Clerkenwell, Japanese Restaurant Guide

“Still a top omakase experience in a very relaxed environment” – Toru Takahashi does not exactly need to go out of his way to attract customers to this tiny (7 seat) venue. You can only book online on Monday at 12:00pm onwards. There are no event bookings (max 4 in a party). There’s no concession to vegans or vegetarians. No kids under 12. No Insta (yay!!) – photography and video are not permitted. No scent is to be worn by diners. The full shebang costs £167 per person and takes 3-4 hours, although he also does a shorter 2 hour version early on Saturday evenings for £117 (June 2023 prices). Everyone loves it…

2021 Review: “Not the most attractive area” – the traffic arteries south of King’s Cross station – “but the food in this outwardly fairly nondescript-looking restaurant is fabulous”, and this makes a very handy and good value Vietnamese refuelling spot.