Super swift services and tasty dishes: Restaurant Shimai (19. September 2021)
The Restaurant Shimai offers a wide variety of different dishes and I must say I was positively surprised by the fact that they were completely booked, but quick and friendly in their service and actually offer good dishes. I started with “edamame (soy beans, chili, sea salt)” (EUR 5.00) which were okay to start.
The “salt & pepper softshell crab (roasted soft shell crab, chili, wasabi mayonnaise)” (EUR 14.00) was good in terms of flavor and crispiness – and I also liked that you were able to eat the whole crab.
The “mixed dumplings” (EUR 11.00) which were served with three different sauces were good as well. Somehow you would have wanted one or two more of the same sometimes but it is definitely great to try different dumplings in one evening.
I was super intrigued by the “beef ceviche”, or to be more precise, the “Khmer beef ceviche (marinated beef filet, coriander mix, nam pla mix sauce, lemon grass, peanuts, roasted onions, krupuk chips)” (EUR 18.00) since I definitely had issues imagining beef to become ceviche and while it is of course an ‘approximation’, it actually had a certain similarity which was striking.
Finally, I went for the “spicy beef lemongrass chili (black angus beef, lemon grass, chili, sambal, vegetables, spicy)” (EUR 17.00) which was not only quite a portion but also good and nicely spicy at the same time.
The Restaurant Shimai is ultimately a relatively simple but appealing place. The interior is nice, the service is swift and super friendly, and the dishes are good and fair in price. Just make sure to book your table in advance as you probably won’t stand a chance as a walk-in.
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Contact Details:
Restaurant Shimai
Theresienstraße 87
80333 Munich (DE)
Tel.: +49 89 66 54 92 68
Tel.: +49 162 188 88 16
E-Mail: info@shimai.de
Homepage: http://www.shimai.de
About the Author: Sven
I started the blog in October 2009, while living in Milan which I definitely consider to be one of the food capitals of the world. I was in touch with food since my early childhood (as my father is a former chef). Whenever I can, I travel the world to discover new places, to meet people but mostly to try local dishes and to find hidden gems! If you know a place worth going, please drop a line to: info@thediningexperience.org.
Currently, I am a member of the following food-related associations: Chevalier @Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Zurich-Ville; Membre Gourmet Dégustateur @Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs [OMGD]; Gesellschafter @Goldener Fisch and Member @Slowfood Convivium Zurich City. 
