Pan Asian and Sushi Restaurant in Marylebone. Indulging in Pan Asian cuisine at lunchtime almost feels excusable. It is, after all, healthy… OKA is a small, independently owned group of restaurants scattered across London and the newest venue, in chi-chi Marylebone, was our destination for lunch the other day. Squeakily clean inside, with sanitiser on […]
YO! Japanese Summer Specials
YO! Summer Specials in Reading: It’s been a long, hot summer so far and like everyone I know, I’ve been searching for lighter food when I’m eating out. So I was delighted to be invited to try some of the YO! summer specials. I’ve long been a fan of what is now called YO! but […]
Sushi in the City – The Devonshire Club
Japanese inspired Bottomless Brunch at the Devonshire Club: The London Bottomless Brunch is a wonderful thing when it unfolds as something far closer to a tasting menu than breakfast. And, for me, when it isn’t totally egg-centric, which of course, a Japanese inspired brunch is unlikely to do. The Devonshire Club is a rather swanky […]
Sake no Hana – Sakura Season
Hanami and Yozakura for Sakura at Sake no Hana: At the bottom of my garden, in the park, there is a cherry tree which comes into blossom about this time of year. It’s not quite there yet – there are just a few blooms showing, unlike the tree a little further round the park which […]
Roka Aldwych – Pre-Theatre Offer
A Star Deal from Bookatable at Roka Aldwych: I have friends who rave about Roka. Having not been to a single one of these Japanese restaurant (there are four in London; the original is in Charlotte Street, there’s another in Canary Wharf, one in Mayfair and the one I visited, Roka Aldwych) I was excited. […]
Review of Lunch at Kouzu – Affordable Luxury
Sushi and More at Kouzu – Healthy, Affordable Lunch: A few months ago I went to Kouzu for the first time. Still in ‘soft launch’ phase, it was a great experience, watching the very talented sushi chefs prepare a visually impeccable and delightfully fresh series of dishes. I was invited back recently, perhaps a little prematurely, […]
Review of Kouzu, Belgravia, London
The Art of Japanese Dining in Belgravia – Kouzu: The press release announcing the soft launch of Kouzu in Belgravia sounded truly amazing. In a Grade II listed period mansion just a stone’s throw from Victoria, this Japanese fine dining restaurant boast a sushi bar, cocktail bar, chef’s table and general dining area spread over […]
Matsuri St James’s – a Japanese Teppanyaki Feast
Teppanyaki and more: A while ago I was invited to a press supper at Matsuri hosted by Kikkoman. Other commitments meant I was unable to go – and instead my friend The-Hedonist enjoyed an evening of Japanese food at Matsuri St James’s and wrote a comprehensive feature about the soy tasting for London-Unattached. I was […]
Modern Japanese in the City of London – K10
Japanese food in the City – K10: OK, so eventually the penny dropped and I got the joke. The name K10 isn’t a play on that doggy robot K9, but on the Japanes word for the belt delivery service for sushi and sashimi restaurants, kaiten. It may have taken me a while to make my […]