleek, minimalist basement counter seats guests who watch Sakai's skilled preparation up close, with an optional vegan version of the course menu available.

Frankfurt's trailblazing Japanese institution, founded by Azko Iimori in 1993, seamlessly combines a Japanese patisserie, café and multi-course restaurant under one roof in the Altstadt.

One of Frankfurt's most revered Japanese restaurants, Iwase is a compact, unpretentious counter near Konstablerwache where a Japanese chef serves some of the finest sashimi in the city.

A hidden gem in Frankfurt's Westend, Matsuri is an intimate evening-only restaurant run by a Japanese owner-chef, specialising in premium sashimi and omakase-style set menus.

Sushimoto is operated by Japanese chef-owner Mitsunori Sakamoto and has long been one of Frankfurt's most trusted addresses for premium-grade sushi and sashimi.

A true hidden gem in Frankfurt's Hausen district, Bistro Okame is an intimate Japanese bistro where approximately 90% of diners are Japanese, the menu is written in Japanese, and a sensei chef crafts fresh sushi and a celebrated 7-course tasting menu.

A cherished Japanese family restaurant in Bockenheim run by Frau Fujiwara, serving fresh sushi and traditional home-style washoku dishes to a clientele that is largely Japanese.

A Japanese-staffed sushi and yakitori restaurant next to Frankfurt's Stock Exchange, Higematsu has served authentic Japanese cuisine for over 20 years and remains a go-to for the city's Japanese business community.

One of Frankfurt's oldest and most respected Japanese restaurants, Mikuni features a Japanese owner-chef at the sushi bar, serving exceptional nigiri, sashimi, tempura and washoku in the Altstadt for over 30 years.

The Hauptwache branch of the Japanese-owned Maruyasu chain—founded in Düsseldorf in 1983—occupies a convenient counter inside the Galeria Kaufhof on the Zeil, serving sushi, udon and Japanese specialties.

Opened in Frankfurt in 1989, Kabuki is the city's longest-standing dedicated teppanyaki restaurant and a benchmark for Japanese omotenashi hospitality in Germany. Japanese-trained chefs perform at the hot iron plate, transforming carefully selected fresh ingredients into theatre as much as cuisine.

An authentic Japanese izakaya with a 20-year family tradition, Mangetsu in Bockenheim draws Frankfurt's Japanese community for yakitori, sashimi, housemade ramen and expertly selected sake.

The city-centre branch of Frankfurt's beloved Mangetsu izakaya, sharing the same Japanese ownership, kitchen philosophy and 20-year family tradition as the Bockenheim flagship.

The only restaurant in Frankfurt dedicated to okonomiyaki and takoyaki, Konamon is run by an original Japanese cooking crew in the Gallus quarter and is hailed by reviewers as the best of its kind outside Japan.

Ranked among Frankfurt's top restaurants on Tripadvisor, Muku offers a unique SORM dinner concept—sake and small plates followed by a masterfully crafted ramen finale—in an intimate Sachsenhausen setting.

Founded in Niigata, Japan in 1993 by Master Jun, this Frankfurt Westend institution is renowned for handmade noodles and deeply flavoured tonkotsu broth, staffed entirely by Japanese kitchen personnel.

The urban sister branch of the acclaimed Ramen Jun Westend, Ramen Jun Red focuses on miso ramen in a larger, more central Altstadt space near Konstablerwache.

Sorihashiya is a Frankfurt ramen shop with a Japanese chef at the helm, dedicated to producing what the kitchen calls the best ramen in Germany.

The neighbourhood Nordend-Ost branch of the Japanese-owned Maruyasu chain, offering authentic ramen, donburi and sushi to the local community on Sandweg.