AKI

Contemporary Japanese restaurant and lounge in Strait Street

Address: 175 Corner of Strait Street and Santa Lucia Street Valletta, VLT 1455
Phone: +356 7979 0292

Japanese

Menu prices: €4.90–€95 · €€€ · Median main: €35.90 · 64/64 with a published price

Contemporary Japanese restaurant and lounge

Small Dishes

• Edamame — €6.50

  Yuzu Sesame | Smoked Sea Salt
• Edamame — €6.90

  Chilli Garlic
• Shiro Miso Soup — €6.90

  Negi | Tofu
• Japanese Salad — €9.90

  Chilled Spinach with Herbs | Goma Dressing
• Binchotan Padron Peppers — €8.90

  Maltese Honey Miso Sauce | Toasted Sesame
• Watercress & Herb Salad — €11.90

  Compressed Sencha Apple | Avocado | Wasabi Dressing
• Blue Fin Tuna Tartare — €14.90

  Kimchi Pearls | Sakura Cress | Smoked Ponzu | Nori Wafers
• Fresh Shucked Oysters — €5.50 - 29.50

  1Pc - 5.50 | 3Pcs - 15.50 | 6Pcs - 29.50; Aki Ponzu Sauce | Yuzu | Chive
• Pork and Chive Gyoza — €11.90

  Peanut | Ginger Sesame Sauce
• Crispy Rice with Salmon — €10.90

  Spicy Mayo | Tobiko | Soy Butter
• Salmon New Style Sashimi — €12.50

  Sweet Miso | Ponzu | Furikake
• Seabream Tiradito — €11.50

  Apple-Cucumber Salsa | Lemongrass Ginger Soy Dressing

BAO BUNS & TACOS

• Binchotan Grilled Chicken Tacos — €11.90

  3Pcs; Avocado | Shisho | Yuzu Koshu | Crispy Onions
• Local Maltese Prawn Tacos — €14.90

  3Pcs; Sudichi | Avocado | Coriander | Yuzu Togarashi
• Miso Beef Katsu Hirata Bun — €13.90

  2Pcs; Sugar Loaf | Tonkatsu Sauce
• Karaage Soft Shell Crab Hirata Bun — €16.90

  2Pcs; Spicy Mayo | Japanese Pickles

SUSHI & MAKI ROLLS

• Uramaki of Salmon — €13.90

  6Pcs; Avocado | Shisho | Ginger Teriyaki; Marinated Ikura
• Chicken Teriyaki — €11.50

  Avocado | Cucumber | Sesame Seeds | Chives
• Volcano — €13.90

  Prawn Tempura | Asparagus | Sesame Seeds | Tobiko | Spicy Mayo
• Spicy Maltese Blue Fin Tuna — €12.50

  6 Pcs; Avocado | Compressed Cucumber | Togarashi Dashi Gel
• Soft Shell Crab — €15.90

  Avocado | Spring Onion | Tobiko
• Flamed Wagyu — €14.90

  Avocado | Crispy Shallot | Shiso | Yakiniku Sauce
• Ebiten — €12.50

  Prawn Tempura | Avocado | Cucumber | Hot Tensu Flake
• Asparagus & Yama Gobo — €10.50

  6Pcs; Avocado | Shisho | Tomato Togarashi
• Miso Cured Duck Breast — €13.90

  Avocado | Crispy Leek | Hoisin Teriyaki
• Dynamite Roll — €12.90

  Tuna Tartare | Cream Cheese | Avocado | Scallion | Togarashi
• Surf & Turf Maki Roll — €9.90

  6Pcs; Wasabi Prawn Tempura | Fuji Apple | Teriyaki Sauce | Chive Furikake | Chicken Karaage

PLATTERS

• Omakase 3 Kind Of Sashimi — €34.90

  10 Pieces
• Omakase 5 Kind Of Sashimi — €52.50

  16 Pieces
• Omakase Maki & Nigiri Platter — €28.50

  16 Pieces
• Omakase Maki & Nigiri Platter — €48.50

  32 Pieces
• AKI Signature Platter — €95.00

  Chef's Selection of Sashimi & Sushi - 52 Piece

NIGIRI / SASHIMI (2 PCS)

• Nigiri / Sashimi (2 PCS) (NIGIRI / SASHIMI (2 PCS)) — €7.90

  Salmon | Tuna | Seabass | Madai | Prawn | Sea Bream | Crab
• Nigiri / Sashimi (2 PCS) (NIGIRI / SASHIMI (2 PCS)) — €11.50

  Wagyu Beef | Foie Gras | Ikura | Lobster
• Caviar (10g) (NIGIRI / SASHIMI (2 PCS)) — €35.00

ROBATA

• Hoji Cha Octopus & Spring Onion Kushiyaki — €15.90

  3Pcs; Satsuma Oroshi | Toasted Sesame
• Chicken & Spring Onion Yakitori — €12.90

  3Pcs; Smoked Cherry Wood Teriyaki | Yuzu Shichimi
• Kurobuta Pork Belly Kushiyaki — €10.90

  2Pcs; Apple Mustard su Miso
• Shitake Mushroom, Shiso, Spring Onion Kushiyaki — €8.90

  2Pcs; Black Garlic Yuzu Soy Butter | Chives & Furikake
• AKI Signature Omakase Sumiyaki Grill Platter — €37.90

  6Pcs; Chicken Yakitori | Kurobuta Pork | Hoji Cha Octopus

TEMPURA

• Rock Shrimp Tempura — €13.90

  Kimchi Yuzu Garlic Sauce | Seaweed Furikake
• Omakase Vegetable Tempura — €8.90

  Smoked Cherry Wood Teriyaki | Yuzu Shichimi
• Karaage of Chicken — €10.90

  Gochujang & Honey Glaze | Toasted seasame | Lime
• Sakura Blossom Noboshi Prawn Tempura — €11.90

  Daikon - Ginger oroshi
• Harumaki Duck Spring Rolls — €10.90

  Satsuma Teriyaki

RICE GOHAN (TO SHARE)

• Vegetable Gohan — €12.50
• Prawn Gohan — €15.50
• Wagyu Gohan — €22.90

STEAKS & MEAT

• Robata Grilled Rib Eye 300g — €34.90

  Sweet Potato | Wasabi Furikake
• Australian Wagyu Sirloin 250g — €55.90
• Grade 5+ Sirloin 300g — €35.90

  Grain Fed
• Yuzu Shisho Sumiyaki Lamb Cutlets — €38.00

  Tomato Nashi Pear Miso | Kimchi Ume Plum Miso
• Sumiyaki Grilled Duck — €26.90

  Foie Gras su Miso | Crispy Leeks | Furikake

FISH

• Diver Scallop & Asparagus Kushiyaki — €14.90

  Truffle Brown Butter Ponzu | Wasabi Furikake
• Saikyo Miso Black Cod 'Aki Way' — €38.90

  Charred Apricot | Hijiki Yuzu Ni | Yuzu Curd | Hajikami
• Sumiyaki Grilled Teriyaki Salmon Fillet — €24.90

  Corriander and Sudachi Miso | Cucumber Zuke
• Lobster Nimono — €69.50

  Shishito Peppers | Sudachi Soya Dashi

SIDES & VEGETABLES

• Robata Grilled Tenderstem Brocolli — €8.90

  Satsuma | Wasabi Wafu Sauce | Crispy Onions & Furikake
• Tokyo Sweet Corn on the Cob — €8.90

  Tokyo Butter | Wasabi Furikake
• Japanese Fries — €5.90

  Mentakio Mayonnaise | Wasabi Furikake
• Steamed Akita Komachi Rice — €4.90
• Sauces — €4.90

  Trufle Brown Butter Ponzu | Yakinuku | Wasabi Yuzu Mustard Wafu

CHEF'S SIGNATURE TASTING MENUS

• MENU 1 — €55.00 per person

  Tasting menu, minimum two persons; €29.50 add sake pairing
• MENU 2 — €75.50 per person

  Tasting menu, minimum two persons; €44.50 add sake pairing