Manga Sushi

Last night, my friends and I had a pre-U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates) national day celebration at an authentic Japanese restaurant in The Beach Plaza in Jumeirah, Dubai.  We bought a voucher from http://www.groupon.ae/all-deals/dubai for only 99 AED for a full course meal for two people.  There are a lot of Japanese restaurants in Dubai but what makes manga sushi different is its totally manga atmosphere.  For those who are not aware what manga means, you can check out http://www.manga.com/ for manga comics.   Manga is basically comics created by Japanese in their only language.  It has been so popular not only to children but to adults as well. 

Manga sushi is a themed restaurant serving authentic Japanese food like Sushi, Sashimi, Donbori,  Nigiri,  Temaki, Maki, Agemono, Tempura, Katsu and Robatayaki. 

Sushi platter 160 AED

Sushi platter using groupon voucher 99 aed

Manga Sushi's interior is designed like a spaceship.  Looks futuristic huh!  The glass doors are etched with different manga characters. 

The entrance of Manga Sushi

 The seats in the sushi bar are also designed with different manga characters.

Sushi bar with Luisa, me and Donna

We did not only enjoy the food but really enjoyed looking at the manga collectibles, manga comics which you can read and even watched anime on nine plasma screens.

Naruto characters

Manga puzzle

The barmaids or the waitresses are dressed in anime, just like any manga cafe's in other parts or the world but here in Dubai, their clothes are quite conservative.   They are named after an anime character instead of their real names just like Nami, our Filipino manga barmaid. 

 

Nami, the barmaid

We tried the miso soup (love it more than the other Japanese restaurants in Dubai), tomato crab soup (really yummy), crabstick salad (real winner!!), tempura (all time favorite), and of course the sushi platter (burp).  I even ordered for a take out of yakisoba.  

Crabstick salad

Tomato crab soup

Tempura

All in all, the experience was amazing as written by Luisa on the feedback card given by the barmaid after paying our bills.  I would definitely recommend manga sushi in Beach Plaza Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.