Where to Eat in Little Tokyo Düsseldorf
- Lonneke Snel
- Aug 27
- 2 min read
Düsseldorf is home to one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe, and its cultural influence has created a lively district called 'Little Tokyo'. The area of Immermannstraße and its surrounding streets is packed with authentic Japanese restaurants, ramen shops, sushi bars, bakeries and specialty stores. Wondering where to eat in Little Tokyo Düsseldorf? Here's your guide for snacks and food to get a taste of Japan in Germany.
For sweet street food you have to go to Bing Go. They are specialised in Taiyaki, which are cute fish shaped desserts with various types of fillings. Each taiyaki is baked to order in a sort of waffle iron right before your eyes while you wait. We chose the traditional one filled with anko, a sweet red bean paste. There is also a variation on this with different flavours of soft ice cream.
The famous Hanaro Markt supermarket has an adjacent Deli called Nado where you can enjoy An Pan (soft and sweet filled bread rolls), onigiri (stuffed triangles of rice, wrapped in dried seaweed), bubble tea, mochi (soft rice cakes) and bingsu (Korean shaved ice). We ordered onigiri filled with kimchi, which were made on the spot for the annual Japan Day and were so fresh they were still deliciously warm.
The name An Pan combines "An", which refers to sweet paste, with "Pan", the Japanese word for bread.
We chose Koshi An Pan (which is filled with sweet red bean paste and topped with poppy seeds) and Karē Pan (filled with curry and fried instead of baked).
Established more than 40 years ago, eatTOKYO is a Japanese owned restaurant with 6 branches operating in Tokyo Japan, 8 outlets across London and several in Germany including 3 in Düsseldorf. We both had a flavoursome salmon teriyaki bento with extra nattō on the side, which is a traditional Japanese side dish made with fermented soybeans (served in the white, pointed bowl). When we first ate nattō during our Japan trip in 2017 we had to get used to the stringy and slimy texture, but soon we loved it and now we always order it when we get the chance.
Seoul Restaurant opened its doors in 1987, making it one of the oldest Korean restaurants in Düsseldorf. We ordered very tasty vegetarian Doenjang-Jjigae, which is a stew made with fermented soybean paste and tofu, together with delicious banchan (small side dishes). Doenjang is by the way similar to Japanese miso but its less sweet and has a stronger taste.
The Tokyo Ramen Takeichi restaurant chain started in 2012 with 6 locations in Tokyo and 7 across Asia. Now you can find a couple of outlets in the Netherlands and Germany too. Düsseldorf is home to two locations: one along Immermannstraße and the other on Bismarckstraße (the one we visited). We enjoyed a bowl of Tori Paitan Ramen for lunch. This ramen dish is characterized by a rich and creamy broth from chicken bones, similar to the famous tonkotsu which is made from prok bone broth.
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