If you’re looking for somewhere fun where you can share tasty food with friends (tapas style) and are partial to live music, I highly recommend Kurobuta. This restaurant, with branches in Chelsea and Marble Arch in London, takes inspiration from the iconic Japanese izakaya – small plates, booze and a casual setting. I stumbled across a very good … Continue reading
Tombo, the Japanese cafe and matcha (green tea) bar, has a lovely pop-up store in Liberty in London – so get your skates on before 1st July! It opened just last weekend and, predictably, I went to sample the produce as soon as possible. My friend Oana and I ate as much as our stomachs … Continue reading
I was very pleased when my boyfriend Matt surprised me with dinner at ROKA for my birthday. Admittedly, I’d heavily hinted I’d like to go for a Japanese meal – but ROKA had been on my ‘to dine at’ list for ages and I hadn’t expected it! There are a few ROKA chains in London, … Continue reading
If you live in London and are one for great deals, you’d better sign up for Time Out’s mailing list. A few weeks ago, I got an alert for a great dinner deal at Kouzu, one of the Japanese restaurants that had been on my “to eat at” list for ages, so I bought two … Continue reading
When I hear there’s a new Japanese restaurant opening up near me, you can guarantee I’ll be heading over there sharpish. Oliver Maki – a family-owned business which has four branches in Kuwait and one in Bahrain – opened the doors of its first UK restaurant in London, Soho, earlier this week. With Louis Kenji … Continue reading
If you’re looking for top-of-the-range Japanese food in London, Sake no Hana near Green Park tube station won’t disappoint. For just £47 each (or £39 if you’re vegetarian) on a Saturday, you can enjoy a seven course lunch along with a bottle of champagne and cocktails. Given how the food is absolutely fantastic, that is definitely … Continue reading
Despite living in London for a few years now, I’ve not gone to that many ‘pop up’ restaurants. Then I came across Monohon Ramen, a new pop-up ramen joint. This recent venture is the brain child of Ian Wheatley, who lived in Osaka in the late 90s and fell in love with the concept of … Continue reading
To give you an idea of how overdue this restaurant review is, I went to the Hare &Tortoise‘s Blackfrairs branch back in March for a birthday dinner with friends. Being me, I obviously wanted to go out for some delicious and affordable Japanese food in central London, and after some searching came across Hare &Tortoise. … Continue reading
I’d been looking for a good excuse to visit Flesh and Buns for ages, so when my boyfriend finished the economics exam from hell we headed straight on down. This lively downstairs restaurant, part of the Bone Daddies group, is just off Covent Garden in London and is perfect for a dinner out with friends or … Continue reading
If you thought Japanese food in England was starting to taste a bit ‘samey’ (not that I’ll ever get bored of sushi, donburi etc), head over to Shackfuyu in Soho in London as soon as you can! This pop-up restaurant is the latest venture by the Bone Daddies group and is open until next winter and will … Continue reading
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