Holy crap!!!!! Hands down the best food we've had since being in Paris and we've been here for 21…read moredays. It's a tiny place (like most here) and freaking packed every night. It's loud and service is as good as it can be for being that crazy busy. All that worked there were very polite and kind. The food was exquisite. Like for real the best food we've had. Even the desserts were amazing but I forgot to take a picture.

Went here twice during our visit to Paris. Reservations are a must! Place is very busy, lots of…read morelocals. Plenty of great Teppan with leftovers.

The food here was really good. Very fresh and very traditional. The edamame was hot and sprinkled…read morewith sea salt. The miso was perfect and the nigiri was great. The service however was more what I would expect on the Champs d'Elyse on a hot August day: surly and impatient. I would have given another star if the service would have been up to par. It wasn't a language issue as I ordered in both French and in Japanese and we got exactly what we wanted, but both our server and the Sushi chef were in apparent foul moods. The older lady that was working was much better though. This place is not cheap and a low price bottle of Saki was 27euro. My hope is that when the food is great, that the staff would match.

Top5 meal of my life. Master chef creates the finest Japanese dishes with finesse, grace and…read moredecades of discipline. Isami is worthy of long distance travel for this experience. Do it. It has been six years since I first dined at Isami, but the memory lives on and I couldn't wait to go back, finally, this trip. +++ exact amuse as last time, perfect: +++ best miso soup I have ever had, float with a luscious piece of fatty salmon that melts in your mouth. +++ best ankimo I have ever had, delicate, loose but also firm, just right. Wow. +++ boiled welp, served in the shell, chilled +++ chawanmushi for the ages. Best I have ever tasted. Absolute perfection in every bite, consistent from top to bottom, leaf sits just beneath the surface. There is magic within! +++ natto ika. These are no store bought soybeans. Nor the squid. Crafted into the perfect strong but delicate texture combination. A very traditional dish, usually with the guts of the squid, chef has achieved lightness as of a cloud in this dish. Supreme! +++ tosu (short for tako sunomono, pickled cucumber, seaweed and octopus) made me weep tears the octopus was so soft and delicate, each bite was a view to this magnificent creature's life in the sea, flowing gracefully as it swims. I'm not kidding. It brought me to tears. This ain't no frozen store-bought kelp neither! Perfect, pickled gently and with just the right bitterness too! Omakase available only at dinner. So instead (at lunch) we enjoyed a combo, one sushi sampler, and one sashimi sampler. No need to take you through each bite, there were 25 or 30, each EPIC and among the best you've ever had. OTHER TIPS * make your reservation early. * they have a full alcohol menu including some excellent sake, wine and beer. * be respectful here. You are steps or inches from one of the finest Japanese chefs in the world. Relax, taste and enjoy. Quietly.

Every single time the tram goes by Issy Val de Seine, I found myself sticking my neck out to check…read moreout this food stand. The idea of having a food stop next to a train station is how life should be and the best part is that this is a japanese food stand! Unfortunately, this place is not a convenient lunch stop for me so i've never really gotten the chance to try. One late morning, I took my big pregnant craving in the opposite direction of my office and bought a two lunch boxes and bought a special bento that had a grilled fish, grilled chicken, and shrimp tempura, a chicken donburi, and a green tea chiffon cake. The food was decent, but the price was not. 29 EUR for the three items and neither my husband nor I were full. I'm not sure I would eat there even if I pass by, let alone make a special trip there. They are opening a new location on Ile ste germaine, which is much closer to me, but I doubt i'd walk there for such expensive, non-filling food.