Before we moved to Hamburg, we’ve been living in Düsseldorf for few years. As there’s a huge community of Japanese in Düsseldorf, it also makes the city the best place in Germany (maybe even Europe) to look for the most authentic and best Asian cuisine!
If drinks are the way people like to socialize in the Western world, then food is what connects people from Asia. Throughout all these years, we asked our Asian friends in Düsseldorf what are their favourite restaurant in Düsseldorf for where they come from, and here is the list we gathered from everyone. So our list is based on more authentic Asian flavour that others may have a different opinion.
Even we moved to Hamburg recently, we still go back to Düsseldorf from time to time for an Asian foodie trip. Asian food is so easily accessible in Düsseldorf that creates many options for good authentic Asian food. Some of our favourite Asian restaurants include Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisine.
If you have some favourite restaurants you like in Düsseldorf which are not on the list, please leave a comment below and let us know. We would love to try it out the next time we go to Düsseldorf.
(Map with location of all the restaurants at the bottom of the page)
Japanese
- What to expect: Ramen Restaurant/Bar with Shoyu/Miso base
- Our favourite dishes: Takezo Ramen, Shoyu Yasai Ramen, Buta Don
- Address: Immermannstraße 48, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Home-cooked Japanese food
- Our favourite dishes: Eel bento, Karaage (Fried Chicken)
- Address: Charlottenstraße 60, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Range of Japanese cuisine from Ramen, Sushi, Rice Set to Grilled food. Very packed, make a reservation in advance.
- Our favourite dishes: Hell Ramen, grilled skewers, Lunch Menu
- Address: Immermannstraße 38, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€€
Takumi
What to expect: Ramen restaurants – there are 3 branches, serving ramen with a different kind of soup base.
- Address: Immermannstraße 28, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- Our favourite dishes: Butatama Tonkotsu, Takumi Black Tonkotsu, Gyoza with Miso & Sesame
- Address: Oststraße 51, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- Our favourite dishes: Paitan Ramen, Asari Yuzu Shio Ramen
- Address: Klosterstraße 72, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Small Japanese restaurant in the residential neighbourhood (Pempelfort)
- Our favourite dishes: Karaage with Sweet-sour Red wine sauce
- Address: Collenbachstraße 1, 40476 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Our favourite Japanese bakery
- Our favourite dishes: Melonpan, Maple Bread, Bread filled with Matcha/Chocolate cream
- Address: Marienstraße 26, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €
- What to expect: Small family owned restaurant with homemade noodles. It’s tasty, but it’s not the same as other ramen restaurants.
- Our favourite dishes: Kamo Ramen, Yasai Ramen
- Address: Oststraße 109, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Handmade soba noodles
- Address: Klosterstraße 68, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€€
- What to expect: High-quality sushi place, very crowded place, popular among Japanese people, better make a reservation in advance
- Address: Klosterstraße 70, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€€
Hyuga
- What to expect: Another delicious sushi place, better make a reservation in advance
- Address: Klosterstraße 78, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€€
- What to expect: Japanese food with average quality but really good price
- Address: Immermannstraße 40, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Korean
- What to expect: Typical Korean food with the possibility of Korean BBQ
- Our favourite dishes: Tofu Jjigae, Bulgogi Debbap, Ban chan (the free side dishes that come with the main dishes)
- Address: Bismarckstraße 66, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Yogi
- What to expect: Very delicious Korean food with the decoration of the 70/80s, better make a reservation in advance
- Our favourite dishes: Fried Chicken, Kimchi pancake
- Address: Grupellostraße 5, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Big Korean restaurant with Korean BBQ that is also good for a team event
- Address: Bismarckstraße 33, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Korean pub style restaurant
- Address: Oststraße 139, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Chinese
- What to expect: Huge variety of Chinese dishes, individual room possible for a bigger group
- Address: Liesegangstraße 15, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
China Restaurant Three Kingdoms
- What to expect: Specialized in grilled fish, better make a reservation in advance
- Address: Stresemannstraße 4, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Cantonese
China Restaurant Lin
- What to expect: Family owned Chinese restaurant, delicious main dishes (no dim sum), the chef is from Hong Kong and everyone is very friendly.
- Address: Oststraße 116, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
New City
- What to expect: Dim sum place with some main dishes, Chinese decoration inside
- Address: Herzogstraße 38, 40215 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Taiwanese
- What to expect: Super small place – good for a quick meal, mostly seat at the bar table, delicious authentic Taiwanese food
- Our favourite dishes: Minced Pork Rice (滷肉飯)
- Address: Immermannstraße 46, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Famous for its Beef Noodle Soup
- Address: Charlottenstraße 50, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Bubble Tea Shop
- Address: Immermannstraße 65C, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €
Thai
- What to expect: Delicious authentic Thai food, a good place for team event – can have karaoke there too
- Our favourite dishes: Pad Thai, Glass Noodle in soup with fish ball
- Address: 45 Kölner Straße, 40211 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Vietnamese
- What to expect: Vietnamese style baguette, they have 2-3 different branches
- Our favourite dishes: BÁNH MÌ BBQ Pork
- Address: Ackerstraße 161, 40233 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €
- What to expect: Good Vietnamese food, especially for its noodles
- Address: Bilker Allee 164, 40217 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
- What to expect: Very small restaurant with a very unique “tree” table that you have to climb up, food is okay/average, but the experience is cool
- Address: Roßstraße 1a, 40476 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €€
Others
- What to expect: Cozy cafe near the Asian district, also have very delicious cake and cookies
- Our favourite dishes: Frozen Matcha Latte
- Address: Oststraße 57, 40210 Düsseldorf
- Price Range: €