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Name: Nakai
Address: Via di Santa Maria alle Fornaci, 14, Roma, 00165, Italy
Price range: €30 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.4

Via di Santa Maria alle Fornaci, 14, 00165, Roma

JapaneseAverage price €30

9.4

(1,121 reviews)

Reviews

9.4
of 10

Excellent

1121 reviews

Ambience

9.2

Food

9.6

Service

9.4

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Liliana D. • 2 reviews
November 9, 2024
10/10
The menu is original, tasty and creative. The staff is kind and helpful, but never overbearing. A wonderful dining experience!
Patricia B. • 5 reviews
October 27, 2024
10/10
Wonderfully. Carlos, our waiter, is very kind!! And the food; marvelous!!
Hazel M. • 14 reviews
October 19, 2024
10/10
Fantastic service! The gyoza and maki rolls were exceptional—fresh, flavorful, and perfectly balanced in every bite. The staff were warm and welcoming, and the sushi chef’s skill really stood out. Thank you for an unforgettable dining experience. If we return to Rome, we’ll definitely be back. Highly recommend trying the My Dream and Nakai Maki rolls!
Boris S. • 2 reviews
October 15, 2024
10/10
Unique receipts based on Japanese posters with a touch of Roman flavours
Michael l. • 2 reviews
October 12, 2024
10/10
Our favorite meal in Rome. So unique. So delicious.
Marina A. • 2 reviews
October 9, 2024
10/10
Amazing food and service!
sorin r. • 1 review
October 6, 2024
9.5/10
Koji Nakai is a food wizard, every thing about food is very very good!!! But , and I hope I will have to retract that, the wine is to expensive according the quality. It is 40% more expensive than in other restaurants.
Pislaru C. • 1 review
August 17, 2024
10/10
Excelent!
Fee L. • 8 reviews
August 1, 2024
10/10
Sushi fused with an Italian twist. Short menu, surprising combinations and overall very very good food!
Georgiana I. • 1 review
May 24, 2024
10/10
Great quality of raw ingredients.
Pablo G. • 1 review
April 22, 2024
9.5/10
Great food and service. The waiter was superb recommending and always ready when required
Alba A. • 17 reviews
December 16, 2023
10/10
What a wonderful experience. The decor has a stylish simplicity with tasteful contrasting textures and fabrics. We were greeted warmly, and the menu explained to us. Our waitress was a young Filipina woman who could not have been more charming and helpful (wish I could remember her name: evening of Dec 16). And then the food. WOW. Every single thing we ordered was excellent. Our first two dishes were the OPEN YOUR MIND tekoyaki: meat balls filled with octopus sauce, coconut cream, Aonori topping and Kastuobushi. What a great dish: would always be on my must-get list here. With that we got the JAPANESE TACOS Prawns Tempura, salmon tartare, dry tomatoes and guacamole on shrimp chips. Equally delicious and also a must-have. Then followed a large plate, the excellent MORIAWASE SASHIMI (Chef selection according to the market) and because it was a cold night, we got the EXOTIC PAD THAI Rice pasta cooked with fish and vegetables, mint and lemongrass, toasted almond chips. Hot and flavorful. The only beer they had on the menu was Sapporo which went very well with the meal. Excellent experience: if you want a change up from Italian while in Rome - great choice.
Michael S. • 87 reviews
November 19, 2023
10/10
We had great sushi and other items. Along with good wine and great service, everything was very nice. Highly recommended!
Faye N. • 2 reviews
September 29, 2023
10/10
Food was delicious with pleasing presentation. We were there at a quiet time ( not peak hours), so ambience was very relaxed. Excellent service. Would definitely recommend.
Stephen K. • 1 review
September 30, 2023
10/10
Absolutely fantastic food with superb service.. Defo a recommendation..
Larry D. • 5 reviews
July 27, 2023
10/10
Great flavor with artistic presentation. A delight to the eye and taste. We will return to this business at each opportunity.
Jennifer P. • 3 reviews
July 9, 2023
10/10
I found this place on The Fork because we were looking for a restaurant near the Vatican, as we were trying to visit, and Nakai did not disappoint! The food was excellent here and unique. We had some rolls we have never tasted before -- unique combinations Italian-style. I also had the yakisoba, which was fantastic.
Weiru C. • 1 review
May 8, 2023
10/10
The food is really good. Especially the ambience, really quality.
Nestan E. • 1 review
April 23, 2023
10/10
The portions are small, but tasty.
Laurence H. • 1 review
April 6, 2023
9.5/10
The sushi was one of the best I have ever had. I would absolutely recommand this restaurant. Located nearby the vatican but still very quiet. Nice decoration and very friendly owner.
Botond S. • 2 reviews
March 14, 2023
6/10
The good location is very close to the Vatican city a nice looking place and has friendly staff, but there were eggshells in the rice. For that kind of restaurant, you must care about the professional kitchen staff.
Petra K. • 2 reviews
January 15, 2023
10/10
Exceptional food, lovely service.
Lev N. • 13 reviews
January 3, 2023
10/10
By far the best Japanese restaurant in Rome! Excellent service, creative fusion cuisine and lovely ambiente.
Michele C. • 37 reviews
December 29, 2022
9.5/10
Amazing food and amazing service. It’s expensive but it’s totally worth it!
Elena C. • 4 reviews
December 21, 2022
9/10
Great food! We tried the mouth meeting takoyaki, pad Thai, octopus desserts and much more. Everything had its own distinctive taste and was very well presented. The waitresses were very professional and were very attentive to our needs. The only negative thing is that the place was cold when we arrived, we were the first to arrive at 7:15p.m., at our request they immediately turned the heater on but we would have not expected this in a high quality restaurant. Other than this bravo to the the chef Nakai and the staff!
Hugo B. • 1 review
November 28, 2022
10/10
Amazing expirience! Very good ambiance and decoration, but the most important thing is the food and we were not disappointed. We tried a couple of things and all were very tasty! The service was very good as well, the waitress was very kind. We are definitely coming back soon!
Tomoko K. • 335 reviews
November 20, 2022
8/10
Very nice service and good food! Enjoyed vey much.