A Kyoto Kaiseki experience in Mayfair Michelin-starred, Japanese restaurant Umu is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Led by Executive Chef, Ryo Kamatsu, Umu specialises in Kyoto cuisine, known in Japan as Kyo-ryori. One of the joys of eating in Kyoto is partaking in a kaiseki meal which has its origins in the city and […]
Sushi Revolution Shoreditch.
High-quality and relaxed Japanese dining in Shoreditch. The past few years have been strong ones for Japanese cuisine in the London food scene – with new openings across the price spectrum popping up across the capital. Whether high-end omakase menus or the more informal izakaya set-up, Londoners’ appetite for Japanese food and culture is only […]
8 at The Londoner
Bar food meets international chic Heading to a rooftop bar might not be your idea of a good time on a chilly November evening but wrapped up and ready for anything we headed up to 8 at The Londoner, right on Leicester Square. Being ushered to the back of the chic The Londoner hotel did […]
Japanese restaurant group Taro celebrates its 24th birthday
Enjoy a great Japanese meal for just £30 in all Taro’s branches – September only With Japan a hot destination right now, it’s a great idea to check out restaurant chain Taro to whet your appetite for some typical Japanese dishes. And right now, Taro is celebrating their 24th birthday with a delicious and great […]
Sushi on Jones, King’s Cross
A Fishy Tale Sushi on Jones first opened in 2016 in Bowery Market as New York’s first outdoor sushi bar. With two more New York branches, at Hell’s Kitchen in Gotham Market and West Village subsequently launching, a London branch of Sushi on Jones opened 3 years ago just pre-Covid. Italian sushi chef Mattia has […]
Taro Walthamstow – Japanese Sushi Bar
From Pie and Mash to Chicken Teri Don What would you do when you get a press release inviting you to review that place you’ve been eyeing up for a couple of years but still haven’t visited? Except the branch you are invited to happens to be on the other side of London… That’s just […]
Shiro – Broadgate Circle
Japanese Dining in the heart of the City We love Japanese food. It somehow manages to feel healthy AND indulgently luxurious. While The City is full of great places to eat, there’s always room for another Japanese restaurant like Shiro, a new opening from the Aqua group (the same people who manage Hutong and Aqua […]
Shoryu Ramen Kensington
Ramen Revolution London’s ramen revolution kicked into gear in 2012 and one of the important openings was Shoryu Ramen, the brainchild of the Japan Centre’s CEO Tak Tokumine. The Shoryu Ramen group specialises in ‘Hakata style’ tonkotsu (pork stock) ramen served at their 11 sites across London, Oxford and Manchester. The latest Shoryu Ramen restaurant opened […]
The Aubrey – Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
A Japanese Izakaya, Mayfair Style – The Aubrey It stands to reason that a hotel like the Hong Kong owned Mandarin Oriental should have an Asian restaurant to complement the rather fine food offerings elsewhere in the hotel. So, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by the launch of The Aubrey – an izakaya restaurant in […]
RAI menu in support of Ukraine
Eat out to help out #cookforukraine and UNICEF The war in Ukraine has most people glued to the rolling news, the horror growing only worse day by day. Many charities, organisations and individuals have leapt into action around the world to do what they can to help. In the food world #cookforukraine was set up […]