City, Japanese Restaurant Guide

“It’s high up and happening” (“even the lift to get up there is brilliant!”) and “you can’t knock the breathtaking view, or for that matter the food” on the “impressive” 39th floor of the Heron Tower, which “shouts romance” and has “a beautiful roof balcony” to boot. Even so, whether you can justify the “astronomical” prices is debatable, and while the “bold” Japanese/South American fusion bites are “exquisitely tangy and fresh”, it can seem like “there’s even more emphasis on how they look than how they taste”. A sibling Sushisamba is to open in Covent Garden Market’s Opera Terrace as we go to press.

2017 Review: “A wide selection of Japanese beers with the musical backdrop of heavy rock” sets the scene at this (permanent) ‘pop up izakaya’, above K10 – “so much fun”, with buns and spicy wings that are “so tasty”.

2016 Review: “A typical, old-style Japanese near St Paul’s that hasn’t changed in 30 years”; there’s a character-free basement, but “it’s best eating at the ground floor sushi counter… delicious!”

“The sushi’s always fresh, and the hot food’s worth a look too” as it circulate on the conveyor belt of these handy city operations. The Copthall Avenue original copped it this year at the hands of the developers, but the remaining branches are “a good option for a quick lunch”.

“The sushi’s always fresh, and the hot food’s worth a look too” as it circulate on the conveyor belt of these handy city operations. The Copthall Avenue original copped it this year at the hands of the developers, but the remaining branches are “a good option for a quick lunch”.

“The sushi’s always fresh, and the hot food’s worth a look too” as it circulate on the conveyor belt of these handy city operations. The Copthall Avenue original copped it this year at the hands of the developers, but the remaining branches are “a good option for a quick lunch”.

“Excellent udon noodles, just like in Japan”, are “worth the wait” – there’s no booking at this Soho destination (with a City outpost opening in late 2017), so be prepared to queue at busy times. There are also “nice additional starters like the pork belly or tempura – all delicious, simple food done well and served by friendly staff”.

“The sushi’s always fresh, and the hot food’s worth a look too” as it circulate on the conveyor belt of these handy city operations. The Copthall Avenue original copped it this year at the hands of the developers, but the remaining branches are “a good option for a quick lunch”.

“The sushi’s always fresh, and the hot food’s worth a look too” as it circulate on the conveyor belt of these handy city operations. The Copthall Avenue original copped it this year at the hands of the developers, but the remaining branches are “a good option for a quick lunch”.