Momotaro - Japanisches Restaurant in Köln

The sushi was delicious and rather traditional, with a lovely atmosphere. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit!

It is really hard to find standard level sushi, I mean Japanese level, so they’re serving pretty much standard like Tokyo.

Super delicious and authentic Japanese food! Friendly service and fair prices!

I tried eating here twice as a single person. Both times, two tables were occupied and the rest were reserved. Since I didn't want to stay long anyway, I politely asked twice what time the reservations were, as the table would surely be free again by the time I made the reservation. But I was rudely waved out with the loud words, "Everything reserved!" No sign of the supposedly friendly person in this restaurant! My conclusion: Extremely arrogant! By the way, I went back 35 minutes after being escorted out and noticed that the reserved seats were still reserved and unoccupied. Maybe it's Japanese business practice to keep tables free for so long, but it's definitely not economical... in my opinion! He should know for himself!

The sushi was of very high quality and taste, and the service was first-class! 😍

Excellent sushi in an authentic atmosphere. We were very satisfied and full.

The food was extraordinary, the service was excellent and everything about this place was lovely and welcoming. We came here quite last minute and they still offered us a great spot even though they said earlier we had to sit at the bar (which would’ve been fine as well). Fish was of excellent quality, the food is freshly prepared in the small kitchen and the sushi are prepared at the bar, super fresh as well. We will definitely come back! Even got a little parting gift. Loved everything about this place :-)

A very good Japanese restaurant with friendly staff and chef. The restaurant is small but very clean and pleasant, and the sushi is delicious and particularly fresh. We'll definitely be back.

I visited this Japanese restaurant for the first time on the evening of 6/11. The familiar bar counter allows diners to see the chef making the dishes. Many of the decorations in the restaurant are also very authentic, which makes people feel like they are in Japan in a second. The most impressive dishes are the braised beef (with shredded vegetables) and vegetables, fried shrimp tempura 🍤, and the simple and delicious miso soup is also great! The simple tofu, kelp sprouts and green onions are delicious. It will definitely make people come back many times!

We had dinner here yesterday☺️ Everything was very good. We ordered the 5-course menu; the appetizers, octopus and tuna, were wonderful (the sauces were especially great😉), and the sashimi was also very fresh. The servers were friendly, and the prices are very fair: €47 for 5 courses. We were delighted with the food here.😊

A super nice, friendly, and personable shop with a local feel. The shop is busy, but you'll still find a seat. If not, it's worth waiting or making a reservation! The sushi is freshly prepared with painstaking care and attention to detail, and you can taste it 😋 We also had a small noodle soup with udon, which was also delicious! All in all, the shop is exactly the kind of place you won't find in large sushi chains ✌️ definitely recommended; it's so good I thought I just had to support it.

Rather expensive, but also simply the best sushi in Cologne. Few places and 1 sushi master. Be sure to reserve several days in advance. I recommend trying the tuna or salmon tartare!

Momotaro is truly one of the best sushi shops in Cologne! The quality and authenticity of the sushi is outstanding - you feel like the shop could just as easily be in Kyoto. Be sure to reserve in advance, as the sushi master is very strict about allocating tables. Anyone who eats here will experience an authentic Japanese experience at a high level. Unreservedly recommended!

Delicious authentic Japanese food with high quality ingredients. Very friendly service and cozy small restaurant! Limited space so it’s highly recommended to make a reservation beforehand

Cozy ambience with yummy sushi and udon

I can't judge whether it's good or not. Apparently there was no space available, even though there were only two tables occupied by two people each and everywhere else there was a reserved sign. Also on Saturday lunchtime it was 12:30, 20 degrees in Cologne and the shop closed again at 2 p.m. There is no terrace. Luckily there are similar shops in the area.

Very authentic, family-run. Be sure to try the menu, really good. Very nice and good service.

Great service and superb food. We ordered the sushi lunch (gross). I already want to come back :)

As regulars at Momotaro we know we can always count on a good meal there. Ingredients are always fresh and prepared with care and skill. Lunchtime specials are great value, and service is attentive and quick. The restaurant is small and fills up quickly, so reservations are a must.

It was a great experience! We ordered a 5-course menu! Everything was delicious!!!

The udon noodles were super tasty, the atmosphere was nice and calm and suitable for the small restaurant. I'd love to come back!

Best Japanse restaurant ever! What a Quality food!

We ordered a tendon, udon, a small assorted sashimi plate, a mochi, and a green tea ice cream. Everything was great!

One of the better japanese restaurants i‘ve been to. From service to food and atmosphere everything was just really good - looking forward to my next visit (:

Delicious sushi. This is a hidden gem in Cologne.

A tester en priorité lors de votre passage à Cologne. Testez un peu tout. Lâchez -vous. Le meilleur japonais depuis Tokyo

Small restaurant with a maximum of 20 indoor seats, including 5 at the counter. Reservation is therefore recommended. Ambience rather mediocre, but food tasty and freshly prepared. A pleasing number of “non-sushi dishes”. To get full you should p.P. Allow approx. €40-50.

The sushi was very freshly prepared in front of us. If you want, you can also sit at the bar and watch the sushi master. The starters were also very tasty. It's a cute little Japanese restaurant in the city center.

Really good food and nice cold sake. Can’t remember last time had similar quality sea food salad and sushi.

Exactly as expected. Extremely friendly and helpful people.

I don’t remember having sashimi as those ones served here; they are the best, fresh and succulent. Attentive service, intimate settings and the little details in decors that feel I’m transported to a an authentic sushi bar in Japan. We also had udon, shrimp gyoza and concluded with a matcha ice cream. Will go again for sure!

The best Japanese far and wide!

Small restaurant, the food is prepared directly and served quickly. There weren't many guests there. The food was very tasty, but a bit too expensive for me personally. Price/performance was not balanced, around 2-3 euros. Otherwise it's cozy, staff is very nice and quick! Questions are answered well! Would still recommend it!

Incredibly delicious! Can highly recommend if you want to eat real sushi. Toro and sake sushi were delicious. Soba supper too!

Best sushi I ever had. Service worked super quickly and they were very friendly. Seafood was fresh, prices were reasonable, and the sushi rice was incredible. I would go back anytime.

Best sushis I have eaten since I went to Japan.

Essen, Bedienung, Service - alles sehr gut, freundlich, aufmerksam und zuvorkommend. Jedesmal, wenn wir in Köln sind, gehen wir Sushi essen. Sehr empfelenswert. Bestes Sushi in Köln

The best sushi restaurant in Cologne. A great variety of choices and offers a very inexpensive lunch menu. A small restaurant with a cosy atmosphere.

Made me remember the time of my exchange semester in japan. They are super friendly and the service is swifly. The restaurant serves classic Japanese cuisine with a western friendly touch. I liked the Sashimi a lot and also the Tempura was almost like the one you get in Japan. It was a little bit like an izakaya.

The menu was outstanding. Service very friendly and attentive.

Petite salle basse de plafond dont l'odeur de friture vous imprègne en entrant. Le personnel parle et comprend très mal l'allemand, d'où des erreurs dans la prise de commande. La carte indique une pléthore d'ingrédients chimiques sur chaque produit. La cuisine est adaptée à l'Europe avec de la mozzarella au lieu de fromage de soja, beaucoup de poissons sont en rupture de livraison, les sushis et makis se délitent à la saisie et tombent en miettes !!! A éviter.

I would love to give it 6 stars! Perfect and authentic all around.

Very detail, very tasty, very kind. Had already two times amazing experiences here. Always got wonderful mood after it!!!!

We had the best sushi we have ever eaten here. Very warm service. A great experience.

A fantastic experience! The food was extremely tasty, the service was very nice and the atmosphere was cozy and inviting. The fish was very fresh and melted in your mouth. The selection of sushi was diverse and creative. We particularly recommend the tuna tartare, which is served with avocado, sesame and a spicy sauce. It was a poem! The price-performance ratio was very fair and the portions were generous. I would highly recommend this restaurant to any sushi lover. I will definitely come again!

Top quality and very authentic! Recommend booking - we were lucky to get a table last minute Also the sushi set is incredible value!

쾰른 지역에서 맛 볼 수 있는 일본 전통스시. 맛과 품질이 매우 좋아서 감동했습니다. 수준 높은 음식과 서비스를 제공해서 너무 감사했어요. 정말 추천합니다.

Sind nicht in der Lage/Willens eine Reservierung vorzunehmen. Haben dort schon gut gegessen, sind aber auf eine Reservierung angewiesen, da wir nur Besucher in Köln sind.

...und wieder einen Freund der japanischen Küche sehr glücklich gemacht. Sehr nettes Team und tolles Ambiente bei bestem Essen. Vielen Dank.

Sehr leckeres und fangfrisches Sushi, von fachkundigem Personal authentisch zubereitet.

Ausgezeichnetes Japanisches Restaurant

Ich habe insgesamt 20 mal versucht vor bzw während der Öffnungszeit anzurufen und zwei Nachrichten auf dem AB hinterlassen. Leider konnte ich niemanden erreichen. Über Google oder die Website lässt sich leider auch kein Tisch reservieren. Daher gehen wir wo anders essen.

Very small restaurant, excellent Japanese food!

No se mostraron amables a la hora de entrar a cenae. Poniendo la escusa de tener derrada la cocina a las 20:30 de la noche. Una mala experiencia.

Really authentic Japanese restaurant run by Japanese. Sushi were superb and really delicious. You can also order a variety of dishes which you usually don’t get from “Japanese” restaurants in Europe, such as soba noodles and udon. We ordered the set menu and were attentively served by the wait staff. Octopus was served in a delicious yuzu/ponzu light sauce. Sashimi was delicate and fresh. Rice in sushi was done to perfection.

Kleines, japanisches Restaurant mit sehr freundlichen Service. Samstag Abend um 18:30waren tatsächlich alle Plätze belegt.

Eins der wenigen echten japanischen Sushi-Restaurants (die meisten werden von Vietnamesen, Koreaner oder Chinesen betrieben). Wir kommen immer gerne und wir wurden jedesmal sehr gut bewirtet!

Leckeres Essen und preiswert dazu. Ist immer gut besucht, reservieren lohnt sich hier. Die Atmosphäre ist ein wenig wie in einem Imbiss.

I've been researching Japanese restaurants in Germany while deciding what to visit on our Germany and Netherlands trips. This place popped into my research and I decided this would be one of my "must-visits". I miss Japan so much and I always try to recreate those memories. This restaurant is very tidy, clean, and beautiful. Reminded me of many Izakaya I've been to, family-managed, and service was extremely polite, especially with our young daughter. The food was authentic Japanese and very very good. Unfortunately, Toro Maguro was unavailable. I didn't like Cologne, maybe it was me or the bad experience we had with the Hotel but this place was able to put us back on track with the good vibes. Highly recommended!

Ich gehe seit sehr vielen Jahren ins Momotaro. Das wirklich mit Abstand beste Sushi-Restaurant in Köln und Umgebung. Danke, dass es Euch gibt!

Kitchen is closing at 20:00 instead of stated 20:45. Wish I could try but working hours are way different to anything else in the area.

Sushi wie in Japan! War in Tokio und danach auf der Suche nach dem unvergleichlichen Geschmack von Qualität und hier gefunden.

Sehr empfehlenswert, unser Stamm Japaner. Immer wieder gerne!

Really delicious Japanese food, all sorts of classics on the menu, very attentive staff and for a decent price. Highly recommend!

Closed at 20.45 Information on Google would be nice

Klein aber fein, reservieren sollte man daher auf jeden Fall. Preis Leistung ist top, authentisch und echte japanische Speisen. Leider muss man das erwähnen dar es viel fake Japaner bei uns in Deutschland gibt.

Das Sushi Restaurant Momotaro kenne ich schon viele Jahre. Es ist klein, aber sehr fein. Für mich ist es eines der authentischsten Sushi Lokale in Köln. Alles schmeckt hervorragend und ist von sehr guter Qualität. Da es so klein ist empfehle ich dringend eine Reservierung vorzunehmen. Heute, im Juni 2023, war es ziemlich warm und auf dem gedeckten Tisch lagen zwei japanische Fächer, die wunderbar dazu dienten die warme Luft wegzufächern. Ich komme immer wieder gerne hierher, auch wenn es auch nicht so oft ist. Ich liebe es !!

Absolutely amazing fresh sushi & friendly service!!!

Selten so gute Sushi bekommen. Ist sein Geld wert.

I ate here today and it was awesome.

Mixed feelings with this place. I got my green tea absolutely cold. The waiter spoke no German and/or English whatsoever, so I had to use Google translate to get warm tea instead. On the other hand, the sashimi was absolutely cold as if it was just taken out of the refrigerator. You cannot serve cold sashimi in an authentic Japanese restaurant! To top this all up, the waiter hesitated to return the change (26 EUR), so I had to specifically urge him to give it to me. The fish was fresh though.

Wer qualitativ hochwertiges Sushi mit gutem Service sucht ist hier an der richtigen Adresse. Man sollte unbedingt reservieren, parken vor Ort ist nur in Parkhäusern möglich. Das Restaurant ist barrierefrei nicht sehr gut zu erreichen, da es eine Eingangstreppe gibt und auch im Restaurant ist es eher eng.

Immer wenn wir in Köln sind, essen wir hier! Super leckere und authentische Küche. Preis-Leistung top!

Ich war zwar noch nicht in Japan.. Aber so stelle ich mir dort eine Sushi Bar vor :) Das Ambiente, die Bedienung und auch die Qualität stimmen. Wer sashimi mag aber auch auf Reis noch verzichten will, kann ein Gericht bestellen wo verschiedene Sorten auf Reis serviert werden (Namen weiß ich nicht mehr, aber fragt einfach danach ;)

Super delicious and authentic Japanese food prepared by Japanese chefs. The service is top notch.

Good food, good soup, good everything!

Wir kamen um 20 Uhr- und wurden weggeschickt mit dem Hinweis, dass um 21 Uhr geschlossen werden würde. Ein Tisch war frei. Keine Nachfrage, ob man vielleicht nur eine Kleinigkeit bestellen wollte (war so), kein Anbieten einer Reservierung für einen Folgetag, kein Interesse an einer anderen Lösung. Nur die sehr schroffe Aussage, man könne nicht dableiben. Ist das japanische Höflichkeit???

Very nice Japanese restaurant in Cologne, highly recommend!

Einfach klasse. Essen mit Geschmack, wirklich frisch, einfach lecker. Kleines Restaurant, unbedingt reservieren.

So stelle ich mir authentisches Sushi vor.

Eines der besten Sushi-Restaurants in Köln. Eine leckere und authentische Auswahl, super nette Bedienung und gemütliche Athmosphäre.

Es herrscht eine ruhige Atmosphäre. Das Servicepersonal ist kompetent, umsichtig und sehr freundlich. Die servierten Speisen sind durchweg vorzüglich und von Meisterhand zubereitet. Zu empfehlen ist das angebotene Menü. Der grüne Tee ist sehr aromatisch und wird auf Wunsch nachgeschenkt. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Eigentlich ist das Essen durchweg sehr lecker und authentisch, aber der Sushi-Meister ist wirklich eine Zumutung. Er beschimpft regelmäßig sein Personal aufs Übelste und lästert abfällig über seine Gäste. Dieser Typ verdirbt einem den Appetit leider gehörig und sollte lieber hinten in einer Küche versteckt werden, ohne Kontakt zum Kunden. Wirklich sehr schade, das Momotaro könnte sonst so ein tolles Restaurant sein!

Wahrscheinlich das beste, authentischste Japanische Restaurant Kölns. Wer nicht das 5 Gänge Menü probiert hat, ist selbst Schuld. Aus guten Grund immer ausgebucht. Einen Tisch gibt's fast nur mit Reservierung oder sehr viel Glück.😏

Real Japanese food! Great fresh and flavorful sushi, yummy tempura and absolutely awesome pork kakuni. Will definitely come back when in Köln.

In diesem Restaurant habe ich Sushi leben gelernt. Ja, es ist nicht billig aber auf jeden Fall den Preis wert!

Ein kleines authentisches Japanisches Restaurant im herzen von Köln, angenehme Atmosphäre, sehr gutes, auch ausgefallenere Gerichte. Klare Empfehlung, Reservierung notwendig.

Beste Japaner in Köln. Sehr kleiner laden, immer reservieren! Aber auch sehr gut

Best Japanese restaurant in Köln

Eines der besten japanischen Restaurants in Köln. Top Qualität, super nette Bedienung und ein Sushi Meister, der weiß was er macht! Aber-bitte vorher reservieren...das Lokal ist recht klein und sehr beliebt.

Super nice dishes made with heart! Very homey feeling while sitting inside as well

Excellente adresse : sushis et sashimis fins, service au top !

Immer wieder einen Besuch wert, super Qualität, toll angerichtet, sehr freundlicher Service

Sehr authentisch, extrem hohe Qualität und faire Preise!

Ich habe mehrfach Sushi gegessen, u.a.auch in Japan und Düsseldorf. Jetzt kann man in Deutschland natürlich nicht die Qualität wie in Japan erwarten, obwohl sie in Düsseldorf gibt. Leider hat beim Momotaro der Fisch wässrig und geschmacklos geschmeckt. Aus diesem Grund kann ich leider nicht mehr als zwei Sterne verteilen. Der Service ist gut und freundlich.

Sehr leckeres Sushi! Mit sehr viel Liebe gemacht. Man sollte bloß vorher reservieren :)

Der eingelegte Octopus war ein Gedicht. Alles hat bestens geschmeckt. Ich komme gerne wieder

Having lived most of my life in major Asian cities where good Japanese food is not so hard to come by, and now living in Europe for over a year, every dish I had here from starters right through to desserts restored my faith in food 🍣🍱🍤🍜 My heart is filled with love from the mastery of the incredible chefs in this restaurant.

Ein kulinarisches Highlight für jeden der japanisches Essen mag.

Wunderbare, authentische Sushi-Bar auf hohem Qualitätsniveau