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- The original Mayfair Chisou is moving to a bigger spot just down the road
After 16 years of business, Japanese restaurant Chisou is on the move - but they're not moving far. They're leaving their former base on Princes Street and opening up a bigger place on Woodstock Street (the same street that Neo Bistro is on).
The new restaurant adds a chef's table at the sushi bar, and they'll be serving "by the piece" sushi omakase there as a new addition. And they're also adding two new basement private rooms for up to 20
... - Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will be the latest robatayaki restaurant from the Zuma stable
London is getting a new robata grill restaurant from the team at Zuma. Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will feature Japanese charcoal grilled cooking with a Korean influence. - Chicken and Gochu take over the Friday night residency at Walthamstow's Ye Olde Rose and Crown
We don't know about you, but the idea of a Friday night pub menu devoted to Korean and Japanese style 'anju', or bar bites sounds EXACTLY what we'd want to stave off a Saturday morning hangover.
And if you live in Walthamstow, that's just what you've got as Chicken and Gochu become the latest folk to take over the Friday night slot at Ye Olde Rose and Crown. This is the first time the Highams Park-based husband and wife team have popped up anywhere. Korean
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Sushi in the City
- Test Driving Jidori in Covent Garden - yakitori and much more besides
We head to Covent Garden to see what's new at the second Jidori. - Yamagoya is bringing out a cherry blossom raindrop cake for Spring
Honestly, Spring is on the way - we promise.
And with Spring comes the cherry-blossom and that's something that Yamagoya in Waterloo is taking full advantage of. They're already well known for their raindrop cake - the mizu shingen mochi- and now they're about to go one better - adding cherry blossom to the centre. It comes with molasses syrup (Kuromitsu) and kinako (roasted
... - Kanada-Ya is bringing their legendary ramen to Islington's Upper Street
Fans of Kanada-Ya will already know the deal: big, soupy bowls of rich broth, served with springy noodles cooked to your preferred level of firmness, likely preceded by a lengthy, but worthwhile session spent queueing outside. - Jidori comes to Covent Garden for your fill of sake, yakitori and karaoke
Sake and karaoke is a winning combination, but if you’re not feeling quite brave enough to head to Jidori’s basement karaoke booth, there’ll be plenty of yakitori and other Japanese treats to keep you entertained. - Test Driving Koya City: udon bar expands its repertoire for the City
Soho's perenially popular udon noodle bar Koya has expanded to the City. We went along to see how the newer, bigger restaurant was doing. - Modernist soba and sushi in Temple - we Test Drive Yen
London's legal district has a modernist temple to Japanese cuisine in Yen - Yo! Sushi pops up with Japanese afternoon tea at Selfridges
It's not often we see a high street conveyer belt sushi chain taking on afternoon tea in upmarket department stores, but now Yo! Sushi has plans to do just that.
They'll be reimagining the traditional cream tea dinner with a lot less cream and a lot more fish - sashimi, seared sushi and tempura nori nachos will all make an appearance, plus salmon caviar draped in edible gold "for that extra Christmas
... - Temakinho Brazilian Japanese fusion restaurant is the latest addition to One Tower Bridge
A Brazilian-Japanese fusion restaurant chain founded in Italy is expanding, opening its second London restaurant at the new One Tower Bridge development - Parisian soba specialists Yen to open a London branch on the Strand
After success in the St Germain de Prés area of Paris, soba specialists Yen are now making the move to London, bringing with them their traditional Japanese noodles, tempura, and a sushi counter. - Koya's new City branch at the Bloomberg Arcade will serve their breakfast and new dishes
Koya is legendary for its affordable, authentic approach to Japanese udon noodles. Now, they're heading to the City, with new dishes, breakfast, and a bar filled with sake… - Cubé
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