Of course, we are once again preparing something very special for the festive season at Restaurant sansaro: a special Christmas menu for the Christmas holidays and a special sushi box for pre-order for delivery and pickup.
Christmas 2025 at Restaurant sansaro
In 2025, we will be open for you on Christmas Day as follows:
December 24, 2025, starting at 5:30 p.m. On this evening, we will only be offering a special deluxe version of our winter menu in the restaurant.
New: this year, you can also pre-order your sushi for delivery or pickup. Pre-orders must be placed by 11:00 PM on December 23, 2025.
Delivery and collection are possible between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
On Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, and Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, we will be open as usual and will be offering both à la carte sushi and a Christmas edition of our winter menu in the restaurant.
Please note that the selection of à la carte dishes and our capacity may be limited on these days, so we recommend making reservations well in advance. We recommend our Christmas menu, but require advance orders due to the complex preparations involved.
We have put together something special for you for the Christmas holidays: an exclusive 8-course menu based on our winter menu. The menu comprises 8 courses and costs €150 per person, with a sake pairing available as an optional extra for €55.
Sakizuke 先附
Appetizer box: a box containing 9 small delicacies
Shika no Tataki, Su-miso-ae
Venison tataki with su-misoFoie Gras in Miso Terrine
Foie gras terrine with white misoCrab Sunomono
Snow crab with light vinegar marinade (Su-no-mono)Hamachi no Aburi Ponzu
Lightly seared hamachi with ponzu (citrus soy sauce)Black sesame tofu
Black sesame tofuSpinach with Bonito Flakes
Spinach ohitashi in katsuobushi dashiRed and black vinegar fish
Red and white namasu made from daikon and carrot (vinegar-marinated radish and carrot)Seasonal Fruit Guide
Seasonal fruits in white dressing (Shira-ae, e.g., tofu/sesame dressing)Grilled Eggplant Dashi Soup
Grilled eggplant in chilled dashi broth
Mushimono Steamed Food
Chawanmushi with scallops, red shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms
Chawanmushi—steamed egg custard with dashi—is a typical winter dish in Japan. This version combines scallops, red shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms, as found in winter nabe and nimono dishes. A subtle, warm dish that emphasizes the steamed side of the menu.
Sashimi お造り
Hirame sashimi wrapped in turnip and served with Tosa vinegar jelly 平目昆布締め蕪包み土佐酢ジュレ添え
Hirame (flounder/plaice) is matured on kombu as kombujime 昆布締め – a classic technique from Kyoto and Kansai. The thin slices are wrapped in sweet and sour pickled kabu (small radish slices) like a flower and served on Tosa-zu jure, a vinegar and dashi mixture in jelly form. A winter sashimi that uses pickled vegetables and jelly instead of crunch.
Yakimono 焼物
Duck breast with red wine teriyaki sauce 鴨胸肉の赤ワイン照り焼き
Dishes featuring kamo (duck) are popular in Japan during the cooler months, such as kamo nabe or grilled kamo breast. Here, duck breast is cooked until pink and glazed with a red wine teriyaki sauce.
* Nimono simmered dishes
Golden sea bream with winter vegetables
Kinmedai (red snapper) is gently cooked in dashi and combined with various winter vegetables. In the form of takiawase 炊き合わせ, the components are each prepared appropriately and then served together—a very typical way of presenting winter vegetables and fish in kaiseki cuisine, and for us a typical Japanese highlight in this menu.
Shokuji 食事
Steamed sushi
Steamed sushi rice bowl with crab, kanpyo, inari, and delicate kinshi tamago strips.
Tuna with mountain vegetables
Tuna cubes with grated nagaimo—a combination often served in Japan as a light accompaniment to rice.
Prawn Shinjo Roll with Saikyo Miso Soup 海老しんじょう巻きの西京味噌椀
Saikyō miso soup from Kyoto with a delicate ebi shinjō roll (shrimp stuffing).
Mushi-zushi, warm steamed sushi, is a winter specialty, especially in Kyoto. Together with maguro-yamakake and a special miso soup, it creates a shokuji that combines several classic winter motifs of Japanese cuisine: warm rice, neba-neba root vegetables, and light miso broth.
Kanmi 甘味
Mascarpone ice cream, matcha biscuit, and yuzu-mikan sauce
Now Japanese winter citrus fruits are arriving Yuzu and mikan on matcha biscuit, mascarpone ice cream, and a cinnamon tuile.
Citrus fruits play an important role in Japan in winter—both in cooking and in rituals—and form the fresh finale to the Fuyu-gasumi 冬霞 menu, our „winter mist“ at Amalienpassage.
Yakigashi 焼き菓子 Cookies
Matcha, yuzu, vanilla
Finally, cookies again, just like at Christmas in Germany:
Our wonderful pastry chef has painstakingly baked Japanese-inspired cookies, which we serve with a matching tea.
Christmas 2025 SUSHI DELIVERY
This year, our kitchen team is offering sushi delivery and pickup on Christmas Eve.
Pickup and delivery times are expected to be between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Important: advance booking only possible until December 23, 2025!
Our tip: take our Hijiri Irodori Sushi Box, We prepare them with the best ingredients at a fair price and add a few extra rolls. Some people can polish off a whole box on their own, but others share it between two and add a few extra rolls. The contents are the best of the best. We'll describe them in more detail later, but in a nutshell: the Negitoro-Takuan-Chumaki and the Umekyu-Yuzu-Maki alone are simply a delight!
Hijiri Irodori Sushi – this could be roughly translated as „a festive holiday sushi.“.
„Hijiri“ means something sacred and pure, while „Irodori“ stands for a vibrant harmony of colors.
Specifically, the content is as follows:
2x Tuna Akami
2x tuna belly
2x Wagyu Aburi
2x Hotate Butter Katsuo-Shoyu Aburi
2x Kinuta Maki (with tuna, sea bass, dried gourd strips, pickled radish)
A roll of negitoro takuan chumaki
2x Tsukimi Maguro Gunkan, our signature insider tip
2 pieces of sashimi katsuo
2 pieces of hamachi sashimi
1x Hosomaki Umekyu-Yuzu – a very delicate upgrade with seasonal fresh yuzu peel to the regular cucumber roll with refreshing plum paste
That's enough for two people to experience a lot. And if you do the math, you'll quickly realize that $119 is a fair price for this best-of package.
But jDepending on how hungry you are, we recommend ordering a few vegetarian rolls and a miso soup per person to go with this luxurious box.
Please remember: Your pre-order for Christmas must be placed by December 23, 2025, at the latest!
Delivery and pickup times on Christmas Eve are from approximately 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 24, 2025, and during normal business hours on other days.
