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- Tokyo's Kobe beef specialists Aragawa are heading to London
Updated 17/10/23 with opening date
London's carnivores with big pockets have a new treat coming their way this summer. One of Tokyo's most prestigious restaurants is opening its first restaurant outside Japan, in Mayfair.
They're taking over the old Miyama site on Clarges Street bringing their legendary - and pricey - steaks to the West End.
Billed as one of the world's most expensive
... - London sake brewery Kanpai are moving their taproom and kitchen to Bermondsey
27/9/23 - updated with details of the launch
Seven years after they opened their taproom and kitchen in Peckham, London sake brewery Kanpai are on the move. Over the past few years, the self-taught brewers Tom and Lucy Wilson built up a loyal audience for their small-batch craft sake, opening first their taproom followed by a kitchen opposite where they ran a series of residencies serving up Japanese
... - Test Driving Hiden - the Japanese curry lab expands its size and menu in Finsbury Park
Japanese curry specialists Hiden have expanded to Finsbury Park and the menu's grown too. We went along to pay them a visit.
- Okonomiheads sees the SushiHeads team open in Haggerston
The folk behind SushiHeads in Tottenham have now got a new venture to pour their energies into. Having closed their Tottenham restaurant just weeks ago they're now open as Okonomiheads in Haggerston.
The talent behind the business is Naomi Simpson. Her decision to open an okonomiyaki restaurant has its roots in her family history - her parents ran an okonomiyaki bar in Osaka. They retired this year and, as Naomi
... - Hiden are bringing their Japanese curry to Finsbury Park
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A walk along Stroud Green Road today revealed that the finishing touches are currently being put on Hiden's new restaurant. If you haven't tried their food before, the Japanese curry specialists can also be found at Coal Drops Yard. Up in Finsbury Park they've taken over where Seasons used to be.
They serve up three iterations of the curry - original beef, a mild chicken
... - Sushi Kanesaka brings omakase to 45 Park Lane
We're still a little surprised when it happens but occasionally the odd restaurant does manage to launch in a fairly stealthy fashion. The latest of those is Sushi Kanesaka which is opening at 45 Park Lane, the hotel right opposite The Dorchester.
It comes from top sushi chef Shinji Kanesaka who also has a two-Michelin-starred restaurant by the same name in Tokyo. The London
... - London's best restaurants with omakase menus - working
Japanese omakase restaurants (which roughly translates as "leaving the menu up to the chef") are a big thing in London. Long tasting menus, often sushi-led, are delivered in some of London's most beautiful dining rooms. Here's our pick of the best in the city, along with a guide to the restaurants where you can get the experience on a (slightly) smaller budget.
- Where to get a great lunchtime bento box in London
Some of London's great lunchtime deals come in the form of bento boxes. Here's our pick of the best out there.
- London's best sandos - the sandwich as art form
Sandos - they're just so pleasing to the eye aren't they? London, as you might imagine, has its fair share of these symmetrically-crafted sandwiches on offer. If you hate crusts, then come this way.
- Test Driving Mayha's The Bar Downstairs - omakase with cocktail pairing
Underneath this Japanese restaurant on Chiltern Street there's a tiny bar serving up an omakase menu of sushi paired with cocktails. We went to try it out.
- Roketsu restaurant to open a new downstairs dining space, Bo-sen, in Marylebone
It feels like it’s only been a minute since Roketsu launched its Japanese kaiseki restaurant in London and now there’s news that it’s opening a downstairs dining option in the same space. Called Bo-sen, it’s a very intimate affair, seating just eight, and will be quite different in approach to Roketsu, which
... - Mayha in Marylebone has a very intimate new Bar Downstairs with cocktails and bites
We're already hearing good things about new omakase restaurant Mayha in Marylebone with The Independent's critic Lucy Thackray describing it thus: "It’s calming. It’s compelling. It’s completely addictive."
Now they're about to open the final stage of their offering - a teeny underground bar space. The Bar Downstairs will have just six seats - so get ready to fight for them. The restaurant's 'head of drinks'
... - Kibako brings sushi and sashimi boxes to Fitzrovia from the Hot Stone team
The team behind Hot Stone have a new restaurant on the way, taking over from what used to be Rai in Fitzrovia.
Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from omakase-style boxes that are one of the key parts of the menu. These kikabo boxes feature 10-12 pieces of sushi and sashimi which they say are "chosen personally by the kitchen for
... - Taro Japanese restaurant takes over the L Manze pie shop in Walthamstow
We've already had one story this week about a Manze pie shop being reborn in a new guise, and now there's another. This time it's the turn of Japanese restaurant Taro, who have taken over the old Walthamstow L Manze (which shut almost a year ago) for their latest
... - Test Driving Humble Chicken 2.0 - an upgrade from yakitori to omakase for this Soho spot
Angelo Sato's yakitori chicken spot in Soho has morphed into an ambitious omakase style restaurant. We went to see its latest incarnation.
