Gems of Asian cuisine

Restaurang Takenaka

This small Japanese restaurant is run by the couple Yasuo and Kajsa Takenaka. Yasuo is from southern Japan and has previously worked at several large Japanese restaurants in Stockholm. Kajsa is from Halmstad but has lived in Japan for a long time and in Stockholm where she worked at a Japanese travel agency. The couple met in Stockholm, fell in love and then moved to Kajsa’s hometown. Restaurang Takenaka (swe) External link, opens in new window. opened in 2004. It focuses on simple, clean and traditional Japanese flavours with a menu that includes nigiri, maki, t-maki and ramen on Wednesdays. Sometimes, they also mix in Swedish flavours and ingredients, preferably locally produced, which are not usually used in Japanese cuisine.

Umai City

Umai started out as a small sushi restaurant in Söndrum, eleven years ago. A lot has happened since then and today there are two restaurants after Umai City (swe) External link, opens in new window. was inaugurated in the autumn of 2018. It serves high-quality dishes in the form of Asian tapas, sushi, main courses and exciting poké bowls. In addition, the restaurant has a variety of Japanese beers and a well-composed assortment of wines, bubbly and drinks.