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(menu)We found 18 restaurants in Best Japanese restaurants in London.
Dressy & occasionally deafeningly mobbed, Aqua Kyoto is ‘swish & glamorous’, with a high-energy, Champagne-cocktail crowd enjoying the scene… more »
Just inside the door at Bincho, masters of the open grill fan the flames & flash-cook skewers of chicken wings, livers, & (off-menu) skin, heart… more »
Sushi lovers flock from all over north London to Café Japan, & queues are common. First-timers – who’ll be greeted with a chorus of ‘irasshaimase’… more »
A ‘curious little venue’ with just a handful of covetable tables, Dinings is the domain of fired-up chef Tomonari Chiba, who brings an inspired… more »
A lure for foodie pilgrims & salarymen alike, this unselfconscious, undiluted Japanese is really for those who are serious about raw fish. The… more »
John Devitt’s no-frills Japanese canteen is a huge hit, & fills up in a trice every session. Plain wooden tables & benches seat some 40 diners… more »
‘If you like fish tanks, you’re in for a big treat’ advises one reader who was wowed by Kyashii’s flashy design flourishes, eye-catching… more »
Velvet ropes outside this younger, hipper sibling of Nobu London may suggest red-carpet glitz –in fact they’re intended to contain smokers… more »
The competition has to watch & weep as this branch of Roka gets it right time after time – there’s no doubting that this is the ‘go-to’… more »
Judging by its bulging reservations book, you’d think Roka was still enjoying a post-launch honeymoon – not moving into its eighth year as… more »
It’s taken some time, but Japanese eatery, Sake No Hana (‘flower of saké) has finally blossomed. Chef Daisuke Hayashi (formerly of Tokyo’s… more »
Introduce a Japanese kitchen to a faded 70s’ pub & you get Soho Japan – a highly enjoyable, slightly kooky & downbeat venue delivering excellent… more »
Those who find the Nobu brand ‘too namey’ should consider this ‘great alternative’ to Mayfair’s more famous Japanese siblings. Regulars… more »
Sleek, sexy & under-rated, Sushinho’s reputation may not extend far beyond SW3 but the King’s Road crowd go cock-a-hoop for its Japanese-meets-Brazilian… more »
This ‘lovely little Japanese grill’ may not be London’s prettiest spot, but locals find it hard to resist the allure of its sushi, sashimi… more »
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