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June 2019: Karabu, a cocktail bar with a snack menu, has opened within Dinings SW3.

Harden's says

Marylebone's innovative Japanese restaurant has opened a second branch in South Kensington this May. The brand is properly international these days, with noodle bars in Tokyo and a Dinings outlet in a Tel-Aviv hotel.

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Summary

£110
£££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Exceptional food… and great cocktails too” – Masaki Sugisaki’s under-the-radar but outstanding Japanese venture occupies a small townhouse in the über-chichi environs at the Knightsbridge end of Walton Street. It offers a good variety of high-quality, well-priced dishes incorporating sushi and sashimi, charcoal grills (black cod, but also items like venison loin sourced from Berkshire or langoustine from Dingwall in Scotland), noodle dishes and other fare. (Opened in 2017, it shares its name with the older Marylebone Dinings of the same name, see also, but is no longer connected.)

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Restaurant details

No dress code
Opening hours

L noon-2.45 pm, Sun 12.30-2.45 pm; D Mon-Thu 6-9.30 pm, Fri & Sat 6-10 pm, Sun 6-9 pm
Last orders: 9.30 pm, Fri & Sat 10 pm, Sun 9 pm

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