Japonica Restaurant

Friendly staff and good atmosphere. Food took a little while to come but it was worth the wait since everything was delicious

Fantastic place with authentic japanese cuisine and great service! The shrimp tempura katsudon is a must! Would highly recommend this restaurant!

When you enter Japonica during the day you will be greeted by a very intimate atmosphere. The lights are perfectly lit to make you feel comfortable. The waitress was a little out of it but was still polite and helpful. The food was absolutely gorgeous. The texture of the gyoza was just right the tempura was crispy and filling. The ramen was the big boy of my order. The only weak thing in my opinion was the slightly dry meat. Overall i would definitely recommend Japonica as it is a proper japanese restaurant. I will definitely visit again.

Great sushi place, affordable prices, good customer service and real good environment. We had some of the signature rolls too and it was all delicious. Would love to come back. The cons: far from the Downtown, super-small parking and the parking lot seems like under construction (at least as of April 2022), so from a far it does not look appealing and being like 20 meters from the street, it is a bit hard to spot if you've never been there. There is a relatively big, but not bright advertisement plate on the street, which is supposed to help you see it, but we didn't noticed it. And as many people are not real skilled chopstick ninjas and on many sushi restaurants it is a common thing to spill some soy sauce on the table, it would be good for the staff to come, check and clean the table a bit more often, as well as when kids visit to immediately offer forks to them. But as I said, overall the place is great, food is delicious and we had a good experience. Also the tea is much better, than the Sencha tea, which is usually offered in most places I've been. I wish they keep the quality in the future and this parking lot gets a bit better. We had real trouble with our taxi driver to find the place and to find how to get to the parking lot, as Google Maps disoriented us a bit. One thing we really loved were the origami on the ceiling.

A place to be if you are craving Japanese food when in Plovdiv. We ordered Yakitori and Donburi, both were delicious! What makes it even better is the pricing, it's a good price with the quality they provide.

They have both indoor and outdoor seating area. Though its quite hard to find parking right infront of the restaurant.

Other than that we had a great experience. Highly recommended.

Authentic Japanese cuisine. Open kitchen. Good service. Relaxing atmosphere.

I'm my personal view this is the best sushi in Plovdiv. The menu is varied and has some traditional options as well as more creative takes. We found the portions to be surprisingly big and the quality definitely justifies the price. The service is always very attentive and the atmosphere is calm and relaxed. We appreciated the cozy escape into a tranquil place away from the busy centre of town.

Perfect every time. Delicious food served in beautiful arrangements. Great atmosphere and nice ambient music to brighten the mood.

Not only is the food amazing but also the staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is super relaxing and calm! My 5 year old loves the sushi! Whenever we are in Plovdiv we always come back for a delicious Japanese food at Japonica!

Amazing place! Stylish, sparkling clean, fast service, polite personnel! The food was very delicious, authentic and in great portions! We tried some sushi, miso soup and shrimps and all ingredients tasted fresh with remarkable looks! We would definitely visit again!

One of the best sushi in Bulgaria and we've tried many. Very good salads. Nice service. Even the mediocre ramen and pretty high prices couldn't spoil the excellent overall impression.

Great atmosphere and delicious food, if you are looking for different and delicious sushi, this is the place.

Always great food and atmosphere, don't miss the desserts!

I love this place - calm, quiet, with great atmosphere. The food is always fresh, great and delicious. Plenty of things and chefs ' menu too. Highly recommend.

Their ramen is amazing!

This place is a hidden gem. Ambiance and overall look make it very inviting. Service quality is great. Menu offers plenty of choice for any preference. The actual food ... Honestly I could not fault any of the items we tried. Presentation, taste, ingredients choice - all worked in a perfect harmony. It is not often I say this for a venue, but Hats off guys, well done!

Nice sushi. We ordered the White Tiger, which was really delicious, seafood yakisoba, which was also pretty good, and avocado hosomaki. Unfortunately, the avocado had many black spots, as if it had either begun going bad or the rolls had been made well in advance. This was disappointing, but as the rest of our order was really good, we're still satisfied and might give it another try. Overall, good first impression despite the avocado :)

EDIT: I'm changing my initial review from 4 to 5 stars as we ordered again from here and all was perfect! The "volcano"/Vulcan rolls are great!

The most relaxing and zen atmosphere I`ve ever experienced in a restaurant.
The service was on an incredibly high level and everything was well-organized, neat, clean and fulfilling on every aspect!
Couldn`t be more satisfying!
The food of course was amazing, interesting, exotic, delicious and ready in a few moments after ordering!
A perfect place for a special occasions! Highly recommended!

The staff is very polite. The atmosphere is very pleasant. And the food is very tasty.

A bit pricey, but worth every penny!