Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Calgary

Menyatai Japanese Noodles

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"I love ramen, and friends have been encouraging me to go with them to various places around Calgary. This was a great experience. Fast and friendly..."

Lauren Shaw

"This little spot in Kensington reminds me exactly of when I went to Tokyo, Japan. From the bowls you're food is served in to the soft Japanese music..."

Rebecca

"I had a chance to visit Menyatai multiple times and honestly I can say say it has one of the best Ramen and service in Calgary. The food was always..."

Daniel Kim

"I would recommend this place for they delicious curry udon, tempura udon, grilled eel don. Curry broth is rich if you prefer, tempura was crispy and..."

Catherine

"one of my personal favorites in Calgary, the chashu here is more fatty ,much like pork belly. Although as default you only get one piece of..."

Merrie Cheung

"The ramen here is delicious. I particularly love the curry ramen - it is fairly mild, but so flavourful. There is plenty of variety to the toppings..."

Food Fiend YYC

"Delicious ramen. This was my go-to place before I discovered Ikemen. The noodles are toothsome, and the miso broth is nice and flavourful...."

Julia Marshall

"It's been a year since I've been here and I don't quite remember the ramen here. I think it was OK by Calgary standards but that's about that. I..."

CyniC-

"I went here with my cousin for a lunch visit. We had the spicy miso, miso, and onigiri. All were amazing, and we will be returning! Flavour, texture,..."

Sweet_and_savory

"Menyatai started my ramen addiction, I'll tell you that.It's a super cozy restaurant with a bright and casual environment, perfect for..."

Camille Anunciacion

"Awesome tasting! Service was fast and friendly, will be back very soon. Had the udon and friend had the ramen, both great flavours and came out super..."

Foodie22

"My buddy Asian Persuasion recommended Menyatai to me. She hasn’t been in a year but she told me the ramen is good. My husband L and I decided to..."

Hitting The Sauce

"This is one of my favourite ramen restaurants. Their flavours are a bit more mild than other ramen places, which suits me just fine. I always get the..."

Mrdizzybubbles

"Wait staff were polite and friendly, food was great, and would definitely return and recommend. Tonkotsu ramen was delicious, and my husband loved..."

Stacey Carr

"Great place. Excellent soups, dons and sides. Definitely one of my top ramen picks in the city. My love for this place began with its original..."

Mitchel

"Had the spicy tonkotsu. Best hangover food ever. A generous and tasty hunk of pork. Service was average. The restaurant is tiny and it was awkward to..."

Hypsochromic

"Was very good with quick friendly service, just thought the spice wasn't blended into the broth like others I have had. Nevertheless definitely worth..."

D-Man

"We loved this place !!!!! Absolutely delicious ramen ! I had the spicy egoma ramen, the broth was delicious as were all the accompaniments: egg,..."

S.W

"First impression walking in: very clean and organized with lots of lighting. I was greeted and given a menu immediately. The service alone was great...."

Amy

"Dropped in at lunchtime for a bowl of ramen and some takoyaki (TY). The space looked basic, bright and clean. Basic noodle shop decor. ..."

Michael Lee

"Delicious food & fast service! Perhaps it was just the perfect timing, however food was served quickly! Staff are very friendly! The food is very..."

Lexy Thompson

"While in Calgary I had to get my Ramen fix and I always try to visit a new place everyone time I come. The place is small, less then 50 seats but it..."

Aaron

"Food and service are both good. We had ramen and the noodle are not soggy like some other Japanese restaurant and they don't have to give you dry..."

Anthony Chan

"I really enjoyed the Spicy Tonkatsu ramen, it was the perfect amount of pork flavour and spice. But there was only one small piece of pork that came..."

Lil Bean

"Decent quality of ramen for CAD 13. The broth was tasty and the noodles were tender, unlike some restaurants tend to overcook the noodles and making..."

Vivalavidaeva

"I normally go to Muku for Ramen. First time went to this place, ramen is average. But the donburi is quite tasty. The portion is pretty large...."

Sara Xiao

"Kensington is definitely the home of Ramen in Calgary - at least, the most Ramen places in one area is deinitely here - and menyatai ranks close to..."

Justine

"Fresh and crispy Tenpura was the best. The nooddle of ramen was nicely chewy but the soup was salty. Yakiudon has plenty of ingredients and not..."

Gnocchi

"Menyatai is probably one of the better ramen places in Calgary. I ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen which had a rich broth, with lots of toppings..."

Daniel

"A little taste of Japan right in Calgary. If the food doesn't wow you, the service will!! The menu accommodates all pallets, while providing a..."

BriGuy28ca Food Reviews

"i love this place, i work in kensigton, and it is my go to hot spot. They are super friendly over the phone. My favorite is the gyoza... mmmmmmm..."

Matt

"I stopped by Menyatai a few minutes after it opened. I was greeted at the door with a friendly hi and smile. There is no yelling of Japanese..."

TheHungryGenie

"Great little restaurant! The ramen is really tasty and the broth is the star. I really dislike corn in my ramen and the first time I forgot to ask..."

Britt Rae

"Love their ramen!!! So tasty and the broth is like heaven! From miso broth to curry broth, it's all yumminess! Perfect for cold nights here in..."

Abbey J

"Cute little restaurant with decent food! The only thing I don't like about is that the servers keep talking to each other loudly all the time...."

Joce

"The ramen servings are adequate for their price. The onigiri and takoyaki are fantastic. The tempura is superb. Would actually go back for ramen..."

Zajira Ramirez

"The food was delicious with thicker broth that tastes more authentic! The appetizers were mediocre but the entrees were definitely worth it. The..."

Dawne Law

"my go to place for japanese ramen. i order from the tonkotsu grp. i rarely order fr other menu items. if i am extra hungry, i will also get a negi..."

Nora Shek

"Been to many different Ramen places in Calgary and by far this is one of my favorite. The food tastes clean and the service was very fast. The..."

Jane Yang

"This place was amazing. We got there a little after 8:30 and had to wait a little. Even after we were sat, they were still sitting people. Service..."

CJ

"Have not stopped by here since they opened! The line was out the door, but they're pretty speedy about it. Just leave your name at the front...."

Kimmy W

"I like this small cozy restaurant. This is a perfect place for a date, not so much for a big group because the place is quite small and it can get..."

She Loves To Eat

"Delicious Ramen. Pork was barbecued and tasted really good. The service is awesome, I ordered Ramen to go with green tea ice cream. They packed my..."

Rosso

"Great food, nice and clean. Think I caught the server on a off night, didn't make eye contact with us at all and was borderline curt with..."

Aaron Stange

"I've been here many times for ramen. Almost my favourite in town. You have many choices of ramen and appetizers. I will definitely recommend my..."

Cici_57

"Great little spot. Super authentic, pretty decent prices (especially for Kensington.) Nice range of food and drink options. It's probably your best..."

Allie Marie

"This place is great! Been here a few times and tried nearly every ramen dish. They are all amazing, you really can not go wrong. On my most recent..."

M

"Nothing too special, but definitely good for a cold day! Average ramen at best. Definitely my favorite in Calgary, but I've had way better..."

Shirley Huynh

"By far the best ramen in Calgary. Muku has gone downhill lately and Menyatai has stepped up to take its place as King! Be sure to order extra pork..."

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"Such a cute little restaurant! They get really busy on the weekends so be sure to get there early if you don't want to starve yourself. There is a..."

Cindy

"This ramen shop is small and tables fill up fast, so I recommend coming here right when it opens. I came here with a few friends and ordered the..."

Susan

"My brother wanted to get Japanese ramen and my friends told me to go here. We got spicy tonkatsu ramen and spicy miso ramenu. They were both good but..."

YEGirl

"One of the better ramen places in Calgary. The noodles are chewy and good, portions are pretty big. I love the way the meat is cooked for the ramen...."

M

"The best ramen place in Calgary so far, it's such a cute and colourful little place. Love the atmosphere, service is great and ramen is..."

Yumyuminmytumtum

"I've always heard great things about Menyatai and decided to finally check it out. Got the spicy miso ramen and the spinach gomae, and both dishes..."

Lisa Nguyen

"Korean-owned ramen restaurant I think. But I'm impressed. It's pretty good and can put some other place to shame. Generous toppings compared to some..."

Ryan Chen

"Menyatai is our go-to place when we want to celebrate finishing our tests, midterms and etc.. Ramen is our reward and of course we want a good one...."

Joanne E

"Came here with our baby and had a good experience. We lucked out and arrived right when they opened. Thankfully as the restaurant is small and the..."

JC

"Menyatai's is a small restaurant so this place is definitely not a good spot for groups larger than four. I have been here a handful of times and the..."

LT.

"The broth was delicious, probably one of the best I have ever had. The noodles weren't my favourite but they were good. I only with that the pork..."

MCalgary

"Great little gem in Kensington. If you want an authentic ramen noodle shop, Menyatai gets it right.Atmosphere is similar to a Japanese..."

Shawn M. Hiron

"To the person who wrote a bad review about how this restaurant wouldn't let them put in an order at 9PM: the hours have changed and this is stated at..."

Aaliyah

"Great service. The place is spotless too. Lots of udon and ramen options with a variety of broths. Fantastic presentation and variety of veggies in..."

Tmoski

"Fantastic! I went to Menyayai on an early saturday afternoon. It suprisingly wasnt as busy as I thought it might be and we were glad to grab a table..."

Tyrell Scott

"Great service, nice atmosphere. I love the clean, modern look of Menyatai's decor. Service is attentive and really friendly. The noodles are slightly..."

Kingdom

"Walked by this restau a few times and I finally decided to give it a go. It was busy and the food and staff were great. My soup wasn't as spicy as I..."

Joharah

"Best beef yakiudon i've ever had (portion is a bit little to me) Should hire more servers for dinner time, we wait for almost 10mins to get the..."

Erin Han Tran

"What a lovely place we discovered today. The food was delicious,and reasonably priced. I will definitely be telling my..."

Shelley Harrison

"The quality used to be better, but I feel like it has gone down. Not bad overall, I wouldn’t mind coming here..."

Kristy Chen

"A simple Japanese restaurant, small and well priced menu. My favorite is the gyoza, beef udon noodles, shrimp tempura, and beef Teri don. I have been..."

Rebecca

"Nice to place to have a ramen. Appetizer are so good we tried seaweed, shumai, tempura and oysters. Decent serving for the price, love the mickey..."

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Tenshi Sushi

80/100 (650 ratings)

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Fish Soup

"By far my favorite place to eat sushi in Calgary. Their sashimi is always fresh and the cuts are huge! Their sushi is well made, I recommend volcano..."

Melanie Zhao

"Tenshi Sushi's menu has a wide variety of sushi, maki, and more to choose from. Each tine I've been there I've had delicious well made sushi and..."

Matthew Alcock

"I wasn't terribly impressed when I first walked in. This really is a hole in the wall place. My husband and I ordered the gyoza, takoyaki, California..."

Sarah Simpson

"I wasn't terribly impressed when I first walked in. This really is a hole in the wall place. My husband and I ordered the gyoza, takoyaki, California..."

Sarah Simpson

"Dined at Tenshi for the first time early Monday evening and left with a full stomach and full intentions of returning for sushi very, very soon...."

Georgia B

"This post is long over due. I was up to my neck with assignments and midterms and vlogging on top of that. I can’t wait to be done school!...."

Kimmy W

"Decent food in a tiny restaurant. Wouldn't call it the best sushi in Calgary, but will definitely come back (not with a big group of..."

Joce

"Food is not really the best but is good enough. Serving is alright and service is fast. Overall the experience is just enough for its..."

Noy T

"We went to this restaurant twice. For the second time, we felt the owner has been changed. The food is good and price is reasonable. Especially, we..."

Gnocchi

"This is a charming little place in Kensington! If there is ever a place to go for sushi (especially avocado rolls, I'm weirdly addicted to avocado),..."

Nav

"Tenshi is probably my favorite Japanese restaurant in Calgary. The fish is always fresh and in very large portions. I went for dinner and we ordered..."

Daniel

"Little hole in the wall sushi place in Kensington that has that west coast feel. My wife and I moved back from Vic and have been looking for a good..."

Retzie Tejano

"Best sushi in the town. The yam roll and negi toro is excellent！ The salmon sashimi is fresh and big. I really recommend this place. Cheap and..."

Kana

"Best tuna tataki in town. Fresh fresh (almost as good as vancouver island fresh) and thick slices. Great quality for the price :)! A must try..."

Katie Seaba

"Very good!! I only like fresh sushi, otherwise I can taste it! I like how I don't have to spend so much to get good food and a full stomach. The..."

Aiyou

"I love finding hidden gems and this is EASILY one of them. I've been coming here for practically three years every week and the price and quality..."

Jonathan Wu

"A pretty small place, it had the most Japanese style interior I've ever seen. The sushi was absolutely amazing and the scallop handcone I..."

Lin

"The food here was wonderful!!! Very cute little cozy place. My boyfriend and I went there last night. Great, atmosphere, fresh and such a pretty..."

Nikki Mckenney

"The food at this restaurant was absolutely amazing. I have never tasted sushi that was so fresh and so delicious in Calgary! The presentation of the..."

Lankanlioness

"Been here on many occasion. My first experience was magical. I have had sushi before, in many places around calgary. I love unagi. These guys..."

PaulT

"Came here for lunch with a couple co workers. What seemed like the father and son of the restaurant were very friendly. The son served and the father..."

YYCFoodie

"This place looks like such a hole in a wall, I bet so many people have walked past it and not even known what it was. I think for the price..."

M

"The sushi there is great. We ordered JO and two other combos which is pretty good. The place is not as big as we thought, but the deco is cozy and..."

Yutong Wang

"Excellent value for what you get. Some items are absolutely delicious. Others are ok delicious. Nothing is awful. So every item either has..."

Chris Matthew

"Tenshi Sushi may be small but this cute spot has great sushi. My favourites are the spicy tuna sashimi appetizer, yam and avacoda maki roll, and the..."

Stephen Brodie

"This place may be small and not all that fancy but the food was GREAT! The taste really surprised me! Our waiter was a trainee so I can't really..."

Rbarbie

"Best sushi pizza in town! This place is cute, cozy, authentic, and delicious. Bento box on point! If you're looking for a place to grab lunch in..."

Chelsea R.

"I had high expectations coming into this place based on the other reviews but I was left disappointed. The space was cramped and the bathroom was..."

C Y

"Great food and bang for your buck! Came here for the first time as a party of 5 and ordered wayyy too much food, we weren't expecting the portions to..."

Omnomnomnivore

"The best place in Calgary for sashimi portions! It's unreal how much they give you - at least 2x bigger than any other sushi restaurant. Try their..."

Lisa Nguyen

"Awesome food. Great prices!. I love going for sushi here. Great quality at a price I haven't seen anywhere else in Calgary. I've lives in the area..."

Abryson

"Tenshi has good quality - price ratio. I have been visiting Tenshi Sushi for about 1.5 years now. Everything is fresh, and I love the food..."

Ykwok429

"Great Kensington Sushi. Very solid sushi joint that delivers great food at a very reasonable price..."

J-Mill

"Quantity+Quality. How do I begin this review. I have been coming to Tenshi for years now consistently and let me say the quality has been consistent..."

Mr Mayhem

"Good Value!. I came to Tenshi for dinner tonight with some friends and we were very lucky to get a table. Shortly after we sat down, the rest of the..."

R

"Amazing!!. My bf and I just moved to Sunnyside and used to go to Fuji Yama for our sushi..but after eating at Tenshi, I won't ever go back to Fuji!!..."

Fields

"Awesome sushi!!. I have been to Tenshi sushi 3 times now and it has always been fresh and delicious so far.. just wishes it would be a bit bigger but..."

Veronique

"Affordable and delicious I.... Affordable and delicious I'm sad I only found this sushi place three days before moving out of Calgary. Most..."

S. Beg

"Sushi is fresh, tasty, and extremely well priced. Service is consistently terrible. If you're patient you'll get a good plate of sushi for a good..."

Teensyslews

"A++. This is a hidden little gem located in Kensington.Sushi is my favourite thing to eat, and this is easily one of the top 3 places I've..."

Lisa Nguyen

"One of the best places in Calgary to eat sashimi. Best value for the price. Highly..."

Yuri Legai

"Coming from Vancouver I am spoiled when I comes to sushi. This place was a gem. Everything I would expect from van and more. Nigiri was very generous..."

Jon

"LOVE Tenshi Sushi. It's so quaint and the prices are great and the sushi is really good. Particularly love the tuna belly roll..."

Erin Baird

"Fantastic.. A group of my friends and I went down to Kensington on Friday night for a birthday dinner. I completely forgot that I should have made..."

Melissa

"Cheap and yummy!. Went here for a late lunch and was pleasantly surprised. The special yam roll is delightful. With 2 misos and 4 rolls it was only..."

Kp

"My fav little sushi spot!. I love this place. Food has always been delicious and seafood has been fresh. Price is great too.One of my..."

Megk84

"Average, nothing special. I went to the spa upstairs and then decided to have dinner here since it was so close by. The food was average, nothing to..."

Cowtown Foodie

"Tiny spot > big heart. Excellent value, portions seem to be cut for the western pallet. very fresh, fast and quaint. 4 out of 5..."

J

"I keep coming back.... I love this place, I always come here for sushi. The rolls are a bit smaller than other places but they are delicious and are..."

Pixer

"Pretty good sushi. I had been there a few times, and it was all good. I always order the Tenshi Deluxe Combo, pretty good value and fresh sushi. The..."

Sophia

"LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. I always have a great experience when I go to tenshi Sushi. The food is always great and the staff is alway..."

Sandra

"Eat here 2-3 a week, hands down the best sushi in Calgary!! A must try, you will agree..."

Elanna

"Not bad for a quick..."

Krazee_palate

"One of the Best. I have been to Tenshi Sushi many times. The prices are reasonable (for sushi) and the quality is great. I moved from the west coast..."

Jmac

"Great fresh sushi. We were told about this nice little sushi place and decided to try it. Pleasantly surprised at the large selection as well as the..."

Pique-Assiette

"This was really not a bad place to eat. Despite the fair bit of bad reviews my friend and I decided to check this place out. We ordered 6 different..."

Brian Li

"Average. The service wasn't bad, she always checked up on us to make sure if we were doing ok. I'd say the rolls were about average, nothing really..."

Willa PH

"Good food. I've been here a few times and everything I've tried has been good, nothing has been amazing until today, usually we get gyoza (which is..."

Cosmonaut HD

"A nice experience. I went to a CIFF flick at the Plaza last night (Oct 2 2009-100% sold out!) and had dinner beforehand- decided to give Tenshi..."

Gianni M

"Good stuff. Tenshi Sushi is a nice little space with a view of Kensington out the one large window. The waitresses are always super friendly and..."

Pickle_puppy

"Absolutley Fabulous. Tenshi Sushi is pound for pound one of the best sushi spots in the city.After discovering it earlier this year, Tenshi..."

TRM

"Nice Surprise!. Had a late lunch here. Had a lunch special. Chicken teriyaki, miso soup, California roll, shimp and veggie tempura for under $11. Not..."

KFPerrone

" Our meal was also very good even though it took them nearly 25-30 minutes to take our initial order. Tenshi seems to be a popular place for takeout..."

Andreasalethechef

"I ordered the sushi and sashimi special ($11.99). The accompanying miso soup was hot and salty, filled with plenty of seaweed and cubes of tofu...."

Hitting The Sauce

"Tenshi sushi is really close to where I live. It makes me happy to know that I am a 7 minute walk away from some awesome sushi. It reminds me of my..."

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