Hidden on a quiet residential alley in Munich lies a tiny Japanese spot you can easily miss if you aren’t looking. With just a few square meters of space, this intimate spot only accommodates a handful of diners at a time. The menu isn’t long, but the food is of extraordinary quality.
Our visit was bittersweet: their super popular homemade crêpes were on hiatus, as the lady boss was on maternity leave. So, we focused on their mainstays—the legendary Ozaki 5 Grade Wagyu and the House-Made Udon. Far from being just consolation prizes, these dishes are equally incredible pillars of the menu.
Restaurant Profile
🏷️ Name of the Restaurant: JAPAN HAUS Original Japanese Wagyu & Crêperie
📍 Adress: Stuntzstraße 32, 81677 München
🍜 Style: Japanese Cuisine – donburi (rice bowl), tempura, wagyu beef, udon soup, crepes etc.
💰 Price: around 20 – 30 EUR per Person (incl. Drinks and Tips)
Now, let’s break down why.
Drinks:
Kimura Ramune
Sweet, bubbly, an iconic Japanese soft drink. It comes in a uniquely shaped glass bottle sealed with a marble. To open it, pop the marble down into the neck, where it rattles around as you drink – one clever design, as the marble partially blocks the opening, preventing too large a gulp at once (likely intended for kids).
It tastes like chewing-gum sweetness turned into liquid—frizzy, bright, and almost candy-like.
Yuzuka Sparkling
A gentle fizz for those preferring a less sweet, more adult option. Yuzu is a beloved Japanese citrus fruit, a hybrid of mandarin and bitter orange. This drink captures its flavor perfectly: sour and fresh with a lively sparkle,it’s mild, not so sweet, and carries a clean, crisp finish.
Homemade Matcha Drinks
Though we didn’t try them this time, the restaurant also offers house-made matcha beverages. Something to look forward to next time!
The Mains:
Wagyu Ebi Tempura Don
Your teeth break through the plump, succulent shrimp tempura. While the batter may have softened a little from its usual glass-like crispness, it gives way to a juicy interior – a prawn of an impressive size and satisfying bite.
Beneath the tempura lies silky, steamed egg (what the Japanese call tamago toji) and softly cooked onions. They create a moist, almost porridge-like blanket over the rice, soaking up all the delicious juices and turning into a creamy buffer for wagyu beef.
The Ozaki 5 Grade Wagyu, hailing from meticulously raised, fully traceable Japanese Black cattle in Miyazaki Prefecture, is one of the rarest Wagyu varieties in the world. The “5” in its name is the highest grade, signifying unparalleled marbling— a lacework of fat so fine it melts at room temperature.
The beef is so buttery, almost milky in its richness, with a profound, deep flavor, basting the entire bowl in its luxurious umami.
The rice underneath absorbs the sweet richness from the beef and the savory notes from the egg and onion, creating a heavenly mix of sweet and savory – a complete, happiness-inducing experience.
Wagyu Udon Soup (with Extra Tofu)
The soy-based broth is light, savory, and very clear. It’s slightly sweet, likely from slowly caramelized onions and the rendered Wagyu beef that crowns the bowl.
The beef here, again, is meltingly soft, becoming one with the broth.
The house-made udon noodles are soft, smooth, and silky with a gentle springy chew, a quality known as koshi. They are less hard and more yielding than typical udon, surely something different than the rubbery, uniform strands from the supermarket.
We asked to add extra lightly fried tofu. The pockets of atsuage tofu are creamy and soft on the inside with a delicate, slightly crispy skin.
Fresh green onions and a generous helping of seaweed lighten every slurp, keeping things balanced.
The restaurant has flexible opening hours, usually between 12:00–20:00, but it’s always wise to check their socials (ins/google) before going.
And if the Ozaki A5 Wagyu steals your heart at the table, you can also buy it to take home—either as steaks or thin slices – and try your hand at pan-searing it or enjoy it in a rice bowl, noodle soup, or hotpot. At €19 per 100g, it’s honestly a hard-to-beat deal for such a rare, top-grade Wagyu. One tip: if you’re planning to buy, it’s best to reserve at least a week in advance by phone or Instagram, as stock may be limited.
I tried the matcha flavor crepe and it was delicious. The caramelized top was perfectly crisp. However, if eating a lot of Wagyu beforehand, the creamy lower layer can taste a bit heavy. I’d recommend sharing one crepe between two.
The fried chicken rice was sold out again today :/
But when I got home, I noticed they’d written “Thank you :)” on my takeout box.
As expected, top-quality ingredients don’t need fancy cooking or heavy seasoning. I bought two pieces of Wagyu (over 300 g total) from Japanhaus and cooked one at home for the first time. Huge success! Added a raw egg over rice and voilà: homemade Wagyu donburi that saved me a good hundred euros!
The matcha from Japan Haus is currently the best.
Everywhere else tastes like it’s just made to fool foreigners.
The tempura is indeed a bit soggy, but overall we left feeling quite full and satisfied. For Munich, the prices are pretty good.
It’s delicious! The beef is good quality, and the seasoning has that typical Japanese style with a hint of sweetness.
The wagyu rice bowl is a great value, and the udon is springy and tasty too.
I’ve been to this restaurant. The staff and chefs are all Japanese, and their service is exceptionally good.
The wagyu beef is incredibly tender and fragrant.
The crepe is rolled like a mille-feuille, with a rich matcha flavor and a caramelized crust 😋
It seems they only have bottled drinks now, not sure when the matcha latte series will be available again.
The dining area is really cramped. Tables are practically touching, so neighbors could easily join each other’s conversations 😂
After eating, our clothes smelled strongly of wagyu.
If you’re good at cooking, I’d recommend reserving the wagyu in advance and taking it home to cook yourself.
The chili powder on the table wasn’t good and felt harsh on the stomach.
The tempura had no flavor and was limp, and the tofu was cold and tasteless as well.
This restaurant is great but a bit out of the way, with limited public transit. I’d recommend driving.
The wagyu is tender and not greasy, but both my friend’s and my bowls seemed to have too much mirin. They were a bit overly sweet. By the end we were stuffed, not sure if it was the big portions or just the sweetness. That said, the place is spotlessly clean and the service is super friendly.
Big portions and super tasty. The fatty beef and tempura are both excellent. The rice comes with a bit of broth, which makes it even better than expected and totally satisfying!!
The wagyu udon is better than the rice bowl. The don gets a bit heavy in the end.
The wagyu quality is pretty good, probably the most tender wagyu don in Munich.
But the sukiyaki sauce is way too sweet, so sweet it makes your tongue tingle and you need a break between bites!
The restaurant isn’t very big and the menu’s pretty small, not a fancy place. Sometimes they offer fried chicken don that’s great.
The wagyu don is fantastic! Bigger than Nano’s, with tons of juicy beef. A layer of egg between the meat and rice soaks up all the flavor, and they’re generous with sauce and meat. You might actually end up with extra meat at the end!
This spot has a pretty small menu, basically just beef bowls and udon.
It’s a bit out of the way, tucked into a residential neighborhood.
The beef bowl leans on the sweet side, and the portion is huge, so super filling!
Overall, definitely worth a try 👍
This place also does fragrant curry 🍛.
The wagyu curry gets a solid mixing of the rice and the sauce, perfectly smooth.
The flavor leans sweet–savory.
Why is the tempura at this place so soft? I first thought it was because mine had been sitting in the soup, but my friend’s tempura on their rice was soft too. It’s probably not freshly fried and just kept warm in the oven, so I wouldn’t really recommend ordering it.
Thanks for sharing! This place is really a hidden gem. They use Ozaki wagyu, and you can actually watch the owner slice the beef right in front of you. It’s incredibly juicy and tender. The tofu melts in your mouth, and the rice comes with silky scrambled eggs. Mix it all together and it’s absolutely delicious!