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The third generation sushi chef Taiji Maruyama opened Maru in Shepherd Market, Mayfair, on June 15. Maru is the second restaurant from the team who opened Taka on Marylebone High Street in autumn 2020, and Maruyama will present diners with a “unique, immersive experience, placing a focus on British ingredients prepared through a classical Japanese […]
Nobu has launched a new Japanese street food dining concept at its Shoreditch hotel. ‘Nami’ will be a casual, all-day spot with dishes ranging between £7 and £18. The food will be Japanese in theme. The menu features the likes of 24-hour slow-cooked confit fries soaked in Dashi soup stock and fried twice, and sweet […]
The West End will see a new “relaxed neighbourhood” restaurant arrive in the form of Bloomsbury Street Kitchen in August this year. An announcement said the venue will “embrace shared dining” and “showcase an exquisite selection of contemporary Mediterranean and Japanese small plates,” which will be “complemented by a diverse variety of wines, sake and […]
Hungry hirata bun lovers and beer enthusiasts will be in their element at a new pop-up opening this week above K10 Appold Street in the City. Beer & Buns offers the UK’s largest selection of Japanese craft beers and to celebrate its launch diners can buy-one-get-one-free on all beer, frozen cocktails, buns and wings, 5-6 February […]
A new Japanese fusion spot will takeover the handsome Georgian building on Fulham Road that briefly housed the “truly dreadful” Eighty-Six and before that the long-standing Cactus Blue. Zinnia opens on Thursday 18 December serving an all-day menu of bento boxes, sushi and cakes and pastries, plus an evening à la carte. The interior, always […]
London’s love affair with all things Peruvian (perhaps it is Paddington fever?) continues as the people behind Bravas announce plans to open a second St Katherine Docks restaurant – this time a Japanese/Peruvian fusion place. Bal Thind and Victor Garvey (who launched their Spanish tapas joint Bravas earlier this year) will open Amaru on 5 […]
Upmarket sushi spot, Roka, which now has restaurants in Canary Wharf, Fitzrovia and Mayfair, will open a more casual offering this autumn in the form of the Shochu Kanteen. Located below Roka Charlotte Street (pictured), the underground Shochu Lounge will launch this informal canteen in celebration of its 10th birthday on 15 September. Open for […]
