Historical interplay of ingredients around sushi
Sushi, as we know it today, consists of vinegared rice, fish, vegetables, nori, and a few seasonings such as wasabi and soy sauce. However, this was not always the case: originally, pickling fish in cooked rice was simply a method of fermenting the fish in a controlled manner to preserve it. The rice […]
Kaiseki event on October 19 & 20, 2022

The third Kaiseki event we have offered in autumn 2022 for two days in a row - and have been fully booked within a few hours...
Haguruma Munich

An overview of Japanese restaurants in Munich and insight into where to find good and where to find the best Sushi in Munich can find - here we write about a few restaurants that we would generally recommend.
Mitani in Munich Haidhausen
Please note: this is not the website of Restaurant Mitani, but a blog article by the Munich-based company SUSHIYA, which focuses on Japanese cuisine in Munich. You cannot make reservations or contact Restaurant Mitani here—but you can read our review and tips. In the Bavarian capital of Munich, the ground is fertile for good […]
Restaurant Kaito in Munich

We love Japanese cuisine and are passionate about Japanese culture. That's why we founded SUSHIYA in Munich, to offer good Japanese food at a fair price. But there's not only our restaurant sansaro, there are also other good and not-so-good sushi restaurants and Japanese restaurants in Munich. Here are our impressions of the Kaito restaurant [...]
JapaTapa Toshibar Munich Schwabing

With high expectations, almost eagerly, we and many other lovers of Japanese cuisine in Munich have been waiting for what has been announced for some time: that Toshio Kobatake, known as Toshi, is reopening a restaurant after his previous restaurant, „Toshi,“ on Wurzererstrasse closed relatively abruptly at the beginning of 2022. Toshi's new restaurant opens in Munich Now […]
A tuna for Tantris

The Tantris restaurant in Munich is not only the „oldest“ Michelin-starred restaurant in Germany - it is a legend. All the more reason for us to be proud of our collaboration with this renowned restaurant. How this came about, although as specialists in sushi & Japanese cuisine we have nothing to do with a strongly French-oriented gourmet restaurant [...].
Credit card for reservation in sansaro
Since around 2013, we have been accepting reservations at our restaurant sansaro for certain days only with a credit card deposit – and we are infinitely grateful that the reservation provider Opentable offers this option! Here we explain a little more about why we require credit cards at Restaurant sansaro for some reservations and what the technical and practical reasons are. […]
The Mayor of Sapporo

The mayor of Sapporo—which sounds like an old sketch by Gerhard Polt from „Fast wia im richtigen Leben“ (Almost Like Real Life) from the 1980s—was actually a great honor for us. Mayor of Sapporo visits Restaurant sansaro On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the city partnership between Munich and Sapporo, the mayor of Sapporo visited Munich […]
Business Catering Munich September 2022

Once again, we had the opportunity to cater for a renowned management consultancy in Munich—same company, different department. As a few weeks earlier, it was a lunch for a group of around 20–35 people, where you never know in advance exactly how many will be vegetarian and how many will want fish or meat. It's always difficult to [...]