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Maki Maki is the go to brand on the forefront of every foodie’s mind when seeking an unparalleled dining experience at innovative Japanese kitchens - since their humble beginnings in 2002 until 17 years later. How? Their answer is passion and attention to guests requests. Maki’s mission is to bring guests a unique and entertaining dining experience. The founders and Chefs are constantly hard at work sourcing ingredients and experimenting with various food-pairing combinations to come up with new tastes and flavours. Countless hours are spent on brainstorming, experimenting, executing finishing touches and multiple tastings, before a new plate is rolled out to the hungry gourmands. Maki’s recent innovation integrated baos with some of their most popular dishes: Chicken Plum Bao, Prawn Tempura Bao, and Short Ribs Bao. From meat lovers to plant based eaters, Maki covers all food lovers. Follow them on Insta to see the new crazy dishes they’re testing in their kitchens. Four locations in Kuwait – The M2, Salhiya (2247 9720); The Avenues (2259 7120), Marina Waves (25763226) and Burj Jasim, (2290 1010). Visit www.olivemaki.com for more info and call 182 3080 for delivery. See the innovation on Instagram @Makirest and FB at MakiRestaurant.
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Meli Melo Meli Melo is a surprise. It is a small 4-table restaurant and Japanese food boutique in Shaab surrounded by opulent high-rise residential buildings. Meli Melo means “mélange” or mishmash. The sushi and sashimi dishes go on for pages and pages. There are the traditional items, and again, many fusion styles. There are also plenty of hot dishes like soups, tempura noodles, teriyaki, tepanyaki, and rice.
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Maki Meli Melo is located in Shaab Al Bahri. Please call 2266 1520 for more information, find them on Talabat.com or follow them on Instagram @MeliMeloKw. Meme Curry This popular Japanese curry house boasts a range of dishes based entirely on the famous yellow curry sauce. Chicken Katsu and Shrimp Panko are perfectly breaded and fried, there is also Panko Fish available. Added mozzarella or grated coconut completes the other dish options. You can have grilled chicken on your Japanese rice with curry sauce, if you want the healthier option. Ubon noodles, waffles or crepes are also on the menu, and versions of the waffles and crepes make it to the dessert menu too!
Located on the ground floor of The View building, Salmiya (9550 4819) and in the Rihab Complex in Hawally (9002 1389). Follow @meme_curry on Instagram and Facebook. Delivery by Talabat, Zitaat and Cravez from 11.30am-11pm. Oishii There is a lot to choose from here: If the craving of the day is noodle-centric, we recommend the Shrimp Yaki Soba. We especially enjoy the spicy mix sushi nigiri, with salmon, tuna, shrimp and crabsticks, each piece drizzled in a secret spicy sauce, where we sense a hint of red pepper and love the crunch of fresh chilies that gave this menu choice an edgy kick. For the utterly hungry, we recommend you try out the special rolls at Oishii; this special roll is a protein triple play with salmon, shrimp, crabsticks, cucumber,
avocado, spring onion and tobiko – delicious! Ask about their gift trays, where you can create a combination of six different sushi rolls to take along to your next gathering to share (or not) with friends! Oishii is located in Salhiya. For reservations, call 5551 1332. Follow them on Instagram @oishiikw. For delivery call 5599 0505 or order online with Talabat or Carriage. Osaka Faced with the prospect of becoming just another name on the ever-growing list of Japanese restaurants in Kuwait, Osaka restaurant decided to buck the trend by introducing more classical Japanese dishes with different twists, while still keeping plenty of Kuwaiti favorites on the menu. As a result, Osaka has become one of the few Japanese restaurants in Kuwait that