Edinburgh, United Kingdom
29-30 South Bridge
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+441315587772
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Maki & Ramen Southside is an authentic Japanese sushi bar situated within a 5-minute walk of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. With its distinctive exterior and working ramen noodle workshop on display to passersby, it's hard not to get drawn into the restaurant to dine under the beautiful lanterns! On arrival, we were encouraged to sanitise our hands and keep our face masks on whilst moving through the restaurant (the new normal!). With social distancing measures in place, each table had it's own COVID friendly perspex screen which allowed us to feel more comfortable and even added an element of intimacy to our evening (also helping to hide our lack of chopstick abilities from the other more experienced diners!). Being new to Japanese cuisine, our challenge was deciding how much food would be too much to eat! So, after getting some advice from our waitress, we settled on 1 Ramen, 3 sides, and 10 pieces of sushi (to share of course!). We ordered the Beef Tataki Ramen, Pork Gyoza Dumplings, Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, Chicken Katsu & Cucumber Tokoyo Roll, and lastly, the Grilled Eel Nigiri! With everything tasting so different to what we're used too, it's almost impossible for us to pick a favourite dish, however, the dish that we were both surprised by the most was the Grilled Eel Nigiri - incredible! Whether you're looking for sushi, freshly made in their sushi bar and kitchen, or a bowl of ramen with homemade noodles made daily in their in-house workshop, you're guaranteed to experience a dish that is not only fresh but straight from the heart of the chefs who created it.
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Very good foods and very good hospitality. Looking forward to coming back again soon.
We love the place, the food is actually good and the ramen portions are so big we usually just ask for one starter to share and a salad besides the ramen because we always end up really full when we go there. The staff was so friendly and nice we couldn't stop saying thank you and fr wanted to stay there forever haha
Honestly one of the best ramen I have ever tasted. I've missed it ever since! I usually don't sit next to windows but the whole vibe of the place is just homely, plus I love the notes found everywhere from people around the world! Dibs to the staff as they where also on hand to help a then noob that was me.
The food was amazing! I've been to Maki & Ramen near the Omni centre before so I knew what to expect and they didn't disappoint. The ramen is great value (the bowl is massive) and the atmosphere is nice. The noodles being made in the front of the restaurant is a nice touch as well!
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