RestaurantsLondonHampsteadNW3

survey result

Summary

£63
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “top-value Japanese for its quality, now happily doubled in size”, has drawn aficionados from across London to its Hampstead premises for decades, to sample sushi, yakitori and other delicacies. Guests can perch at sushi or grill bars where “you can watch the genuine article being prepared under your nose” – or sit at tables where “we were allowed to drink tea all afternoon when lunch just wasn’t long enough”.

Summary

£62
  £££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Now happily doubled in size” – this favourite stalwart near Hampstead tube “hasn’t been spoilt by its recent expansion” and remains “an atmospheric local gem”, much to the relief of its large following. “You feel like you might be in Tokyo here”, such is its unpretentious yet “elegantly bustling” nature; and “wonderful sushi and yakitori” (especially the latter) gives it a justifiable claim to offering “the best value Japanese food of its quality in London”.

Summary

£59
   ££
5
Exceptional
5
Exceptional
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Sit at the counter and you might almost think you were in Tokyo… until you step outside and walk back to town over Hampstead Heath” from this “favourite Japanese” – one of NW3’s best claims to culinary fame. “A small place, it feels so down-to-earth and unassuming, and then blows you away with delicious sushi and yakitori grilled dishes, with even humbler items like seaweed salad made to perfection”. We’ve rated it in accordance with its long-term trend, but – having closed for much of the last year – it reopens in summer 2022 almost doubled in size. Here’s hoping they’ve kept the best facets of its former quaint and “most authentic” style.

Summary

£54
   ££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Simply the best for authentic yakitori and Japanese grills”, this small-but-perfect Hampstead veteran inspires an ardent fan club, having provided food of the very highest quality for four decades now. It’s no one-trick pony, either, complementing its yakitori grills with wonderful sushi, sashimi and hotpots, along with a good range of wine, beer and saké.

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73 Heath St, London, NW3 6UG

Restaurant details

Highchair
4, 6
No dress code
60

Jin Kichi Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Jin Kichi Restaurant in NW3, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Jin Kichi restaurant.
Alistair S
Quite disappointed with this one .Several y...
Reviewed 1 months, 29 days ago

"Quite disappointed with this one .Several years from last visit, maybe standard of London sushi has risen but this was all rather lacklustre, Several dishes were solid but generally felt a bit low quality on ingredients "

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Main Veggies Pudding
£17.40 £5.50 £3.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £58.00
Filter Coffee £2.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
73 Heath St, London, NW3 6UG
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Wednesday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Thursday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Friday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Saturday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Sunday12:30 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm

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