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Restaurant Japanese restaurant

Traditional Japanese dishes served in a simple, elegant restaurant with a shady terrace. People often mention Japanese, restaurant, good, sushi, friendly, service, dishes, delicious, omakase, sashimi,


Address

Weteringschans 76, 1017 XR Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

www.japansrestaurantan.nl

Contact

+31 20 624 4672

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (235 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 6 to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 6 to 10 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 6 to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 6 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 6 to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: Japanese (19) restaurant (13) good (11) sushi (11) friendly (9) service (8) dishes (8) delicious (7) omakase (6) sashimi (6)
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  • 5/5 Joy 4 years ago on Google • 79 reviews
    A little tucked away restaurant with real Japanese food. Lovely interior. Lovely detail: the chef created all the teacups, chopstick holders and a lot of the pottery himself. They look amazing! We chose the Omakase and told them to surprise us. Just look at photo's, the food tastes as delicious as it looks! Great value as well, only 26 euros each. Lovely service, we will definitely visit again!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kay 1 year ago on Google • 242 reviews
    Visited on a friday evening. Make sure to book at least a week in advance as this restaurant is quite small and there's practically no walk in tables available as its very busy and everyone makes a reservation. we ordered the omakase menu, the mixed sashimi/seafood bowl, season special fish (i forgot which fish) tempura and a ice cream. The tempura was very nice. crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. My boyfriend had the sashimi bowl and he enjoyed it very well. I had the omakase and it was nice. The karage was fried really nicely and the side dishes were good. The only disaappinting bits were the salmon and the brocolli side. the broccoli was just boiled and maybe had some sesame oil on it; the salmon was VERY salty. Not sure if it was the salmon itself or the teriyaki sauce but it was VERY salty. I got the calpis ice cream and that was nice. tasted like calpis.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bart T. 1 year ago on Google
    The moment that gyoza entered my mouth, my soul exited my body and I felt the meaning of the universe. Nice cozy atmosphere, feels like home cooked Japanese food. We'll be back
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lei F. 1 year ago on Google • 150 reviews
    Super authentic and cozy Japanese restaurant with very attentive and friendly service! Strongly recommended! All the food I’ve had has been perfectly cooked and seasoned, especially the gyoza is out of this world! The wait time between ordering and serving the food is impressively short. Must try hojicha (roasted matcha tea)! My longtime favorite! Decoration is very cozy and sweet. I love the china dishes & bowls on the walls! All and all, it’s becoming one of my fav Japanese joints in town!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mri 2 years ago on Google • 27 reviews
    The best of Japanese cuisine! It was wonderful to be able to go with friends because we were able to try a variety of the dishes. Each one was spectacular but the agedashi tofu was my favourite, while my friends said that the sushi and scallop salad was one of the best they've ever had.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sevil C. 11 months ago on Google • 129 reviews
    Traditional Japanese experience in Amsterdam! It is traditional and authentic family Japanese restaurant. The atmosphere and staff are really cosy and warm… the taste of the dishes are very good especially we loved salmon and tuna!! I really recommend salmon sashimi and tuna nigiri 👌🏻 the price is definitely worth and affordable for this amazing food! Everything was really good and service is great!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tess L. 2 months ago on Google • 475 reviews New
    Oichidesu! Such delicious and well prepared Japanese food! This is my new favorite restaurant. I've been wanting to go for years and I'm so glad I did. The atmosphere is wonderful and the restaurant is filled with beautiful hand made ceramics. There is a simple but elegant Japanese mood and the staff is very friendly. It's also great for your vegetarian or vegan friends! Lots of delicious healthy options. I highly recommend the agadashi dofu and miso aubergine. But everything was beyond expectations.

  • 5/5 Sayaka K. 4 years ago on Google
    Finally I found a place that is 100% authentic Japanese where I can get genuine Japanese home made meals. The couple who runs the place made me and my boy friend feel like at home. This is exactly what I needed, not typical ‘Japanese’ places where serve only sushi or ramen or teppan stuff. I feel these real Japanese dishes cooked every day at home in Japan should be focused more than sushi etc which we dont really eat that much back home in Japan.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lord A. 1 year ago on Google • 353 reviews
    Traditional japanese cuisine, highly recommend the eel sushi and miso soup. They have good tea and drink options, plum wine, sake and beer too. I didn't like the tempura, but the sushi , sashimi and meats were exquisite. A bit on the expensive side but depends really what you order.

  • 5/5 anna 1 year ago on Google
    It was one of the best Japanese we had in Netherlands, very fresh sashimi, omakase is really good too, fair price and friendly owners! Super recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Woody G. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is amazing. We were able to get a last minute reservation here and we were so thrilled with the food and service! Sashimi was outstanding (scallop and mackerel), as was the gyoza, different kinds of seaweed salads, homemade pickles just to name a few. Definitely coming back here 👍🏼😝
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sree C. 1 year ago on Google
    The food and the service was good. We had Omakase (chef's menu), sushi and sashimi platter along with a Tofu starter. For the dessert we had pumpkin ice cream and red bean ice cream which were both home made. The lady explained us the dishes and was friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Giovanna D. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing! The gyoza is one of the best I have ever had. Delicious filing and super thin crust. The chicken katsu has a really good portion size, had this with an extra rice bowl. My partner had a salmon teriaky, ebi tempura and a miso soup.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alice H. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice food but waited too long. We were told before hand we need to leave by 8pm but the main dish took a long time to be served which is weird because the other table ordered the same type as us which by the way were standard dishes that others also ordered. Worse I dont like that the waitress then said we can still finish within 15mins else we moved to the bar. Why do I have to rushed to eat when they are slow in giving me the food? Anyway they are popular so my comments wouldn't matter.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hallie E. 1 year ago on Google
    A wonderful gem tucked away on a busy Amsterdam street! This restaurant is in a cozy old building and serves wonderful home-style Japanese food, including dishes you don't often see. Everything is absolutely delicious and the staff are lovely. Can't recommend it enough.

  • 5/5 Vladana I. 6 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Small and cute restaurant, nice and friendly stuff and really delicious Japanese food. Absolutely recommended

  • 5/5 Christian V. 6 months ago on Google
    Cool little restaurant with very friendly staff. For the price, it was very good. If we had paid more, the nigiri would have been 4/5 I’d come here again. If you’re a foreigner, be advised, you’ll need cash

  • 5/5 Meidy C. 1 year ago on Google
    Very high quality Japanese restaurant (best in Amsterdam). Great sushi, gyozas, chicken katsu, and homemade ice-cream. The staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is very welcoming and cozy. Reserve in advance as there is limited space.

  • 5/5 Sarai R. 2 years ago on Google
    Really good sushi! (so much better than the 'all you can eat' sushi restaurants) Green tea ice cream was also really tasty

  • 5/5 Evan B. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely, homely Japanese restaurant. The owners work front of house and are sweethearts and always happy to chat. The omakase is a solid choice - as is the karaage and potato salad. My partner was really satisfied with the quality of the sushi too.

  • 5/5 Gwen C. 2 years ago on Google
    Very cozy environment, food is authentic and delicious, service is fantastic!

  • 5/5 Andrea K. 2 years ago on Google
    This is my favorite Japanese restaurant in the city. It’s an absolute hidden gem. Its intimate, unpretentious and the food is authentic. I really enjoyed the sushi and my partner ordered the omakase and karaage. All absolute winners. The service was also incredibly friendly and attentive as an owner run restaurant.

  • 5/5 Kirsty R. 2 years ago on Google
    Really delicious food - I got the omakase, and it’s really good value for such good quality food. Lovely, friendly service too! I definitely plan to return.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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