La Nuit d'Or In Perugia

31/03/2024: Excellent traditional Japanese food, highly recommended!

31/03/2024: Highly recommended! Discovered thanks to the Kenta Guide, I decided to verify the actual goodness of his dishes. Exceptional food! A true Japanese cousin, whatever you choose to eat will be excellent and not pre-packaged and ready frozen like in oriental restaurants. They don't do sushi! But the menu is vast and there is also a daily off-menu. I recommend the Japanese eel which on the palate has the consistency of a blue fish but fatter, it is soft and melts in the mouth. I still dream about it at night 😂. The sake is of high quality and is not served hot like in common oriental restaurants, it costs a little more than usual but it's worth it if you want to taste something really good and valid, of which they also have a wide choice and will explain everything to help you choose what you might like the most. Maybe don't expect it yourself, it's hard to finish! The staff is friendly, fast, helpful and the restaurant is spotless. It's larger than it appears in the photos, but nevertheless it's unlikely they have room so call ahead to book. The only flaw of the restaurant are the tables that are so close together and therefore do not allow for great intimacy in conversation and there is no music so you will eat in absolute silence and perhaps a little embarrassing. When we called to book I was asked in advance if I was allergic to anything and I really appreciated that. Luckily my allergies are few and they weren't on the menu, with celiac people I can't tell you how they manage, but there is certainly interest and attention. We took eel, meatballs, soba, lotus flower root (which have a mushroom-like taste and a harder consistency), 6 mochi, very good Japanese beer and sake. I will definitely be back! Attached is the eel, sake and mochi (the best one is the one with flowers in my personal opinion). At least once in your life you have to go and eat here.