"The Arsien is already a well-known and popular starting point in the truly non-alternative sushi landscape of the Lübeck city centre. Here the reputation of the highest quality Japanese or in particular Sushi offer made that its higher price should also be value. Even though many creative sushi variants are more in focus here than an authentic Japanese sushi, the restaurant still boasts a high appreciation of the product quality (of course especially in fish). In addition, many appreciate the quite relaxed and relaxed atmosphere that the restaurant has almost more than bar or Lounge categorized as a typical sushi restaurant. Cosy evenings among friends or lovers are more accurate here than a family event like a running sushi . Another sign of the apparent success was in December 2021 the fact that even a branch could be opened. Surprisingly, however, it was not attempted to push back the diverse Sushi competition in the old town, but opened far from the Hot Spot Lübecks in the southeasternly located Commercial Park Geniner Straße . This seemed to have been somewhat too far away from the shot, because just in the beginning of 2023 it was reported that this Arsien-Filiale was closed again. In 2022 there was another innovation concerning the location in the city centre. The premises of the first restaurant in the Mühlenstraße have become too small for popularity, so that the owner Arsen took advantage of the opportunity that resulted from the extensive renovation of the car park at Hüxterdamm. Before the renovation, this included several premises, which are already used by a large pool. Prominently located at the corner in the transition from Hüxterdamm Bridge to the popular Hüxstraße in July 2022 the opening of this new, large main restaurant, which was preceded by the closure of the original location in the Mühlenstraße. I had already tried the offer in the former main restaurant as a pick-up, with a quite convincing, though not outstanding impression. Therefore, for me personally, there was no objection to rehearsing the quality offered at the new site in order to find out whether or not one obtains quality awareness. has even increased and what innovations to discover. This was also possible directly on site. Outside view with the small terrace. The presentation of the new premises at Hüxterdamm is a first special feature. A type of maxi screen at the entrance should serve as a trailer, attracting attention and lowering the inhibition threshold for potential new guests. An outdoor area provides a terrace with a handful of seats, which appears to be less attractive to me on the large road of the transition from Hüxterdamm Bridge to Downtown Ring. But even without such an extension, the Arsien came out in the original restaurant in the Mühlenstraße, which was more suitable for the restaurant-bar fusion concept at the time. The operator again demonstrates his feeling and openness to new possibilities of awarding and publicising his projects, which he had previously advanced, especially on social media, for his restaurants. The front room with the receiving table. Also in the forecourt, the prominently decorated logo with leaf green should catch the guest with the Flamingo and draw into the jungle of the Arsien gastronomy, which he hopefully does not escape again indecision. In front of this is also a beautiful reception table with velvet cover. The guest room with the bar. This foretaste of modern design with green and turquoise shades then continues in the large guest room, where you enter through a door to the right in the reception room. A wing welcomes the guest right to the left of the entrance and makes it clear again that it should not go “cheap”. The fully glazed outer facade ensures a natural flooding of the entire room with daylight. In the centre, hanging plants emphasize the mentioned green thumbs of the interior. The ambience follows the style that has already been established in the small, now closed second restaurant in the Geniner Commercial Park. This also includes the large bar with the greenish slate of the counter and the copper-colored back, which, in addition to the beverage mix area, also represents a part of show kitchen with a sushi preparation showcase. Go to the basement to the toilets. On the left of the reception table you come to the lower area through a staircase, again stylishly equipped with jungle wallpaper. The toilets here are therefore apparently not accessible. The entire facility is definitely an eye-catcher, but at the same time not too overloaded or cheesy. You feel like you're in your own cosmos and experience a welcome and welcoming atmosphere. When I visited the restaurant in the early evening, a handful of staff were at the bar/show kitchen and two young ladies and a young gentleman in the guest room at the Werkeln. The greeting was immediately and frankly friendly, with a table being offered to me as a spontaneous solo guest. The menu also followed a glass of water going to the house with a cucumber disc as well as a welcome first refreshment. For the communication of my choice of food, my initiative was necessary, because the young ladies were too busy with their private conversation. In the further course, however, their attention focused again with increasing guest appearance, so that I did not have to draw attention to me in addition for payment. Even before, there was no question of satisfaction. Later, the owner Arsen was able to look at the bar and the guest room, but I had no contact with him. Rather, I was delighted with the openness of the chefs at the Sushi Victorian, who would like to answer a question about the food I tasted. Fortunately, the menu at this new main location, just like the size and equipment of the rooms, has been significantly expanded and now offers a welcome change with numerous new dishes. Here, I have to say a little negative that the handling of the clip provided with a rubber band was less liked, because in it also several loose leaves of the wine card and an additional card printed in a different format seemed more chaotic than structured and clear to me. The Sushi classics from Sashimi to Nigiri, small Maki to the mentioned creative roles are of course also represented here. The Sushi-Burger, already established in the Mühlenstraße, is now available in much more variants, ranging from Tuna, Teriyaki Chicken to vegan Tofu variants. But various salad and sushi bowl creations, as well as, for my personal pleasure, Ramen-Suppen, also belong together. Personally, of course, I stayed with the ramen, which I had already tried out at the two previously known starting points in the Lübeck city centre and had already presented here. Even though this was not bad there, both locals still left me in search of the Ramen optimism where there is nothing to blame for me personally. Therefore, for me it was also not a heavy decision to order the chicken ramen soup for 17 €. My expectations were very positive, as this new main restaurant certainly wants to boast with its quality claim, which alone already advertises the price level. Of course, a ramen soup would benefit as much as Sushi and Nigiri. In addition to the mentioned chicken ramen soup, a version with tofu for 16 € and a shrimp variant would have been available for 18 €. chicken rams soup’. A beautifully tranched piece of chicken breast was surrounded by one of the typical soy sauce-laid “Ramen eggs”, as well as some Pak Choi, carrot strips, rag onions and fresh green wild broccoli. The insert with the obligatory elongate noodles is still accessible under the chicken. The first spoon of the already well-tempered Miso broth produced something disappointment with me, because despite actually beautiful, light turbidity, it initially did not spread on the palate as a profound Umami pleasure. Unfortunately, this did not stand out from the variants I tried out in other Lübeck restaurants. The first bites of noodles and chickens were then positive. The former had a beautiful consistency and interestingly hearty aroma, as if they had deprived it of the inherently weaker brew. Even without broth, the poultry was not a dust-dry matter. On the photo you already see the unusually brownish skin of the chicken. My tongue confirmed that this was probably not cooked in the soup without pretreatment, because a surprising soy-saltiness intensified his fleshiness. This stood tastefully in matching synchronism with the optimally prepared ramen egg, that due to its marinization likewise has a brownish coloration of the outer protein. In the above-mentioned conversation with the chefs on the open sushi counter, they told me the question of the presumed marinization. A really nicely selected preparation step that actually gave this ramen soup a speciality that I still did not know. The freshness and tackiness of the vegetabil components also confirmed to me on the palate. After the first spoon of the Miso, I feared that the interplay of all the components was finally found to be delicious, with the marinated chicken and egg, above all, giving a Japanese cordiality, which was able to stand out from the level of Lübeck that I had previously tasted. In the end, I liked to sneak out the last drops of broth. From all these first impressions, this conclusion follows: Its good feeling for a relaxed and at the same time noble atmosphere has definitely been shown again in its new main restaurant. The very extravagant institution catches the guest and remains positive in memory, even if everything is lifted more than grounded (but what it wants, too). The service by the employees present also remains positive in my mind as a whole, as the initially feared lack of attention ultimately outweighed unconfirmed and facing kindness. Last but not least, the chicken ramen soup, which I have made, gave the most beautiful positive surprise. The team of kitchens proved to me that at the end the interaction of all components is the taste experience. At the beginning, a still weakly acting Miso experienced surprising gains through the further main components of the insert and thus gave me a clear leader in my personal Lübecker-Ramen ranking. 17 € appeared therefore as not covered. Also in the new larger premises, the “Arsia” shows that its appearance and price structure, trimmed at more noble level, is not an absolute air number. If this also happens with the rest of the menu as with the Ramen soup, it will remain the top quality recommendation in the city centre in terms of Japanese oriented cuisine."
