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Japanese Golden Week At Sake no Hana
The blurb
In Japan, at the end of April every year, the country has a week of rest, this is called Golden Week. At the end of Golden Week, Koinobori, which means ‘carp streamers’ in Japanese, are flown to celebrate … Read more →
Ukai
Open Sunday-Thursday midday–midnight, Friday-Saturday midday-1am
The blurb
Ukai has been part of the Notting Hill food scene for a decade, serving ‘fresh and exciting contemporary Japanese cuisine in an irresistible setting’. It’s not simply simply another sushi bar, though; the … Read more →
ROKA Mayfair
Open Mon–Fri midday–11.30pm, Sat 12.30pm–11.30pm, Sun 12.30pm–10.30pm
The blurb
When it comes to Japanese, I have a selective palate and a healthy skepticism for nontraditional takes on my favourite cuisine. Though I appreciate attempts at fusion, I’m a bit of … Read more →
Salmontini Le Resto
Open Tue–Fri midday–midnight, Sat 11am–midnight, Sun midday–11.30pm
The blurb
The brainchild of Joe Bassili, Salmontini originally began in Lebanon as a salmon smokehouse. The concept was so successful, it led to restaurants in Beirut and then Dubai. Salmontini le Resto … Read more →
Kurobuta
Mon–Sun midday–10.30pm
The blurb
Don’t let the location fool you. Styled after an izakaya (the Japanese version of a gastropub), Kurobuta is a casual respite from the posh streets of Knightsbridge. While I’m a bit of a traditionalist when it … Read more →
Kojawan
Wed–Sat 5pm–2am, Sun 11am–2am
The blurb
Billing itself as a ’21st century izakaya’—a sort of informal Japanese sake bar for after-work drinks and food, a bit like a gastropub—Kojawan ‘takes innovation to new heights with playful menus’ and inventive dishes … Read more →
Kouzu
Lunch Mon—Fri 12pm—3pm; dinner Mon—Thu 6pm—10.30pm, Fri—Sat 6pm—11pm
The style
Contemporary Japanese has arrived in Victoria, served up in a period corner building that opens into a large, airy space split into the main restaurant and well-stocked bar downstairs and … Read more →
Zinnia
Tue—Sat midday—late
Chelsea’s new Japanese-style brasserie Zinnia is housed in a former Mexican taco restaurant, but the transformation could not be more dramatic. Zinnia’s entrance opens rather grandly onto a stylish bar, which is almost the width of the building.… Read more →
Bone Daddies Kensington
Open daily 11am–6pm
Ramen (the Japanese soup which includes meat, veggies, egg and Chinese-style lamian noodles) is achieving cult status in Europe. Zuma’s former head chef Ross Shonhan, arguably the man who brought the boom to London, has recently launched … Read more →
Ramusake
Wed—Sat 6pm—late
The style:
Ramusake is a South Kensington members club styled around a New York East Village speakeasy having an affair with an izakaya (an informal Japanese bar/restaurant). The interior is moody and chic with dark walls, low lighting … Read more →
