Nikkei

  • Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat doubles up with a new Canary Wharf opening

    Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat has been proving a big hit in Stratford - so much that it's gearing up for a second opening in Canary Wharf. 

    Before moving to Stratford, the original Bamboo Mat opened in Leyton, where Grace Dent described it as: "It’s a smaller, cheaper and better Chotto Matte, without all the shouty people and art installations. What’s not to love about that?" As with the original, the new opening will

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  • Test Driving Fan, a brilliant Notting Hill restaurant showcasing Neo-Nikkei with a London twist

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    A trio of creative folk from Lima have landed in London with their evolution of Nikkei food. We headed on over to Notting Hill to see what Fan was all about.

  • Fan arrives in Notting Hill from Peru with its Nikkei omakase

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    For the past two years, a group of friends have been creating waves in Lima's white-hot dining scene with their omakase Nikkei restaurant Fan. And when a city's Nikkei scene also includes the current World's Best Restaurant (Maido), that's really saying something.

    Now Fan has arrived in London, opening rather under the radar in Notting Hill. We know precious little about what their London restaurant will be

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  • Contigo brings high-end Nikkei cuisine to Trafalgar Square

    Contigo brings high-end Nikkei cuisine to Trafalgar Square

    Nikkei cuisine, which marries Japanese and Peruvian cuisines, continues to be a big thing in London - the latest Nikkei restaurant to arrive on the scene is Contigo. 

    It's opening in a space that was once the home for Strand Dining Rooms and after that, Blue Garden. With Contigo, they're going for high-end Nikkei, specifically showcasing seasonal dishes crafted with British

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