Sushi

• 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. 

• 123V is Fenwick's vegan restaurant from Alexis Gauthier with its own vegan sushi counter

  

  Somewhat under the radar, chef and restaurateur Alexis Gauthier has unveiled a new restaurant - this time at Fenwick department store in Mayfair. 

  As with his main Gauthier restaurant in Soho, 123V is an all-vegan plant-based restaurant, which has a broad range of influences from Southern California, Mexico and Thailand to the south of France. So that

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• London's best sushi delivered

  

  Hankering after hosomaki? Seriously fancy some sashimi? Well, you're in luck. Our latest delivery guide showcases London's best sushi restaurants doing delivery.

• Daisuke Hayashi is serving up Japanese Airline bento boxes to Londoners during lockdown

  

  Normally, the very idea of missing in-flight catering would be met with hollow laughter by anyone more used to cattle class on Ryanair and Easyjet. But, when that in-flight catering is Japan Airlines, we're talking about a whole different ball game.

  Now, Daisuke Hayashi, the chef responsible for the food on JAL, and who is getting ready to open his restaurant Roketsu here in London (previously ...

• Panzer's are having a pop-up sushi hand roll stall this weekend

  

  If you're stretching your legs in Regent's Park this weekend why not treat yourself, after your state prescribed exercise, and head north of the park to St John's Wood deli Panzer's.

  Why? Well, because all weekend their in-store sushi bar, which is run by the modern sushi restaurant Sushi Atelier, is going to be serving up hand rolls from a pop-up stall.

  The Hand Roll Bar will be outside the front of the store with a

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• Hot Stone is expanding with a second restaurant, in Fitzrovia

  

  Exquisite sushi, top-level Kobe beef and ishiyaki cooking is on the way for Fitzrovia residents.

• Sumi in Notting Hill is the new restaurant by sushi master Endo Kazutoshi in Notting Hill

  

  Here's something that escaped our attention in the run-up to Christmas - Endo Kazutoshi opened a new sushi restaurant. If the name sounds familiar, it's because he's the man behind Endo at Rotunda, the very well rated high-end sushi restaurant with a view in White City. 

  Sumi had planned to open fully in December were it not for the restrictions. Instead, they've decided

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• Test Driving Bisushima at home - super sushi delivered

  

  This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London. 

• Test Driving Taka Marylebone - a happy marriage between British produce and Japanese techniques

  

  This Marylebone restaurant is the happiest of marriages between amazing British ingredients and fine Japanese cooking techniques. We went down to see what that a difference that makes on the plate. 

• Tokyo Diner's future rests on their new Fakey Cakey sushi cakes

  

  If you prefer savoury to sweet, then the next time you're searching for something special for your birthday, look no further than Chinatown's Fakey Cakey. This new venture, set up by Tokyo Diner during lockdown, is selling amazing looking cakes made entirely from sushi.

  There's the vegan asparagus garden option, a sashimi cake topped with sliced avocado and ikura-caviar and even a katsu cake (choose from meaty or veggie

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• Kaké by Chisou brings both high-end delivery & a dine-in omakase feast to Chelsea

  

  13/7/20 - updated with info on the dine-in offereing

  With delivery becoming bigger than ever, it's not at all surprising that some London restaurants have started catering to the luxury end of the market. Enter Kaké by Chisou - a new high-end option for the Chelsea set.

  As a spin-off from Chisou's sushi restaurant, it started as a delivery-only option before getting ready to launch as an

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• Test Driving Issho-Ni at Home - turning your home into an izakaya

  

  This East London Japanese restaurant and bar doesn't just want to deliver sushi - they're bringing the whole experience to your home.

• Test Driving Sushi On Jones London - speedy omakase in King's Cross

  

  Hot new NYC import Sushi on Jones has just opened its first place outside New York, in King's Cross. We went along for the 45-minute omakase experience.