Little Tokyo in Dusseldorf

[bill937ca]

From the Toronto Star.

 

No longer a secret, “Little Tokyo on the Rhine” is increasingly drawing visitors with an appetite for all things Japanese. For decades, Japanese professionals have called this compact Dusseldorf neighbourhood home. Steps from the Rhine Bank Promenade, where centuries-old pubs serve Dusseldorf’s traditional “Altbier” on tap, established Japanese supermarkets and restaurants lately have been joined by trendy ramen joints, upscale sushi spots and cute bakeries, all looking to capitalize on the rising demand for authentic Asian cuisine.

 

https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2018/05/26/get-a-taste-of-little-tokyo-with-these-five-restaurants-in-dusseldorf.html

[EH500 (12)]

Now this is a real random selection of restaurants completely omitting the most popular ones.

 

Naniwa

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Naniwa+Noodles+%26+Soups/@51.2249466,6.7859231,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa592bef163d40613!8m2!3d51.2249466!4d6.7881118

 

Takumi

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Takumi/@51.2234606,6.7885567,19.25z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xa592bef163d40613!2sNaniwa+Noodles+%26+Soups!8m2!3d51.2249466!4d6.7881118!3m4!1s0x0:0x204e4780c1bd38ea!8m2!3d51.22361!4d6.7887999

 

And the favorite of mine and many people I know: Takezo

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Takezo/@51.2225968,6.7901353,19.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcf59bd00c9eb3b5!8m2!3d51.222699!4d6.790714

[ToniBabelony]

That brings me back to the time I was living in Germany. Every now and then I'd visit D'dorf just for these shops and to drink copious amounts of Alt (because that's a bit of a taboo in the Cologne area where I lived). I'd consider it part of my Asian Studies Japan focus 😛