At Akari, a rare range of everyday Japanese cooking comes together – from sushi to grilled dishes to ramen and stews. Reservation recommended – by phone and with patience. Those who get a table experience one of the city's quietest, yet most authentic Japan addresses.
„From 9.30pm the bill can already turn up, and at 10pm the restaurant closes, completely and without exception. So if you'd like to linger a while, come a bit earlier and plan your final drink or the start of your night elsewhere.“
Classics also succeed without fuss, such as the steamed and cold-marinated spinach Ohitashi and the crisply fried, juicy hokke mackerel. Even supposed side dishes like the fried mushrooms Kinoko-Itame are highlights, as are the Tebayaki wings and the grilled tongue.
If you're looking for real Japan, not the Instagram version.
Unruffled, bright and calm, almost understated. No grand staging, more like being at home. Sit here and you sink into a slowed-down world of Japanese food culture.
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