Sushi

• Nakanojo are bringing their Peruvian izakaya to Marylebone

  

  21/3/23 - updated with the opening date

  Marylebone continues to be one of London's epicentres for restaurant openings, with Nakanojo’s plans to launch a new site there. It’s a little over a year since Nakanojo opened on Chelsea’s King’s Road, becoming the first ‘Peruvian Izakaya’ in the capital, and fans of its Nikkei-inspired dishes will be thrilled that they may not just be stopping at two

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• You can get A Stranger Things sushi at Sushi Shop

  

  We're some way from the final season of Stranger Things arriving but there are little things to keep us going in the meantime. As well as an upcoming London play fans are about to get a special sushi box inspired by the show. 

  Yes, Sushi Shop is teaming up with Netflix and is launching The Upside Down Box in all of its UK shops. For a limited time only (that's six weeks), there

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• Izakaya Nights launches at Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill

  

  Over the past few years once shopping hours are over, the Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill has been turning itself into an irregular popup izakaya showcasing various chefs and their take on sushi. Now they're about to launch it as a permanent evening spot.

  Izakaya Nights features a long communal table running the length of the shop. It has pretty much a dream team running it. The chefs are

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• Test Driving Shiro - an easy-to-like sushi spot in Broadgate

  

  Suitable for ramen slurping lunches or sushi suppers this new Liverpool Street Japanese spot hits the mark.

• Shiro from Aqua brings crystal sushi to Broadgate Circle

  

  9/11/22 - updated with a look at the design and opening details

  As sure a sign as we know that the City is getting back on the front foot is news of a swanky new sushi spot opening in that part of town. Shiro will be the Aqua Group's fifth restaurant in London - they already have high-rise restaurants Aqua Shard, Hutong (both at The Shard), Aqua Kyoto and Aqua Nueva (on Regent Street).

  The London

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• Sumi sushi restaurant in Notting Hill doubles in size with a big refurb

  

  Japanese restaurant Sumi in Notting Hill was already one of the best in the area - but now the restaurant has just had a huge overhaul, making it bigger than ever. Not only has it had a full makeover, but it's also expanded next door and almost doubled in size at the same

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• Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura opening in The Yards

  

  Adding to its wide range of dining options, Covent Garden’s The Yards is soon to introduce a new Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura from restaurateur Gobind Chona.

  Chona is no stranger to introducing diners to new cuisines, as his Delhi restaurant Tippling Street takes its inspiration from vintage London gastropubs as well as hosting a variety of live music. His experience of managing a restaurant in the lively district

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• Bamboo Mat sees ex-Chotto Matte team bring Nikkei cuisine to Leyton

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  News reaches us of something new to Leyton's dining scene. Peruvian-Japanese fusion restaurant Bamboo Mat, which opened just a few weeks back, has a team that met while working at Chotto Matte so there's a good chance that this could be something special. 

  The chefs behind it are Denis Gobjila who's ex-Chotto Matte and his business partner Victor Rosca, who also

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• New 10-seater Japanese restaurant, Roji, to open in London’s Mayfair

  

  If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs coming to Mayfair called Roji.

  The name Roji can translate as either ‘journey/path’ or ‘hidden alley’, which is appropriate enough, as this is a little sanctuary tucked down a Mayfair back alley. In fact, you’ll need to be

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• Test Driving Bisushima - sushi with stellar high rise views over London

  

  Boasting impressive views over Trafalgar Square, this high rise sushi restaurant mixes Japanese techniques with British produce. We took the lift up to the top floor to check it out.

• Tataki is Marylebone's new steak and sushi spot

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Newly opened in Marylebone is Tataki - a steak and sushi bar from the folk who are also behind 500 Pizzeria in Brixton. There's precious little in the way of information on it, so thanks to Hot Dinners reader Miles who brought it to our attention.

  What we can tell you is that the focus is very much on sushi with all the usual options like salmon tataki, yellowfin

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• Test Driving Sachi - the final part of the Pantechnicon project is unveiled

  

  Belgravia's beautiful new Japanese restaurant serves up sushi and more with a Nordic influence. We went to check it out.

• Test Driving Jiji - a buzzy new sushi and shawarma spot for Islington

  

  Top rate sushi and plenty of buzz in this glamorous new addition to Islington's dining scene.

• Test Driving Hot Stone Fitzrovia - DIY steaks, top level sushi and more

  

  Popular wagyu steak and sushi spot Hot Stone now have a central London restaurant  - we visited for some DIY hot stone steak cooking and top level sushi.

• Test Driving Sumi - superlative sushi in Notting Hill

  

  Top sushi chef Endo Kazutoshi spent lockdown getting this more casual sushi joint ready to open in Notting Hill. We popped along for a look.