Kaishu Japans Restaurant in Wijk 00 Centrum

Best Japanese restaurant in Maastricht

Delicious dishes at a very reasonable price. Don't let the simple decor put you off. Order a table full of small dishes and share them with everyone.

The portions of sushi maki and miso soup are a bit small because you are still hungry afterwards... the muzak could be more authentic.

I ordered the vegetarian ramen, which was rather bland and had a slightly odd taste, unfortunately. It was simply miso-infused vegetarian ramen. The noodles and tofu, however, were very good.

Amazing food, great deal quality and portions! We were definitely satisfied at the end of our Tofu stew! Vegetarian options available. Waitress nice and helpful with a small kid (tho is not a place i'd recommend with kids as the atmosphere is very quiet and zen and there is no slide for pushchair).

Delicious. All course annd anll dishes were super well prepared annd succulent. Original Teppan hot plate. Do not expect posh surroundings that look like a 2026 place to be. Do expect fantastic food, prepared by an attentive staff carefully pacing with you. The menus Yokohama and Kyoto both were extremely well balanced with many small courses at just the right amounts and super tasty, super well paced, and really a well mastered combination of dishes. Kudos go to all the staff to sense exactly when it’s time to move to the next course. It’s clear Kaishu hasn’t invested in the looks of their place since it was built. Even the old sushi counter is idle in the basement. AC isn’t integrated into the building. But frankly none of that takes away an incredible night’s experience of great food and being looked after attentively. And yes, the Teppanyaki was a joy to watch. And yes, the cook does have a big smile when prompted. And yes we ate all of the courses and neither felt bloated or hungry. Well done!! We will return here, for sure.

It was tasty, the food was brought a bit fast but the staff was very friendly.

Food was delicious, the portions were generous, and we were very satisfied, as always!

We had a delicious meal! We were served quickly and very kindly, and the food was delicious. Highly recommended!

The menu is completely confusing.

By far the best ramen in the city

We were hesitant to try this place. We did and didn't regret it at all! Delicious sushi, melt-in-your-mouth sashimi, and probably the best ramen I've had in a while. It's not the most atmospheric place, but it's delicious and the service is excellent!

Love their gyoza, fried shrimp and chicken. The atmosphere is really nice and peaceful. Will be back for sure

Very good food and generous portions.

Its good place with good comfortable food. They also have package menu with affordable price.

We had a wonderful family meal at the special tables where you feel like you're kneeling. The waitress was very helpful, translating the entire menu to help us find something suitable for our children. The meal was delicious.

Friendly staff, fast service and tasty food

A wonderful experience, everything was excellent, from the food and service to the atmosphere.

Really nice experience! Tried both sushi and ramen, and everything tasted fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Calm atmosphere and friendly service as well. Would definitely recommend!

Very tasty, large portions and really friendly service. You'll definitely leave satisfied, and because it's not located on a busy street, it's very pleasantly quiet and relaxing.

very tasty udon noodles with duck and vegetables for a decent price

Delicious food and generous portions. The guests are attentive. There is plenty of space between the tables, which creates a sense of calm and makes you want to stay seated even after your meal.

A good Japanese restaurant with a good selection of dishes. The price is reasonable. The interior is cozy.

Food was delicious and the waitresses super nice and polite! However, what ruined our experience was that we waited over 1:30 hours to get our food and it is the second time that this happens. We didn’t get all our food at once but rather get one plate, after 25 min the next etc. Even though the food was great I don’t think I’m going back there again for that exact reason…

We had made a reservation, but that wasn't necessary: ​​it wasn't super busy, but pleasantly full. The decor is okay, not super cozy and a tad outdated, but certainly not unpleasant. The service was friendly, but not helpful. I asked about combination options for sushi & teppanyaki (their specialties), and we were told we had to select that ourselves from the (English) menu. Then she came back (way too quickly) to ask what we wanted to eat. We had no idea about the portion sizes (although our neighbor had a bowl of ramen in front of her that she couldn't finish), so we decided to order 'course by course': first 2 appetizers, then sushi, and finally another 2 teppanyaki dishes. Regarding the food: nothing but praise – beautiful flavors, a delicious teriyaki sauce, wonderful salmon, super tender beef, and with eel on the sushi, you've got me hooked, and all of it beautifully garnished! All delicious! The price: fine – under 100 euros for 2 people with 2 drinks each.

Delicious food. Friendly service. Great value for money 👍

I have been there a few times, always for sushi which is very good. However, the pork ramen felt very artificial, more like a soup with things than proper ramen

Absolutely delicious, friendly service, and the food arrived quickly. The portions are huge, so definitely a fair price.

Very good food, nice place, definitely recommended!

Founded this place by chance. I wanted to eat sushi there but there was a problem with communication with the waitresses,so I ended up choosing tofu stew.And it was very good choice as it was very tasty,proper portion. However, my general impression of the place was a little bit low.Why? There was lack of proper ventilation,so I ended up smelling like fried fish.And I have been waiting quite a long time for the dish,as there was some bigger group served first.

As an Asian who grew up in Asia, I honestly cannot say this is authentic Japanese food. The ramen they served was just supermarket-bought Chinese noodles with powdered soup rather than real broth. The service was so-so, and the kitchen staff spoke loudly in their local language among themselves during lunch hour as if they were arguing.

Been a regular here for years, fantastic food and service, not all you can eat but definitely worth the price, as a chef myself, highly recommend!

I had the beef udon soup and it was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was also very pleasant and cozy. I’ll definitely come back!!

Delicious, absolutely delicious! Definitely worth repeating!

Delicious food, especially their ramen. Atmosphere is warm and cozy. We went twice here around lunch time and it is not as busy as other restaurants. Friendly staff and chef.

Lunch on a Sunday. The place is spacious, and the large table that sinks into the floor, in a Japanese/Asian style, is truly impressive. Professional and pleasant service. The udon dishes could perhaps use a few more noodles, but the flavors are there, and the value for money is very good.

The food was very good, high quality and fine sushi. But the main dishes arrive a bit late for those who did not order first dish, we didn't ask to get them together nor been asked if we want. And when we arrived home all our clothes smelled strongly from the restaurant.

I was unfortunately disappointed with my experience here. From the moment I walked in, I felt a bit ignored. The young waitress seemed distant, which didn't really make me feel welcome. Every order and request took a very long time. I don't mind that in itself—I understand it can be busy—but her attitude made me feel uncomfortable. :( I tried to remain friendly and smile, but her cold gaze made me feel like I'd done something wrong. Maybe she didn't know the answer to my question, or maybe she just didn't want to respond; I don't know. It was confusing and a bit painful. I have a great appreciation for Asian cuisine and normally always feel warmly welcomed at Asian restaurants in the Netherlands. Here, however, I felt out of place, almost like I didn't belong. Even the tables around me were getting more attention, which only added to the feeling of discomfort. It was an unpleasant evening, and honestly, it kind of ruined my weekend. A shame, because I was really looking forward to a nice meal. :((((

Amazing restaurant. The food is perfect, they have the best Ramen in Maastricht. The service is always incredibly nice, friendly and we always feel welcome.

Nice food, the service could be better

Fresh produce, delicious sushi!

Much better than All You Can Eat.

I highly recommend it. I will definitely be back.

Delicious, however the portions are small and the prices exorbitant. Very nice decor. We ate around 4 p.m., and they didn't have enough tuna left to offer a large portion of sashimi.

Japanese food with a Chinese twist. ;)

Quiet restaurant with an open kitchen... nothing like the 100% microwave kitchens of many Chinese restaurants. Friendly staff, very good food with exceptional value for money, well-deserved five stars.

Delicious food, served quickly. A small service error, but no big deal. Nice place.

I am a regular in this restaurant. The service is nice, very respectful staff. Portions are big and well priced for what you get. I highly recommend the Shrimp Ramen. I am not an expert in this type of cuisine but I definitely enjoy this restaurant.

THIS IS A BANGER—AND I KNOW BANGERS. HOLY SHIT, THIS PLACE IS SO YUMMY. THE VIBES ARE SO CUTESY, AND THE STAFF IS REALLY NICE. I LOVE THIS PLACE ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Had a very tasty ramen, maybe not the most attractive appearance, but that doesn't matter when the food is terribly delicious and it was

Very good meal and friendly staff. Hearty dishes.

Delicious food for an affordable price!

This place exceeded my expectations! The food is delicious and the service is excellent! I would definitely eat here again!

A very good Japanese restaurant. If you're not the best, we go back regularly.

It ain't an authentic Japanese restaurant if it can't roll a decent sushi. It doesn't matter if it is run by Japanese. There are many Japanese options in this town. Those will be my recommendation for the next time.

Best Japanese dishes in Maastricht, freshly prepared. Restaurant decor is a bit outdated, but that is more than compensated by the hospitality!

🍤🦐🍣🍛 Very good lunch, welcoming and very friendly staff, Japanese atmosphere 🧘🏻‍♀️ We had a great romantic time there.

Had a delicious Ramen here. Tasty broth and well filled. I had beef and my wife had salmon. Service is good.

The food here is amazing and the waiters are always very kind. The food comes quick after ordering and the price is perfect for the food you are getting. The place itself is cute and spacious.

It was very tasty, fresh and absolutely great value for money. The portions were more than sufficient. Very good service. We will definitely come back.

I think the Japanese restaurant is run by Chinese people, so the famous Japanese friendliness was (very) missing. The reception was very rude, the wrong dishes were prepared, this was also noticed, but they still tried to "sell" us the food we didn't order. When paying by card I had to turn away because there was no effort not to look at the pin. The food was average and plentiful. So no criticism. If you want to eat cheaply, you can definitely try it, maybe the service was just having a bad day.

Geweldig lekker, goede broth voor de ramen. Frisse verse sushi met heerlijke combinaties. Aanrader voor elk smaak palet

A cozy and affordable restaurant. In the meantime, I am a regular customer together with my girlfriend. Highly recommended if you are a fan of Japanese cuisine. Good sushi with generous portions and also tasty ramen (especially the Duck Ramen). It is also useful to know that you get a 10% discount if you are a student.

Excellent Japanese restaurant ! Really family friendly and delicious !

It was delicious, very good service!

Sorry to say it cannot be said as Japanese. Some hint of Chinese exist and the taste is not balanced

I took the sushi with me, incredibly tasty, the best restaurant in Maastricht, I recommend it, the rice is divine, the fish is fresh and tasty, the atmosphere in the restaurant is just fire, the toilets have a very pleasant smell, there is nothing like this anywhere, the staff is very nice

The restaurant has an unpleasant appearance due to the old furniture and the lack of atmosphere. Unfortunately, the service left much to be desired. With my first plate of sushi I got the wrong piece. I immediately reported this and the waitress would check it out. However, she acted irritated and seemed chaotic. It wasn't until half an hour later that I was told that I would still receive the correct piece. In the end it was only put in front of me when I was already putting on my coat to leave, as if it had not been forgotten. A strange turn of events. In addition, some sushi ordered were missing, while others were delivered twice. The staff seemed confused and even wanted to give me extra sushi that I had not ordered, after I had clearly said that I did not want it! The food itself was not special, but the poor service in particular ensures that I will not return here. Very unfortunate, because I had higher expectations.

WHAT A BLAMAGE. I make a reservation for 2 people via their website and immediately receive a confirmation email. We arrived right on time, but NO table. We were put at a 6-person table with the comment that a 2-person table would become available soon. But looking around I saw that all tables were still in the middle of their meal or had just ordered. So that would take a long time. In the meantime, a 4-person group came in. The 6-person table we were sitting at was split up. We were allowed to help move the table ourselves. It ended up on a drafty corner directly against the bar, an extremely unpleasant place to sit. We felt fobbed off and treated very unprofessionally. We are used to something, but this was everything. That never happened to me in Japan. This restaurant did a GIANT CROWDED SKATE, and behaved unprofessionally in their failure to keep the reserved table available. FOEI

We ate here recently. The atmosphere is quite nice. The place is authentic and the food is a good price. Personally, I have tried similar food in different restaurants, which were a bit tastier, but they were more expensive as well. So it depends on what your preference is in that. The sizes are alright, a ramen will definitely make you feel quite full. The place can get a little bit smokey, since the restaurant isn’t suuuper big. All in all, if you don’t have a super big budget, I think it’s a great way to have dinner for example, but taste wise I have tried similar food that I liked a bit more spice/ingredients wise.

Food during the Christmas holidays is nothing to write home about. Cook working disinterestedly. All his fish dishes were tough.

Centrally located, very tasty food. Great price.

For a Japanese restaurant it's simple but not uncomfortable. We had read in a few posts that the door had to be opened more often. The same goes for our food. The trigger is almost non-existent and when making teppanyaki you need it even more. Unfortunately, the food wasn't that great. Starter and sushi ok, but not great. Miso soup was more like dishwater and the main meat course was inedible and not just at our table. The vegetables are average good and fresh. The service staff were all overwhelmed, hectic, not attentive and uninterested. Too bad. I would have preferred to report nice things

Highly recommend any time of the day, lovely good and a nice calm atmosphere.

The personnel is not friendly and the taste is average.

I liked it very much. Quiet and cozy place. Delicious cuisine. I will come again)

Eerste keer, maar nooit meer. Wij hadden niet gereserveerd. Zij hadden nog plek voor ons. Wij kregen een tafel die ingegraven is. Echt heel onhandig als je slechte knie en rug hebt. Meer dan 1 uur gewacht voor 3 sushirollen en 2st lamsrack. Tussendoor hebben andere tafels al 3 gangen gehad. Een tafel die na ons kwam, werd sushi niet aangeraden omdat het te lang zou duren. Zij kregen vrij snel hun Gyoza en noodle soep en wij nog steeds niks. Schandalig. Als de keuken niet aankan, moet je niet meer gasten aannemen. Bij de toiletten zie je 3 vrieskasten staan en kartonnen dozen. Erg rommelig. Bij het afrekenen werd ook niet gevraagd of het lekker was. Ons zie je nooit meer terug.

The food was very tasty, and that's about it. The service was rushed, stressed and seemed uninterested. It was full when we were there and the chefs could barely cope, or not at all. They couldn't make the menu we ordered because it would take too long. The kitchen is in the restaurant, which is nice as long as the extraction of the griddle works properly. But it didn't work. The restaurant was regularly full of blue baking fumes, after which the staff briefly opened the front door to ventilate, and that is not nice when the wind is blowing hard outside and it is 5 degrees. The decor is Japanese minimalist. The chairs and tables reminded us of second-hand hospital furniture from the 1960s. The single glass in the facade was fogged up on the inside and radiated very cold. Atmospheric eatery. When we got home we discovered that our clothes had taken on the smell of Japanese cooking. Bah.

Onverwacht bij dit restaurant terecht gekomen. We zagen de lekkere menukaart en besloten het eens te proberen. Vriendelijke en vlotte bediening. We hadden eerst een voorgerecht, gyoza en de karage , dit was al smullen Als hoofdgerecht een ramrensoep, udon noodle met kip Beide erg lekker en smaakvol. Het zijn flinke porties. We komen hier zeker eens terug

Fresh ingredients, tasty flavors

Came across this restaurant unexpectedly. We saw the tasty menu and decided to give it a try. Friendly and smooth service. We first had a starter, gyoza and the karage, which was delicious As a main course, ram soup, udon noodle with chicken Both very tasty and tasty. They are large portions. We will definitely come back here

Nice atmosphere. Nice staff but more than average food. Ramen too salty and lacking in taste. Udon to avoid. Weird taste. Rarely seen chicken like this and this dark

Even though it was already 9pm they welcomed us and gave us a table in a nice location. Impeccable service and delicious, plentiful dishes. Their noodle soup is perfect on a cold November evening!

Delicious ramen!! This is a pleasure every time 😋

Reservamos Kaishu con un grupo de amigos, 12 adultos, 5 niños. Necesitábamos esperar la comida hasta 3 horas. Algunos todavía no consiguieron el plato principal donde otros estaban tomando el postre. La calidad estaba muy por debajo del nivel estándar normal del restaurante. Dirigiendo la gestión nuestras quejas fueron negadas. ¡No vayas con tus amigos!

Sorry people, we reserved as a group more than a week before. If we arrive at 6.30 then you cannot be served with dinner at 9.15! And some got desert before the other got their starter....

Authentic Japanese restaurant. The food and service were phenomenal. Highly recommended!

heerlijk gegeten. heb gekozen voor een sushi menu waarbij ik diverse gangen kreeg. alles smaakte heerlijk. Jammer dat het restaurant zo ver weg ligt van mijn woonplaats anders was ik er zeker vaker. vriendelijke alerte bediening.

Kindest owner, quick service and it has become my go to place for authentic Japanese food.

I ate here before, it was very tasty. Maybe im unlucky now, but the udon duck taste so weird. It tastes like “pork mustard soup” or we call it Baikut in indo. Soury flavour causes by the pickled mustard. First time eating ramen/noodle with this flavour. 😢

Really great ramen. Classic Japanese and prepared with care.

I and my girlfriend recently ordered beef udon and pork ramen, and they were absolutely delightful! The flavors were rich and savory, making every bite a pleasure. These portions size were big, ensuring a satisfying meal. I highly recommend these two dishes and this restaurant, we can't wait to return to explore more of the menu.

If you are Asian and know Japanese a little bit, do not have expectation about here. The cuisines were not Japanese dish, disappointed. Relatively pricey. Dining area is not separated with kitchen, full of smoky odor,make your tears out. Terrible experience.

Absolutely and unreservedly recommended. Delicious food, very friendly staff and great ambience.

We had an amazing experience in a very special restaurant. From the moment I stepped inside I was greeted by the beautiful smile of the landlady, I think , who was very nice to us. In any case, everything was superlative, from the welcome, the atmosphere, to the food. We will definitely be back!

A very beautiful and cozy Japanese restaurant in the center of Maastricht. The portions are large. The food is incredibly delicious. I recommend trying both Ramen soup and its fried version. The service is excellent. I recommend!!!

It’s one of best restaurant in Maastricht for ramen and fried rice.

Good food, good service and very calming atmosphere! I would reserve a table before. And I hope they will re open the garden

THE BEST Japanese food in the city!!! 1000% recommend + the waitress is the nicest person ever ty!!!

Sushi mit schlechter Qualität der Welt. Sushi war gar nicht lecker. Ich habe meiner Freunden zum ersten Mal Sushi empfohlen, und ich bereue es sehr. Sie haben meinetwegen die schlechtesten Sushi der Welt gegessen. Sushi war gar nicht frisch und hat so schlecht gerochen. So so schlecht. Ich muss übergeben.