Chisou

A three-tier offering in one smart townhouse, Chisou’s Knightsbridge offshoot (the original is in Mayfair) covers all Japanese bases for its customers – mainly businessmen, local residents & saké enthusiasts. A textured stone wall, wooden booths, ornamental saké bottles & Japanese lanterns set the scene in the chic ground-floor dining room, where the menu features on-trend flavours such as grilled black cod marinated in white miso paste, rock oyster tempura, shawan mushi (layers of prawn, chicken & mushroom covered in steamed egg custard), & chef’s specials including Wagyu tataki (seared marinated beef). Upstairs, an elegant varnished bar dispenses more than 40 varieties of saké to novices & connoisseurs alike, while the basement houses a dedicated sushi & sashimi bar serving super-fresh turbot, razor clams, butter fish, tuna & other raw delights.